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Home My WebLink AboutItem R1 RI BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY of MONROE �� i Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5 The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern James K.Scholl,District 3 Craig Cates,District 1 Michelle Lincoln,District 2 ' David Rice,District 4 Board of County Commissioners Meeting December 11, 2024 Agenda Item Number: R1 2023-3421 BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Administration TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Lindsey Ballard TBD AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Request by Mr. Oliver Hodek, President of Local 3909 to speak to the Board of County Commissioners regarding County-wide Cost of Living Crisis, Fire Rescue Sustainability and Apparatus Challenges. TIME APPROXIMATE 11:30 A.M. ITEM BACKGROUND: PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: INSURANCE REQUIRED: No CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: No action can be taken during a Sounding Board. DOCUMENTATION: Re_FW_Request to Add Agenda Items to December 1 Ith BOCC Meeting.pdf FINANCIAL IMPACT: 5174 From: Oliver Hodek To: Ballard- Cc: Gomez Krvstal; Kathleen M. Phillios Subject: Re: FW: Request to Add Agenda Items to December llth BOCC Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 3:05:20 PM Attachments: imaoe003.onq You don't often get email from president@local3909.com. L;r„rri„_wh,,y,,;t;h,j,,,,,[,,,,,,,i„rri,r;r,rr,rr CAUTION Just making sure this was received. Thank you Eternally, Oliver Hodek Firefighter Pres. IAFF Local 3909 .'t::C:.;a.1.. .C:.a:.:.4;Ctx>N��a aN`�r909.co m 305.304.3169 Committed to advocating for•the rnen and rvornen serving Monroe County everyday. On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 12:20 PM Oliver Hodek< f.e.sI .�11.t.d. >wrote: Sure thing, I apologize for the confusion. I would like to formally request two placements on the Sounding Board for the December 1 lth BOCC meeting, following the same topics and presenters as outlined in my previous email: Agenda Item 1: Investing in Fire Rescue: Addressing Staffing Growth, Overtime Budget, and Retention Challenges To be presented by Jake Werner, Local 3909 Treasurer. Agenda Item 2: County-Wide Cost of Living Crisis, Fire Rescue Sustainability, and Apparatus Challenges To be presented by me as President of Local 3909. Please let me know if you require any further details to proceed with this request. Eternally, Oliver Hodek Firefighter Pres. IAFF Local 3909 5175 Pses (ioiiu((I,)local3` 09.c:orn 305.304.3169 Committed to advocating for the men and women serving Monroe County evelydqy. On Tue Nov 26 2024 at 12:04 PM Ballard-Lindsey <Ilallard 1, t . y„(�>.ruoriror;oortty fl,,„,U>wrote: Hello Oliver— unfortunately, you cannot just add items to a BOCC Agenda. -rhe only thing I can suggest is to place a Sounding Board item on the agenda. Below is how Sounding Board works. la) ;Soinidi ig Bo rd: Individimis who wish to utilize Souncling Board irnist convict the County Achninistrator's Office in writing in order to be sclrecliiled on the agenda, iriiist specify the siibIect inatter of the presentation. and insist comply with the agenda deadlines established in Section 1.03. A separate section of the regular ineetin p agenda will be reserved for Somiding Board. Sounding Board will be scliecluled for the end of the agenda. The pcu pose of the Sorunding board is to allow inchvidiials to address the Comity C'.onlrilission on a irratter pertaining to [County government, exchiding inatters in litigation and coirrplaints a.,gaiiist specific personnel. The person regiuewsting the Sounding Board itein inay address the County Colinni:s:sion for a period IT to five inimites. Siibsequent speakers on that itein inay speak for three iiiiinites. Ali indivicliial who has appeared on Somiding Board on a topic must wart at least six nionthws before appearing on Somiding Board on that shine topic. No action iiiay be taken by the Comity C oininission on a Sounding Board agenda iteiar: however, the Board inav give direction to staff: Today Is agenda deadline day„ so I would need to know as soon as possible if this Is something you are interested in. If I do not hear from you by 3pm today„ I cannot place a Sounding Board on for you. Administrative Rules do not allow for it to go on the second agenda deadline. Best, L bnd4,ey -8 aUctrd, A�rAN to C.Ui��stw N_ I fug N_�, C.ouvtf �vww �st��to� r?>(A V�' M2V�'2�NA ' rAVV V�' t r 2 t oV�' . .. U�VL" VL c r r r r ��U'""�' - k r...... n�..... ......... 