Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: George Tablack
Department: Finance and Administrative Services Division: Records, Taxes, and Treasury
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE amendment to the Agreements between Broward County and the companies operating the seven private tag agencies within the County ("Private Tag Agencies"), allowing the Private Tag Agencies to accept payment cards and modifying their insurance and bond requirements, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 2; and authorize the County Administrator to approve and execute such amendments on behalf of the County, once approved for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board approval is required to delegate authority to the County Administrator to enter into amendments to an agreement.
What Action Accomplishes
Authorizes the County Administrator to approve amendments to the Agreements with the Private Tag Agencies.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE RECORDS, TAXES, AND TREASURY DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
Broward County Government is responsible for tag agency services and has agreements in place with the providers operating the seven private tag agency offices located in Broward County ("Private Tag Agencies"). The Private Tag Agencies provide, among other things, automobile tag and title documents and renewals, at fees slightly higher than those charged by the State of Florida and directly by the County.
The owner of one of the Private Tag Agencies has requested the ability to accept payment cards (i.e., credit and debit cards) for customer transactions. For consistency among all Private Tag Agencies, the proposed amendment has been prepared to authorize each of the Private Tag Agencies to accept payment cards. This will be an additional and optional...
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