Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-035 naming the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida Judicial Complex West Wing located at 201 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, as the “Walter G. ‘Skip’ Campbell Jr. West Wing” after the late former State Senator, Mayor, and prominent attorney, Skip Campbell.

(Per the Tuesday Morning Memorandum, Exhibit 1, the finalized Resolution was distributed by Yellow-Sheet.)

ACTION:  (T-11:05 AM)  Approved as amended with Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated January 29, 2019, submitted at the request of Mayor Bogen.  (See Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated January 29, 2019, submitted at the request of Vice-Mayor Holness and Mayor Bogen.)

VOTE: 9-0.    

B. MOTION TO DIRECT County Administrator to take all necessary actions to facilitate naming the West Wing of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida after Skip Campbell. (Mayor Bogen)

ACTION:  (T-11:05 AM)  Approved. 

VOTE: 9-0.    

Section 18.43 of the Broward County Administrative Code requires action from the Broward County Board of County Commissioners to name a building, or portion thereof, after an individual.

This action names the Judicial Complex West Wing as the “Walter G. ‘Skip’ Campbell Jr. West Wing.”

On November 13, 2018, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners (“Board”) discussed and unanimously supported moving forward with naming the West Wing of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida after the late former State Senator, Mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, and prominent attorney, “Skip” Campbell.

Section 18.43 of the Broward County Administrative Code (“Administrative Code”) requires Board approval for naming of Broward County-owned Property, Buildings, Structures, and Facilities and requires a minimum 90-day waiting period after a potential honoree has passed before the naming may occur. A minimum of 90 days has passed since Mayor Skip Campbell’s death on October 23, 2018.

The Administrative Code also requires solicitation of at least three local Cities, Homeowners Associations, or other appropriate community groups for input. Following the November 13, 2018, Commission meeting, Mayor Bogen’s staff sent formal requests to multiple cities requesting Letters of Support. The responses can be found in Exhibit 2.