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BROWN, WARD, SALZNLZ ,N & WEISS, P.A.
Usher L Brown'
Suzanne D'Agresta'
Anthony A. Garganese^
Gary S Salzman*
John M Ward'
Jeffrey S. Weiss
'Board Certified Civil Trial Lenyer
*Board Certlned Business Litigation Lawyer
"Board Certified City, County 8 Local Government Law
Via Facsimile and U.S. Mail
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(Coda & Vieri
October 17, 2002
Jeffrey E. Mandel, Esquire Richard P. Siwica, Esquire
Citrus Center, Suite 1525 Egan, Lev & Siwica
255 S. Orange Avenue P. 0. Box 2231
Orlando, Florida 32801 Orlando, Florida 32802
Re: Firefighter's Union - Impasse Hearing
City of Winter Springs / Our File No. 1193
Gentlemen:
Debra 5, Babb
Jeffrey P. Buak
John U. Biedenharn, Jr.
Josepn E Blitch
Scott D Danahy
Jennifer A Mlchael
Todd K Norman
Vincent E. Scartatos
Erin J. O'Leary
Of counsol
I am writing to confirm our telephone conversation today during which we agreed
on the following procedure for the October 29, 2002 impasse hearing before the city
commission of Winter Springs at 6:30 p.m.
Written Materials. All proposed contract articles, recommendations, and
supporting written materials ("Written Materials") for settling the disputed
impasse issues will be submitted by 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 24,
2002, Eight (8) copies of the Written Materials shall be delivered to the
office of the city clerk, whose address is 1126 East State Road 434, Winter
Springs, Florida 32708. One (1) copy shall also be delivered to me at my
address listed below. Further, each side shall provide the other with a copy
of their Written Materials. Your respective Written Materials will be promptly
delivered to the mayor and city commission by the city clerk so that they
have ample time to prepare for the hearing. Additional Written Materials
may be submitted at the hearing, but such additional materials should be
kept to a minimum. It is to your benefit to submit your Written Materials by
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Jeffrey E. Mandel, Esquire
Richard P. Siwica, Esquire
October 17, 2002
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the deadline so as to give the mayor and the city commission enough time
to carefully review and consider them.
2. Presentation and Time Limits.
A. As outlined below, the presentation to the city commission shall be on
an article -by -article basis using the time allocated.
B. The union shall present each article first and may reserve a maximum
of five (5) minutes out of the allocated time for rebuttal. Rebuttal shal I
be limited to the specific arguments raised during management's
presentation and shall not be used to make new arguments.
C. The order and allocated time by which each article will be presented
is as follows:
(i) Wages
(ii) Pension Benefits
(iii) Management Rights*
(iv) Shift Exchanges*
(v) Tuition Reimbursement*
Twenty (20) minutes each side
Fifteen (15) minutes each side
*Each side shall be given ten (10) minutes total to address (iii), (iv),
and (v).
D. Upon completion of the presentations by the union and management,
the public will be permitted to speak. Pursuant to the city
commission's policy, I anticipate that the city commission will allocate
a total of thirty (30) minutes for public input. The time allocated to
each speaker will depend on the number of people desiring to speak,
but in no case shall any one person receive more than three (3)
minutes Irrelevant and repetitious comments will not be allowed.
E. After the mayor closes the public hearing, the city commission will
deliberate and take such action as it deems in the public interest,
including the interest of the public employees involved, to resolve all
disputed impasse issues.
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Jeffrey E. Mandel, Esquire
Richard P. Siwica, Esquire
October 17, 2002
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trust this letter confirms our agreement. This procedure should facilitate an orderly
and efficient impasse hearing. Should either of you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to call.
V tr I ours,
Anthony A, arganese
City Attorney
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cc: Mayor and City Commission (via City Clerk)
City Manager