Item Q03
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: July 19.2006
Division: County Attorney
Bulk Item: Yes -L No
Department: Susan Grimsley
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to advertise a public hearing for an ordinance amending Section 2-8(a), Monroe County
Code to expand awards and award functions to improve employee morale and promote employee
retention.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Section 2-8(a) of the Monroe County Code allows for awards and award functions. The County
Administrator is requesting this amendment to expand these functions to include departmental
functions, awards and prizes and social gatherings including families to improve employee morale and
in order to promote employee retention.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
N/A
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval to advertise.
TQTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMBfPurchasing_
Risk Management _
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION:
Included -L
To Follow_
Not Required_
DISPOSITION:
Revised 2/27/01
AGENDA ITEM # Q 3>
County Administrator
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF
THE MONROE COUNTY CODE ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION"
BY AMENDING SEC. 2-8(a) IN ORDER TO PROVIDE COUNTY
DEPARTMENTS AN ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO HOST SOCIAL
EVENTS OR GIVE PRIZES OR AWARDS FOR THE PUBLIC
PURPOSE OF BOOSTING EMPLOYEE MORALE; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Findings
The Board of County Commissioners makes the following findings:
1. Because of the cost of living in Monroe County, it is difficult to recruit and retain
employees.
2. Maintaining and improving morale among county employees serves a proper public
purpose by encouraging "team" spirit and a sense of pride in working for Monroe
County.
3. Allowing the allocation and expenditure of funds specifically meant for programs
including employee awards, ceremonies, functions and social gatherings for
employees and families, as well as prizes granted by random drawing(s), helps
improve employee morale and retain employees.
4. The current ordinance allows for employee awards programs and functions, and
should be expanded to provide that social gatherings and prize programs may also
serve the proper public purpose of improving employee morale.
Section 2. Sec. 2-8(a) of the Monroe County Code is hereby amended by the
addition of the following.:
* Added language is underlined; deleted language is striekeB tltreugk
(a) Authorized. The board of county commissioners may provide for mcpenditure of
county funds for employee awards, employee awards ceremonies and functions,
the allocation and expenditure of county funds to county departments for the
public purpose of improvina emplovee morale. Each department head may use
his or her discretion in determinina which proarams miaht best fulfill this purpOse.
Such proarams may indude emplovee awards and prizes allocated bv random
drawina(s). social aatherinas in which either employees or emplovees and their
families are invited. and other events relating to the recognition of county
purpose in the common interest of the employees and citizens of the county. The
Board of County Commissioners shall adopt bv resolution auidelines for
expenditure of funds.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this ordinance is
held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 5. 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 6. 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 _' 2006.
Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Mayor Pro Tern Dixie M. Spehar
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner David Rice
Commissioner Glenn Patton
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L. KOHLAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
By:
Deputy Clerk
Mayor