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Office of the <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br />Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Joseph A. Baird <br />County Administrator <br />DATE: February 5, 2014 <br />SUBJECT: County Administrator's Recommendations for Resolving Impasse with <br />Indian River County Firefighter/Paramedic Association, Local 2201 <br />Section 447.403(4)(a) of the Florida Statutes provides that: <br />The chief executive officer of the governmental entity involved shall, within 10 <br />days after rejection of a recommendation of the special magistrate, submit to the <br />legislative body of the governmental entity involved a copy of the findings of fact <br />and recommended decision of the special magistrate, together with the chief <br />executive officer's recommendations for settling the disputed impasse issues. The <br />chief executive officer shall also transmit his or her recommendations to the <br />employee organization. <br />The following are my recommendations for settling the disputed impasse issues. A copy of this <br />document and its attachments are also being provided to the Indian River County <br />Firefighter/Paramedic Association, Local 2201 ("Local 2201"), through their labor counsel, as <br />required by the statute. <br />1. OVERVIEW <br />A. The Indian River County Firefighter/Paramedic Association, Local 2201 ("Local <br />2201") represents a bargaining unit consisting of approximately 221 certified Fire <br />Rescue Division employees below the rank of Battalion Chief. This includes <br />1 <br />