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;� w 1rJ� BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
r,�� Mayor Craig Cates,District 1
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tem Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
y Michelle Lincoln,District 2
James K.Scholl,District 3
Ij David Rice,District 4
County Commission Meeting
February 15, 2023
Agenda Item Number: 0.2
Agenda Item Summary #11595
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Bob Shillinger(305) 292-3470
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to advertise a public hearing to consider an ordinance
amending Article III, Division 5 of the Monroe County Code (County Attorney) and Article V,
Division 4 of the Monroe County Code (Risk Management Program).
ITEM BACKGROUND:
In 1988, Ordinance No. 025-1988 was adopted, creating the County Risk Management program and
the Uninsured Loss Fund. At the time, the risk management program was administered from within
Employee Services. On October 1, 2015, the risk management program was moved to the County
Attorney's Office, within which it currently operates. It is desirable to enact an ordinance to reflect
the move to the County Attorney's Office, and also to clarify the monetary authority for settlement
of risk management claims between the risk manager, County Attorney, County Administrator, and
Board of County Commissioners.
In 2004, Ordinance No. 039-2004 was adopted, establishing the office of the Monroe County
Attorney and spelling out the authority of the County Attorney with respect to the defense of claims
against the County and authority of the County Attorney to settle claims filed against the County.
Since that time, the County Attorney's Office has taken on numerous additional responsibilities. It
is desirable to clarify the authority and the responsibilities via an updated ordinance.
Currently, there is no ordinance specifically laying out the responsibilities and authority of the public
records unit, which also operates within the County Attorney's Office. It is desirable to list and
codify those responsibilities and the authority of that unit to act as coordinator for pubic records
request, retention, and disposition in accordance with State records retention schedules, while
simultaneously spelling out the responsibilities of County departments to cooperate with the public
records manager.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
4/19/1988: BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 025-1988, creating County risk management program
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including uninsured loss fund
12/15/2004: BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 039-2004, establishing the office of Monroe County
Attorney (amended by Ordinance No. 026-2005)
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
DOCUMENTATION:
Draft ordinance addressing CAY authority, Risk, satisfaction of SHIP mortgages, and additional
areas for cert 12.26.2022
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: upon adoption
Expiration Date: none
Total Dollar Value of Contract: n/a
Total Cost to County: n/a
Current Year Portion: n/a
Budgeted: n/a
Source of Funds: n/a
CPI: n/a
Indirect Costs: n/a
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required: No.
Additional Details:
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REVIEWED BY:
Cynthia Hall Completed 12/27/2022 11:51 AM
Bob Shillinger Completed 01/26/2023 1:55 PM
Brian Bradley Completed 01/26/2023 2:59 PM
Lindsey Ballard Completed 01/26/2023 4:05 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 02/15/2023 9:00 AM
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-181(C) OF THE
MONROE COUNTY CODE TO UPDATE THE COUNTY Uy
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ORDINANCE CURRENTLY CODIFIED as
IN CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III, DIVISION 5 OF THE MONROE
COUNTY CODE;EXPANDING THE SUBJECT MATTER AREAS
IN WHICH ATTORNEYS MAY RECEIVE COMPENSATION
FOR ACHIEVING CERTIFICATION UNDER THE FLORIDA 2
BAR; CREATING SECTION 2-181(D) PROVIDING THAT THE
COUNTY ATTORNEY'S SIGNATURE SHALL BE FINAL WITH
RESPECT TO PERSONNEL ACTIONS FOR OFFICE
PERSONNEL AND SUPPORT STAFF;AMENDING SECTION 2-
182 OF THE MONROE COUNTY TO CLARIFY THE SCOPE OF Ui
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S AUTHORITY TO DEFEND qs
ACTIONS AGAINST THE COUNTY;AMENDING SECTIONS 2-
184 AND 2-185 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF tf
ORDINANCES IN ORDER TO CLARIFY THE COUNTY 0
ATTORNEY'S SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY FOR CLAIMS E
FILED BY AND AGAINST THE COUNTY;CREATING SECTION CL
2-187 WITHIN CHAPTER 2,ARTICLE III DIVISION 5 OF THE
MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES,GRANTING THE -
COUNTY ATTORNEY AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE
SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGE DOCUMENTS; AMENDING
CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE V DIVISION 4 (RISK MANAGEMENT i
PROGRAM)OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE IN ORDER TO
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REVISE MONETARY AMOUNTS FOR SETTLEMENT
AUTHORITY AND ALSO TO CHANGE THE LOCATION OF
ORDINANCES CONCERNING THE RISK MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM WITHIN THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES;CREATING DIVISION 8 WITHIN ARTICLE III,
