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Originating Dept/ Div: _BES /EVIS Person: _Dan Summers Date: September 26, 2011
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING
ORDINANCE 04 -12, AS ANIENDED, BY AMENDING, SECTION TWO, DEFINITIONS; SECTION FOUR, EXEMPTIONS
AND EXCLUSIONS FROM CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT; SECTION FIVE, PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING
CERTIFICATE; SECTION SEVEN, REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD APPROVAL IN GRANTING CERTIFICATE;
SECTION NINE, RIGHTS AND DUTIES GRANTED BY CERTIFICATE; SECTION ELEVEN, EMERGENCY
PROVISIONS; SECTION TWELVE, CLASSIFICATIONS OF CERTIFICATES; SECTION FIFTEEN, GENERAL
OPERATING REGULATIONS; SECTION TWENTY, CONDUCT OF DRIVERS AND ATTENDANTS; SECTION
TWENTY -ONE: PASSENGERS; SECTION TWENTY -TWO, OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC LAWS, ORDINANCES AND
REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE
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ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE 04 -12,
AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING, SECTION TWO, DEFINITIONS;
SECTION FOUR, EXEMPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS FROM
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT; SECTION FIVE, PROCEDURE
FOR OBTAINING CERTIFICATE; SECTION SEVEN,
REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD APPROVAL IN GRANTING
CERTIFICATE; SECTION NINE, RIGHTS AND DUTIES GRANTED
BY CERTIFICATE; SECTION ELEVEN, EMERGENCY
PROVISIONS; SECTION TWELVE, CLASSIFICATIONS OF
CERTIFICATES; SECTION FIFTEEN, GENERAL OPERATING
REGULATIONS; SECTION TWENTY, CONDUCT OF DRIVERS
AND ATTENDANTS; SECTION TWENTY -ONE: PASSENGERS;
SECTION TWENTY -TWO, OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC LAWS,
ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT
AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE
CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Collier County Ordinance No. 2004 -12, as amended, is codified as Article
III of Chapter 50 of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Collier County, and originally enacted
through its predecessor Ordinance No. 81 -75; and
WHEREAS, Collier County desires to make available to its citizens safe, professional
emergency health care transportation and non - transportation services for emergency pre - hospital
responses and the transfer of patients between and among local hospital facilities; and
WHEREAS, Collier County desires to facilitate the provision of such services and has the
necessary equipment, training, expertise, professional certifications and licenses to do so; and
WHEREAS, this amendment creates a Class 3 Non - Transport ALS certificate
classification that will result in a benefit to Collier County by reducing response times for certain
transports and providing for the availability of more transport vehicles.
NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA:
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SECTION ONE: Amendments to Section Two of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Two of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION TWO: DEFINITIONS.
A. Advanced Life Support (ALS) shall mean procedures conducted as defined in
applicable Florida Statutes and Florida Administrative Code, Section 64E and the
Collier County Medical Director's protocol.
B. Administrator shall mean the County Manager or his designee.
C. Ambulance means any privately or publicly owned land, air, or water vehicle that
is designed, constructed, reconstructed, maintained, equipped or operated, and is
used for or intended to be used for air, land, or water transportation of persons,
who are sick, injured, or otherwise helpless.
D. Board shall mean the Collier County Board of County Commissioners.
E. Certificate means a certificate of up blic convenience and necessity as authorized
in Section 401.25 (2)(d), Florida Statutes.
F. Emergency Call shall mean the transit of an ambulance under conditions which
warrants travel with flashing lights and siren operating.
G. Operator shall mean any person, organization or governmental entity providing
ambulance or ALS services.
H. Patient shall mean an individual who is ill, sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise
incapacitated or helpless.
I. Routine Call or Routine Transfer shall mean the transportation of a patient under
non- emergency call conditions.
J. Rescue Service on -ALS shall mean first response treatment of patients but
does not include Advanced Life Support (ALS) or transport.
SECTION TWO: Amendments to Section Four of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Four of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION FOUR: EXEMPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS FROM CERTIFICATE
REQUIREMENT.
Certificates shall not be required for:
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A. Rescue Services (Non -ALS).
B. The use of a non - ambulance for any transport of a patient pursuant to the Good
Samaritan Act, Section 768.13, Florida Statutes.
C. Vehicles rendering ambulance -type services when requested to do so by the
Board of County Commissioners or County Manager in the event of a major
catastrophe or other such emergency which requires more ambulances thant are
available in the county.
D. Ambulances based outside the county which pick up a patient in the county and
transport him out of the county, or which pick up a patient out of the county and
transport him into the county.
E. Vehicles used to transport persons for routine scheduled medical treatments.
Vehicles transporting persons who require services en route are not covered by
this exemption.
SECTION THREE: Amendments to Section Five of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Five of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION FIVE: PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING CERTIFICATE.
An applicant for a certificate shall obtain fer-ms ffem the be eempleted and
provide the Administrator with the following information in
order for a request for a certificate to be considered. Each applieatien request shall
contain:
A. The name, age, and address of the owner of the ambulance or ALS preyide�
Operator, or if the owner is a corporation, then of the directors of the corporation
and of all the stockholders holding more that 25% of the outstanding shares. For
governmental units, this information shall be supplied for members of the
governing body.
SECTION FOUR: Amendments to Section Seven of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Seven of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION SEVEN: REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD APPROVAL IN GRANTING
CERTIFICATE.
