Item O07BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:March23, 2016Division:County Attorney
Bulk Item: Yes XNo Staff Contact: Chris Ambrosio 292-3477
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of Trespass After Warning Program Affidavit of
Authorization forMonroe County Sheriff’s Officeto act as County representative to enforce Florida
Statutesagainst trespassers on County propertyand authorize the County Administratorto execute the
Affidavit.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
In 2006, the County, through the Mayor, signed a Trespass After Warning
Program Affidavit ofAuthorization (“Affidavit”)authorizing MCSO to act as the County’s authorized
representative to enforceF.S. 810.08 and §810.09, against trespassers and unauthorized persons on
County property and to warn and direct persons to leave the property or be subject to arrest under
Florida law.MCSO has notified the County that that Affidavit must be updated. The County
Attorney’s Office has updated and improved the Affidavit which can be signed by the County
Administrator, or designee, with BOCC approval. The BOCC may also authorize the County
Administrator, or designee, to sign all future similar Affidavits or agreements and to take any
administrative action on the BOCC’s behalf warranted by those Affidavits or agreements.The
Affidavit empowers MSCO deputiesto act on behalf of theCounty to make arrests for trespassing, and
to warn and direct persons to leave county-owned or leased property, in an effort to improve the safety
and security of residents and visitors and protect public property.The Affidavit remains valid until it is
cancelled by the County or MCSO. Thelimited authority does not obligate the MCSOto patrol the
identified premises on any specific schedule.TheCounty Facilities Department will complete the
Affidavit to identify the individual County properties that are to be included in this program.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
N/A.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approvalof the Trespass After Warning Program Affidavit of
Authorizationandfor the County Administrator, or designeeto sign all future similar Affidavits or
agreements and to take any administrative action on the BOCC’s behalf warranted by those Affidavits
or agreements.
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TOTAL COST:INDIRECT COST: BUDGETED:
N/A N/AN/A
DIFFERENTIALOF LOCAL PREFERENCE:
N/A
COST TO COUNTY:SOURCE OF FUNDS:
N/AN/A
REVENUE PRODUCING:AMOUNT PER MONTHYear ____
Yes No X
APPROVED BY:
County Atty XOMB/Purchasing Risk Management ____
DOCUMENTATION:
Included XNot Required___
DISPOSITION:AGENDA ITEM #