Okaloosa County BOCC — April 1, 2014 — reading text

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BACKGROUND: The attached calendars for 4th Quarter of FY 2014 (July - September) were prepared by County Administrator’s staff in March 2014. OPTIONS: Approve the attached calendars as presented or direct staff to add or change topics and/or meeting dates as needed. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the attached calendars. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 720  Board of County Commissioners Meetings & Workshops July 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 BCC Meeting Independence 6:00 p.m., Crestview Day Holiday Courthouse 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 BCC Meeting 8:30 a.m., W&S Bldg. Fort Walton Beach 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Packet Pg. 721  Board of County Commissioners Meetings & Workshops August 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 BCC Meeting 8:30 a.m., Crestview Courthouse 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 BCC Meeting 6:00 p.m., W&S Bldg. Fort Walton Beach 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Packet Pg. 722  Board of County Commissioners Meetings & Workshops Sept 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labor Day BCC Meeting Holiday 6:00 p.m., Crestview Courthouse 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 BCC Meeting 8:30 a.m., W&S Bldg. Fort Walton Beach 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Packet Pg. 723  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: April 1, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Rick Owen SUBJECT: Rules of Procedure for BCC meetings DEPARTMENT: County Administrator BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Board needs to give consideration to and approve the attached resolution pertaining to rules of procedure for BCC meetings. BACKGROUND: Staff and the County legal team have developed a resolution to address rules of procedure for meetings of the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners as requested. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the resolution addressing rules of procedure for BCC meetings. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 724  RESOLUTION NO. 2014-__ A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR MEETINGS OF THE OKALOOSA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, as follows: SECTION 1: PURPOSE. The purpose of these Rules of Procedure (“Rules”) is to provide for the smooth and orderly functioning of the business of the Board of County Commissioners (“Board”) and to provide a basis for resolving questions of procedure when they arise. SECTION 2: APPLICABILITY. These Rules shall govern all official meetings of the Board. The members of the Board, County staff, and the public shall adhere to these Rules. SECTION 3: RULES OF ORDER. To the extent they are not in conflict with these Rules, Roberts Rules of Order Revised shall serve as a guide to official meetings of the Board. Accordingly, no action taken by the Board shall be deemed void or invalid because of the failure to adhere to Roberts Rules of Order Revised. SECTION 4: PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman shall preside. In the absence of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, a presiding officer shall be selected by a majority vote of those Commissioners present. The presiding officer of the Board shall have the following functions: a. Opening the meeting and calling the meeting the order, having ascertained that a quorum is present. b. Announce the business to come before the Board, in accordance with the prescribed order of business. c. Recognizing Commissioners to speak. d. Recognizing members of the public or staff to speak. e. Deciding all questions of order. f. Preserving decorum and order, an in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the Commission Chambers, may cause the same to be cleared or cause any disruptive individual to be removed in order to maintain and preserve decorum and civility. 1 Packet Pg. 725  g. Adjourning meetings when there is a sudden emergency affecting the safety of the Board and others. The decision of the presiding officer shall stand unless reversed by a majority vote of the members present after the proper motion has been made and seconded to reverse such a decision. SECTION 5: RULES OF DEBATE. a. Decorum. 1. Every Commissioner desiring to speak should address the Chairman, and upon said recognition by the Chairman, should confine discussion to the question under debate. 2. Commissioners shall refrain from: attacking another individual’s motives; speaking adversely on a prior motion not pending; speaking while another Commissioner is speaking; speaking against their own motions; and generally disturbing the Board. 3. A Commissioner once recognized should not be interrupted when speaking unless the Commissioner is being called to order. The Commissioner should then cease speaking until the question of order is determined, without debate, by the Chairman. If in order, said Commissioner shall be at liberty to proceed. 4. A Commissioner shall be deemed to have yielded the floor when he/she has finished speaking. Commissioners may claim the floor only when recognized by the Chairman. b. Motions. 1. A motion and a second to the motion shall precede any action on an agenda item. A second merely implies that the Commissioner agrees that the motion should come before the Board and not that he/she necessarily favors the motion. 2. Types of Motions: a. Main Motion: brings a matter before the Board. b. Divide the Question: divides a motion into two or more separate motions. c. Amend: modifies the main motion, in whole or in part. d. Postpone to a Certain Time: state the time the motion or agenda item will be resumed. e. Postpone Indefinitely: disposes of a question without bringing it to a direct vote. 2 Packet Pg. 726  f. Close Debate: closes debate on the motion (same as “calling the question”) 3. Steps in handling a motion: a. Any Commissioner wishing to make a motion shall address the Chairman. Once recognized, the Commissioner shall state the motion. b. Another Commissioner may second the motion. c. The Chairman restates the motion, thus placing it before the Board for consideration. d. Discussion ensues. e. The Chairman takes and announces the vote. 4. If the Chairman wishes to put forth or second a motion, he/she shall relinquish the Chair to the Vice-Chairman until the main motion,