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CONSENT AGENDA <br />September 20, 2016 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Misty L. Pursel, Commissioner Assistant, District 1 <br />DATE: September 8, 2016 <br />SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2016/17 (October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017) <br />Blanket Authorization for Commissioners, County Officers, and Staff for <br />Out of County Travel <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: <br />Presently, Commissioners sit on committees where out of county travel may be required to <br />attend assigned committee meetings (example: Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council); <br />and Commissioners, County Officers, and Staff may need to attend legislative conferences, <br />policy conferences, and meetings scheduled by Florida Association of Counties, National <br />Association of Counties and local or regional legislative programs. <br />There are also occasions when it is necessary for Commissioners, County Officers, and Staff <br />to travel to Tallahassee or other locations in the State to meet with State Representatives, <br />State Senators, and State Agencies such as the Department of Environmental Protection, <br />Department of Transportation, and others. Commissioners, County Officers, and Staff may <br />also need to travel out of County in relation to lobbying efforts for the County's various <br />projects, grants, and legislative priorities or other proposed legislation. In addition, <br />Commissioners, County Officers, and Staff may need to attend meetings or hearings related to <br />Florida Municipal Power Agency and All Aboard Florida. <br />FUNDING: <br />Funding for this travel has been included in the Fiscal Year 2016/2017 budget. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Approval is recommended for Commissioners, County Officers, and Staff to travel out of <br />county for current and future assigned committee meetings; Florida Association of Counties, <br />National Association of Counties, and local or regional legislative conferences or programs; <br />approved lobbying efforts including travel to Tallahassee when necessary; and Florida <br />Municipal Power Agency and All Aboard Florida meetings or hearings during the 2016/17 <br />Fiscal Year. <br />18 <br />