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Item P4lrl Co �� Mope �' ; c' � '� BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ,a �+ Mayor David Rice, District 4 Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia J. Murphy, District 5 Fl IleOI1da Keys m �� u 1 , i zm Danny L. Kolhage, District 1 . �, George Neugenf District 2 Heather Carruthers, District 3 County Commission Meeting October 17, 2018 Agenda Item Number: P.4 Agenda Item Summary #4764 BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Cynthia Hall (305) 292 -3470 10:30 A.M. AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Report outlining options for creating a governing board or advisory board for Middle Keys Health Care Municipal Service Taxing Unit; approval to advertise ordinance implementing steps necessary for creation of board, with public hearing to be held at the January 2019 BOCC meeting. ITEM BACKGROUND: In June 2018, the Board of County Commissioners approved Ordinance No. 012 -2018 creating the Middle Keys Health Care Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU), to fund indigent health care at Fishermen's Hospital in Marathon. At the September 2018 BOCC meeting, the Commissioners directed the County Attorney's Office to look into and report back on options to create a board for the MSTU, with representation from the two municipalities with taxpayers located within the MSTU. Subsequently, one Commissioner inquired about the possibility of creating a board including non - elected representatives from the County and the two cities (Marathon and Key Colony Beach) as well as potentially representation from the hospital. The attached memo outlines the possible courses of action to creation of a board. To summarize, there are at least two possible avenues. 1. Dependent Special District: Using either the County's home rule powers or F. S. 125.01(5), adopt an ordinance to create a dependent special district with a governing body in addition to the MSTU. The ordinance would spell out the composition of the governing body. The special district would be funded by the MSTU, and the BOCC would make the budget decisions each year. However, the governing board would make policy decisions for the special district. Depending on whether the dependent special district was created using the County's home rule powers or F.S. 125.05(5), the governing body could be composed of elected officials or could include non - elected officials. Either method requires one -time approval of the municipalities in the special district, which may be in the form of an ordinance, resolution, or simple vote. 2. Advisory Board for the MSTU: In the alternative, the BOCC could adopt an ordinance creating an advisory board for the MSTU. The advisory board could consist of elected officials only, non - elected representatives, or a combination. The BOCC would remain the governing body both for budgetary and all other policy decisions, acting with advice from the advisory board. Both the governing board of a Dependent Special District and the advisory board for the MSTU would be subject to Florida Sunshine Law and Florida public records law. Creation of either will require an adoption of an ordinance by the BOCC. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: CONTRACT /AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A STAFF RECOMMENDATION: DOCUMENTATION: Memo Possible Fishermen's Board Rev FINANCIAL IMPACT: Effective Date: N/A Expiration Date: Total Dollar Value of Contract: N/A Total Cost to County: Current Year Portion: Budgeted: Source of Funds: CPI: Indirect Costs: Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts: Revenue Producing: If yes, amount: Grant: County Match: Insurance Required: Additional Details: None REVIEWED BY: Cynthia Hall Bob Shillinger Budget and Finance Maria Slavik Kathy Peters Board of County Commissioners Completed 10/02/2018 4:53 PM Completed 10/02/2018 5:08 PM Completed 10/03/2018 8:10 AM Skipped 10/02/2018 5:08 PM Completed 10/03/2018 10:17 AM Pending 10/17/2018 9:00 AM MEMORANDUM Office of the Monroe County Attorney TO: Mayor Rice, County Commissioners, and Roman Gastesi, County Administrator THROUGH: Bob Shillinger, County Attorney FROM: Cynthia L. Hall, Assistant County Attorney DATE: October 2, 2018 SUBJECT: Options for Creating a Board for Middle Keys Health Care Service MSTU At the August 2, 2018 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), the Commissioners directed this office to prepare a summary of possible options with respect to appointment of a board for the Middle Keys Health Care Service Taxing Unit (MSTU). The purpose of this memo is to outline for the BOCC the methods by which it could create a board for the MSTU. Options for Creating a Board for the MSTU Option 1 a Dependent Special District' The County could adopt an ordinance creating a dependent special district, using either the County's home rule powers or F.S. 125.01(5). The membership, organization and authority of the governing body would be spelled out in the ordinance. A dependent special district has no independent taxing authority. Therefore, the special district The dependent special district described here meets the definition in F.S. 189.012, which defines a dependent special district to mean a special district that meets one of four criteria, one of which is a "district that has a budget that requires approval through an affinnative vote or can be vetoed by the governing body of a single county or single municipality." 2 F.S. 189.02 lists the eight (8) pieces of information that must be included in the ordinance creating the special district: (a) The purpose, powers, functions, and duties of the district. (b) The geographic boundary limitations of the district. (c) The authority of the district. (d) An explanation of why the district is the best alternative. (e) The membership, organization, compensation, and administrative duties of the governing body. (f) The applicable financial disclosure, noticing, and reporting requirements. (g) The 'methods for financing the district. (h) A declaration that the creation of the district is consistent with the approved local goverm comprehensive plans. would continue to be funded by the MSTU. The BOCC would make the decision regarding taxing and levying each year. However, the governing board of the Special District would make the policy decisions for the special district. By way of example, Monroe County currently has two dependent special districts: Monroe County Land Authority, and Monroe County Industrial Development Authority. The governing body of the Dependent Special District would be governed by Florida Sunshine Law as well as Florida public records law. The ordinance creating the Special District could establish the meeting schedule for the governing body. As with the Land Authority, the governing body of the Dependent Special District could meet as a section of the BOCC agenda If the MSTU is created using the authority in F.S. 125.05, the governing body is confined to elected officials. F.S. 125.05(5)(b) provides that the governing body "shall" be composed of county commissioners (an unspecified number) and "may include elected officials" from the municipalities. The exact number of each must be spelled out in the ordinance. If the MSTU is created using the County's home rule powers, the governing body could consist elected officials, non - elected appointees, or a combination. Potentially this could include representatives from Fishermen's/ Baptist, subject to further research to rule out a conflict of interest. Creation of a special district, either under the County's home rule powers or under F. S. 125.01(5), requires approval of the municipalities. Approval could be in any form, including a simple vote, adoption of a resolution, or adoption of an ordinance. Any ordinance or resolution adopted for this purpose would be in addition to the ordinance required by F.S. 125.01(1)(q), indicating the municipality's consent to inclusion of its taxpayers in the MSTU. Option k' 2: Advisory Board (under MSTU) In the alternative, using its home rule powers, the County could adopt an ordinance setting up an advisory board for the already- existing MSTU. The BOCC would continue to act as the governing body for the MSTU, and would make both policy decisions and budget decisions for the MSTU, but with input from the advisory board. As with the Dependent Special District, the advisory board would be governed by Florida Sunshine Law and Florida public records law. The advisory board could be composed of elected officials or non - elected officials, or a combination. Subject to the question noted above regarding conflict of interest, the advisory board could include representatives from Fishermen's Hospital. 3 F. S. 189.02(2) states: "A county is authorized to create dependent special districts within the boundary lines of the county, subject to the approval of the governing board of the incorporated area affected." (Emphasis added.) 4 This would be similar to the Upper Keys Health Care Taxing District ( "Trauma District' '), which was an MSTU. The ordinance setting up the MSTU (Ordinance No. 008 -1988) provided that the governing board was the BOCC, and set up an advisory board. 2 r., O O W