Item Q3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
December 13, 2000
Division:
County Attorney
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to advertise an ordinance abolishing the Division of Public Safety and
creating a new Division of Emergency Services containing the Emergency
Communications Department, the Department of Emergency Management, and
the EMS Section; and merging the Fire Rescue Department and Fire Marshal
Department into one department entitled the Department of Fire Protection.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
This action was requested by BOCC at October 18, 2000 meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approval to advertise for Public Hearing on January 17, 2001 in Key West.
TOTAL COST:
Cost to County:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
APPROVED BY:
County Attorney X
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Risk Management
DIVISION DIRECTO~
DOCUMENTATION: Inclu ed X
To Follow
Not required
AGENDA ITEM #
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Board of County Commissioners
ORDINANCE NO - 2001
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ABOLISHING THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CREATING A NEW DIVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
CONTAINING THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT,
THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND THE EMS
SECTION; AND MERGING THE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE
MARSHAL DEPARTMENT INTO ONE DEPARTMENT ENTITLED THE
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PROTECTION; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO
THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1.
The existing Division of Public Safety is hereby abolished. A
new division entitled the Division of Emergency Services is hereby created. The new
Division contains the following departments and section:
a) The Emergency Communications Department;
b) The Emergency Management Department; and
c) The EMS Section.
Section 2.
The Fire Rescue Department and the Fire Marshal Department,
previously within the former Public Safety Division, are hereby merged into one department
entitled the Fire Protection Department.
Section 3.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this
ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such
invalidity.
Section 4.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 5.
The proviSions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated in
the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition or amendment
thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering
system of the Code.
Section 6.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon receipt of official
notice from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida that this ordinance
has been filed with said Office.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the
day of
, 2001.
Mayor George Neugent
Commissioner Charles McCoy
Commissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Nora Williams
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L.KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
Mayor/Chairperson
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