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Res. No. 137-97-10107RESOLUTION NO.122^Ll10107 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITYOFSOUTHMIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATINGSETTLEMENTOF PENDINGLITIGATION;APPROVINGASETTLEMENTAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI AND LT.SHIRLEY BRADSHAW,SGT.JOYCEGARNERANDSGT.NORMAWATERMAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS,Lt.ShirleyBradshawinitiatedacomplaint,styled Shirley Bradshaw v. City ofSouth Miami,CaseNo.96-3355-CIV-MARCUS (S.D.Fla.1996),alleging,among otherthings,genderdiscrimination,andSgt.Joyce Gamer andSgt.NormaWaterman requested,andreceived"righttosue"lettersfromtheU.S.Department of Justicewhich enables them to initiate similar complaints againstthecity;and, WHEREAS,thepartiesabated litigation,ordidnotinitiatethreatenedlitigation,while theynegotiatedasettlement of theirclaims;and, WHEREAS,subjecttoapprovalbytheMayorandtheCityCommission,the representatives of thecityandtheclaimantshavereacheda settlement of theclaims;and, WHEREAS,thecityattorneyrecommendsapproval of thesettlementagreement;and, WHEREAS,pursuant to§164.062,Fla.Stat.,thisactionistakenata properly noticed public hearing;and, WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Commission believe that itisinthe best interest of thecityto approve the settlement agreement. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA: Section 1.The settlement agreement attached asApp.1is approved. Section 2.This resolution shalltake effect immediately upon approval. RESOLUTION NO.137-97-10107 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of July,1997. ATTEST: &/tg2Z»3 CITY CLERK READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: ^/C-<-</A CITY ATTORNEY '"'i C:\MYFHJES\CSMVBRADSHAW.RES COMMISSION VORE:5-0 Mayor:Anna Price Yea Vice Mayor:Robaina Yea Commissioner :01iveros Yea Commissioner :P.Young Yea Commissioner :D.Bethel Yea PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES ONLY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI AND LT.SHIRLY BRADSHAW,SGT.JOYCE GARNER AND SGT.NORMA WATERMAN In consideration ofthe payment of $10.00 bytheCity of SouthMiamitoLt.Shirley Bradshaw,Sgt.Joyce Garner and Sgt.Norma Waterman (collectively referred toas "Complainants"), and other valuable consideration,the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by each of them,andthemutualcovenants contained inthis agreement,theCity of South Miami andthe Complainants agree: 1.Payment of settlement amount.Within15daysaftertheexecution of this agreement by all the parties,theFloridaLeagueof Cities,onbehalf of the City,shall deliver acheck in the amount of $35,000.00 tothe Fischer &Minski Trust Account.The payment is made in full satisfaction of all claims and grievances that the Complainants have,or may have,against the City of South Miami and its elected and appointed public officials,employees,agents and representatives (collectively referredtoasthe "City"). 2.Human diversity training.The City shall provide a program of human diversity training to all certified police officers employed by the City.The program shall be created by the City Manager and shall use one or more certified trainers who may be employed by the City or engaged as independent contractors to the City.The program shall be designed to address the specific needs ofthe City of South Miami Police Department and the community it serves.The City Manager may engage a behavioral psychologist and trainers,and use such advisors,as necessary to design and Page 1 of8 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES ONLY implement the program.The program shall be offered in connection with,andas partial satisfaction of,the mandatory certification requirement of 16 hours of human diversity training during each 4-year trainingcycle. 