HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 226-2025 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION NO.226-2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING T H E
PAYMENT OF $ 529 . 00 IN HOTEL EXPENSES
INCURRED BY COUNTY AIRPORT MARKETING
AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER KATIE
ATKINS FROM APRIL 26 THROUGH APRIL 28 ,
2024 TO SET UP THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT ' S
PROMOTIONAL BOOTH AT THE MARATHON
BOAT RACES , FINDING THAT STAY AT A HOTEL
IN MARATHON DESPITE LIVING WITHIN 50
MILES OF THE HOTEL WAS JUSTIFIED ; FINDING
THAT PAYMENT OF THIS EXPENSE FULFILLS A
PUBLIC PURPOSE ; AND DIRECTING THE CLERK
TO PAY THE PURCHASING CARD VENDOR FIRST
HORIZON BANK FOR THAT AMOUNT .
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has established a uniform regulation
for payment of travel expenditures incurred by government employees
throughout the state which are codified at F.S. 112.061 ; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Management Services
promulgated a rule, codified at F.A.C. 691-42.006(7), which implements F.S.
112.061 but also prohibits the payment of per diem or reimbursement for
lodging for overnight travel where the hotel is located less than 50 miles from
a government employee's home or residence, unless the circumstances
necessitating the travel are fully explained by the traveler and approved by the
agency head; and
WHEREAS, F.A.C. 691-42.006(7) established criteria for approval to
include "late night or early morning job responsibilities and excessive travel
time because of traffic conditions"; and
WHEREAS, to date, the Clerk has declined to pay the expense due to
"the 50-mile rule" set forth in F.A.C. 691-42.006(7); and
WHEREAS, the Board finds that Ms. Atkins has fully explained the
circumstances necessitating staying in Marathon due to having to set up the
Airport Department's promotional booth in the early morning hours prior to the
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Marathon Boat races, given potential traffic delays on U.S 1 the only road
between Ms. Atkins home in Tavernier and the event site squarely meet the
criteria for approving overnight travel under F.A. 691-42.006(7); and
WHEREAS, the Board finds that payment of the $529.00 to the
Purchasing Card Vendor First Horizon Bank serves a public and County
purpose; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the County Commission to direct the Clerk to pay the
purchasing card vendor $529.00 for the overnight lodging expense incurred by Katie Atkins
in April of 2024.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
1. That the above-stated recitations are incorporated as factual findings
of the Board.
2. That the Clerk is authorized and directed to pay the Purchasing Card
Vendor First Horizon Bank $529.00 for Ms. Atkins lodging expenses
that were incurred from April 26th through April 28th in 2024.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meetingheld on the 18th yof June, 2025 in Key
day
Largo, Florida.
Mayor James K. Scholl Yes
Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Lincoln Yes
Commissioner Craig Cates Absent
Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein Yes
Commissioner David Rice Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Date:2025.06.23 14:07:10-04'00' `z ' '""t*s
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Approved as to form and legal sufficiency _ ..; ,: ,,,.
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