Resolution 001-2015r . . * .
County Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 001 -2015
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
IN SUPPORT OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF FLORIDA
COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE REGULATION,
KEVIN MCCARTY
WHEREAS, Kevin McCarty is the current Florida Commissioner of Insurance
Regulation and has held this position since the position was established in 2003; and
WHEREAS, Kevin McCarty has worked for the Florida Department of Insurance and
its successor, the Office of Insurance Regulation, since 1991 and is the past President of the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, by law the Insurance Commissioner now serves at the pleasure of the
Governor and the Cabinet; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner McCarty has been of great assistance to the residents of
Monroe County concerning the profound and complex insurance issues that uniquely affect
Monroe County; and
WHEREAS Commissioner McCarty convened a quasi-judicial hearing in August of
2006 in Key West to challenge proposed rate increases by Citizens Property Insurance which
resulted in a justifiable reduction in rates; and
WHEREAS Commissioner McCarty is a leader for catastrophic insurance reform on a
national level in his role as a part of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners,
WHEREAS Commissioner McCarty has a commanding understanding of both the
consumer impacts and business realities of the insurance industry,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County desires to show
their support and appreciation for Commissioner of Insurance Regulation McCarty for his
past and desired future service to the residents of the State of Florida and Monroe County
through his reappointment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY:
That Florida Commissioner of Insurance Regulation, Kevin McCarty, has the full
support of Monroe County and that Monroe County desires that his experience and expertise
be retained as the Commissioner of Insurance Regulation.
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The Clerk is hereby directed to send a certified copy of this resolution to Governor
Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, and
Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putnam by the most expeditious means possible.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on the 21 st day of January, 2015.
Mayor Danny L. Kolhage
Mayor Pro Tern Heather Carruthers
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner David Rice
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
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Attest: AMY HEAVILIN, CLERK
By:
Deputy Clerk
(SEAL)
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
Mayor
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