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<br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />-'-..Ia Porte POlice/1>epartmer <br />915 South 8th Street <br />La Porte, Texas 77571 <br />281-471-3810 Fax: 281-470-1590 <br /> <br />.{..'- <br /> <br />PQ.LICE-~J <br />~~. <br />-~~ ~~ <br />\5'~~-- <br />--..".~~'" .,r <br />-~L <br />L.Q..P.I@' E <br />1~2~;~~ . <br /> <br />09/05/2006 <br /> <br />To: <br />From: <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Debra Feazelle ~ d <br />Richard Reff f~ <br />Ad Hoc Committee on Meet and Confer <br /> <br />In the last Council Meeting the following Council members, indicated a willingness to serve, on <br />an ad hoc committee to review the Meet and Confer Law and present a recommendation to <br />Council regarding this issue. <br /> <br />Councilman Mike Clausen - fJ He mtt/t- <br />Councilman Tommy Moser <br />Counci.lman.BerryBease1x_ <br />Councilman Chuck Engelken <br />COllncilmanMike Mosteit <br /> <br />As d.itected I, willattemptto facilitate'tbis.m.eeting,andcSharo.i:r.Harrls-will:serve:asthe'Secretary. <br />fur these. meetings. <br /> <br />In,order:,to:'facilitiltethe'meetingsregarding.Meetand;Conferl- am:atmchi1ig~.some: docmnen1s;sa, <br />that CotmciImenmay be able. to understand what this change in the LOcatGovernment Cod.e~ <br />Chapter 142 SubsectionBentails: These changes effect sections 142.'051 through r42~068'oftbe" <br />Local,GOvemment,Codeandwaspassed.asHB'304' and HB 2892 and was made effective as,of <br />09/01/2005. These attachments,should allow you to, understand the Meet and Confer law and the <br />responsibility of all oftheparties~ I have 'providedthe following: <br /> <br />1. Printoutfrom'FML Onlineregardin~'what mee-t.andeonfeFwillandwillnmdo~. <br />2. A copy of the final version the bill ~ published in the Local Government Code Chapter <br />142. <br />3. A copy of the overview as presen1ied by Officer Novasad, current President of the La <br />Porte Police Officer's Association, prepared by CLEAT on the Meet and Confer Issue. <br /> <br />The last item was provided to the Council when the issue was brought before the council on July <br />24, 2006. A packet was also made available to the Council of which I will have a copy for the <br />Committee upon our meeting. <br /> <br />The first issue that must be cleared up is that the La Porte Police Officers Association (LPPOA) <br />consists of members of the Police Department who are affiliated with. one of the two State <br />Associations, the Texas Municipal Police Association (IMP A) and the Combined Law <br />Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAn. Presently, as stated, Matt Novasad is the President <br /> <br />Debra Fae:elle <br />City Manager <br /> <br />Richard E. Reff <br />Chief of Police <br /> <br />Aaron Corrales <br />Assistant Chief of Police <br />