Ordinance 025-2015ORDINANCE NO. 025 - 2015
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA AMENDING MONROE COUNTY CODE
SECTIONS 1 -2; 2- 179(a)(2); 2- 347(1)(4); 2- 349(d); 4-
3(2); 6- 55(c)(22); and 122- 6(b)(c) and (d) TO REFLECT
THE CHANGE IN NOMENCLATURE CONTAINED
IN THE COUNTY'S NEW TABLE OF
ORGANIZATION; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY
CODE; PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on June 9, 2015 the County Administrator modified the organizational and
managerial structure of the County to reflect not only changes in titles and positions but also in
the organizational and managerial structure of the County in a new Table of Organization; and
WHEREAS, on July 15, 2015 the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
passed Resolution 181-2015, which approved the new Table of Organization; and,
WHEREAS, as a result of the Board's adoption and approval of the new Table of
Organization, certain sections of the Monroe County Code need to be amended to reflect the
nomenclature utilized in the new Table of Organization; and,
WHEREAS, the specific term "Division Director" appears in the Monroe County Code
in Sections: 2- 179(a) (2); 2- 347(1) (4); 2- 349(d); 4 -3(2); 6 -55(c) (22); and 122 -6(d); and
WHEREAS, the specific term "director" appears numerous times throughout the Monroe
County Code including the land development code and this term may change from time to time;
and,
WHEREAS, this Ordinance will add definitions and amend specific sections to reflect
titles and positions in the Table of Organization;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA as follows:
Section 1: Section 1 -2 - Rules of construction and definitions. is hereby amended to add the
following additional language to this section:
Assistant County Administrator. The term "assistant county administrator" shall mean a
County employee who has been selected by the County Administrator and confirmed by the
Board as the person responsible for the oversight and supervision of multiple County
departments and department heads and authorized to exercise such authority as delegated by the
County Administrator.
County Administrator. The term "county administrator" shall mean the individual appointed
by the Board to be the administrative head of the County and shall be responsible for the
administration of all departments of County government over which the Board has authority to
control except for the County Attorney's Office and the Monroe County Comprehensive Land
Authority.
Department. The term "department" means a distinct sub -unit of County government created
by the Board which falls under the general supervision of the County Administrator and /or
Assistant County Administrator, as well as the direct supervision of a department head confirmed
by the Board.
Department Head. The term "department head" means the County employee who has been
selected by the County Administrator and confirmed by the Board as the person responsible for
the operations of a County department and supervision of all employees within that department.
The term department head applies to all employees selected by the County Administrator and
confirmed by the Board as the employee responsible for the operations of a County department
regardless of that employee's actual title.
Section 2: Section 2 -179 (a) (2) - Duties of the county attorney. is hereby amended to read
as follows:
(a)The County Attorney shall represent the Board as the Board's County attorney, and either
personally or through one or more assistant County attorneys or selected outside counsel:
(2) Provide legal advice concerning County business to the County Administrator, any
Assistant County Administrator, and department heads when requested or when the
County Attorney deems it advisable to do so, provided legal advice shall be furnished
according to such procedures the County Attorney may deem necessary to ensure the
consistency and quality of advice provided;
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Section 3: Section 2 -347 (1) (4) - Competitive bidding procedures. is hereby amended to
read as follows:
(4) The person suspended by the administrative officer may request a
hearing de novo by filing a request for a hearing with the County Administrator's office within
ten days after his receipt of the administrative officer's suspension. The County Administrator
must schedule a hearing before the vendor committee within 21 days of the County
Administrator's receipt of the request. The vendor committee consists o£ the County
Administrator, a County commissioner appointed by the Board of County Commissioners; the
County Attorney; another employee selected by the County Administrator whose department has
infrequent or no business dealings with the suspended person; and, if the person was suspended
by the OMB director, the County engineer; if the person was suspended by the County engineer,
the OMB director. All vendor committee hearings are public hearings (meetings) under F.S. §
286.011. Published notice of a vendor committee hearing must be five days or more in advance
of such hearing, excluding the date of publication and the date of the hearing. The hearing must
be informally conducted. At the hearing, the suspended person and the administrative officer
may offer such evidence as each deems necessary to support each party's respective position,
although the vendor committee may exclude immaterial, irrelevant or repetitious evidence. All
other evidence of a type commonly relied on by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of
their affairs may be entertained. The vendor committee must, in writing, affirm, vacate, or
modify the administrative officer's suspension within ten days after the conclusion of the
hearing. The vendor committee's decision is the final administrative action of the county.
