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September 20, 2022 ITEM 8 Consent INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners DATE: September 13, 2022 SUBJECT: Blanket Travel Authorization for Commissioners, County Officers, and Staff for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023) FROM: Ed Offutt, Commissioners' Assistant DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: Commissioners sit on committees that sometimes require out -of -County travel (for example, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and Treasure Coast Sports Commission). Additionally, Commissioners, County Officers, and Staff may need to travel out -of -County for the following purposes: 1. to attend legislative conferences, policy conferences, and meetings scheduled by the Florida Association of Counties, National Association of Counties, and local/regional legislative programs; 2. to meet with State Representatives, State Senators, and State Agencies such as the Departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation, among others; 3. to attend the National Hurricane Conference, Florida Governor's Hurricane Conference, Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association Conference, the Florida Governor's Conference on Tourism, and other state or regional conferences directly related to committees on which Commissioners and/or County Staff members serve; and 4. to lobby for the County's various projects (and associated grants), legislative priorities, or other proposed legislation. FUNDING: Funding for this travel has been included in the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget. RECOMMENDATION: Approval is recommended for Commissioners, County Officers, and Staff to travel out -of -County for current and future assigned committee meetings and the programs, meetings, and hearings listed in the Descriptions and Conditions above during the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year. n