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AI-27201 37.       
Meeting Date: 08/14/2018  
Director's Name: Henry A. Sniezek
Department: Environmental Protection Division: Animal Care & Adoption

Information
Requested Action
A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2018-346 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, accepting a donation in the amount of $30,852 from the Constance J. Melodie-Hewes Declaration of Trust, u/a 12/13/2000, to be deposited in the Animal Care Trust Fund for the funding of life-saving programs; authorizing the County Administrator to take all administrative and budgetary actions to implement acceptance; and providing for severability and an effective date.

ACTION:  (T-10:33 AM)  Approved.
 
VOTE: 9-0.

B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2018-347 within the Animal Care Trust Fund to appropriate revenue in the amount of $30,852 for Fiscal Year 2017/2018 for the purpose of recognizing a donation received from the Constance J. Melodie-Hewes Declaration of Trust, u/a 12/13/2000, to be deposited in the Animal Care Trust Fund for the funding of life-saving programs.

ACTION:  (T-10:33 AM)  Approved.
 
VOTE: 9-0.
Why Action is Necessary
Section 18.63 of the Administrative Code states that donations to the County of $10,000 or more shall be accepted by a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners.
What Action Accomplishes
Authorizes the Animal Care and Adoption Division to accept a donation in the amount of $30,852.
Is this Action Goal Related
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.

The Broward County Animal Care and Adoption Division has been notified that the Division was listed as a beneficiary of a donation in the amount of $30,852 from the Constance J. Melodie-Hewes Declaration of Trust, u/a 12/13/2000 ("Trust"). Steven A. Sciarretta, P.A., as Trustee of the Trust, has gathered all the assets and has completed the final accounting. The Animal Care and Adoption Division has received a check in the amount of $30,852. These funds will be used to augment the life-saving programs of the Animal Care and Adoption Division.

Inherent in the motion is authorization for the County Administrator to take all administrative and budgetary actions required to implement the donation, including execution of the letter from Steven A. Sciarretta, P.A., agreeing to the distribution amount, waiving any further accounting of the Trust, and releasing the Trustee, Mr. Sciarretta, and the parties associated with the distribution of the Trust from liability.
Source of Additional Information
Lauralei Combs, Director, Animal Care and Adoption Division, (954) 357-9752

Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary:
The trust award of $30,852 has been deposited into the Animal Care Trust Fund.
Attachments
Exhibit 1 - Donation Resolution
Exhibit 2 - Donation Receipt
Exhibit 3 - Trust Award Letter and Consent to Discharge
Exhibit 4 - Specific Donation Approval Notification
Exhibit 5 - Budget Resolution


    

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