Section 4: Section 2 -349 (d) - Local preference in bidding. is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(d) Waiver provision. The application of local preference to a particular purchase, contract or
category of contracts for which the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners is the
awarding authority may be waived upon written recommendation of the County Administrator
and approval of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at the time of the award.
The application of local preference to a particular purchase, contract, or category of contracts
below the award authority of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners may be
waived upon written recommendation of the affected department head and approval of the
County Administrator. Waiver of the application of the local preference is based upon analysis
of the marketplace and in consideration of the special or unique quality of goods, services or
professional services sought to be purchased by the County.
Section 5: Section 4 -3(2) - Legislative findings and intent. is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(2)The Board of County Commissioners finds that the authority endowed upon the
County Administrator to reassign and reallocate job functions may result in changes in
the department head assigned responsibility by the county administrator for oversight of
the animal control functions.
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Section 6: Section 6 -55 (c)(22) - Building department. is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(22) To provide the Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Commission
with reports and recommendations with respect to matters before such bodies, as directed
by the Board of County Commissioners, Planning Director, County Administrator or an
Assistant County Administrator.
Section 7: Section 122 -6 (b)(c) and (d) - Required inspections of residential structures. is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Inspections. The inspection required under this section may be conducted
either by an inspector from the Building Department or by an inspector approved by the Building
Department. Fees for inspections conducted by the Building Department shall be in accordance
with the schedule established by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners for
inspections conducted under the County's flood insurance inspection and compliance program.
(c) Inspection procedures and forms. All inspections required under this section
shall be conducted in accordance with procedures and recorded on County forms approved by
the Building Department.
(d) Private inspectors' approval. Non - County inspectors from an approved list
maintained by the Building Department may be retained by property owners to complete the
inspections required by this section. These inspectors shall be approved by the Building Official
and shall be required to take an inspection training session conducted by the Building
Department to ensure all inspectors fully understand county inspection and reporting
requirements. All inspections conducted and inspection reports prepared by non - County
inspectors are subject to review by the Building Department. Inspection reports that are found to
be incomplete, inaccurate, or contain errors and omissions, may result in the inspector being
removed from the approved list of inspectors by the Building Official.
Section 8. Severability.
If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall be
adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
impair, invalidate, or nullify the remainder of this ordinance, but the effect thereof shall be
confined to the section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, sentence, or provision immediately
involved in the controversy in which such judgment or decree shall be rendered.
Section 9. Conflictin! Provisions.
In the case of direct conflict between any provision of this ordinance and a portion or provision
of any appropriate federal, state, or county law, rule code or regulation, the more restrictive shall
apply.
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Section 10. Inclusion in the Monroe County Code.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances
of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an amendment thereto.
Section 11. Filing.
This Ordinance shall be filed with the Department of State and shall be effective as provided in
Chapter 125.66(2) Florida Statutes.
Section 12. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon filing with the Department of State.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said board held on the 21st of
October , 2015.
