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 #
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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
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