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RESOLUTION NO. 147 -2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SUNSETTING AND DISSOLVING
THE MONROE COUNTY MARINE AND PORT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
(hereinafter, "Board ") is the legislative body of Monroe County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that the challenge of supporting and servicing critical
public safety, environmental, and infrastructural marine resource needs in the aftermath of
Hurricane Irma is one requiring sensible use of financial resources; and
WHEREAS, the Board wishes to provide the residents of Monroe County with the best
possible service in the most cost effective and reasonable manner; and
WHEREAS, the Board established the Monroe County Port Advisory Committee on or
about February 15th, 1977 (Resolution No. 24- 1977), rendered amendatory resolutions regarding
said Committee on or about April 19 1977 (Resolution No. 55- 1977), on or about February
20 1991 (Resolution No. 57 -1991 re- naming the Port Advisory Committee the "Marine and
Port Advisory Committee "), and on or about April 24 1991 (Resolution No. 138 - 1991),
approved Marine and Port Advisory Committee Administrative Procedures and Bylaws on or
about June 20 2012, and last approved an amendatory resolution regarding said Committee on
or about March 20 2013 (Resolution No. 110- 2013); and
WHEREAS, Florida law does not require the creation of, or the continued existence of, a
local Marine and Port Advisory Committee; and
WHEREAS, the County has suffered an extreme external resource shock as a result of
Hurricane Irma and the attendant public health, safety, and welfare needs it has generated; and
WHEREAS, in view of the need to re- allocate scarce County resources needed to
support and service such mitigation and recovery priorities in the post - Hurricane Irma
environment, it is deemed necessary and in the manifest public interest to re- orient scarce
County resources from said Committee to provide enhanced support and service of such
Mitigation and recovery needs and priorities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD
OY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
Section 1 .: The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated as
if fully stated herein.
Section 2 .: The Monroe County Marine and Port Advisory Committee, duly established
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pursuant to the foregoing resolution series, is hereby dissolved.
Section 3 .: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by
the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
at a regular meeting of said Board on this 16 day of May, 2018.
Mayor David Rice Yes
Mayor Pro Tern Sylvia J. Murphy Yes
Commissioner Danny L. Kolhage Yes
Commissioner George Neugent Yes
Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes
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By:
Mayor David R'
KEVIN MADOK, CLERK
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Monroe County Attorney
Approved as to Form:
By:
Peter H. Morris, Assistant County Attorney
MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM
PETER MORRIS
ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTO EY
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MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM
PETER MORRIS
ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTO EY
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