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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: November 18, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
SUBJECT: Appointment to Law Library Board of Trustees
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) appoint a new
private practice attorney with a vested interest in the Law Library to the Law Library Board of
Trustees.
BACKGROUND: The Okaloosa County Law Library was created in 1967 by a Special Act of
the Florida Legislature (Ch. 67-1787 Laws of Florida). It is governed by a Board of Directors
comprised of judges, elected officials and private practice attorneys. Per Laws of Florida, Ch. 67-
1787(1), as amended by Ch. 89-416(1):
“There is created a board of trustees to be known as “Board of Trustees, Okaloosa
County Law Library,” which board shall consist of five members. The
membership of said board shall consist, ex officio, of the administrative judge of
Okaloosa County, one member of the Board of County Commissioners of
Okaloosa County to be chosen by board of county commissioners biennially, the
clerk of the circuit court of said county and two practicing attorneys of said
county, one attorney to be appointed by the administrative judge and one by the
Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County. The board shall be
appointed immediately and shall serve 2 years and until successors have been
appointed….”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Commissioner Nathan Boyles currently serves as the
Board's designate on the Law Library Board and has recommended attorney Ashley Rogers of
the law firm of Chesser and Barr.
OPTIONS: Approve or deny.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommend BCC approval of appointing a private practice attorney
to the Law Library Board of Trustees.