CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE

PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

TO: Mayor and City Commission

FROM: Richard D. Sala, City Manager

BY: Michael Sargis, Parks and Recreation Director

DATE: October 25, 2007

SUBJECT: Payment to Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) for City’s Youth Soccer Program

In October 2001, the City entered into an agreement with the Broward Sheriff’s Office for Police services in North Lauderdale. During the negotiation process, the Sheriff’s Office stressed that by merging with their Office, the City would be able to keep it’s hometown police feeling while seeing a vast improvement in public safety related services. In order to accomplish this goal, along with providing the police service, the Sheriff’s Office has been working closely with the Parks and Recreation Department to run youth athletic programs in the City.

The current year’s City Youth Soccer program has attracted 400 participants. The City charges $90 per participant for soccer, which covers all costs for the league. A portion of this fee ($45) goes to the Sheriff’s office to cover their operating costs. The Sheriff’s office provides background checks on all coaches, purchases player uniforms, affiliation fees, provides accident insurance for all players, coaches, and umpires. In addition, BSO provides a deputy at the field for every game and practice. The deputies assigned to the fields are from BSO’s Countywide Operations, and are not paid for from the City’s staffing/service contract with BSO.

Registration for the 2007-2008 Youth Soccer season has ended and we are now required to make payment to BSO for their partnership to operate this program. Funding for this payment is available in the City’s Recreation Trust Fund #171 budget account # 1717072-549740.

400 Participants @ $45.00 = $18,000.00

TOTAL AMOUNT OWED BSO $18,000.00

It should be noted that if the City ran the league without the Sheriff’s participation, the registration fee would need to far exceed the existing $90 charge.

RECOMMENDATION:

The City Administration recommends Commission consideration and approval of the attached resolution authorizing the City to pay $18,000.00 to the Broward Sheriff’s Office to cover the Sheriff’s fee for the 2007-2008 Youth Soccer program.

RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF $18,000.00 TO THE BROWARD SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO COVER THE SHERIFF’S FEE FOR THE 2007-2008 YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAM AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA:

Section 1: That the City Commission does hereby approve and authorize the expenditure of $18,000.00 to the Broward Sheriff’s Office to cover the Sheriff’s fee for the 2007-2008 Youth Soccer Program.

Section 2: Payment covers all league costs for uniforms, player/coach insurance, background checks and presence of deputies at fields for games and practices.

Section 3: Funding is available in the City Recreation Trust Fund 171 budget # 1717072-549740.

Section 4: That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.

PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of North Lauderdale, Florida this 25^th day of October 2007.

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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CITY ATTORNEY SAMUEL S. GOREN

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MAYOR JACK BRADY

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VICE MAYOR RICH MOYLE

ATTEST:

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ACTING CITY CLERK, PATRICIA VANCHERI