Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2014-215 directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 422 of the Governmental Center to consider adoption of a proposed Resolution Amending the Administrative Code, the title of which is as follows:

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE DIVERSITY ADVISORY COUNCIL; AMENDING SECTION 12.91 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO MODIFY THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE DIVERSITY ADVISORY COUNCIL; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION: (T-10:17 AM) Approved.

VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Kiar was not present.

The Broward County Charter requires the posting of notice and a public hearing for adoption of amendments to the County Administrative Code.

Decreases the number of members of the Broward County Diversity Advisory Council.

In 2012, the Board of County Commissioners ("Board"), through the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Professional Standards ("OIAPS") staff, conducted a review of the County's advisory boards pursuant to the Sunset Ordinance, Section 1-244, et seq., of the Code of Ordinances ("Sunset Review"). During the Sunset Review, there were recommendations made to the Board that certain advisory boards should be "retained with changes." In June 2013, when the Sunset Review recommendations were presented to the Board by OIAPS staff, the Board directed the Office of the County Attorney to prepare legislation for all advisory boards which were "retained with changes." However, once the Office of the County Attorney evaluated the Sunset Review recommendations, it was determined that many of the recommended changes required additional information and analysis to conform to the Board's directives. With the assistance of OIAPS staff and the relevant advisory boards, the Office of the County Attorney has prepared proposed legislation to accomplish the Board's directives.

The Sunset Review recommended a continuation of the Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) with a reduction, however, in membership from 18 members to nine. During a meeting of the DAC held on April 9, 2013, the DAC unanimously agreed to the proposed reduction in membership.