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Captains, Lieutenants, Engineers, Firefighters, Paramedics, and Inspectors within <br />the Emergency Services Department, Fire Rescue Division. The only employees <br />within the Fire Rescue function chain -of -command who are excluded from the <br />bargaining unit are the 5 Battalion Chiefs, EMS Chief Brian Burkeen, and <br />Director John King. <br />The last full collective bargaining agreement ("CBA") between the County and <br />Local 2201 covered the period of October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2011. On <br />August 17, 2010, the County and Local 2201 extended the CBA, pursuant to a <br />Memorandum of Agreement, through September 30, 2013. Negotiations for the <br />parties' successor CBA, the first year of which is FY 2013-14, began on April 22, <br />2013. Between April 22, 2013 and May 29, 2014, the parties conducted 14 <br />bargaining sessions. On May 30, 2014, the County formally declared an impasse <br />in negotiations. <br />B. On October 9 and 10, 2014, a hearing was held in this matter before Special <br />Magistrate John J. Popular, who was appointed by the Florida Public Employees <br />Relations Commission ("PERC"). <br />C. On December 19, 2014, the Special Magistrate issued his Recommendations <br />regarding the Articles at impasse. [Exhibit A hereto.] Thereafter, the Special <br />Magistrate clarified his Recommendations by email memoranda. [Exhibit B <br />hereto.] <br />D. On January 26, 2015, the County filed its Notice of Partial Rejection of Special <br />Magistrate's Recommendations. [Exhibit C hereto.] That same day, Local 2201 <br />filed its Rejections of Special Magistrate's Recommendations. [Exhibit D <br />hereto.] <br />E. The following Articles or portions thereof remain at impasse and will be <br />presented to the Board of County Commissioners ("BCC") at a public hearing for <br />final and binding resolution:' <br />1. Article 14 — Uniforms and Equipment <br />2. Article 15 — Safety and Health <br />3. Article 17 — Staffing <br />4. Article 18 — Vacancies and Promotions <br />5. Article 19 — Shift Exchanges <br />6. Article 26 — Medical Leave and Disability Leave <br />7. Article 28 — Annual Leave <br />8. Article 33 — Incentive Pay <br />9. Article 34 — Salaries <br />10. Article 37 — Duration and Renewal <br />Local 2201 claims that Article 6 — Union Activity, is also at impasse and should be presented to the BCC for <br />resolution. As explained herein, the BCC cannot legally take action on Article 6 — Union Activity. <br />2 <br />