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Item P11 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: July 26, 2000 Division: County Attorney AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to advertise an ordinance amending Sec. 2-1.1(a), MCC, in order to provide that the persons employed as County Hearing Officer may have served as counsel to the Planning Commission. ITEM BACKGROUND: The number of persons qualified and willing to serve as Hearing Officers is very limited. When the current Hearing Officer is disqualified, the County has had great difficulty in obtaining the services of an alternate. This change will expand the pool of potential alternates. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval to advertise for public hearing on August 16, 2000 in Key Largo. TOTAL COST: BUDGETED: Yes No Cost to County: APPROVED BY: County Attorney X OMS/Purchasing DIVISION DIRECTO~~ DOCUMENTATION: IncluZ ~ To Follow Risk Management Not required AGENDA ITEM # I" PI I County Attorney ORDINANCE NO -2000 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SEC. 2-1.1(a), MONROE COUNTY CODE, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THAT THE HEARING OFFICER MAY HAVE SERVED AS COUNSEL TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. See. 2-1.1(a), Monroe County Code is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 2-1.1 Hearing officer division. (a) There is hereby created within the office of the County Administrator a hearing officer division. Individuals employed by this division shall be part-time employees as that term is defined elsewhere in this Code and entitled to all benefits accruing to such employees. Individuals so employed shall be considered employees of the County Administrator and shall in no fashion be considered employees of the County Attorney's office. Individuals to be employed as hearing officers shall be hired by the County Administrator and shall be formerly seated Monroe County Circuit judges or shall be persons who serve or have served as Monroe County Code Enforcement Special Masters or as counsel to the Monroe County Land Authority or to the Planning Commission. Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. Section 4. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition or amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering system of the Code. Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon receipt of official notice from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida that this ordinance has been filed with said Office. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the day of , 2000. Mayor Shirley Freeman Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey Commissioner George Neugent Commissioner Mary Kay Reich Commissioner Nora Williams (SEAL) Attest: DANNY L.KOLHAGE, Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By By Mayor/Chairperson Deputy Clerk jdordhearoff