Resolution 250A-2012 RESOLUTION NO. 250 A2012
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPOINTING THE COUNTY'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
GULF CONSORTIUM.
WHEREAS, the United States Congress passed the "Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability,
Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012," known as the
RESTORE Act, to establish a trust fund for deposits of 80% of administrative and civil penalties exacted
from parties responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for distribution of the funds among the
affected states; and
WHEREAS, the RESTORE Act requires a plan for funding expenditures within the State of Florida
to be developed by a "consortia of local political subdivisions;" and
WHEREAS, counties in Florida affected by the oil spill are creating the Gulf Consortium to jointly
serve their interests in complying with and working within the framework established by the RESTORE
Act; and
WHEREAS, the Board has voted to join the Gulf Consortium; and
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Interlocal Agreement creating the Gulf Consortium, each
member county must appoint a "director" to represent its interests at Consortium meeting; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that there will be many meetings of the Gulf Consortium, some of
which may conflict with the appointed director's schedule; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the County and its residents to appoint an alternate
director should the appointed director not be able to attend a meeting of the Gulf Consortium; now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, that:
1 GEORGE NEUGENT COMMISSIONER , is hereby appointed as Monroe
County's representative or "director", authorized to participate in discussions and vote as a
member of the Gulf Consortium on behalf of Monroe County.
2 DAVID RICE MAYOR , is hereby appointed as the alternate
County representative or "director" with the same authority as the representative
designated in Section 1, above, in the absence of the designated representative from any
consortium meeting or teleconferencing meeting.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at a regular
meeting on said Board on the 21st day of Sept. , A.D., 2012.
Mayor David Rice Yes
Mayor Pro Tem Kim Wigington Yes
Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Yes
Commissioner George Neugent Yes
(SEAL) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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