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Inflation StrikesRVCA

By Mark Snead, Treasurer, RVCA Board

he City of Fort Lauderdale and the Police department have coverage we have today. Our current PRV membership level
reached a new collective bargaining agreement which supports 12 hours per day, 365 days per year. We need all
Traises the rate that we must pay to the officers by nearly current members to renew to maintain the level of coverage.
10%. We are required to pay the contract rate in exchange If you wish to set up automatic renewals, you may do so on the
for an official detail. The official detail allows the officers to payment page in quickbooks/intuit. When you receive your
patrol in uniform and in a squad car with radio communications renewal notice, there will be a ‘pay now’ button in the email
directly to dispatch and the full police powers of sworn officers. that will take you to the payment portal. Once you set up an
To help make up for the increases in the new contract between account and identify a payment method, you will have the
the City and FLPD, the RVCA Board approved raising the PRV option to select autopay up to a certain amount. When your
membership price from $435.00 to $475.00 per year effective next renewal notice is generated, the system will automatically
December 1, 2023. At this level, your membership will fund just pay it from the account or card you specify.
under 9 hours of patrol time, a level we have tried to maintain.
I’m sure there will be some bumps in the road as we
The RVCA board also has voted to increase the RVCA make this transition. Please feel free to contact me at
membership to $50.00 per year as the costs of the various treasurer@riovistaonline.com or 954-494-5618 if you run
events and programs have steadily increased. into any problems or have questions. Thank you for your
continued support of RVCA and Protect Rio Vista!
The board trusts that you will continue to see the value the patrol
brings to the neighborhood and help us maintain the level of

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