3.Psychologicalcounseling.TheCity shall provide upto $1,000.00 in funds foreach complainant for employment-related psychological counseling and physiatric therapy during fiscal year 1997-98.Itistheintent of the parties thatthe Complainants shall have exclusive controlover the selection of psychologists or psychiatrists and the establishment ofa professional relationship between the care-givers and the Complainants.The relationship between the Complainants and any psychologist or psychiatrist that is created under this paragraph shall be private and confidential.The only obligation ofthe City in this regard is to pay such invoices that are submitted to it during fiscal year 1997-98 by a psychologist or psychiatrist,or by Complainants as reimbursement,for services rendered to the Complainants.It is further the intent ofthe parties that only the invoices and payment records created under the provisions of this paragraph shall constitute public records and the medical records created by the psychologist or psychiatrist under the provisions of this paragraph shall be private records.This paragraph does not in any way limit the power of the City to require psychological evaluation of any Complainant and the provisions of this paragraph expressly do not apply to any evaluation required bythe City. 4 Records review.The City Manager has created a committee to review disciplinary action reports and memoranda having adverse comment in the personnel records of all police officers who are currently employed by the City.The City Manager and the committee will continue their Page 2 of8 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES ONLY review of thepersonnelrecords.Thereviewwill specifically includealladversecommentinany recordinthepersonnelfiles ofthe Complainants.Theyshallbegivenan opportunity tocommenton anyadversecommentwhetherornotitsiscommentedonbythereviewcommittee.Comment by the City Manager,the review committee and Complainants shall bepart of the permanent personnel file of the Complainants. 5.Restoration of sickleave.TheCity shall restoresickleavetothe Complainants as follows:Lt.Shirley Bradshaw-72 hours;Sgt.Joyce Garner-80 hours;and,Sgt.Norma Waterman-40 hours.Section 8ofthe Personnel Rules and Regulations ofthe City of South Miami shall apply to therestoredsick leave,unless thereisadirect conflict betweenanyprovisionsofthe collective bargaining agreement relating to accrual of sick leave,or conversion of sick leave to annual leave, in which case the provision ofthe collective bargaining agreement shall apply. 6.Complete waiver of claims.Complainants,for themselves,and their heirs,personal representatives,successors and assigns,irrevocably and unconditionally waive,release and discharge the City from all charges,claims,complaints,grievances,obligations,causes of action,promises, agreements,controversies,damages,suits,demands and liabilities,including attorney's fees and costs, of any kind whatsoever,arising out of,connected with,or occurring during Complainants' employment with the City which are known to them or reasonably could have been discovered by them.This waiver,release and discharge includes,but is not limited to,any (a)alleged violation of the Civil Rights Acts of 1866,1870,1871,1964 and 1991,the Americans with Disabilities Act,the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,the Florida Civil Rights Actof 1992,the Florida Police Page 3 of8 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES ONLY OflScers'Bill of Rights,theFlorida Workers'CompensationAct,theFair Labor Standards Act;(b) anyclaim arising underanyother federal orstate constitution,orfederal,state,county orcitystatute, regulation,charter,ordinance or resolution or contract;(c)common law cause of action for breach of contract,wrongful or constructive discharge,orfor bodily orpersonal injury;or,(d)attorney's fees or costs. 7.Covenant not tosueand indemnification.EachComplainantcovenantsthatneither she,nor anyone by,through,oronher behalf,nor anyone related toherby marriage,if applicable, shall bring any claim,complaint,demand oraction against theCityinany forum,whetherstateor federal,judicial,administrative,or quasi-judicial,on any matter which Complainant has waived, released,or discharged under this Settlement Agreement.Complainant shall indemnify,hold harmless and defend the City against any matter which has been waived,released,or discharged under this agreement. 