Ordinance 018-1983Commissioner 3n Fahrer
ORDINANCE NO.018 -1983
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION; PROVIDING FOR THE NUMBER
OF MEMBERS OF SAID BOARD AND HOW THEY SHALL BECOME
APPOINTED; PROVIDING FOR THE TERM OF OFFICE OF
THE BOARD MEMBERS AND FOR THE PROCEDURE FOR
ORGANIZATION OF SAID BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR THE
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF SAID BOARD; TO
PROVIDE FOR THE MEETINGS OF SAID BOARD AND THE
FREQUENCY OF SAID MEETINGS; PROVIDING FOR LIAISON
BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION;
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY OF THE VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THE REPEAL
OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH; PROVIDING THAT SAID ORDINANCE SHALL
BECOME PART OF THE CODE OF MONROE COUNTY, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Monroe County is recognized nationally as a recreation
area with outstanding natural resources for fishing, diving and
other outdoor activities, and
WHEREAS, residents and visitors to Monroe County need
facilities for team sports, outdoor social and civic affairs, and
other recreational pursuits which the Keys' climate allows year
round, and
WHEREAS, the County in its Keys' acreage includes considerable
Federal and State preserves and parks as well as County facilities,
and
WHEREAS, certain areas in Monroe County have already been
designated and created into parks, and
WHEREAS, there is no Board or Commission that has advisory
responsibility of said park or contemplative park areas, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
1. That there be created in Monroe County a Board to be known
as the Monroe County Board of Parks and Recreation.
2. That said Board shall consist of five members, one member
of which shall be appointed by each of the County Commissioners,
all of which shall be residents of Monroe County.
3. The term of office for each member of this Board upon
appointment shall be declared to be four (4) years. However,
the initial appointments of the five (5) members shall be as
follows: Commissioners from Districts 1, 3 and 5 shall each
appoint one member to said Board, whose appointments shall be
until January 1, 1985; Commissioners from Districts 2 and 4
shall each appoint one member, whose appointments shall be until
January 1, 1987. All appointments after January 1, 1985 shall
be for a period of four (4) years and shall be rotated in accord-
ance with these staggered terms. Initial appointments shall be
made of the three (3) short-term members on the , 14 day of
, A.D. 1984, and it is herein provided that the long-
term members for two (2) years shall expire on the day of
, A.D. 1985, and all subsequent appointments to said
Board shall be in accordance with these staggered terms. It
shall be the duty of the County Administrator upon the passing
of this Ordinance to select and designate in writing, a County
employee to act as a liaison with the County Administration.
The designee's duty shall be to meet with this Board and through
the County Administrator's Office, make arrangements for any and
all aid and assistance that can be given to this Board in the
performance of its duties. The County liaison member will be a
non -voting member of the Board.
4. That the aforesaid Board at its first meeting shall duly
organize itself by electing one of its members as the Chairman;
one of its members as the Vice -Chairman and one of its members as
Secretary. That the terms of the officers so elected shall be
for one year and the election of new officers shall occur at the
first regular meeting called by the Board after the selection of
new members as provided for herein.
5. It shall be the duty of the Monroe County Board of Parks
and Recreation to:
A. Periodically review the facilities, programs,
management, costs, the expenditures for maintenance
of said parks, and for all revenues and funding
relative to the parks program in this County for the
present existing facilities.
B. Cooperate with other recognized and approved
County Recreational groups. i.e. Florida Keys
Conservation and Recreational Council, the Athletic
Associations, etc.
C. From time to time, the Board created herein
shall make recommendations to the County Commission
for any and all improvements that are deemed neces-
sary and appropriate. As part of the duties of
this Board, the same should study and from time to
time, make recommendations for additional facilities
and park recreational areas and the programs to be
connected therewith.
6. It shall be the duty of the Board to:
A. Meet at least once each quarter of each year,
giving public notice of the meeting, and encouraging
public input.
B. Provide to the -County Commission of Monroe County
a report at least quarterly (Feb, May, August, Nov) of
each year describing its activities and or recommendations.
C. Should any one member miss as many as three con-
secutive meetings whether regular meetings or special
meetings, that person will be automatically disqualified
as a member hereof and the County Commissioner whose
appointee this person represents shall immediately
appoint a successor for the balance of the unexpired
term of the vacant seat on said Board. It is provided
in this Ordinance that the members of this Board shall
be reimbursed only for automobile mileage to attend
meetings of the Board, but that no fee for compensation
other than mileage shall be forthcoming or reimbursed.
7. Funding and service to this Board shall be included in the
Public Works Department budget.
8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision
of this Ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance
shall not be affected by such invalidity.
9. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with
this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
10. 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.
11. 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.