Mayor Danny L. Kolhage
Yes
Mayor Pro Tem Heather Carruthers
Yes
Commissioner George Neugent
Yes
Commissioner David Rice
Yes
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
Published Twice Weekly
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF
COUNTY ORDINANCE
Marathon, Monroe County, Florida
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
TO WHOM IT MAY CON-
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
CERN that on October 21,
2015 at 3:00 P.M., or as soon
thereafter as may be heard,
in the Commission Cham-
STATE OF FLORIDA
bers located in the Marathon
Government Center,
COUNTY OF MONROE
2798 Overseas Highway,
Before the undersigned authority personally
Marathon, Monroe County,
Florida, the Board of County
appeared RICHARD TAMBORRINO who on
Commissioners of Monroe
oath, says that he is PUBLISHER of the
County, Florida, intends to
consider the adoption of the
FLORIDA KEYS KEYNOTER, a twice weekly
following County ordinance:
newspaper published in Marathon, in Monroe
County, Florida: that the attached copy of
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COM-
advertisement was published In said
MISSIONERS OF MONROE
newspaper in the issues of: (date(s) of
COUNTY AMENDING MON-
publication)
ROE COUNTY CODE SEC -
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REFLECT THE CHANGE IN
NOMENCLATURE CON-
TAINED IN THE COUNTY'S
NEW TABLE OF ORGANIZA-
TION; PROVIDING FOR
Affiant further says that the said FLORIDA
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL
KEYS KEYNOTER is a newspaper published at
ORDINANCES INCONSIS-
Marathon, in said Monroe County, Florida, and
TENT HEREWITH; PROVID-
that the said newspaper has heretofore been
ING FOR INCORPORATION
INTO THE MONROE COUN-
continuously published in said Monroe County,
TY CODE PROVIDING FOR
Florida, twice each week (on Wednesday and
FILING WITH THE DEPART-
Saturday) and has been entered as a second
MENT OF STATE; AND PRO -
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE
class mail matter at the post office in
DATE.
Marathon, in Monroe County, Florida, for a
period of one year next preceding the first
Pursuant to Section 286.0105,
Florida Statutes, notice is giv-
publication of the attached copy of
en that if a person decides to
advertisement. The affiant further says that
appeal any decision made by
he has neither paid nor promised any person,
the Board with respect to any
matter considered at such
firm, or corporation any discount, rebate,
hearings or meetings, he will
commission or refund for the purpose of
need a record of the proceed -
ings and that, for such pur-
securing this advertisement for publication in
pose, he may need to ensure
the said newspaper(s) and that The Florida
that a verbatim record of the
Keys Keynoter is in full compliance with
proceedings is made, which
record includes the testimony
Chapter 50 of the Florida State Statutes on
and evidence upon which the
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between the hours of 8:30
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prior
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if you are hearing or voice
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Dated at Key West, Florida,
N otary
this 16th day of September,
(SEAL)
2015.
AMY HEAVILIN, Clerk of the
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THE REPORTER
Published Weekly
Tavernier, Monroe County, Florida
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MONROE
Before the undersigned authority personally
appeared RICHARD TAMBORRINO who on
oath, says that he is PUBLISHER of THE
REPORTER, a weekly newspaper published in
Tavernier, in Monroe County, Florida: that the
attached copy of advertisement was published in
said newspaper in the issues of: (date(s) of
publication)
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REPORTER is a newspaper published at
Tavernier, in said Monroe County, Florida, and
that the said newspaper has heretofore been
continuously published in said Monroe County,
Florida, each week (on Friday) and has been
entered as a second class mail matter at the
post office in Tavernier, in Monroe County,
Florida, for a period of one year next preceding
the first publication of the attached copy of
advertisement. The affiant further says that he
has neither paid nor promised any person, firm,
or corporation any discount, rebate, commission
or refund for the purpose of securing this
advertisement for publication in the said
newspaper(s) and that The THE REPORTER is
in full compliance with Chapter 50 of the Florida
State Statutes on Legal and Official
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF
COUNTY ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
TO WHOM IT MAY CON-
