Commentary – In case you had any Doubts and were wondering? by President Marano Why in four years the Boy King, with all his KSA, was BK unable to successfully compete for a Chiefs job. Or, why 85% of Miami cops voted no confidence on the CQ in 2008. Or, why he would have anyone stand a traffic or foot post on the 4th of July in a class B uniform in the heat for an entire shift where no other Chief, dating back to before Independence Day was declared a national holiday would impose such a mandate on someone. Or, why was the uniform mandate was put into place two days before the Fourth making it almost impossible to comply. Or, why the PBA attempted to resolve the issue with City Hall without success. See the mail thread (below at bottom) HOWEVER after an irate telephone conversation with HR the PBA agreed that nowhere in the CBA or policy was there any clear language delineating common sense” the PBA advised the stance taken by the Boy King clearly worked for the PBA. Why, as it only evidences what an autocratic executive he is and a clear lack of leadership he once again has demonstrated. Remember he was the member on bike patrol wearing a bike shirt with another members name embroidered on it. The mandate was modified and I assume HR had a chat with FF/BK/FTF/CQ/MB and suggested this decision was much like him...a looser. BUT the BK can take an on view for an ARK. The PBA asked for HR to look into two complaints, the Acting Major working off duty details and the posting of the notice in the lineup room relating to audio and video surveillance. HR stated that nothing precludes an acting Major from working off duty details (no matter how many holes he kicked in the wall) and went on to assert the Chief has the authority to assign anyone to work off duty. (NOT) The posting of the notice was just a Prank and was taken down before she could investigate. In driving through Hollywood Hills last evening and putting up Joe Gibbons signs I discovered the existence of only one, lonely ole Beam Furr sign in front of ...guess whose house...Mel Pollock, the Mayors appointment to the Police Pension Board. Thanks again Mayor! Please review the Matt Lalla (below)letter regarding the mid-year update. See attached. Tonight the PBA is hosting an event with Charlie Crist at the hard rock...keep your fingers crossed. Matt Lalla Letter: From: Matthew Lalla [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 4:27 PM To: XXX Cc: XXX Subject: FY 2014 Midyear Projections Based on Data Through April 30th Mayor and Commissioners, Please find attached two spreadsheets which summarize the fiscal year 2014 projections for the Citys General Fund based on data available as of April 30th (7 month projections) – one before budget adjustments and one after budget adjustments. As indicated in the first spreadsheet, projected revenues for fiscal year 2014 are anticipated to be approximately $7.797 million over the budgeted amount. Projected expenditures are anticipated to be approximately $5.863 million over the budgeted amount (prior to several proposed budget resolutions), resulting in a projected surplus of $1.934 million. The bulk of the surplus is attributable to the sale of surplus land to the CRA (approximately $1.3 million) and Red Light Camera program revenue (approximately $550,000). The second spreadsheet reflects midyear projections after adjustments from budget resolutions (approved at the June 18th Commission meeting) which reconciled the actual audited fund balance to the budgeted amount and made other adjustments. The budget resolutions also reflect the prepaid pension amounts for FY 2014 which were made during FY 2013 and included in the “non-spendable” portion of the audited fund balance. This budget adjustment reflects the full value of resources used as part of the budget process and brings the City more fully into compliance with one of the findings included in the Operational Audit of the Auditor General conducted last year. As indicated in the second spreadsheet, the net result of the midyear projections is a surplus of $1.934 million. The budgeted fund balance for the Citys General Fund at the start of fiscal year 2014 was $22.7 million. Not including the portion of fund balance which is categorized as non-spendable, the audited fund balance for the City’s General Fund as of September 30, 2013 is approximately $2.0 million higher than the corresponding 17 percent fund balance target of approximately $28 million. Based on the FY 2013 audit, the City has met its 17 percent fund balance target for the General Fund. This midyear projection will be included in an agenda item for the City Commission meeting of July 2nd in order to facilitate the availability of this financial information to the public. Additional midyear projections will be distributed as more actual data becomes available over the course of the fiscal year. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Regards, Matthew Lalla Director, Financial Services Department City of Hollywood 2600 Hollywood Blvd., Room 119 Hollywood, FL 33022-9045 Attachements: bcpba.org/pdf/FY2014-043014-April-Forecast.pdf bcpba.org/pdf/FY2014-043014-April-Budget-and-Forecast.pdf Mail Thread: From: Raquel Elejabarrieta [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2014 10:46 AM To: Jeff Marano Subject: RE: 4th of July Jeff: There is nothing to resolve. The policy clearly states that the department can choose the class of uniforms police officers are to wear while on-duty. Raquel From: Jeff Marano [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2014 10:01 AM To: Raquel Elejabarrieta Subject: Re: 4th of July No the ridiculous uniforms they are being mandated to wear on the Fourth of July tomorrow. Please resolve as soon as possible? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 3, 2014, at 9:39 AM, Raquel Elejabarrieta wrote: Jeff: I have reviewed the SOP on Appearance Standards and it clearly states that all officers will have a Class B uniform, readily available, in the event of a contingency requiring a uniformed appearance.. The same SOP further states that Division Majors have the authority to choose the class of uniform required for Members under their Command. As such, the directive below confirms with the SOPs. Raquel Sent from my iPhone On Jul 2, 2014, at 5:48 PM, Jeff Marano wrote: Thanks Sent from my iPhone On Jul 2, 2014, at 5:40 PM, Raquel Elejabarrieta wrote: I will review and call you tomorrow. Anything in particular that I should be reviewing? Raquel From: Jeff Marano [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 5:41 PM To: Raquel Elejabarrieta Subject: Fwd: 4th of July Please review and call me Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: Subject: FW: 4th of July From: Nikki Coffin Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 3:10 PM To: XXX Cc: XXX Subject: 4th of July All, Please see the attached assignments for the 4th of July. Also, I have confirmed-you are all to be in a CLASS B UNIFORM. There is an option for a beach uniform, but from my understanding, no DB personnel has that uniform. Therefore, please wear your Class B. Thank You. I hope your shift is fast and uneventful. Lt. Nicole Coffin Criminal Investigations Division 954-967-4411 [email protected]
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