Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO RECOMMEND 15 out of 19 available candidates for appointment to the Children’s Services Council of Broward County by Governor Ron DeSantis. (Deferred from January 29, 2019 - Item No. 69)

ACTION:  (T-12:55 PM)  Staff distributed ballots to the Board for 15 candidate recommendations for appointment to the Children's Services Council of Broward County.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

ACTION:  (T-12:58 PM)  Tabled until later in the meeting. (Refer to minutes for full  discussion.)

ACTION:  (T-1:05 PM)  Following the tallying of ballots by staff, the Board recommended 15 candidates for appointment to the Children's Services Council of  Broward County.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE:  8-0.  Commissioner Geller was not present during the vote.   
 

Chapter 2000-461, Laws of Florida, requires the Board to nominate at least three persons for each of the five gubernatorial appointments to the Children's Services Council.

The Board must approve the recommendations.

Recommends 15 candidates to Governor Ron DeSantis for appointment of five individuals to the Children’s Services Council.

None.

In November 2000, Broward County voters approved the creation of the Children's Services Council (CSC). The CSC's membership is comprised of 11 members - six members serve in designated positions, including a representative of the Board of County Commissioners, and five members appointed by the Governor.

With respect to the gubernatorial appointees, the Board is required to submit the names of three individuals to the Governor for each vacancy. Therefore, the Board must submit the names of 15 individuals to the Governor to fill the five anticipated vacancies due to the expiring terms of the current appointees.

A public notice soliciting applications for the anticipated vacancies was initiated on November 13, 2018, through the County’s website and in various community bulletins, with an application submission deadline of December 7, 2018. On December 5, 2018 the application deadline was extended to December 14th, 2018 - 19 applications were received. On January 15, 2019, the Intergovernmental Affairs/Boards Section provided the Board with the applications, an applicant chart (Exhibit 1) and a ranking ballot (Exhibit 2).

This item is brought to allow the Board to discuss and recommend candidates to Governor DeSantis as required by law.

C. Marty Cassini, Manager, Intergovernmental Affairs, (954) 357-7575
Orlando A. Garcia, Boards Administrator/Legislative Policy Analyst, Intergovernmental Affairs, (954) 357-5934