Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: George Tablack
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 the Broward County Administrative Code Section 3.10, 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.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
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 Resilient Environment Department requests authorization for nine employees to travel to Atlanta, Georgia from April 18-19, 2023, to attend the 2023 ESRI Southeast User Conference, which will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis hotel (Exhibit 1).
The ESRI Southeast User Conference provides user-to-user communication and collaboration, encouraging learning about real-life GIS experiences, best practices, and techniques, which are useful for specific projects.
The ESRI Southeast User Conference is a cornerstone of the southeastern US’s GIS community, with over 1,000 annual attendees from nearly every commercial sector, government organization, and nonprofit field.
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 General Fund and Pollution Recovery Trust Fund budget in the total estimated amount of $12,753.