Item O05
BOARD Of' CO II YI'\" C0\1~IISSI0~
AGENDA ITEM SU\'J\'JARY
\feeting Dale: ..$/1 POS - Kcv l.aruo
DivistOJl r CUll!)" Att~.)mey - s OUi.ce
Bulk hem: Yes ~
No
Staff Contact Person: S.I,.Ifl.an Grimslcv
AGEI\ DA ITE.'l WORnI ~G ~
Approval to advenise an Ordinance amending Set. 263, Chapter 2, of the Monroe Cuunty Code
providitlg iluthority to the Counly Attorney to settle claims and law~uit~ not only wllcn the County is
paying the s.enlement as currently stated, hut also when tbe County is the recipienl urrund~ or the
beneficiary of the ~ettlemtnt. The ordimHKc revision also L:orn:ds, a sCfi,,'cne(s error indicating that
seulcmcms (1VCI" the amount of S25,OOO.OO are paid out of the County Attorney's JLmJ:-i.
ITEl\l BACKGROLl\D:
Ordinance JVo, 039~:O()-I was enacted to prl1\.ide <lutllOrily to the County Attorney to settle c:laims and
lawsuits when the County is the payor of settlement funds. \",-ith certain mOTltlary Iimitation~ on that
authOfity. llowcvcr, no authority \Va~ provided W ::.ellle claims and fawsuits \vhell the County recei\"e_~
funJ~ or is the ~ellltrn€nl beneficiary. The County Atturney will h<ive the authority to ~ettle claims and
f(lwsuits whether received or paid oul in amounts. Of value up to and llldudiTlg $15,000.00, aulhority
WLlh conscm of the County ...\dministrat.or in amounts or value over S 1 5,000.00 up to Jnd including
S2 5,000. 0(\ ami \",.ill t:onLinue to obtaLn uoer approv(ll to iluthor1ze payout or receipt of fi.[[lds or
item~ ofvalue over $25.00Ct.00. All seLtl~meIlt~ paid shall come trom COUJ1ty tlltlds.
PREVIOUS RELEVAr\T BOeC ACTrQN;
Ordmance ;\'0, 039-200-1 enacwd 12/15/1004.
CONTRACT /AGREE!\-1ENT CIIAN G ES:
S'l'A...... I,U~COI\.1 M 1'~NIlATlONS:
A. pproval.
TOTAL COST;
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BlDGrTF.D; Ye-;
No
COST TO COrI\TY:
KiA
SOTTRCE OF FUNDS;
REVE~L1E PRODUCING: YeCoi
1'\0 X
A!\.Hn.T~T PER I\IONTH
Ye;.u
APPROVED BY:
County i\tty ..
O:vrRiPurcha<;lll!J; Rl<;k rv1anagement
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---ton f\ R CQl.l.lf\S, COL!\ 1 Y ATTOR:'>JL Y
DIVISIO~ DIRECTOR APPROVAL;
Doer [\-1 El\TA TIO~:
I nc fuded
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IHs~~osrno" :
R.."yis:.d 2M5
AG R~DA ITE: M #
RQAHIl 0.... COr~TY C.OMMISSIOt\
AGE~DA ITE:'\l Sl"MI\L\RY
\ leeting Dilte :---..S.~.L.7.:0 ~ Kev Lal go
Dj\.jsion Coullty Anornev. s Qf.Tlce
l~ulk It~m Yes ~ \0
Statf Cuntact P~f"OH. ~u_~a~L Grirn::.lev
.\G~~~D;\ 1'1'[1\1 W"ORDING:
.\pprO\ a] [0 ad\"erti:-.~ an Ordinance amend~ng See. 263, Chap(cr 1_ of{l1c r\..1onwc County C.ode
rro\iding authority to the COllnt\' -\twrne\' tu ~t;'ttle daims and lav,...~uib. not only \.dWTl lh~ Counl~ j~
pa~ing. tne ~cttkm~nt <l$ cLJrrcmly s.lated. but also when {he (oumy is !hc recipient offunds or the
be[l~tkiar-:-" Df the ..ett]~lTIenl. The ordinanc.e rt;vision also correCls a scriven~(s error il1dicatLng that
,eltlements. o\'(;'r t he amount of $2 >;_ UOO. 00 are pilid out afthe C Ollllty Anome\' 's nmd"
1.IE.\1 fiACKG ROt- "" D:
(JrJinam ('.\"o 03Y-_'OO-/ \\as. enact~d t() pro\idt:: auttwrily 10 !h~ County .Attorney 10 ~ettlc c]aim~ and
law',;uits Wh~Il the ('mmty is the payor of ..ett]ernellt funds, with c.~rtain mont'llir)' limitation.. on that
iluthority. I io\\'t,;v"Cl_ no authority was provided to serrle c1ajm5 and Jav..'suits \....hcrl the County r('ccivcs
t'und~ or is lhe ~elll~rntmt bc-ndkiar\'. The Count) !\twmey will have the aUlhority tu <;ett]e cla.irnf; anti
bWSLlih whe:her recei\"ed or paid Ollt in ft1ll011nt:'5 or \.aluc up to find induding S 1 'i.GOO.OO. authorlry
with consent of t]1(' C oum~ .-\dminist rator in amou nlS or \ aIL~t~ over $1:;'_000 00 IIp to and including
525,000.00, ami will cominue 10 oonlin BOre approval to iluthorize pa}' out or ref;cipt of n.lllds Qr
it~m.. of vHlue over $~-'''- (JUO. DO. All settlements paid sllall come t)-om Coumy n.lnds.