"PUBLIC RECORDS," AND LAYING OUT THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS UNIT WITHIN
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDNG FOR INCLUSION >-
WITHIN THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND RENUMBERING AS NECESSARY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, on December 15, 2004, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners U)
(BOCC)adopted Ordinance No. 039-2004, establishing the office of the Monroe County Attorney and
spelling out the authority of the County Attorney with respect to the defense of claims against the County,
including the authority of the County Attorney to settle claims filed against the County;and
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WHEREAS,Ordinance No. 039-2004 granted authority to the County Attorney to settle claims tf
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filed against the County when the amount to be paid by the County did not exceed fifteen thousand dollars U
($15,000), or with the written concurrence of the County Administrator if the settlement amount to be 0
paid by the County was in excess of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)but did not exceed twenty-five `")
thousand dollars($25,000),or withprior approval of the Board of County Commissioners if the settlement
to be paid by the County was in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars($25,000);and
WHEREAS,on September 28,2005,the BOCC adopted Ordinance No.026-2005,clarifying that
the County Attorney also had authority to settle claims on behalf of the County in any lawsuit in which
the County was a party,where the settlement value to be received by the County did not exceed the same
specified dollar limits;and
WHEREAS,the provisions of Ordinance No.039-2004 as amended by Ordinance No.026-2005
were codified and now appear in the Monroe County, Florida Code of Ordinances in Chapter 2
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(Administration), Article III (Officers and Employees), Division 5 (County Attorney), Sections 2-175
through 2-189,inclusive(the"County Attorney Ordinance");and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Social Services Department administers and provides State
Housing Initiative Program(SHIP)funds in the form of a loan for the purchase of a home by qualified E
first time homebuyers;and
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WHEREAS,SHIP funds loaned to qualifying individual(s)have to be repaid to Monroe County; —
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WHEREAS,in order to receive SHIP funds,Monroe County requires that qualifying individuals U
execute a promissory note agreeing to repay the loan as well as a mortgage against the property securing —
Monroe County's interest in the loan;and
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WHEREAS, the Monroe County Social Services Department administers and provides T)
Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) funds in the form of a forgivable loan for the repair,
renovation,and rehabilitation of qualifying existing properties;and
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WHEREAS,CDBG loans are forgiven under certain conditions;however,the loan becomes due 0
and payable if the conditions are not met;and
WHEREAS,in order to receive CDBG funds,Monroe County requires that qualifying individuals
execute a promissory note agreeing to repay the loan if certain conditions are not met, as well as a U
mortgage against the property securing Monroe County's interest in the loan;and
WHEREAS,recipients of either the SHIP loan funds or the CDBG loan funds are entitled to a
Satisfaction of Mortgage upon repayment and/or successful completion of the loan terms;and
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WHEREAS,the County Attorney's office reviews all of the documents provided by recipients qs
of either the SHIP loan funds or the CDBG loan funds to verify repayment and/or successful completion Ls
of the loan terms;and 0
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WHEREAS, Section 2-185 of the Monroe County code,titled: Settlement of Code compliance
and Other Liens,grants the authority to the County Attorney code compliance and other liens;and
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners finds it to be in the best interest of the county 0
to provide a specific provision addressing the authority of the County Attorney to issue a Satisfaction of
Mortgage;and
WHEREAS,on April 19, 1988,the BOCC adopted Ordinance No.025-1988,creating the County
Risk Management program and the Uninsured Loss Fund;and
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WHEREAS,the provisions of Ordinance No. 025-1988 were codified and appear in the Monroe
County,Florida Code of Ordinance in Chapter 2,Article V(Finance),Division 4(Risk Management),in
Sections 2-323 through 2-329,inclusive(the"Risk Management Ordinance");and 0
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WHEREAS,until September 30,2015,Risk Management was a department within the Division CL
of Employee Services,however, on October 1, 2015, Risk Management was moved within the County
Attorney's Office,reporting to the County Attorney;and
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WHEREAS,the County Attorney wishes to update the County Attorney Ordinance in order to r-
