NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Public Employees Relations Commission has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Southern Manatee Fire Rescue District, Case No. DS-2009-001 on August 20, 2009. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Commission determined that the Southern Manatee Fire Rescue District cannot lawfully demote the lieutenant or require him to resign his union office solely because of his dual role as a supervisor and a district vice president of Suncoast Professional Firefighters and Paramedics, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 2546.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: The Clerk, Public Employees Relations Commission, 4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 150, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950.