2025-03RESOLUTION NO. 2025 - 03
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE
COUNCIL OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, APPROVING
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE AND THE GREATER MIAMI
SHORES FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, LODGE #63,
INC., REGARDING THE DEFERRED RETIREMENT
OPTION PLAN (DROP); PROVIDING FOR
IMPLEMENTATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, Miami Shores Village (the "Village") and the Greater Miami
Shores Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #63, Inc. (the "Union") are parties to a
collective bargaining agreement effective October 1, 2023, through September
30, 2026, which sets forth the terms and conditions of employment for the Village's
sworn police personnel; and
WHEREAS, the Village maintains a defined benefit pension plan, known as
the Miami Shores Police Officers' Retirement System (the "Plan"), which includes
a Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP") currently permitting sworn members
to participate for a period of up to five (5) years; and
WHEREAS, the Village and the Union have negotiated changes to the Plan
to allow for an eight -year DROP participation period and to permit members
currently in the DROP program to extend their participation by up to three (3)
additional years; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes to the DROP participation period are
memorialized in the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and will be
incorporated into the next collective bargaining agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Village shall codify the proposed changes to the DROP
participation period in its Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council has determined that approving the MOU is
in the best interest of the Village and its sworn police personnel.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of Miami
Shores, Florida that:
Section 1. Recitals Adopted. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. Approval. The Village Council approved the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the Village and the Union, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit "A."
Section 3. Implementation. The Village Manager is hereby authorized to
execute the MOU on behalf of the Village subject to approval as to form and legal
sufficiency by the Village Attorney and take any action necessary to implement its terms.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately
upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21 st day of January, 2025.
Mayor George B h
ATTEST:
Ysabely R ez, iIl'age Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Village Attorn
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman P.L.