8.Dismissal ofpendingclaimsandactions.Within 15 daysafterthe execution of this agreement by all the parties,Lt.Bradshaw shall file a notice of dismissal (or stipulation of dismissal)of Shirley Bradshaw v.City of South Miami,Caseno.96-3355-CIV-MARCUS. Complainants warrant that no other judicial or administrative claims and complaints by them are pendingagainsttheCity. 9.Knowingandvoluntary waiver.Complainants acknowledge that they have read all partsofthe entire Settlement Agreement,understand the content and significance of each and every paragraph in this agreement,consulted with their attorney,Ms.Rebecca H.Fischer,regarding Page 4 of8 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES ONLY their claims andthe reasonableness of this settlement,andfreely acknowledge that this waiver of rightsandrelease of claimsisknowinglyandprudentlygivenbythem,andthatthisprovisionbars alllawsuitsandclaimsagainsttheCity,exceptingonlysuchclaimsasmayarisetoenforcethis agreement.Each party shall bear theirown attorney's feesand costs incurred in connection with entering intothis agreement. 10.Voluntary agreement.This agreement is voluntarily enteredintobetweentheCity and the Complainants.Specifically,Complainants warrant thatdonotenterintothis agreement under any threatof transfer,dismissal,or disciplinary action;loss of payor benefits;or,promiseor reward, other than what theCity shall provide under this agreement.They further warrant thattheyarenot underanyduressorconstraintinexecutingthisagreement. 11.No admissions.Neither the City orthe Complainants admit any wrongdoings.The City denies the allegations ofthe judicial and EEOC administrative complaints against it. 12.Enforcement.Thisagreementshallbeenforcedbyanactionfiledinstatecourtin Dade County,Florida.The parties waive the right toajurytrialandelecttoproceed with a bench trial. 13.Entire agreement.This agreement setsforththeentireagreementbetweenthe parties and shall supersede all prior agreements and understandings.The Complainants warrant that they have not relied on any other representations,promises,or agreements by any representative to theCity,exceptassetforthinthisagreement. Page 5 of 8 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES ONLY 14.Effective date.This agreement shallbeeffectiveandbindingafterexecutionbythe City Manager,by each Complainant,and approval bytheCity Commission. L.DENNIS WHITT,CITY MANAGER 1 EY B&ADSHAW )mUR uJlallnuax) NORMA WATERMAN JUCJ^OGoq/vjla JOYCE GARNER J STATE OF FLORIDA ) ) COUNTY OF DADE ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this A_2_day of Jui«1997,by L.DennisWhittasCityManagerfortheCity of SouthMiami,Florida. j£.«?&.RONETTA TAYLOR ...m fl\MY COMMISSION ICC 816353 ""ysrl EXPIRES:May 18,2001 ihft-'BondrtTTmiNolayPubUc Underwriters gBJSS^g)»i a^.JL-H^S-RBT^F! flUuutZdb Signature of Njjtary Pubfte,State of Florida Print Name:ffOne-tfat-"77ty"/o/2__ y/ Personally Known or Produced Identification. Type of Identification Produced Page 6 of8 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES ONLY STATE OF FLORIDA) ) COUNTYOF 3rtou*0 The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this //day of June,1997,by Shirley Bradshaw. M."j&:,,REBECCA H.FISCHER **A %MY COMMISSION #CC 347665 %g|v3?EXPIRES:Fsbmaiy 12.1998 ''%%.R$f Bonded ThmNotayPubHeUndHvnttm »•Tf~t.,>"«.- Signature of Notary Public,State of Florida Print Name: Personally Known l/or Produced Identification Type of Identification Produced STATEOF FLORIDA ) ) COUNTY OF) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this //day of June,1997,by Joyce Garner. ._.,.W3/Mfln ^l.^drJia. #£%,^BewiAHrBHBR"11'1"!!Signature ofNotary Public,State ofFlorida %0#.BOWES:Febmaiy 12,1998 PersonallyKnown __u^_or Produced Identification. Type of Identification Produced Page 7 of8 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES ONLY STATE OF FLORIDA) ) COUNTY OF) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this /I day of June,1997,by Norma Waterman. REBECCAH.FISCHER MY COMMISSION ICC347665 3CPIRES:February 12,1998 ;,a;;/?wa&st Thru Notary Pubic Underwriters Signature of Notary Public,State of Florida Print Name: PersonallyKnown ^orProducedIdentification Type of Identification Produced csm/bradsett.agt Page 8 of8