clarify the types of claims that may be settled by the County Attorney and also to bring the monetary
amounts in line with amounts for purchasing authority in the Monroe County Purchasing Policy;and
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WHEREAS,the County Attorney wishes to update the Risk Ordinance in order to increase the
monetary authority of the Risk Administrator and County Administrator to settle cases and to bring the U)
dollar figures in line with purchasing authority in the Monroe County Purchasing Policy;and
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WHEREAS, the County Attorney also wishes to move the Risk Management Ordinance to a
different area within the Monroe County Code of Ordinances so that the organization of the Monroe
County Code of Ordinances reflects the integration of the Risk Management Program into the County 0
Attorney's Office;and
WHEREAS,Section 2-181(c)of the Monroe County Code,which codifies Ordinance No. 039-
2004 adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in 2004, sets up a specialization program for the U
County Attorney and assistant county attorneys whereby the County Attorney and each assistant county
attorney currently receives the sum of$250.00 per month for each month in which he or she obtains and �y
maintains certification in City,County and Local Government law by the Florida Bar;and U)
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WHEREAS,the certification program run by the Florida Bar is offered not only in the area of (s
City, County and Local Government law, but in a total of 27 areas, many of which(such as aviaton,
construction law,labor&employment law,and real estate)are germane to the legal issues handled by the 0
County Attorney's Office;and U)
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WHEREAS,the amount of the board certification incentive stipend has never been adjusted for _
inflation since it was established in 2004;and
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WHEREAS,it is in the best interests of the County to encourage,promote and maintain special
legal expertise in these additional areas,because the legal expertise will inure to the benefit of the County;
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WHEREAS,it is advisable to codify the authorities and responsibilities of the public records unit Us
within the County Attorney's Office;and qs
WHEREAS,Section 2-178 of the Monroe County Code provides that the County Attorney shall tf
be responsible for overseeing and approving the selection,hiring,supervising,discipling,and termination 0
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of all assistant county attorneys, and Section 2-181(a) provides that the County Attorney shall be CL
responsible for overseeing and approving the selection,hiring,supervising,disciplining,and termination
of all staff and support personnel within the County Attorney's Office;and 4-
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WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, it is desirable to add language to the County Attorney's 0
Ordinance clarifying that the County Attorney's signature shall be sufficient and final for all personnel
actions, including but not limited to hiring, promotions, pay increases and terminations, for assistant
county attorneys,staff and support personnel within the County Attorney's Office,whenever the County
Administrator's signature would be required for other County personnel. U)
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,FLORIDA:
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(Additions are shown with underlines;deletions are shown within strikethroughs.)
SECTION I. Section 2-181(c)of the Monroe County Code shall be revised to read as follows: >-
Sec.2-181.-Office management and support staff.
(c) Specialization. In order to encourage,promote,and maintain special expertise in local
government law,the board recognizes that the Florida Bar,under the aegis of the Florida U)
Supreme Court,has adopted*-special certification programs for attorneys in certain subject
matter areas eity,,.oust and legal go o,-..m epA law,and that it would be to the benefit of county �
government to have such specially certified attorneys in the t:county Z�pttorney's a h4fice.
Accordingly,t�,c u;-;ch Ceounty Nattorney and c:.ch assistant county attorney shall receive the
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sum of$1r50500 00 per month for each month in which he obtains and maintains certification in tf
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city,county,and local government law,or such other areas as ma be aproved by the County Ls
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SECTION 2. Anew Section 2-181(d)shall be created,which shall read as follows:
(d) The signature of the county z�. ttorney shall be sufficient and final with respect to all
assistant county attorneys,staff,and support personnel within the a)office of the Ccounty
A attorney,whenever the signature of the Caounty A administrator is required for purposes of all
other county staff.
SECTION 3. Section 2-182 of the Monroe County Code shall be revised to read as follows:
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Sec.2-182.-County attorney to immediately defend all actions,proceedings,and claims qs
made against the county.
