Resolution 083-1971RESOLUTION NO. 83 -1971
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida desires to adopt rules concerning matters to be considered at its reg-
ular or special meetings affecting the placing of said matters or items on its
agenda to be prepared in advance of said meetings.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
1. The Clerk of said Board shall prepare a written agenda of items
and matters to be acted upon or considered by said Board on the 2nd and 4th
Friday of each month preceding the Board's regular meetings which occur on the
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 2:00 p. m. The Clerk of said Board shall
have in his hand all items and matters to be considered at no later than noon
Friday, preceding these meetings at which time he shall prepare the written
agenda and mail to each Commissioner and the County Attorney a copy of the agenda
and all attachments necessary thereto postmarked no later than 6:00 p. m. on the
Friday preceding the regular meeting.
2. Each item or matter placed on the agenda shall be precise and
specific as to the item or matter to be acted upon by the Board.
3. All resolutions, ordinances, contracts and written documents or
proposals must be in writing and forwarded to each Commissioner and the Attorney
along with the written agenda.
4. The person who is proposing an item or matter to be placed upon
the agenda must have his name placed along side of the item to be acted on or
considered.
5. Any items that are not on the prepared written agenda cannot be
considered without the unanimous consent of all members of the Board present.
6. In regards to special meetings a 24-hour notice shall be given by
the Clerk to each Commissioner and the County Attorney. Such special meetings
can be called by the Mayor or any three (3) Commissioners. In a call for a special
meeting notice to the Commissioners should designate its purpose and the items or
matters to be considered at said meeting. No other items may be entertained at
a special meeting without the unanimous consent of the Board present.
I
7. . The procedures for conducting -a meeting shall be those as put -
lined in "Robert's Rules of Order" and applied to all meetings of the Board of 7
County Commissioners.
8. It 'is not the intent of this- resolution from preventing any, Com-
missioner or any, member of the public from•.openly discussing any items at
any, meeting at any time. It is the intent of this resolution that if an item is
not on'the agenda that no formal action can be taken unless there is unanimous
consent of all Commissioners present.
9. It is not the intent of this resolution to prevent in case of an
emergency a majorityof the County Commission holding an emergency meeting
when it is deemed to the best interest and necessary to the public welfare to do
so. Any such meeting called as an emergency -meeting must so be designated as
such in the minutes of said meeting.
-10. Copies :of the agenda and all attachments thereto shall be made
available to all members of the news media upon, request. .