Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to take all administrative and budgetary actions necessary to execute the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) Memoranda of Understanding and related documents required to confirm the identification of the deceased which are under the medical examiner's jurisdiction; and to designate the Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services Chief Medical Examiner to serve as the County Administrator's designee in executing these and any other documents associated with maintaining access to the DHSMV information necessary for these confirmations, subject to review by the Office of the County Attorney.

ACTION:  (T-10:50 AM)  Approved.
 
VOTE: 7-0.  Commissioner Holness appeared telephonically and voted in the affirmative.  Commissioners Geller and LaMarca appeared telephonically but were inaudible during the vote.

Board approval is required to delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute agreements on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners.

Allows the County Administrator's designee to execute MOUs and associated documents to maintain access to DHSMV data for confirming the identification of the deceased which are under the medical examiner's jurisdiction.

None.

THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL EXAMINER AND TRAUMA SERVICES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.

Approval of this item permits the County Administrator's designee to execute MOUs and related agreements between Broward County and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) to permit access to DHSMV data for identification purposes.

The current MOU expires on September 24, 2018.

To process these documents and expedite any future additional requests or revisions associated with obtaining DHSMV information, signing authority is being requested for the Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services Chief Medical Examiner, through the County Administrator, subject to review by the Office of County Attorney.

Craig Mallak, Director, Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services, (954) 357-5209