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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem C22 C22 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY of MONROE Mayor James K.Scholl,District 3 The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern Michelle Lincoln,District 2 Craig Cates,District 1 David Rice,District 4 Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5 Board of County Commissioners Meeting May 21, 2025 Agenda Item Number: C22 2023-4020 BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: Administration TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Kevin Wilson N/A AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a Resolution naming Cory Schwisow as Interim Monroe County Emergency Management Director effective 5:00 p.m. on May 30, 2025. ITEM BACKGROUND: Monroe County Emergency Manager Shannon Weiner is resigning with an effective date of May 30, 2025. The County Administrator recommends the appointment of Cory Schwisow as the Interim Emergency Management director. State statute requires that each county have an emergency director who meets certain minimum requirements for training and experience. F.S. 252.38(1)(b)l. Mr. Schwisow meets or exceeds all of the requirements. The statute also requires each county BOCC to notify the Florida Department of Emergency Management of the appointment of its emergency management director and other personnel. F.S. 252.38(1)(b)3. The resolution shall formally notify FDEM of Ms. Schwisow's appointment as interim director. The resolution will also document the Board's delegation of authority for him to act as emergency director. During times of a declared emergency, the County Code vests the emergency management director with certain extraordinary powers including the authority to issue directives having the force of law and to spend up to $1 million without seeking further approval. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: N/A INSURANCE REQUIRED: No 1161 CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval. DOCUMENTATION: Resolution—naming_Cory_Schwisow—Interim—EM—Director stamped.pdf FINANCIAL IMPACT: 1162 RESOLUTION NO. - 2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGARDING COUNTY ADMINISTRATION; APPOINTING CORY SCHWISOW AS THE INTERIM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR EFFECTIVE 5 P.M. ON MAY 30, 2025; VESTING HIM WITH FULL AUTHORITY TO ACT PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY SET FORTH UNDER F.S.252.38, SECTIONS II- 1 THROUGH 11-5 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCE, AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, F.S. 252.38(1)(b)1 requires each County to have an Emergency Management Director; and WHEREAS, F.S. 252.38 vests a county's emergency management director with a number of responsibilities and authorities; and WHEREAS, Monroe County Emergency Management Director Shannon Davis Weiner has submitted her resignation effective 5 p.m. on May 30, 2025; and WHEREAS, Cory Schwisow has been working as the County's Deputy Emergency Management Director for approximately two years; and WHEREAS, F.S. 252.38(1)(b)4 requires that the County Commission promptly notify the Florida Division of Emergency Management of the appointment of a director and other personnel; and WHEREAS, Sections 11-1 through 11-5 of the County Code vests the Emergency Management Director with certain responsibilities including but not limited to issuing directives having the effect of law as well as purchasing authority of up to $1 million without requiring additional approvals during a declared emergency; and WHEREAS, the Board finds it in the best interests of the County to name Cory Schwisow as its Interim Emergency Management Director and to vest Mr. Schwisow with all of the authority and responsibility that accompanies a county emergency management director; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners wishes to provide for a delegation of authority in order to ensure that Mr. Schwisow has the necessary powers and authorities to serve in the capacity of Interim Emergency Management Director; and 4922 WHEREAS,F.S.252.38 and Sections 11-3 and 11-4 of the County Code list the power and duties that may be exercised by the County's emergency management director; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners wishes to ensure that all powers and authorities that would be accorded to the county emergency management director through Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, the Monroe County Code, and other Monroe County policies and procedures, are made equally available to Cory Schwisow in his capacity as the Interim Emergency Management Director, through an express delegation of authority; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The findings contained in the recitals set forth above are true and correct. SECTION 2. APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. Cory Schwisow is hereby appointed as the Interim Emergency Management Director for Monroe County, effective at 5:00 p.m. on Friday May 30,2025, and shall continue until the effective date of appointment of a replacement County Emergency Management Director by resolution of the Board or similar action. SECTION 3. AUTHORITY OF INTERIM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. A. Legal Authority. The Interim Emergency Management Director shall have the authority to carry out all functions, powers and duties assigned to the position of County Emergency Management Director in state law, the Code, and other applicable regulations,Executive Orders,and all resolutions,policies and procedures of the County. All delegations of responsibility and authority to the Emergency Management Director made by the Board apply equally to the Interim Emergency Management Director during the term of his appointment unless expressly modified or rescinded by the Board. B. Administration: The Interim Emergency Management Director shall carry out all functions otherwise assigned to the County Administrator under the Act and the Code necessary to serve as the administrative head of the County. Authorities delegated to the Acting County Administrator in order to accomplish this purpose include signatory authority for all contracts legally approved and entered into by the County pursuant to the Act, the Code, general laws of the State of Florida, and the County's Purchasing Policy. SECTION 4. NOTIFICATION TO FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. The Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Kevin.Guthriekem.myflorida.com; 4923 S E C T 10 N S. SEVERABILITY. If any section, sentence, clause or provision of this Resolution is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not be construed to render invalid or unconstitutional the remaining sections, sentences, clauses or provisions of this Resolution. SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption, PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting held on the 21 st of May 2025. Mayor James K. Scholl Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Lincoln Commissioner Craig Cates Commissioner David Rice Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein (SEAL) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: KEVIN MADOK, CLERK OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: By: As Deputy Clerk Mayor James K. Scholl Approved as to form and legal sufficiency Robert B. Shillinger, Monroe County Attorney 4924