Okaloosa County BOCC — March 18, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: March 18, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Elliot Kampert SUBJECT: Transit Assistance Request Letters to Municipalities DEPARTMENT: Growth Management BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Board of County Commissioners must decide whether to authorize the chairman to sign and send the attached letters to the municipalities requesting assistance with transit funding. BACKGROUND: As the Board of County Commissioners begins the development of the FY 2015 budget, it needs to know whether and to what extent the municipalities are willing and able to assist with the funding of the public transit system. The attached letters advise the cities' mayors that without financial assistance the County will not be able to continue to fund the transit system as it now exists, and also advises them that city and county staff have been working on a memorandum of agreement and funding methodology that will soon be presented to the local League of Cities. OPTIONS: Approve or not approve the letters. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners authorize the Chairman to sign the attached letters, and that the letters be sent to the municipalities. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator