Okaloosa County BOCC — December 18, 2012 — reading text

by law into political subdivisions called counties. Counties may be created, abolished or changed by law, with provision for payment or apportionment of the public debt. (b) County funds. The care, custody, and method of disbursing county funds shall be provided by general law. (c) Government. Pursuant to general or special law, a county government may be established by charter which shall be adopted, amended or repealed only upon vote of the electors of the county in a special election called for that purpose. (d) County officers. There shall be elected by the electors of each county, for terms of four years, a sheriff, a tax collector, a property appraiser, a supervisor of elections, and a clerk of the circuit court; except, when provided by county charter or special law approved by vote of the electors of the county, any county officer may be chosen in another manner therein specified, or any county office may be abolished when all the duties of the office prescribed by general law are transferred to another office. When not otherwise provided by county charter or special law approved by vote of the electors, the clerk of the circuit court shall be ex officio clerk of the board of county commissioners, auditor, recorder and custodian of all county funds. (e) Commissioners. Except when otherwise provided by county charter, the governing body of each county shall be a board of county commissioners composed of five or seven members serving staggered terms of four years. After each decennial census the board of county commissioners shall divide the county into districts of contiguous territory as nearly equal in population as practicable. One commissioner residing in each district shall be elected as provided by law. (f) Non-charter government. Counties not operating under county charters shall have such power of self-government as is provided by general or special law. The board of county commissioners of a county not operating under a charter may enact, in a manner prescribed by general law, county ordinances not inconsistent with general or special law, but an ordinance in conflict with a municipal ordinance shall not be effective within the municipality to the extent of such conflict. (g) Charter government. Counties operating under county charters shall have all powers of local self-government not inconsistent with general law, or with special law approved by vote of the electors. The governing body of a county operating under a charter may enact county ordinances not inconsistent with general law. The charter shall provide which shall prevail in the event of conflict between county and municipal ordinances. (h) Taxes; limitation. Property situate within municipalities shall not be subject to taxation for services rendered by the county exclusively for the benefit of the property or residents in unincorporated areas. (i) County ordinances. Each county ordinance shall be filed with the custodian of state records and shall become © 2013 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works. Packet Pg. 121  7.12.c West's F.S.A. Const. Art. 8 § 1 Page 2 effective at such time thereafter as is provided by general law. (j) Violation of ordinances. Persons violating county ordinances shall be prosecuted and punished as provided by Attachment: Constitution Article VII Branch Office (1352 : Approval - Tax Collector Office on Hurlburt AFB) law. (k) County seat. In every county there shall be a county seat at which shall be located the principal offices and per- manent records of all county officers. The county seat may not be moved except as provided by general law. Branch offices for the conduct of county business may be established elsewhere in the county by resolution of the governing body of the county in the manner prescribed by law. No instrument shall be deemed recorded until filed at the county seat, or a branch office designated by the governing body of the county for the recording of instruments, according to law. CREDIT(S) Amended, general election, Nov. 5, 1974; general election, Nov. 6, 1984; general election, Nov. 3, 1998. Current through Nov. 6, 2012, General Election (C) 2012 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works. END OF DOCUMENT © 2013 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works. Packet Pg. 122  7.12.d West's F.S.A. § 197. 332 Page 1 Attachment: FL Statute 197 332 Office Space (1352 : Approval - Tax Collector Office on Hurlburt AFB) Effective: July 1, 2011 West's Florida Statutes Annotated Currentness Title XIV. Taxation and Finance (Chapters 192-221) (Refs & Annos) Chapter 197. Tax Collections, Sales, and Liens (Refs & Annos) 197. 