The(:county Nattorney has the authority to immediately take any legal action necessary to 0
defend any action proceeding, and claim made against the county without first seeking board E
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approval. The("county Z„Atorney shall advise the board of the action at the next available board
meeting(subject to the notice requirements of F.S. § 286.011(8), 447.605(1),or 768.28(16), if a
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closed meeting is to be used). As used in this section the terms actions,proceedings,and claims 0
shall be interpreted to be inclusive of,but not limited to,administrative proceedings,civil actions, 0
actions for extraordinary writs,_lawsuits, litigation, code compliance actions, notices of claim, (Formatted:underline
statements of claim, pre-suit tort litigation claims, employment law charges and complaints,
workers' compensation claims, and request for indemnification of a loss by a third-party for
damages alleged to have been caused by the County, whether such claim is legal, equitable, U)
contractual,or administrative in nature. �
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SECTION 4. Section 2-184 of the Monroe County Code shall be revised to read as follows:
Sec.2-184.- .Authority to settle certain types of claims
for and against the county.
(a) The C;county Z�.ttorney or designee is hereby delegated '4a'�e the authority to
negotiate and compromise settlements of claims, litigation and administrative U
matters, s@#I@a+ty elai made by or against the county, n4qd t_R_ �
th@ e ~t 'n"-s 14 i -Igie4A th@ e r,.4- and to execute settlement
agreements,releases,waivers,satisfactions of judgment,and releases of liens.
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b) As used herein, the term claim means any and all types of claims, litigation and qs
administrative matters, with the exception of claims covered by the Risk U
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(c) Settlement authority may be exercised under the following conditions:
(1) By the Ceounty ;attorney,in his/her judgment,when the settlement value or
amount to be paid or received by the county does not exceed $15,800.00
19,999.99;
(2) By the ("county Nattorney, with the written concurrence of the county
administrator,when the settlement value or amount to be paid or received by
the county is in excess of $15,000.00 19,999.99 and does not exceed
$25 000.00 49,999.99;and
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(d) The oun Httorney shall file,on at least an annual basis,a report with the E
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board of county commissioners reflecting the number of claims settled pursuant to
subsections(c)(1)and(2)of this section,the amount of the claim,and the
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SECTION 5. Section 2-185 of the Monroe County Code shall be revised to read as follows:
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lien or other lien imposed in favor of the county that has been imposed pursuant to law. Such
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settlement or compromise shall be upon such terms and conditions,and in such amount,as the
t:,County Affttorney deems just and appropriate under the particular circumstances. TheCeounty
Z,, ttorney has the authority to accept a minimum of twenty-five percent(25%)of accrued fines 0
and one hundred percent(100%)of accrued costs in settlement of code compliance cases after
said fines and costs have been imposed by a special magistrate. The county will not settle and
fine or a cost prior to when compliance with the code is achieved without the express approval of
the Board of County Commissioners. The("county A yttorney also has the authority to agree to <
a payment on behalf of the county in order to settle any code compliance lien,up to the dollar
amounts reflected in Section 2-184 of the Monroe County Code. If a settlement or compromise
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is agreed to by the person or entity 1@gall- E)Wigat@4 to pa th@ li@r against whom the lien may be U)
enforced,the county attorney may execute,on behalf of the county,any document that may be
required for recording in the public official records of the county to satisfy or release the lien as
imposed. If no agreement can be reached,the matter shall initially be referred for hearing to the
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special magistrate,and thereafter shall be placed by the county attorney on the agenda of a qs
scheduled public meeting of the board of county commissioners as an action item. Ls
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SECTION 6. Section 2-187 of Chapter 2,Article III, Division 5 of the Monroe County Code (Couno� �
Attorney) is hereby created to read as follows: py
Sec.2-187.—Satisfaction of SHIP,CDBG-DR Faye and CDBG-Small Cities and other
mortgage liens. 0
(a) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases,when used in this section, shall have
the meaning ascribed to them as shown below, except where the context clearly indicates a
different meaning.
