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RESOLUTION NO. 2009 033 WHEREAS, Florida Statutes section 288.075(4) allows "proprietary confidential business information" held by an economic development agency to be confidential and exempt from Florida Statutes section 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, until such information is otherwise publicly available or is no longer treated by the proprietor as proprietary confidential business information; WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 2007-162, duly adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on December 4, 2007, the County Administrator was confirmed as the County Economic Development Officer and the County Administrator's Office was confirmed as the County Economic Development Agency with respect to major league baseball; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has determined that it is necessary and desirable to designate the County Administrator's Office as the County Economic Development Agency for all economic development purposes in the County, including, without limitation, the Indian River County Solid Waste Disposal District, a dependant special district of Indian River County. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows: SECTION 1. The County Administrator's Office is hereby designated as the County Economic Development Agency (the "Agency") and the County Administrator and the County Commissioner designated as liaison to the County Economic Development Council are hereby designated as the County Economic Development Officers (the "Officers") for all of the purposes of Florida Statutes section 288.075, (the "Act"). For the purpose of this Resolution the Agency shall include the Indian River County Solid Waste Disposal District, a dependent special district of Indian River County. SECTION 2. The Agency, by and through the Officers, are authorized and directed to honor, pursuant to and in all respects subject to the Act, any request for confidentiality received from a private corporation, partnership, or person with respect to its plans to locate, relocate, or expand any of its business activities in the County. Further, pursuant to and in all respects subject to the Act, "trade secrets" and "proprietary confidential business information" held by the Agency, by and through the Officer, is confidential and exempt from Florida Statutes section 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. SECTION 3. The County Administrator in his capacity as Officer may designate, in writing, one or more County employees to be assigned the duty to promote the general business interest or industrial interest of Indian River County or the responsibilities related thereto; in such event, the County employee(s) shall be deemed to be Officers of the Agency for all purposes under the Act and this Resolution. 2