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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-010 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 102, SECTION 102.01 "BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES" TO MODIFY THE BOARD MEETING TIMES AND AMENDING SECTION 102.04 "ORDER OF BUSINESS", TO ADD NEW "DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS" AND TO MODIFY PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES. WHEREAS, Chapter 102 of the Indian River Code has been adopted to govern the meetings and procedures of the Board of County Commissioners; and WHEREAS, to allow for more flexibility in its meeting times, the Board would like to modify the Code to allow for meetings to occur on the last Tuesday of the month; and WHEREAS, the Board desires to update its order of business to add consideration of matters from the newly created Building and Facilities Services department; and WHEREAS, to provide more uniformity and consistency in its public comment procedures, the Board would like to modify its order of business to create two categories for public comment — one for agenda related items before County business and one for non - agenda items at the end of the meeting. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT: Section 1. Enactment Authority. Article VIII, section 1 of the Florida Constitution and chapter 125, Florida Statutes vest broad home rule powers in counties to enact ordinances, not inconsistent with general or special law, for the purpose of protecting the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the county. The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners specifically determines that the enactment of this ordinance is necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of Indian River County. Section 2. Code Amendments. Indian River County Code Chapter 102, Section 102.01(1), Board of County Commissioners Meetings and Procedures, is hereby amended to read as follows: CODING: Words in st6ke-fl44:eugh format are deletions to existing text; words in underlined format are additions to existing text.