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Resolution 129-2013RESOLUTION NO. 129 - 2013 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 094 -2013 TO PROHIBIT ALL MONROE COUNTY RESTORE ACT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT AGENCY MEMBERS, FROM VOTING ON PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THEIR AGENCIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on February 20, 2013 the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida (hereafter "Board ") adopted Resolution No. 094 -2013 creating the Monroe County Restore Act Advisory Committee (hereafter "Committee "); and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 094 -2013 further established the purpose, duties and responsibilities and membership of the Committee; and WHEREAS, the Board approved six (6) appointees /members to the Committee at their regularly scheduled meeting held March 20, 2013; and WHEREAS, F.S. 112.3143(3)(a), as defined in s. 112.312(2), allows local government to exceed the minimums set forth in Chapter 112; and WHEREAS, the Committee is comprised of both government and non - government agency members, on March 20, 2013 the Board voted to impose an additional restriction to prohibit all members of the Committee, including government agency members, from voting on projects that benefit their agencies notwithstanding F.S. 112.3143(3)(a); and WHEREAS, this Resolution is intended to formalize the decision made by the Board on March 20, 2013; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. Section 4. Meetings and Voting 5) is hereby amended to read: 5) A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business. Each member shall exercise one vote on all matters subject to a vote of the Committee. All matters shall be decided by a majority vote of the members present. No member shall abstain from voting unless the member has a conflict of interest. All members, including government agency members, are prohibited from voting on projects that benefit their agencies, notwithstanding F.S. 112.3143(3)(x), as defined in s. 112.312(2), which allows local government to exceed the minimums set forth in Chapter 112. Page 1 of 2 Res amend Res 094 -2013 Restore Act Prohibit all members voting conflict (inc. gov) BOCC 4/17/13 (kp 3 20 13) Section 2 Effective Date This Resolution shall become effective retroactive to March 20, 2013 pursuant to the Board's public action taken that date to ensure imposition of this additional restriction on any Committee meetings held prior to formal adoption of this amending resolution. Section 3 Municipal Coordination The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Resolution to the Mayors of the five municipalities within the County requesting transmittal to their respective appointee /member and to the six (6) appointees /members approved by the Board on March 20, 2013. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 17 day of April, 2013. Mayor George Neugent Yes Mayor Pro Tem Heather Carruthers Yes Commissioner Danny Kolhage Yes Commissioner David Rice Yes Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Yes BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF (Seal) MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Attes' C. B '�- Y Clerk of Court Mayor Q A ct 0i , v �"' ► X061 ° 'A . a Ey r . mar e, C „ LL Lt —1 C _" N Page 2 of 2 Res amend Res 094 -2013 Restore Act Prohibit all members voting conflict (inc. gov) BOCC 4/17/13 (kp 3 20 13)