Florida Police Benevolent Ass'n v. Sheriff of Orange County

DODSON, CHARLES W., Associate Judge.

This is an appeal and cross-appeal from a final order of the Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC), dismissing an unfair labor practice charge, but denying attorney’s fees and costs to the Sheriff of Orange County. We affirm PERC’s final order in all respects, but write only to discuss the merits of its order dismissing the unfair labor practice charge.

At all times relevant to this case, the Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA) was the certified bargaining agent for units of (1) full-time law enforcement officers and (2) full-time supervisory…