Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 04-14-09 regular — reading text

municipal - the cleric of the county or municipality, and such certifi- 1 515  Ch. 163 INTERGOVERNMENTAL. PROGRAMS F,s. 2( cate is conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of such commissioner. time thereafter by adoption of a resolution, decl b) The powers of a community redevelopment itself to be an agency, in which case all the rights, p, agency shall be exercised by the commissioners ers, duties, privileges, and immunities vested by, part in an agency will be vested in the governing b, thereof. A majority of the commissioners constitutes a of the county or municipality, subject to all responsi quorum for the purpose of conducting business and ties and liabilities imposed or incurred. b) exercising the powers of the agency and for all other The members of the governing body shall purposes. Action may be taken by the agency upon a the members of the agency, but such members cor vote of a majority of the commissioners present, unless tute, the head of a legal entity, separate, distinct,, in any case the bylaws require a larger number. Any independent from the governing body of the count person may be appointed as commissioner if he or she municipality. if the governing body declares itself It resides or is engaged in business, which means own- an agency which already exists, the new agency is ing a business, practicing a profession, or performing a ject to all of the responsibilities and liabilities impo service for compensation, or serving as an officer or or incurred by the existing agency. director of a corporation or other business entity so c) A governing body which consists of five m engaged, within the area of operation of the agency, bens may appoint two additional persons to ac which shall be coterminous with the area of operation members of the community redevelopment age The terms of office of the additional members sha of the county or municipality, and is otherwise eligible for 4 years, except that the first person appointed'; for such appointment under this part. initially serve a term of 2 years, Persons appoa c) The governing body of the county or municipal- under this section are subject to all provisions of ity shall designate a chair and vice chair from among part relating to appointed members of a comml the commissioners. An agency may employ an execu- redevelopment agency. tive director, technical experts, and such other agents d) As provided in an interlocal agreement betty and employees, permanent and ' temporary, as it the governing body that created the agency and-di requires, and determine their qualifications, duties, and more taxing authorities, one or more members' er compensation. For such legal service as it requires, an board of commissioners of the agency may ba-k agency may employ or retain its own counsel and legal sentatives of a taxing authority, including membi3 staff. An agency authorized to transact business and that taxing authority's governing body, whose melt exercise powers under this part shall file with the gov- ship on the board of commissioners of the ag erning body, on or before March 31 of each year, a would be considered an additional duty of office' report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year, member of the taxing authority governing body: "', which report shall include a complete financial state- 2) Nothing in this part prevents the govdmI4 ment setting forth its assets, liabilities, income, and from conferring the rights, powers, privileges,41 operating expenses as of the end of such fiscal year. At and immunities of a community redevelopmerit`ag the time of filing the report, the agency shall publish in upon any entity in existence on July 1, 1 S77s.whid a newspaper of general circulation in the community a been authorized by law to function as a--d6W i notice to the effect that such report has been filed with development board or authority or as any:dlfik the purpose of which is to prevent and eliminate;f the county or municipality and that the report is avail- able for inspection during business hours in the office and blight through community redevelopm6q,}'' of the clerk of the city or county commission and in the Any entity in existence on July 1, 1977, which.. ò vested with the rights, powers, privileges, c[ office of the agency, ye, d) immunities of a community redeveloprridif At any time after the creation of a community subject to all provisions and responsibilities J..., of redevelopment agency, the governing body of the this part, notwithstanding any provisions totheC county or municipality may appropriate to the agency in any taw or amendment thereto which A. 6,,) .. such amounts as the governing body deems necessary entity. Nothing in this act shall be cons #ruet_ V for the administrative expenses and overhead of the agency, including the development and implementa- diminish any powers of any redevelopmer,ia other entity as referred to herein in exist tion of community policing innovations. effective date of this act or to repeal, modf?: 4) The governing body may remove a commis- any law establishing such entity, except ale'.:, sioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in set forth herein. j' office only after a hearing and only if he or she has been History. 5. 2, ch. 77 -391; s. 75, ch. 79 -400; s. 2, ch. 8g. l. s. 3, ch. 2006 -307. given a copy of the charges at least 10 days prior to such hearing and has had an opportunity to be heard in 163.358 Exercise of powers in care person or by counsel. History. s. 2, ch. 77.391; S. 1, ch. 83.231; s. 6, ch. 84.356: s. 903, ch. 95 -147; muniity redevelopment and related ac s. 4, ch. 98 -314; s. 41, ch. 2001 -266; s. 4, ch. 2002 -294; s. 2, ch, 2006-307. county and municipality has all power convenient to carry out and effectuate 163.357 Governing body as the community rede- and provisions of this part, including velopment agency. -- granted under s. 163.370. A county or-rr 1)( a) As an alternative to the appointment of not delegate such powers to a community: fewer than five or more than seven members of the agency created under s. 163.356, excel agency, the governing body may, at the time of the which continue to vest in the 90Ve1`1111 adoption of a resolution under s, 163.355, or at any county or municipality: 1616  CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 14, 2009 Discussion - Direction - Action Cancel agreement with Municipal Code Services, and perform this function in -house Agenda Item Number: 14. 1  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM DATE: March 30, 2009 t TO: Mayor and Council FROM: Helen Spencer, City Clerk SUBJECT: Municipal Code Supplement Services BACKGROUND The City entered into a three y- ear agreement effective June 1, 2006 with the Municipal Code Corporation for services to prepare the annual supplements to update the Code of Ordinances. Per Section V of Part Three Supplement Service, the agreement will expire June 1, 2009 and automatically renew from year to year unless altered or cancelled upon sixty days written notice by either party. DISCUSSION In an effort to lower expenses of the Department, the task to update our Code of