1~H:t:\"fOl-S RELEYA,"T BOCC :\CTIOl\:
( In..linuuct' .. \'0. 03t.J-]OO-i endued ] :.....15 <~0(1-1-
CO N TRACT/AGRE EM ENT CHANG ES:
ST:\ FF Rt:eO M !\l t.~_, R\ T IONS:
A pprO\-ill
TOTAL eOSl:
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BtDGF:TEIJ: \'cs
1\0
COST TO CO("n: '\:A
SO[RCE OF Fl' \ OS;
KI':YI'~N(rE PRODliCIr\C,: Yes
~o X
AMOL I\T PE R "IOi\TH
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A PPRO\'ED BY:
C ('Ill ntv ,;\Uv
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L~ ;I,.O.-~~~ ell::: i"<__S~t:.t C' \ .
]OHl\. R COlLINS, ('a u\ "!"y ATTOR~EY
Ris~ \1anilgcFllcnt
lllVISION DIRECTOR .-\PPROVAL:
DO(~I-'fr:\TATIO~:
I nduded
~\m Required X
DlSPOSl no N;
AG E~DA ITF. M #
Kc\.j~cJ 2/(15
County Attorney
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,\~ ORDIi\At\Cl: OF THt1: BOARD OF COrNT\'
CO\'lMISSIO:\lEU.s OF MOr-lROE COlTNTY, FLORIDA
A!\H~~DlNG CHAPTER 2 OF THE MONROE COliNTY
CODE ['TITLED "AD\I1"ISTRA TIOY' BY AME!\DIr\G
SEe 2-363 TO ALLOW THE COU\TY ATTOR~EY TO
AGREE TO SETTL[....IE~TS OF CLAL\.lS A~[) LlTIG..\TlOt\
O~ BEHALf' OF l\lONROE COL,,"TY C," 1)fo~R erRI"", [1\
CIRCliI\lSTAt\C.ES WUU," TIW COlJ NTY JS TH t:
liEN [I'lCLARY OF TII t( St:TTLE\lI(:\iT OR TH.:
KF.CIPI L'lT OF FTl\DS; A'1E~DT~G SET. 2-363(3) I~
ORnER TO CORRF.CT A SCRIVENER'S ERROR A!\D
CL-\RIFYI~G TH.-\ T PAYMENT OF SETTLE\IEST
A'.101'~TS FOR CLAI\",S OR LAWSLITS ARE PAID BY
THE COli~TY ..\1\D :"IlOT B'i' THE <-'Oll~TY A TTOR1\EY;
PROVILll:\G FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDI:'\lG FOR THE
FU~P~~AL OF ALL ORl)I[\A~CES lNCO~SJS.rENT
III<~RVWITIf~ PROVIOlt\G I'OR I:'Il1CORPOR"-TlON INTO
THE \lO~"RO[ COFNTY CODE OF ORDIX-\'(TS; AN lJ
PRO\'lDI\"G A\' EFFECH\T D,-\'IT
\\, IIERI:.:AS. Ordinance ~o. 039-2004 \VaS enactd to provide authurity to the Count>'
....\ twrnc\ fllr \.lonrut: COUJlt~. to "ettl~ dai ms <ind l<nnu its undt:r certa[ll cirCUr11srancc~~ and
\liHE:RL\S. Ordinance- :\0. 039.1004 gave 1iwhorily to the COUElty Attorney TO s~nlc
,Jaime; amllav.'_~uit~ ",:hen r.,..lonroC' Count): paid tj11..~ :o;ettlemenl funds, but nol when \.1onfue
COunL\' r~ceived the ~ettlem~~nt funds: and
WH f:H:L\S_ Ordtnancr No. 039-2004 state~ innmectly that the County AU('~rI1C_1,- na~
aulhorih. to senl c cl il i m ~ and la\\ suit s \... ith appro\"al oj" the Board of County
C Omm i ssioner~ v... here rhe sClllcm~nt amount lO b~ paid b\' the C uunty Anorney is ll1 c\.ccss
~lft\.\"enty-th.e thml~and dolla,s; fHld
WiI ER~AS. rhe Counl",' Attorney doe~ llot pay settlements boom his. funds or budget and
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th(' \',:nrd ,- Allnrrle\"- \vas inserted in error; alld
WHERL-\S. afr~r codification of Ordinance ~u. 0.39-2004. SecTion :~.16_~n) 01 the
\ lonwe CUUIn\" (' nJe of Ordinances reflects t f1 i s incorrect \\OJ ding_
1\OW, Tln~Rl<:FOKL BF. IT ORDAINED BY TIU~ BOARD 01' COll~TY
CO!\1.\lISSIO~ [RS 01' .\10:\Ror C.OC\TY. FLORIDA:
Sectior. ]. Se,-' 2-363 or ~he \lonroc County Code is hereby amended as. f()llmn"!'
