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ORDINANCE 90-ig
AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 102 -
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS
AND PROCEDURES; PROVIDING REPEAL;
PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Indian River County, that:
SECTION 1.
COMMISSION_ MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES.
Chapter 102 - Board of County Commissioners
Meefings andProcedures ofJl'i�Ie� as set #oath- in
Attachment A to this ordinance is hereby adopted.
SECTION 2.
REPEAL.
Those por_t_i he Indian River County Code
(1974 edition) superseded or in conflict with the provisions
herein adopted, in particular Chapter 1, are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3.
SEVERABILITY.
If any section, or if any sentence, paragraph,
phrase, or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to
be unconstitutional, inoperative, or void, such holding
shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance,
and it shall be construed to have been the legislative
intent to pass the ordinance without such unconstitutional,
invalid or inoperative part.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall become effective upon
confirmation from the Secretary of State.
Approved and adopted by the Board of County
Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, on this 18
day of September , 1990.
This ordinance was advertised in the Vero Beach
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Press -Journal on the 24 day of August , 1990, for a
public hearing to be held on the day of ep em er
1990, at which time it was moved for adoption by
Commissioner Scurlock I seconded by Commissioner
Wheeler and adopted by the following vote:
Chairman Carolyn K. Eggert Aye
Vice Chairman Richard N. Bird Aye
Commissioner Margaret C. Bowman Aye
Commissioner Don C. Scurlock, Jr. Aye
Commissioner Gary C. Wheeler Aye
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Effective date: Acknowledgment from the Department of State
received on this 21st day of September 100, at 10:30
a.m.,/p.m. and filed in the Office o'# t e7 lerk of the Board
of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida.
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ATTACHMENT "A"
CHAPTER 102. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES
§ 102.01. Board of County Commissioners Meetings and
rrv�Cuurea:
§ 102.02. Presiding Officer,
§ 102,03, Call to Order.
§ 102:04, Order of Business.
§ 102.05. Reading of Minutes.
§ 102.06. Rules of nebnfn..
§ 102.07, Addressing the Commission,
§ 102,08. Silence constitutes affirmative vote
§ 102;09, Commissioner may file dissent.
§ 1-022.10—.--Gr-d i n a n c e s, r e -s-1 u -t -i o n s,-a-nd-c-on t -r- c-ts .
Section 102_01 Board of County_ Commissioners -Meetings
and Procedures
1. Time. The County Commission shall generally hold
regular meetings on the first four ruesdays of each
month at 9:00 A.M., except that when the day fixed for
any regular meeting of the Commission is a holiday
recognized by the County the meeting shall be held at
e same time on he next Tuesday not a hol-i-a�less
4h meeting is Uancelle�d or otherwise rescheduled by
the Commission,
2. Place, All meetings of the Commission shall be held in
.. th-eComm i-ss+on Chambe-rs, County Admi-nis-trat-iron
otherwise decided by the Commission.
3. Quorum. A majority of the Commission shall constitute
a quorum.
4.—Agenda. AI -leers o be pfd on the agen a, ori
regular meeting shall be delivered to the County
Administrator on or before noon of the Wednesday before
the Commission meeting at which the matter is to be
heard. The County Administrator shall then compile an
agenda kit a"-anged according to the order of business
and furnish each member of the Commission, and the
County Attorney with a kit on or before Friday noon
preceding the Commission meeting, An agenda kit shall
be kept for inspection by the public. Once the agenda
kits.have been distributed no additional matters shall
be presented to the County Commission except with the
unanimous approval'of the Commission.
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5. Special
call of
of the
of the
provide
member
Meetings. Special
the Chairman, or,
Vice Chairman, or
Commissioners; and,
for not less than
and the public.
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meetings may be held at the .
in his absence, at the call
t the request of a majority
whenever practicable, shall
twelve hours notice to each
c„-`----, "° "2 Pres Wng-Of dict e r
The presiding officer shall conduct meetings pursuant to the
order of business.. He shall preserve order and decorum and
shall sta>te. e.very•quest-ion coming before the Commission,
announce the.d•eci.sion of,the:Commission on all subiects, and
decide a11% questions of order, subject to an appeaI by any
Commissioner to the Commission, in which event a majority
vote of the, Commission shall determine the question of
orde 'The .#ar`e_iLd ng df-f-i_cer_sha_LL_vo_te�_on all quest i ons
unless 'he' a`bstains pursuant to general law. 'When
appropriate he shall sign.alT ordinances, resolutions,.and
'other.' documents adopted by the Commission during his
presence.:. -
Section 102.03 Call to Order
The presiding officer shall take the chair at the hour
appointed for the meeting and shall call the Commission to
order.