CERN that on October 21,
2015 at 3:00 P.M., or as soon
thereafter as may be heard,
in the Commission Cham-
bers located in the Marathon
Government Center,
2798 Overseas Highway,
Marathon, Monroe County,
Florida, the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, intends to
consider the adoption of the
following County ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COM-
MISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY AMENDING MON-
ROE COUNTY CODE SEC-
TIONS 2 -179 (a)(2); 2-
347(1)(4); 2- 349(d); 4 -3(2); 6-
55(c)(22); and 122 -6(d) TO
REFLECT THE CHANGE IN
NOMENCLATURE CON-
TAINED IN THE COUNTY's
NEW TABLE OF ORGANIZA-
TION; PR OVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES INCONSIS-
TENT HEREWITH; PROVID-
ING FOR INCORPORATION
INTO THE MONROE COUN-
TY CODE; PROVIDING FOR
FILING WITH THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE; AND PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Pursuant to Section 286.0105,
Florida Statutes, notice is giv-
en that if a person decides to
appeal any decision made by
the Board with respect to any
matter considered at such
hearings or meetings, he will
need a record of the proceed-
ings, and that, for such pur-
pose, he may need to ensure
that verbatim record of the
proceedings is made, which
record includes the testimony
and evidence upon which the
appeal is to be based.
ADA ASSISTANCE: If you
are a person with a disability
who needs special accom-
modations in order to partici-
pate in this proceeding,
please contact the County
Administrator's Office, by
phoning (305) 292 -4441,
between the hours of 8:30
a.m. - 5:00 p.m., no later than
five (5) calendar days prior
to the scheduled meeting;
if you are hearing or voice
impaired, call "711 ".
Dated at Key West, Florida,
this 16th day of September,
2015.
AMY HEAVILIN, Clerk of the
Circuit Court and ex officio
Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida
Published September 25, 2015
The Reporter
Taverni FL 33070
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF
. COUNTY ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Board of County
that on October 21, 2015 at
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says that he has neith aid nor mised erson, i or corporation any
EFFECTIVE DATE.
discount rebate, mm isslon or r for the purpose f securing this
Pursuant to Section 286.0105,
advertisement for ublication in th ai newspaper.
Florida Statutes, notice is given
that if a person decides to
appeal any decision made by
the Board with respect to any
matter considered at such
hearings or meetings, he will
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Dated at Key West, Florida, this
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Clerk of the Circuit Court
and ex officio Clerk of the Board
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Key West Citizen
October 28, 2015
Mr. Ernest L. Reddick, Program Administrator
Administrative Code & Weekly
R.A. Gray Building
500 S Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399 -0250
Dear Mr. Reddick,
Enclosed please find a certified copy of Ordinance No. 025 -2015 A public hearing to
adopt an ordinance amending the Monroe County Code to reflect changes in nomenclature as a
result of the Table of Organization that was approved by the Board on July 15, 2015 and to
provide definitions. REVISED BACK -UP: Added standard language clarifying amendments to
each section.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at a
Regular Meeting, held in formal session, on October 21, 2015. Please file for the record. Should
you have any questions please feel free to contact me at (305) 295 -3130.
Respectfully submitted,
Amy Heavilin, CPA,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
and ex officio Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners
by: Cheryl Robertson, D.C.
cc: County Attorney via e -mail
Growth Management via e-mail
County Administrator via e-mail
BOCC via e-mail
MuniCode via e-mail
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT O f ST ATE
RICK SCOTT
Governor
November 12, 2015
Honorable Amy Heavilin
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County
500 Whitehead Street, Suite 101
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Ms. Cheryl Robertson, Executive Aide
Dear Ms. Heavilin:
KEN DETZNER
Secretary of State
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of Monroe County Ordinance No. 025 -2015, which was filed in this office on November
10, 2015.
Sincerely,
Ernest L. Reddick
Program Administrator
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R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399 -0250
Telephone: (850) 245 -6270 • Facsimile: (850) 488 -9879
www.dos.state.fl.us