HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 137-2025 RESOLUTION NO. 137- 2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
DESIGNATING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, OR
HER DESIGNEE, AS THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE "MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PLAN" TO FULFILL THE
DUTIES AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 11, "EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES,"
ARTICLE VI, "LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PLAN
PROVIDING BENEFITS TO ELIGIBLE VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
VOLUNTEERS;" PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on June 9, 1999, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance
No. 026-1999 thereby creating the"Monroe County,Florida Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency
Medical Services Length of Service Award Plan," commonly referred as the "LOSAP" program,
and
WHEREAS, such law sets forth benefits, eligibility, administration, and contribution
parameters, and was codified within the Monroe County Code of Ordinances at Chapter 11,
"Emergency Management and Emergency Services," Article VI, "Length of Service Award Plan
Providing Benefits to Eligible Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services
Volunteers," specifically within Sections 11-221 through 11-229; and
WHEREAS, throughout Article VI, "Length of Service Award Plan Providing
Benefits to Eligible Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Volunteers," of
the Monroe County Code, there are various powers and duties assigned to the LOSAP Plan
Administrator; and
WHEREAS,in the absence of a designated LOSAP Plan Administrator, the Board of
County Commissioners would be required to complete various tasks, along with overseeing
the day-to-day administrative functions of the plan as outlined in the Monroe County Code;
and
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WHEREAS,however, through Section 11-221, "Definitions," of the Monroe County
Code, the Board of County Commissioners may designate a Plan Administrator to administer
the plan; and
WHEREAS, additionally, Section 11-22(c), Monroe County Code, provides that the
Board of County Commissioners "may also enter into agreements with the various operating
corporations to provide for a length of service awards program...;" and
WHEREAS, to effectuate the goals of the LOSAP and the County Code, the Board of
County Commissioners desires to designate the County Administrator, or her designee, as the
LOSAP Plan Administrator, and hereby vests her, or her designee, with all powers and duties
of the LOSAP Plan Administrator including, but not limited to those expressly set forth in
Section 11-223, "Administration," of the Monroe County Code; and
WHEREAS, this designation of the County Administrator, may be further delegated
as assigned by the County Administrator in writing, and such designation will enable more
streamlined and expeditious day-to-day administration of the LOSAP; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds and determines that
designating the County Administrator, or her designee, as the LOSAP Plan Administrator is in
the best interest of Monroe County, Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That the foregoing"WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed
as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this resolution.
Section 2: That the County Commission hereby designates the County Administrator,
or her designee, as the LOSAP Plan Administrator.
Section 3: That the County Administrator, or designee, is expressly authorized, in
addition to all powers and duties as provided in Sections 11-221 through 11-229, Monroe County
Code, to sign all contracts and/or engage professional services of consultants, attorneys,
accountants, specialists, and other persons she, or her designee, deems necessary and desirable to
carry out her, or her designee's, duties under the LOSAP plan, and hereby confirms the purchasing
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: authority of the:County•Administrator is.as established by.the Monroe County Purchasing.Policy, .
. : . :• -..and as.'may be.amended from time.to time:. :•:: . :: : : . :: . • .
•• - • : • :Section 4: •That :the .County Commission intends.. fora Stich: powers and authority: • •.: :
• • designated..and :granted_ hereunder:to• continue-until..expressly.:rescinded:by•resolution :of the• • • .•
. . County:Commission. : . • • . • .. • : • : : • . • • . :
..•. • :• Section 5:: • :.• :
' at i any c ause, section,�of :er:part or app�ication•oft is re:so ution is e •
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• by. any court of competent jurisdiction to:be unconstitutional or invalid; in part or in application:, it • • , • • .•
. : •:shall not.affect the validity of the remaining portion or applications of this*resolution .
• •Section 6: That:-this :resolution-shall be.in:full force,and:effect immediately u .on its : :
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by.the.B.oard:of County Commissioners of,Monroe.County; • . .
: : Florida;:at.a.meeting meetin of..said Board.held•on:the this 2:5th 'day-of.March, :2025.. : • ':
:Mayor.James K.•Scholl: . es.•- - : . .
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. ..Mayor;Pao Tem:Michelle n�. .� Yes. •
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.. , m. . Comisner Craig .C rates. ... .Yes.. .
.. • Commissioner David.Rice. . • :. . : .Yes. .. .
. . _ • : : i • • • Commissioner. Holly Merrill:Raschein Yes • .. • . . .
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