Set. 2-363. Seulement or clainls and litigafion.
The County Attomey shall have the authority to st:'ule any c.laim ma~lt by Or
ag.a if1~t the Coumy and settle on hehal f uf lh~ Count\" any ]a \\ ~u it in \\ Mien t he County is
a ;:mrty Settlement aut hmity ma \ he e:>.:erCE:'ieU under ltH~ f~)H()wing cond l{ ions
(1) By the CounL) Attorney, in his Of her judgment, ",,'hell tnc settlement ~jllue or
am(~unt to be paLd Of fCCCLvcd hy th~~ Count).' docs not exceed fifteen thOU~cl nd dollar;.:;
($1 ~.nO(l nO).
C::::, flY the Count:--: Attorney. with the \.\Titten concurrence ofthe Coum\'
:\Jministmto~. when the .~eniemem \'alue or amount W he paid OJ received by ihtO' Cuunty
is in e>o:cess of fifteen thoU'iand Jollar~ {S 15.000.00) and does not to'.\.ceed lwent~'-fi.....e
thou:>and dollars ($25,000.DO).
(.1) !~y the Count~'i Attorncy'. with prior approvi\J of {he Board lil\\-ful I y authorized flt
a pub IlC 111~~eting of t he Uoard. where {he settlement vah.tr. or amount to he paid or r~(cived
hy tile COllnty .".ttorncy is in excess oftwcmy"fin~ thousand dollars ($2'UH)().OO}
5_c':lton :2 , If any sedi\)I1, suh.~ect ion. sentence. clause or provi ~ion of thi s
OtdLnance' i~ held i nval iJ. the remainder of t hi ~ ordi mmce sna 11 not be atl'cctcd by such
illva I idity
S.~cttl)f!_L A I j ordi nanccs or pans of ordinances In conflict WLlh lhi s ocdinanct'
are h~rcby repea led to the C>'l~~m of SJld contl JeI.
)J~.ClioIl -t The provisions of this ordinanc~ shall be included and incorporated
ill the Code of Ordinances of lhe C olLnly of \'1oJlme, Florida, a.. an addit ion or amendmcnt
thereto. and if !It'-Ct;ss.ary, shaH be appropriatelv renumbered to conform to the unlform
numbering "y.~tem ofth~ Code.
$l~c\iQn ~. This mJinan(;t;' snail ta"e effect i nHnediall:1y upon r~ccipl of oincial
notice lrum [he Otllce pf ~hc Secretary of State of Iht..~ S~a(c nf Florida [hat this onli nance
has been filed \\ ith said Olfi.ce.
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"'W odiTlg Added language is underl i <led: deleted j anguilg12 is :,lfliCk IhfH~ )
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PASSED A~D ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of i'....lcmwe
Coumv_ Florida. al a reeuloll mcctin'L'. of said Board held on the da... or
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.200S.
\Javor Dixie \1 Spch~r
\1aY<)f Pro Tem ('h(1rle~ '"Sl1nIlY" \kCoy
Com III i%ioner \.1urray '\Jel son
Commlssloner Cremge 1'\eugent
C nmlll j.~siOller D,l.\-i d Ri ce
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:\ttesl. DX\ \"Y L KOLHAGI-__ Cler"
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1)~~ptJty CI C"rk
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BOARD or: COLr<T): CO\i'1[SSlO~ERS
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