Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Andrew J. Meyers
Department: County Attorney
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on October 7, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of Governmental Center East to consider enactment of a proposed Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE TAX COLLECTOR; CREATING SECTION 31½ 5 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES (“CODE”); AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners)
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Why Action is Necessary
Applicable law requires the publication of notice and a public hearing for enactment of amendments to the Broward County Code of Ordinances (“Code”).
What Action Accomplishes
Enables the setting of a public hearing during which the Board of County Commissioners (“Board”) may consider enacting the proposed Ordinance.
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Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
Pursuant to a recent amendment to the Florida Constitution, a newly elected Tax Collector took office earlier this year. Florida law states that the Tax Collector shall provide a bond in the amount set by the Board, and that the Board may consider the amount of money likely to be in the custody of the Tax Collector when setting the amount.
When tax collector duties were performed by the County, the Board had set the bond amount at $300,000 each for the Director of Finance and Administrative Services Department (“FASD”) and the Director of the Records, Taxes, and Treasury Division. FASD recommends the Board set the same bond amount for the elected Tax Collector, namely $300,000. As requested by FASD, the Ordinance also permits evidence of substantially equivalent insurance, as determined by the Director of the Risk Management Division, in lieu of the bond. FASD indicates that the County’s current insurance policies provide substantially equivalent coverage.
Source of Additional Information
René D. Harrod, Chief Deputy County Attorney, 954-357-7600
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
The Fiscal Impact Statement by the Office of Management and Budget will be provided at the time of the public hearing, in compliance with Section 18.5(e)(7) of the Broward County Administrative Code.