PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 107.32, ARTICLE 2, LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CHAPTER 107, LIBRARIES, MARTIN COUNTY CODE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS AND TO REMOVE TERM LIMITS FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The Board of County Commissioners ("Board") is requested to adopt the proposed amendment to Section 107.32, Article 2, Library Board of Trustees, Chapter 107, Libraries, General Ordinances, Martin County Code to increase the Library Board of Trustees from five members to nine members and to remove the current term limits which restricts members from serving on the Library Board of Trustees for more than two terms.
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DEPARTMENT: Library
PREPARED BY: Name: Elysse A. Elder
Title: Senior Assistant County Attorney
REQUESTED BY: Martin County Board of County Commissioners
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
At the January 14, 2020 Martin County Board of County Commissioners meeting, the Board requested that Library evaluate whether the number of members of the Library Board of Trustees should be increased from five members to nine members as a result of the quantity of qualified and beneficial applicants that submitted applications for vacancies to the Library Board of Trustees. The Library Department evaluated the request and determined that increasing the Library Board of the Trustees from five members to nine members would be beneficial. The proposed amendment also removes term limits that restrict members from serving on the Library Board of Trustees for more than two terms to be consistent with Martin County policies.
ISSUES:
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LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
This is a legislative matter. Legislative decisions are those in which the local government formulates policy rather than applying specific rules to a particular situation. A local government's approval or denial of an issue in ...
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