The order of business shall appear on the agenda as follows:
1. Ca -LL -to- Order
2, Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Additions to the agenda/emergency items
5. Proclamation and Presentations
6. Approval of Minutes
7. Consent Agenda
S Const 1 tut lona I-Of-f-'rcers and Governm -nta-I Agencies
9. Public Items
a. Public Discussion Items
b. Public Hearings
1-0. County Administrator -Matters
11. Departmental Matters
a. Community.Development
b. Emergency Management
c. General Services
d. Leisure Services
e. Office of,Management and Budget
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f. Personnel
g. Public Works
h. Utilities
12. County Attorney Matters
13. Commissioners Matters
14. Special Districts
15. Adjournment
Section 102.05 Reading of Minutes
Unless a reading of the minutes of a Commission meeting is
requested by the Commission, the minutes may be approved
without neadIng if as copy=has p usly been furnished to
each Commissioner.
Section 102,06 Rules of Debate
1. Presiding Officer may deba.te. The presiding officer
may not move except for nominations bu-t may, second,
and debate from the chair, subject only to such
limitations of debate as are imposed on all members,
and shall not be deprived of anv of theriahts and
privileges of a Commissioner by reason of acting as
2. Getting the Floor,
shall address the
3.
i
Any Commissioner desiring to speak
chair and upon recognition by the
that -1 be confine tthe auesfions under
Introduction before Commission. All substantive
matters requiring action by the Commission shall be
introducedby--mo-tion and suppor#ed—bye second.
4, Interruptions, Any Commissioner who has the floor
shall not be interrupted unless it is to preserve order
or to ask for an explanation. If a Commissioner is
called to order speakinq shall cease until the question
of order is determined.
5. Privilege of closing debate. The Commissioner moving
the adoption of an. ordinance, resolution, or motion
shall have the privilege of speaking last.
6 -Votes Required- No action of tha Commlcc_o_V _o,nn shall ll he
valid unless adopted by the affirmative vote of at
least three members of the Commission, and, except as
required by state law, no more than three affirmative
votes shall be required to pass any motion except for
items to be added to the agenda once the agenda kits
have been distributed, in which case a unanimous vote
is required.
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7. Motion to reconsider. A motion.to reconsider an action
taken by the Commission may be made only during the
session is suc ac ion was taken. Such motion
must be made by one on the prevailing side, but may be
seconded by any member. This section shall not
preclude any item on which Commission action has
already been taken from being placed on a subsequent
Section 102.07 Addressing the Commission
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1. The County Officers shall have the right to take—pax
in discussion, upon recognition by the presiding
officer, at any time but may not vote.
2. Any other person who desires. to address the Commission
may be recognized by the presiding officer, and when
recognized shall step to the microphone, -give his name
and address, and then give is-remar s, imi ing is remar s
to three minutes unless additional time 'is granted by the
Commission.
ecfion t02�08--Silence cons it—utes affirma ive vote--
Unless
ote
Unless a member of the Board states he is abstaining, his
silence shall be recorded as an affirmative vote.
Se-ct-i on-fO , 0-9 Comms -s i over -may -f-i l-a-d-i-ssent
Any Commissioner may have the reasons for his dissent from
or protest against any action of the Commission entered in
the minutes.
Section,102.10 Ordinances, resolutions, and contracts
1. Preparation of ordinances. All ordinances shall be
approved by the County Administrator and the County
Attorney and no ordinance shall be prepared for
presentation to the Commission unless requested by a
_ Commj s -s -fon e r . o -r Cou n-ty 0#f i t e -r .
2. Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions.
Each ordinance and resolution shall be adopted in
accordance with the procedures specified in Florida
Statutes,
3, Rates and fees by resolution. All rates, fees,
deposits, and charges adopted by the Commission will,
to the extent permitted by law, be adopted by
resolution rather than by ordinance.
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4, All contract documents shall be coordinated with and
noted by the County Attorney and County Administrator
before presentation to Commission. Contracts that do
not require Commission action shall be- noted by the
County Attorney before execution; provided, however,
County Attorney's review of purchase orders is not
re,qui red.
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