Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Stephen Farmer (Acting Director)
Department: Finance and Administrative Services Division: Accounting
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE travel for more than five County employees from the Resilient Environment Department to attend the same non-local event.
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Why Action is Necessary
In accordance with Broward County Administrative Code Section 3.10, County Employee Travel, Board approval is required for more than five County employees from the same department to attend the same event.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides approval needed for compliance with the Administrative Code.
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Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE ACCOUNTING DIVISION, AND THE RESILIENT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Broward County Resilient Environment Department requests authorization for eight employees to travel to Tallahassee, Florida from April 15 - 17, 2025, to attend the 2025 Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Petroleum Restoration Program (PRP) Annual Conference (Exhibit 1).
The annual conference allows all FDEP PRP Site Managers and Remediation Specialists to interact with their counterparts from the two Staff Augmentation Contract Teams, six regional FDEP District offices, and all 12 contracted Local Programs. The objective of the meeting is to promote and maintain State-wide consistency throughout all facets of the petroleum cleanup program.
Broward County has 11 employees who currently work on petroleum cleanup under the PRP Contract. It is a contract requirement of the FDEP that 75% of the employees who work fully under the PRP contract attend these annual meetings in person.
Source of Additional Information
William O’Reilly, Director, Accounting Division, (954) 357-7212
Lenny Vialpando, Director, Resilient Environment Department, (954) 357-6677
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
The source of funding for this travel will be the Resilient Environment Department’s Environmental Permitting Contracts budget in the estimated amount of $12,633.04.