332. Duties of tax collectors; branch offices (1) The tax collector has the authority and obligation to collect all taxes as shown on the tax roll by the date of de- linquency or to collect delinquent taxes, interest, and costs, by sale of tax certificates on real property and by seizure and sale of personal property. In exercising their powers to contract, the tax collector may perform such duties by use of contracted services or products or by electronic means. The use of contracted services, products, or vendors does not diminish the responsibility or liability of the tax collector to perform such duties pursuant to law. The tax collector may collect the cost of contracted services and reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in actions on proceedings to recover delinquent taxes, interest, and costs. (2) A county tax collector may establish one or more branch offices by acquiring title to real property or by lease agreement. The tax collector may hire staff and equip such branch offices to conduct state business, or, if authorized to do so by resolution of the county governing body, conduct county business pursuant to s. 1(k), Art. VIII of the State Constitution. The department shall rely on the tax collector's determination that a branch office is necessary and shall base its approval of the tax collector's budget in accordance with the procedures of s. 195.087(2). CREDIT(S) Laws 1985, c. 85-342, § 157. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 91-295, § 10, eff. June 7, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 94-353, § 54, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 98-139, § 7, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2011, c. 2011-151, § 27, eff. July 1, 2011. Current through Ch. 268 (End) of the 2012 2nd Reg. Sess. and the 2012 Extraordinary Apportionment Sess. of the Twenty-Second Legislature (C) 2012 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works. END OF DOCUMENT © 2013 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works. Packet Pg. 123  7.13 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: February 5, 2013 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: James D. Curry SUBJECT: Approval of Support Document for NWFL Comprehensive Services Activities DEPARTMENT: County Administrator BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Northwest Florida Comprehensive Services for Children, Inc.(Families Count) requests approval for continued provision of street outreach activities. BACKGROUND: The organization currently provides the Healthy Families program funded by DCF/Ounce of Prevention Fund and Youth Count funded by the Ounce of Prevention fund in Okaloosa County. Healthy Families works with high risk pregnant women and children to prevent child abuse and neglect and Youth Count works with homeless children and families to decrease teen pregnancy and increase success in schools. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations require non-profit organizations to receive certification of local government approval prior to accepting an Emergency Solutions Grant award. This approval signifies the knowledge of the referenced program operating in the local government jurisdiction. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve letter for the Northwest Florida Comprehensive Services for Children, Inc.(Families Count) organization so that it may continue to receive grant funding. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: James D. Curry, County Administrator Packet Pg. 124  7.13.a Packet Pg. 125 Attachment: Families Count Approval Form (1355 : Approval of Support Document for NWFL Comprehensive Services Activities)  7.13.b Tab 2 PROJECT NARRATIVE: HOMES COUNT Families Count is prepared to use its 2009-2011 Homeless Prevention/Rapid Re- Attachment: Families Count (1355 : Approval of Support Document for NWFL Comprehensive Services Activities) housing model that was funded by the Department of Children and Families Office of Homelessness for the HOMES COUNT ESG program. Families Count had a 90% success rate getting families stably housed in 90 days. Access: Families Count will publish a phone number for applicants to use to inquire about the HOMES COUNT program. The HOMES COUNT social worker will return phone calls and complete an eligibility screen within 2 business days. The HOMES COUNT social worker will screen all inquires for the program using a detailed screening tool that scores risk criteria (see attached). The screening tool is designed to provide service to those families most in need of temporary financial assistance and case management to secure stable and permanent housing. Since the resources are finite and slim, HOMES COUNT will serve a minimum of twenty (20) households per CoC (Santa Rosa County, Okaloosa County and Bay County) for a total of sixty (60). The applicant will know within 2 business days if they are eligible per approval by the program manager. Applicants can appeal a denial for eligibility by contacting the Families Count Executive Director. Eligibility: Only families with children will be eligible for HOMES COUNT in Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Bay counties. At a minimum, eligible households must have an income of less than 50% of the Annual Medium Income (AMI) standard, be literally homeless or living in places not meant for human habitation such as cars, parks, abandoned buildings, on the street, in emergency shelters, a hospital or other institution with 30 days of consecutive stay, or a transitional housing