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Item P07 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: January 17, 2001 Division: County Attorney AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to advertise an ordinance amending section 6-57(b), Monroe County Code, requiring signs placed on contractors' vehicles to be permanent. ITEM BACKGROUND: Unlicense~ people have been contracting in County and are using removable signs to advertise on their trucks. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval to advertise for Public Hearing on February 21, 2001 in Key Largo. TOTAL COST: BUDGETED: Yes No Cost to County: APPROVED BY: County Attorney X OM BjPurchasing Risk Management DIVISION DIRECTbR~~ DOCUMENTATION: Includ~f -1L To Follow Not required AGENDA ITEM # I-Pl Contractors Examining Board ORDINANCE NO - 2001 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 6-57(b), MONROE COUNTY CODE, REQUIRING SIGNS PLACED ON CONTRACTORS' VEHICLES TO BE PERMANENT; 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 WHEREAS, there have been problems with unlicensed persons using vehicles in a business in violation of this Article and who remove or exchange vehicle signs composed of magnetic or vinyl numbE!rs and letters; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. Sec. 6-57(b), Monroe County Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: (b) Contractors conducting their contracting within Monroe County any business reauirina a certificate of comoetency or state reaistration within ~10nroe County shall identify all vehicles have orominently disolayed on each side of each vehicle used in the furtherance of their business by use in the to transportffig sf materials, equipment or employees to a job site, excepting a vehicle owned by an employee which vehicle is and only used for private transportation or in carrying employees' personal tools and personal equipment necessary to fulfill their job tasks, by placing on the sides thereof identification of the contractor by trade nameL afl6 tfletf certificate number, and business street address, or, if there is none. the resident street address of the oerson ownina or ooeratina the business, in a size no less than three (3) inches, excepting those vehicles rented or leased by a contractor from a commercial vehicle rental agency for a period of less than one (1) month and such vehicles are plainly marked with the name of the lessor in a size which is easily readable. Any sian showina any of the above information must be oermanent in nature and not readily removable or exchanaeable. Vinyl and maanetic sians that are readily removable or reolaceable do not meet the foreaoina reauirements and are strictly orohibited. Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is held inyalid, 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 S. 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 , 2001. Mayor George Neugent Commissioner Charles McCoy Commissioner Murray Nelson Commissioner Dixie Spehar Commissioner Nora Williams (SEAL) Attest: DANNY L.KOLHAGE, Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By By Deputy Clerk Mayor/Chairperson Jdordcebsigns2