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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final March 5, 2019 The Chairman called a recess at 10:39 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at 10:44 a.m., with all members present. 11. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MATTERS 11.A. 19-0197 City of Sebastian Fire Marshal Recommended Action: Staff recommends the Board authorize an interlocal agreement with the City of Sebastian, and direct negotiation of the final terms of an agreement in which the City manages all Fire Marshal Services in the City within the parameters presented. Staff also recommends the Board authorize termination of the dispute resolution process under the Act upon the City's approval to negotiate an interlocal agreement within the parameters presented. The negotiated interlocal agreement will be brought back to the Board of County Commissioners for final review and approval. Attachments: Staff Report Fellsmere Draft Interlocal Agreement County Administrator Jason Brown referred to staffs memo which recounted the history of the conflict between the City of Sebastian (the City) and Indian River County (the County) regarding the City's establishment of an independent Fire Marshal's Office, and the County's opposition to it. Because attempts to reach an agreement between the parties had failed, the Board approved initiating the Florida Governmental Conflict Resolution Act (Act) at their February 5, 2019 meeting. Following passage of the Act, a conflict assessment meeting was held on February 26, 2019; Administrator Brown summarized the County's position as it was presented at that meeting. In an effort to resolve the issue and avoid litigation, Administrator Brown proposed creating an Interlocal Agreement similar to one previously proposed to the City of Fellsmere, and discussed how it could be modified to address the County's safety and liability concerns. He conceded that though the preferred option was to keep the Emergency Services District intact, he and staff were supportive of this solution; he went on to outline the proposed agreement for the Board's consideration. Discussion ensued among the Board with each Commissioner stating their views on the issue and the proposed solution. Commissioner Zorc asked and received answers from County Attorney Dylan Reingold and Emergency Services Director Tad Stone regarding the division of responsibilities. Chairman Solari and Commissioner O'Bryan each elaborated on his reasoning for opposing the Interlocal Agreement. Vice Chairman Adams and Commissioner Flescher discussed their rationale for supporting the Interlocal Agreement as a means to end the impasse between the County and the City. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Adams, seconded by Commissioner Flescher, to approve staffs recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Indian River County Florida Page 13