Item O03
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: October 16, 2002
Division:
District 1
Bulk Item: Yes
No
Department: Commissioner Dixie M. Spehar
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
recognizing County Commission authority to contract with special counsel.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
This action will clarify policy for hiring or retaining special counsel for any department/division within
Monroe County.
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 ~ OMB/Purchasing _ Risk Management _
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
i 4~ J m. I; ~J.A~)
I Commissioner Dix e M. Spehar)
DOCUMENTATION:
Incl uded X
To Follow
Not Required_
AGENDA ITEM # t:f..d
DISPOSITION:
Revised 2/27/01
eCT-02-02 11,40 FROM,MONROE COUNTY ATTY OFFICE ID,3052823516
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Com",issiQnef" Dixie Spehar
RE$qWT:tqN ~r
-2002
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTV, FLORIDA RECOIiNIZXNS COUNTY COMMrsstON AUTHORITY TO
CONTRACT Wl:TH SPE~ ~c:r:t .0
WHEREAS, MON'Oe County Boord of County Co",,,,issianers Administrative Policies sets a policy for
assignment of subjects, cases, orad opinions to "existing special cowasel;" and
WHEREAS, the outhoMty to enfa' into contracts with specia' counsel is that of the Monroe Collnty
Board of County Commissioners; QrK!
WHEREAS, the County Administration and Staff may have, from time to time, particular experience
and knowledge which may be. useful to the County CoI'nmission in determining which special counsel to retain
for particular matters or subjects: now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY.
FlORII)A:
5e~ion 1. Thot the CoUl1ty Commission recognizes its authority and sole responsibility to enter
into controcts for the retention of special legal services.
~ion 2~ The County Administrator, the County Attorney, and appropriate [)i~ision Heads and
Staff may make reco",lMndations for the considerotiOf1 of the COl.Inty Commission in reaching its
determinotion os to retention of special counsel for litigation purposes only.
Section 3. County Division Heads ond Stoff shall 1#& the serlfic::es of retained counsel for
assistance in drafting policy statement, resolutions and ordinances only upon specific direction from the
County Commission.
PASSED AN!:> At>OPTED by the Board of County Cornrnissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at tl
regu(Qr meeting of said Board held on the 16th ddy of October, 2002.
Mayor McCoy
Mayor Pro Tern Spehar
Commissioner Nelson
Commissioner Neugent
Commissioner Jimenez
(SEAI.-)
Attest: DANNY LKOLHA6E. Clerk
BOARb OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
jdrcsspC:OUNeI
Mayor/Chairperson
BY
~NNE A. HUTTON
DATf _ 0'~3.-/u7--
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