The Rules of the Broward MPO currently state that the General Counsel shall be evaluated annually by the Executive Committee. The results of this evaluation will then be presented to the MPO Board for approval.

Legal services for the Broward MPO are currently provided by the law firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske, P.A. The agreement for these services was entered into on March 12, 2007, and attorney Alan L. Gabriel was appointed to serve as General Counsel to the MPO. For the agreement between the MPO and Weiss Serota, please see Attachment 1.

Section 11.0 of the Rules of the Broward MPO requires the MPO General Counsel to be evaluated annually by members of the MPO's Executive Committee. The results of this evaluation, along with any recommendations, shall be brought before the MPO Board for review and approval. For more information, please see the following excerpt of the Rules pertaining to the General Counsel and their duties:

11.0     General Counsel
               
The Members of the Executive Committee met to discuss and evaluate the performance of the MPO's General Counsel at the Executive Committee meeting on June 12, 2025. Mr. Gabriel can either be reviewed and rated satisfactory or unsatisfactory. All evaluations received from Members of the Executive Committee found Mr. Gabriel's performance Satisfactory. No increase in compensation is provided by the annual review process. For the compiled performance evaluations, please see Attachment 2.

Based on the results of the evaluation on June 12, 2025, the Executive Committee recommended that attorney Alan Gabriel continue as the MPO's General Counsel.  The evaluations are as follows:
Chair Colbourne: Satisfactory
Vice Chair Cooper: Satisfactory
Deputy Vice Chair Jaffe: Satisfactory
Member Furr: Satisfactory
Member Fadgen: Satisfactory
Member Good: Satisfactory
Member Walker: Satisfactory

If you have any questions about this item, please contact Bryan Caletka at (954) 876-0070 or caletkab@browardmpo.org.