(SEAL)
Attest: RAL H V1. 0911H, CLERK
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER
ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on Friday,
July 22, 1983, at 10:00 A.M. at the Marathon Sub -Courthouse,
Marathon, Monroe County, Florida, and on Friday, August 5, 1983,
at 10:00 A.M. in Courtroom B, Monroe County Courthouse Annex, 500
Whitehead Street, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, and on Friday,
August 19, 1983, at 10:00 A.M. at the Plantation Key Governmental
Center, Plantation Key, Monroe County, Florida, the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, intends to consider the
adoption of the following County Ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. -1983
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION; PROVIDING FOR THE NUMBER
OF MEMBERS OF SAID BOARD AND HOW THEY SHALL BE-
COME APPOINTED; PROVIDING FOR THE TERM OF OFFICE
OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND FOR THE PROCEDURE FOR
ORGANIZATION OF SAID BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR THE
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF SAID BOARD; TO
PROVIDE FOR THE MEETINGS OF SAID BOARD AND THE
FREQUENCY OF SAID MEETINGS; PROVIDING FOR LIAISON
BETWEEN THE. BOARD AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION;
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY OF THE VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THE REPEAL
OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH; PROVIDING THAT SAID ORDINANCE SHALL
BECOME PART OF THE CODE OF MONROE COUNTY, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
DATED at Key West, Florida, this 20th day of June, A.D. 1983.
RALPH W. WHITE
Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Monroe County, Florida
and ex officio Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County, Florida
(SEAL)
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF FLORIDA )
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SERVING THE UPPER KEYS
BOX 1197, TAVERNIER, FL. 33070
COUNTY OF MONROE )
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared W. B. WOLFF
who on oath, says that he is EDITOR PUBLISHER
of THE REPORTER, a weekly newspaper published at Tavernier, Monroe County, Florida;
that the attached copy of advertisement, being a LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO —CONSIDER
in the Court, was published in said
newspaper in the issues of 6-30 & 7-7-83
Affiant further says that the said REPORTER is a
newspaper published at Tavernier, in said Monroe County,
Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been
continuously published in the said Monroe County, Florio
NOTICE OF INTENTIONTO CONSIDER F,
each week (on Thursday), and has been entered as second! ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE
class mail matter at the Post Office in Tavernier, in SE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY NCERNthatonFriday,l
July 22,1983, at 10:00 A.M. at the Marathon Sub -Court, use; Marathon, Monroe
County of Monroe, Florida, for a period of one year nex'rounty, Florida, and on Friday, August 5, 1983, at 10:0 M. in Courtroom %
Monroe County Courthouse Annex, 500 Whitehead Stree :Key West, Morfice.
preceding the first publication of the attached copy. of ;County, Florida, and on Friday, August 19, 1983, at 10:00 A.M. at the Plantation
Key Governmental Center, Plantation Key, Monroe County, Florida, the Board of
advertisement; and affiant further says that he has nelw,'County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, intends to consider the
adoption of the I following County Ordinance:
paid nor promised any firm, person, or corporation any ORDINANCE NO. 1933
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discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose ECREATION; PROVIDING FOR THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF SAID
(BOARD AND HOW THEY SHALL BECOME APPOINTED; PROVIDING FOR
securing this said advertisement for publication in thEITHE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND FOR THE
{ PROCEDURE FOR ORGANIZATION OF SAID BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR
said newspaper. THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF SAID BOARD; TO PROVIDE
FOR THE MEETINGS OF SAID BOARD AND THE FREQUENCY OF SAID
MEETINGS; PROVIDING FOR LIAISON BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY OF THE
VARIOUS SECTIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE; RPOVIDING THE REPEAL OF
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN. CONFLICT THEREWITH,
SEAL _ PROVIDING THAT SAID ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME PART OF THE
CODE OF MONROE COUNTY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
SWORN TO AND BSCRIB�D BEFORE ME THIS 13 H PATE.
8DATED at Key West, Florida, this 20th day of June, A.D. 1983.
DAY OF JULY� :, 19 3
RALPHW. WHITE-
Clerk of the Circuit Court
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
George Firestone
Secretary of State
September 14, 1983
Honorable Ralph W. White
Clerk of Circuit Court
500 Whitehead Street
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Ms. Virginia M. Pinder
Dear Mr. White:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes,
this will acknowledge:
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1. Receipt of your letter/s of
and certified copy/ies of
County Ordinance/s No./s
September 12
Monroe
83-17 and 83-18
2. Receipt of County Ordinance/s
relative to:
(a)
which we have numbered
(b)
which we have numbered
3. We have filed this/these Ordinance/s in this office
on September 14., 1983.
4. The original/duplicate copy/ies showing the filing date is/are
being returned for your records.
Cordially,
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(MrNancy Kavanaugh
Chief, Bureau of Laws
FLORIDA-State of the Arts