§ 14-10. Public law enforcement and private security services.

(a)

Unless otherwise authorized by the chief of police, the Cocoa Beach Police Department shall be the sole provider for public law enforcement services. The number of public law enforcement personnel and the number of applicant(s)-provided private security personnel required to service the special event shall be determined in the planning meeting with final approval by the city.

(b)

The formula for determining the number of public law enforcement officers required shall be two (2) police officers for the first two thousand five hundred (2,500) or less persons peak attendance per day and in all cases shall include a police supervisor. Attendance above two thousand five hundred (2,500) persons shall require two (2) additional officers for each additional increment of two thousand five hundred (2,500). The number of authorized private security personnel shall be determined in the planning meeting based on city requirements, applicant(s) needs, traffic control, parking and required protection of adjacent sites within one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of the property of which the special event is held. This formula shall be considered as a guideline only. Additional officers may be authorized or required, depending upon the character and risk factor of the proposed special event.

(c)

The city, in consultation with the applicant(s), shall establish the appropriate time frames in which public law enforcement and private security is needed for each aspect of the special event. The applicant(s) will provide a tentative schedule of activities for each day of the event at the planning meeting. The city shall assign a "special event field operations detail" to handle law enforcement services. Because the final activities schedule may change, the city police department supervisor in charge of the detail shall have the authority to adjust the work schedule to cover any activities that may require additional or fewer public law enforcement services. Fees for police services may vary due to scheduling adjustments determined and approved on-site by the police supervisor and the applicant(s) during the event. Any additional fees generated by scheduling adjustments shall be the responsibility of the applicant(s).

(d)

In the event the applicant(s) are authorized to utilize sworn law enforcement officers from an agency other than the Cocoa Beach Police Department, an agency representative must be present in the planning meeting. That agency must meet the requirements for security, as agreed in the meeting. Law enforcement officers from other agencies shall be responsible for arresting, booking and transporting arrestees as the law may require in each situation.

(e)

The method for determining officer personnel and equipment costs, to be paid by applicant(s) of the event, shall be as set forth in the fee schedule.

(Ord. No. 1255, § 1, 11-2-2000; Ord. No. 1256, § 3, 11-2-2000; Ord. No. 1578, § 1, 3-20-2014)