5176 a Monroe County, Florida "The Florida Keys" "We moy encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeotede" —Moyo Angelou (PLEASE NOTE: FLORIDA HAS A VERY BROAD RECORDS LAW. MOST WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO OR FROM T74E COUNTY 2E(�AIZDIN(�COUNTY BUSINESS ARE(PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE TO T74E(PUBLIC AND MEDIA UPON REQUEST. YOUR EMAIL COMMUNICATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO (PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. Please consider the environment when ' (Jecicling wliether to printIlr is ensad,, From: Gomez-Krystal <Gomez-Krystal@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov> Sent:Tuesday, November 26, 2024 10:42 AM To: Shillinger-Bob <Shillinger-Bob@ Mon roeCounty-FL.Gov>; Hurley-Christine <Hurley- Christine@ Mon roeCounty-FL.Gov>; Ballard-Lindsey<Ballard-Lindsey@ Mon roeCounty-FL.Gov> Subject: FW: Request to Add Agenda Items to December 11th BOCC Meeting Importance: High I believe he is requesting a sounding board. I have not responded to him. Please advise. From: Oliver Hodek<1.v,r. .`7,i,e;;l..e.Cat;..(Li) o�al:3e-�d:.)e-�.�c:.:rn> Sent:Tuesday, November 26, 2024 10:36 AM To: Gomez-KrystaI <(�.t:?..r .ez..-.K... .7tal cz.. ..o.C�„r.��.�'.�.c�.tJ.C�.�;. ..-..C.:..�.::..(�.t:v> Cc: Werner-Jake<`.^er,r]er..-J,G..I<:. ...(`:z�Mc:.::1rc:.:eCc:.:L.,intyr-FL.� ov>; Alexandra Moreno <G�_e:;i,rni.t1�„(r:z)Ic:.:ca I::,....7Q:. F.cc:.:r�r> Subject: Request to Add Agenda Items to December 11th BOCC Meeting JJJYou don't often get email from r�r� cril(�ul��I ��1��c;om I em Li this,i�; imr��rtrr„l;,r 00000000000000000000000000000000000000 CAUTION:This email originated from outside of the County. Whether you know the sender or not, do not click links or open attachments you were not expecting. 5177 Good Morning Krystal, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to formally request the addition of two agenda items to the December 1 lth Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting. Agenda Item 1: Investing in Fire Rescue: Addressing Staffing Growth, Overtime Budget, and Retention Challenges This item will be presented by Jake Werner, Local 3909 Treasurer. Agenda Item 2: County-Wide Cost of Living Crisis, Fire Rescue Sustainability, and Apparatus Challenges I, as Local 3909 President, will be presenting this item immediately following the first. These agenda items address critical issues impacting fire rescue operations, and we believe they merit discussion at the upcoming meeting. Please let me know if you need any additional details or supporting documentation for these items. Thank you for your assistance, and I look forward to your confirmation. Eternally, Oliver Hodek Firefighter Pres. IAFF Local 3909 305.304.3169 Committed to advocating for the rnen and rvornen serving Monroe County everyday. 5178 Liz Yongue From: Gomez-Krystal <Gomez-Krystal@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov> Sent: Monday, December 9, 2024 2:28 PM To: Ballard-Lindsey; County Commissioners and Aides; Kevin Madok; Pamela Hancock; Senior Management Team and Aides; Liz Yongue; InternalAudit Cc: Shillinger-Bob; Williams-Jethon; Cioffari-Cheryl; Livengood-Kristen; Rubio-Suzanne; Pam Radloff; County-Attorney; Allen-John; Cioffari-Cheryl; Danise Henriquez; Hurley- Christine; Rosch-Mark; Gambuzza-Dina; Beyers-John; Liz Yongue; Powell-Barbara; Pamela Hancock; Pam Radloff; Valcheva-Svilena Subject: Items R1 and R2 BOCC 12/11/24 DELETION Attachments: AIS 3420 R2.pdf, AIS 3421 R1.pdf Good afternoon, Please be advised,the agenda items R1 and R2 will be deleted. "Request by Mr. Oliver Hodek,President ofLocal 3909 to speak to the Board ofCounty Commissioners regarding County-wide Cost ofLiving Crisis, Fire Rescue Sustainability and Apparatus Challenges. " "Request by Mr. lake Werner, Local 3909 Treasurer to speak to the Board of County Commissioners regarding Investing in Fire Rescue,Addressing Staffing Overgrowth, Overtime Budget and Retention Challenges." The Agenda Item summaries are attached. Sincerely, Executive Administrator Monroe County Administrator's Office 1100 Simonton Street, Suite 2-205 Key West, FL 33040 (305)292-4441 (Office) (305)850-8694(Cell) Courier Stop#1 Notary Public w.r o n r y e c_ u�n1y:�:V_e.gpy gqjz..- Y .�.. _rn nroecou�_n�.Y..-.�..:. .Y. PLEASE NOTE: FLORIDA HAS A VERY BROAD RECORDS LAW. MOST WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO OR FROM THE COUNTY REGARDING COUNTY BUSINESS ARE PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA UPON REQUEST. YOUR EMAIL COMMUNICATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. 1