Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Mark D. Bogen
Department: County Commission
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-486, the title of which is as follows: (Commissioner Bogen)
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, NAMING A COURTROOM IN THE BROWARD COUNTY COURTHOUSE ("COURTROOM") IN HONOR OF CHIEF JUDGE JACK B. TUTER, JR.; DIRECTING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE NAMING OF THE COURTROOM; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Why Action is Necessary
Pursuant to Section 18.43 of the Broward County Administrative Code, approval of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners is necessary to adopt a Resolution naming County-owned property.
What Action Accomplishes
Adopts the proposed Resolution naming a County-owned courtroom in honor of Chief Judge Jack B. Tuter, Jr.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
This item proposes that the Board of County Commissioners name the complex trial and ceremonial courtroom on the seventeenth floor of the Broward County Judicial Complex, located at 201 SE Sixth Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 ("Courtroom"), in honor of Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Jack B. Tuter, Jr. ("Judge Tuter").
Judge Tuter has served on the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit since 2005. In 2017, Judge Tuter was elected Chief Judge. His responsibilities include, among others, ensuring the efficient and proper administration of the circuit and County courts in Broward County, directing the court's daily affairs, implementing a plan for the prompt disposition of cases, assigning judges and other court officers, controlling the dockets, regulating the courtrooms, and reviewing the status of inmates in the county jail.
Section 18.43 of the Broward County Administrative Code ("Administrative Code") establishes the ...
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