Item J7
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: July 18,2001
Division:
District 1
Bulk Item: Yes
No
Department: Commissioner Dixie M. Spehar
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
A resolution of the Board of County Commissioners requesting the Monroe County School Board to
restore Drivers' Education classes to the school curriculum, specifically addressing motorcycle
awareness.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The concern about the number of recent accidents both fatal and non-fatal involving teenager drivers is
the reason that the Monroe County School Board should restore year-round drivers education for all
types of vehicles including bicycles, scooters and motorcycles to the curriculum
PREVIOUS REVELANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNT PER MONTH
Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty OMBlPurchasing _ Risk Management _
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
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(Commissioner DiXIe M. Spehar)
DOCUMENTATION:
Included
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DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM # /-v7
Revised 2/27/01
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
RESOLUTION NO.
-2001
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY. FLORIDA. REQUESTING THE MONROE COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARD TO RESTORE TO THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM DRIVERS
EDUCATION CLASSES.
WHEREAS. the BOCC is gravely concemed about a number of recent fatal accidents
involving teenager drivers in Monroe County; now. therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY. FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Monroe County School Board is hereby requested to
restore to the year-round school curriculum drivers education for all types of vehicles,
including bicycles. scooters and motorcycles.
Section 2. That said curriculum should specifically address motorcycle awareness.
Section 3. Authorizing the Clerk of the Board to transmit to the SUperintendent
of the Monroe County School District this Resolution immediately upon execution.
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 July, 2001.
Mayor George Neugent
Mayor Pro Tem Nora Williams
Commissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Charles McCoy
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L.KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
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Mayor/Chairperson