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File #: 2021-4077   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/5/2021 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 8/17/2021 Final action:
Title: Request Blanket Travel Approval for Legislative and Committee Participation for FY 21/22 by Commissioners, the County Administrator, Assistant County Administrators, and Executive Directors (Budget Impact - None)

 

SUBJECT:

Title

Request Blanket Travel Approval for Legislative and Committee Participation for FY 21/22 by Commissioners, the County Administrator, Assistant County Administrators, and Executive Directors (Budget Impact - None)

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INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Amanda Tart, Executive Director, Administrative Services

Administration

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

The 2022 Legislative regular session begins Tuesday, January 11, 2022 and ends on Friday, March 11, 2021, the 60th and last day of regular session. Regular session is preceded by Interim Committee meetings which may be scheduled as early as September 2021. Additionally, meetings are scheduled with many state legislators, including Marion County’s own state delegation members, federal congressional leaders, and associations.

 

Members of the Board of County Commissioners and appropriate staff (County Administrator, Assistant County Administrators, and Executive Directors) may, on occasion, be required to travel to Tallahassee, Florida and Washington, D.C., to also include legislators’ district offices, as well as state and federal agencies outside the County. Subsequently, Commissioners appointed to serve on select committees through legislative associations require additional travel for their participation.

 

Staff is requesting consideration and approval of blanket legislative travel as requested for FY 21/22, and as scheduling permits.

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

None

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

Motion to authorize blanket approval for travel for legislative and committee participation by the members of the Board of County Commissioners, the County Administrator, Assistant County Administrators, and Executive Directors for FY 21/22.

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