Resolution 232-2022 Resolution No. 232 -2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CLARIFYING AND UPDATING THE
MEMBERSHIP PROVISIONS AND UPDATING THAT STAFF
SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND
FINANCE AND RESTATING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS,the Human Services Advisory Board (HSAB)was established on March 13, 1991, to
evaluate County needs and agency performances using established guidelines so as to determine where
the community could derive the greatest benefit from the expenditure of tax dollars; and
WHEREAS, the HSAB,which formerly received support from the Department of Social Services,
now operates with the support of the Department of Budget and Finance; and
WHEREAS,the resolutions which established and modified the HSAB refer to the Department of
Social Services, and are therefore outdated; and
WHEREAS,these resolutions contain other language that is outdated or needs clarification; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 077-1991,which established the HSAB, has since been modified by
Resolution No. 056-1992 and Resolution No. 093a-2002, and there is no single source containing all
current information about the HSAB; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds that this resolution is warranted to clarify,
update, and consolidate prior resolutions;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
Section 1. Resolution No. 077-1991, Resolution No. 056-1992, and Resolution No. 093a-2002 are
hereby repealed and replaced with this resolution.
Section 2.The Human Services Advisory Board (HSAB), established on March 13, 1991, shall
continue and shall be comprised of 5 members who are to be appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners as set forth in more detail below. The Department of Budget and Finance shall oversee
and assist with carrying out the functions of the HSAB as outlined in detail below.The HSAB shall have
staff support as designated by the Budget and Finance Director.
Section 3.The HSAB may obtain information and counsel from the Department of Budget and
Finance.The Department of Budget and Finance will assist with gathering information or counsel from
other County, state, or federal departments or agencies as needed.
Section 4.
(a) The HSAB shall consist of five (5) members, one of whom shall be appointed by each
individual County Commissioner.Terms will be for a two (2)year period or the
termination of the respective appointing Commissioner's term, whichever shall first occur;
provided, however,that each HSAB member shall serve on the HSAB until the
appointment of a successor. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to place
any limit on the number of terms, consecutive or otherwise, any individual member can
serve.
(b) This resolution shall not be construed to alter the terms of HSAB members who hold their
positions at the time of this resolution's adoption.
(c) Any member of the Human Services Advisory Board who absents himself from any two (2)
consecutive regular meetings of said Board, unless excused from such attendance by
consent of the Board, expressed by action of record in its official minutes, shall thereby
automatically forfeit his position and office as a member of the Human Services Advisory
Board, and the name of such person shall be automatically removed from the
membership of said Board immediately after the adjournment of any such second
consecutive meeting at which such member has not appeared.The HSAB shall thereupon
promptly notify the member so removed and the Board of County Commissioners for
Monroe County.The appointing Commissioner shall thereupon appoint a new member to
serve the remainder of the unexpired term of the member so removed.
(d) In the event that a vacancy occurs on the HSAB while the seat of the appropriate
appointing commissioner is also vacant, the Mayor may nominate an individual to be
confirmed by the Board of County Commissioners.This individual shall serve as a member
of the HSAB until such time as the vacant commissioner's seat is filled and the new
commissioner selects a new appointee.
Section 5. Members of the HSAB shall comply with the Florida Statutes regarding ethics of
county officers and employees. The HSAB members are not required to file financial disclosure forms
under the provisions of F.S. 112.3144 and 112.3145.
Section 6.The HSAB shall establish, monitor, and update eligibility guidelines and application
procedures which shall become effective upon approval by the County Commission.The HSAB shall
(1) carefully evaluate the County's human services needs,
(2) recommend the most cost-effective way of obtaining needed services,
(3) develop measures of the services provided, and
(4) determine which of those services are appropriate for public funding.
Section 7.The HSAB shall hold an organizational meeting annually to elect a chairman, vice
chairman, and secretary. Officers may serve no more than three (3) consecutive years in such office.
Section 8.The HSAB shall meet at the call of the chairman or the Budget and Finance Director
whom acts as the designated staff representative for the Board of County Commissioners. All meetings
shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Sunshine Law of the State of Florida and
all records shall be maintained in accordance with the public records laws of the State of Florida.The
HSAB shall abide by the rules and procedures of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners.
Section 9.The Monroe County Department of Budget and Finance shall provide staff assistance
to the HSAB including the preparation of all agendas and meeting notices, taking of all minutes, and
scheduling of appropriate meeting places.
Section 10. Members of the HSA B shall be compensated fort se travel expenses necessarily
incurred in the performance of their official is.
Section 11.This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at a regular
meeting of said board on the 17'11 day of August 2022.
Mayor David Rice
Mayor Pro Tem Craig Cates -Yo-
Commissioner Michelle Col iron -Yea_
,,,kr,-, -j:Qmmissioner James K.Scholl Yes
t;dp"issioner Holly Merrill Raschein Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DOK,Clerk OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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