SHIP means State Housing Initiative Program U)"
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(b)Upon presentation by a recipient in good standing of a SHIP, CDBG-DR(including but not
limited to CDBG-DR Faye), CDBG-Small Cities, or other County-issued mortgage,that the
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repayment or amortization terms of the mortgage have been satisfied,the County shall prepare 0
the Satisfaction of Mortgage document that may be required for recording in the public records 0
of the county to satisfy the SHIP, CDBG-DR, CDBG-Small Cities, or other Coun -issued
mortgage lien imposed. The recipient of the SHIP,CDBG-DR,CDBG-Small Cities,or other 4—
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County-issued mortgage shall be responsible for filing the executed Satisfaction of Mortgage.
The County Attorney shall have the authority to execute the Satisfaction of Mortgage. U)
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SECTION 7. Section 2-326 of the Monroe County Code,Payment of Claims,part of the Risk
Management Ordinance,is hereby revised to read as follows:
Sec.2-326.Payment of risk claims.
(a) The county is authorized to request disbursement of money from the
uninsured loss fund as herein provided for the purposes of carrying out the intent of this <
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damage or both.
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SECTION& Sections 2-323 through 2-345 of the Monroe County Code,currently located within
Chapter 2,Article V,Division 4 of the Monroe County Code("Risk Management Program"),shall be
moved to Chapter 2,Article III(Officers and Employees")as a new Division 8,entitled"Risk
Management Program." Sections 2-323 through 2-345 shall be appropriately renumbered to conform U)
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with the numbering of the Code.
SECTION9. Anew Division 8 shall be created within Article 11,which shall be titled"Public Records," tf
and shall read as follows. Paragraphs(a),(b)and(c)set forth below shall be appropriately numbered as 0
separate sections to conform with the numbering of the Code. E
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a. Establishment of public records unit.
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i. The term public records shall be as defined in F.S. § 119.011. 0
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shall have a public records unit,which shall be administratively placed within
the(htfice ofthe("coLj= Atornev.
iii. The unit shall be directed by a public records manner,who shall report to the C cLIL ri (Formatted:Highlight
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Aattorney,and who shall serve as the coordinator for responding to public records requests. U)
iv. The duties of the public records unit shall be to provide, manage, protect,preserve, and
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ultimately dispose of count public records in accordance with Florida law, thereby
ensuring proper accountability and responsiveness to persons seeking the public records. U)
V. The public records manager is hereby appointed to serve as the Records Management R
Liaison Officer, who shall be the point of contact between the county and the Florida
Division Of Library and Information Services.
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b. Public records contacts within departments.
i. The public records manager shall serve as the coordinator for responding to public records
request.
ii. Each department within the county shall designate one person to serve as the primary <
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contact for public records requests within the department. That person shall:
i. Manage all records management functions within the department in close
coordination with the public records manager. U)U)
ii. As necessary, forward public records together with appropriate paperwork to the
public records manager for disposition.
iii. Review established records retention schedules at least annually to ensure (D
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c. Records retention and disposal. It shall be unlawful for anv officer or emplovee of the county M
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the requirements of this division and an approved records retention and disposition schedule ones in Fs 119.10.
authorized by the state. Violation of this section shall be unlawful and shall subject the person to
penalties as set forth in section 1-8 of this Code.
SECTION 10. SEVERABILITY. Should any portion of this Ordinance be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid,the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole,or
any part thereof,other than the part declared to be invalid.If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall ass
be held to be inapplicable to any person, property or circumstances, such holding shall not affect its Uy"
applicability to any other person,property or circumstances.
SECTION II. CONFLICT WITH OTHER ORDINANCES. All ordinances or parts of ordinances tf
in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. 0
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SECTION 12. INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. The provisions of this
Ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinance of the County of Monroe,Florida,
as an addition or amendment thereto,and shall be appropriately renumbered as needed to conform to the —
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SECTION 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect upon the filing with the
Department of State as provided in Section 125.66(2),Florida Statutes. —
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,Florida, Uy
at a regular meeting of said Board held on the day of 2023.
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Mayor Craig Cates
Mayor Pro Tem Holly Merrill Raschein
Commissioner James K.Scholl
Commissioner Michelle Lincoln
Commissioner David Rice
(SEAL) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Attest:KEVIN MADOK,Clerk OF MONROE COUNTY,FLORIDA U
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