03-25-08 Meet and Confer Committee/CLP and LP Police Officers Association

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THE CITY OF LA PORTE MEET & CONFER COMMITTEE MET THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2008, 2:00 P.M. AT CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 604 WEST F AIRMONT P ARKW A Y, LA PORTE, TEXAS. 1. CALL TO ORDER-- {;~. \ The meeting was called to order at 2:01 p.m. 2. INTRODUCTION OF MEET AND CONFER MEMBERS FROM THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND THE LA PORTE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (LPPOA) Ron Bottoms, City Manager John Joems, Assistant City Manager Richard Reff, Chief of Police Heather Weger, Human Resources Manager Matt Novosad, Patrol Officer - LPPOA President Matt Daeumer, Patrol Sergeant - LPPOA Member Steve Deardorff, CID Lieutenant - LPPOA Member Sherman Moore - Patrol Officer - LPPOA Member 3. DISCUSS AND ESTABLISH GROUND RULES IN WHICH THE MEET AND CONFER PROCESS WILL BE CONDUCTED a) Determine Spokesman for City and La Porte Police Officers Association to ensure that the meetings are orderly and that members will not speak out of place. Ron Bottoms was designated as the Spokesman for the City of La Porte. Matt Novosad was designated as the Spokesman for the La Porte Police Officers Association. b) Officers are considered off duty while attending meetings and will not be in a pay status with the City. They will be allowed to attend the meetings and make arrangements to ensure they are not short hours for the pay period to attend the meeting. c) All communications with the media must be on a "joint" basis. d) There should be no communications regarding the meetings with City Council and City Staff, not limited to the police personnel. Items that are agreed upon by consensus will be taken to City Council. e) The meeting will be held on an as needed basis at City Hall Council Chambers unless unavailable. f) Items to be posted on the Agenda will be agreed upon beforehand. g) The meetings will be held with an open dialogue.