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The Board of County Commissioners shall not grant a certificate unless it shall find, after
public hearing and based on competent evidence that each of the following standards has been
satisfied:
A. That there is a public necessity for the service. In making such determination, the
Board of County Commission shall consider, as a minimum, the following
factors:
(1) The extent to which the proposed service is needed to improve the overall
gmer-geney -- Medieal Ser-viees emergency medical services (EMS)
capabilities of the County.
(2) The effect of the proposed service on existing services with respect to
quality of service and cost of service.
SECTION FIVE: Amendments to Section Nine of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Nine of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION NINE: RIGHTS AND DUTIES GRANTED BY CERTIFICATE.
The certificate granted by the Board shall be valid for one calendar year and shall be
personal to the applicant and not transferable. In the case of a corporation, if there occurs such a
transfer of stock or other incidents of ownership as to change the majority or largest stockholder,
a new certificate must be applied for. Changes in the officers of the corporation will not require
a new certificate.
Acceptance of the certificate by the applicant shall obligate the applicant to:
A. Service the entire zone granted to the applicant.
B. Provide coverage to adjoining zones, if available, when requested to do so by
Emergeney Central emergency dispatch for emergency calls when the certificate
holder for that zone is unable to respond.
C. Keep posted at his place of business a copy of the fee schedule, which must be
filed with the Administrator (If applicable).
D. Operate in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this
Ordinance and any applicable County Ordinances, and Chapter 401 Florida
Statutes, and any administrative regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
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E. Employ at all times sufficient personnel experienced in operation and
management of emergency medical services to ensure proper and efficient
operation.
SECTION SIX: Amendments to Section Eleven of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Eleven of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION ELEVEN: EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.
The Board may modify, suspend or revolve a certificate in the interest of the public
health, safety and welfare, only at public hearing and after reasonable notice has been given to
the certificate holder affected. However, if a situation exists which poses a serious threat that
the Operator will not be available to any certain area of Collier
County, the Administrator shall have such temporary emergency powers as are necessary to
provide that service. These temporary powers are intended to provide interim protection until
such time as the Board meets to resolve the emergency.
SECTION SEVEN: Amendments to Section Twelve of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Twelve of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION TWELVE: CLASSIFICATIONS OF CERTIFICATES.
There shall be three twe (33) classifications of service in Collier County, as follows:
A. Class 1: Cellier Getinty EMS ALS Transport:
ALS Rescue: An EMS previder O ep rator with the capability of rendering on the
scene prehospital ALS services with transport capability and who may or may not
elect to transport patients based on medical necessity. An EMS provide Operator
rendering this level of service for a governmental entity shall be deemed to be
operating under the Class 1 - ALS rescue certificate of public convenience and
necessity held by the governmental entity. An EMS provider Operator holding a
Class 1 — ALS rescue certificate may provide post - hospital interfacility medical
transfer services and routine ALS and BLS calls within the County. A certificate
of public convenience and necessity must be obtained from the County before
engaging in this level of medical service.
B. Class 2: Collier County Hospitals:
1. ALS Transfer: An EMS previder Operator who renders ALS interfacility
medical transfer services. An EMS previder Operator who is awarded a Class 2 —
ALS transfer certificate and does not possess a Class 1 — ALS rescue certificate
shall not respond to an emergency call and provide ALS rescue services unless
called upon by the appropriate Class 1 — ALS rescue previder Operator to provide
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emergency backup service. In these instances, it shall be deemed to be operating
under the Class 1 — ALS rescue certificate of the governmental entity requesting
such emergency backup service.
2. Class 2 — ALS transfer certificate holders may provide post - hospital
interfacility medical transfer services and routine ALS and BLS calls within the
County but only to hospitals owned by the certificate holder, however, the Class 2
certificate holder may provide out -of- County transports. Unless an EMS provider
possesses a Class 1 — ALS Rescue certificate issued by the County, a certificate of
public convenience and necessity must be obtained from the County before
engaging in this level of medical service.
3. Class -2 transfer certificate holders shall contract with the Class 1 - rescue
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C. Class 3: ALS Non - Transport:
1. ALS Non - Transport: An EMS Operator who renders Advanced Life
Support pre - hospital services without transport capability.
2. Class 3 certificate holders work in concert with applicable Class l
providers to assure adequate and timely response to prehospital incidents with the intent
to either reduce applicable response times or otherwise augment the level of services as
requested by the associated Class 1 Operator. Unless an EMS Operator possesses a Class
1 — ALS Rescue certificate issued by the County, a certificate of public convenience and
necessity must be obtained_ fro_ m the County before engaging in this level of medical
service.
3. Class -3 certificate holders shall contract with the County for a negotiated
amount per year for administrative services offered by the Office of the Medical Director
for the creation and update of medical protocol; and other eng_ eral sport as requested by
the Class -3 certificate holder. The Office of the Medical Director shall not be considered
the medical director for a Class -3 Operator for purposes of this Ordinance or Florida
Statutes unless the Class -3 Operator separately contracts with the County in order for the
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C. Class 3: ALS Non - Transport:
1. ALS Non - Transport: An EMS Operator who renders Advanced Life
Support pre - hospital services without transport capability.
2. Class 3 certificate holders work in concert with applicable Class l
providers to assure adequate and timely response to prehospital incidents with the intent
to either reduce applicable response times or otherwise augment the level of services as
requested by the associated Class 1 Operator. Unless an EMS Operator possesses a Class
1 — ALS Rescue certificate issued by the County, a certificate of public convenience and
necessity must be obtained_ fro_ m the County before engaging in this level of medical
service.
3. Class -3 certificate holders shall contract with the County for a negotiated
amount per year for administrative services offered by the Office of the Medical Director
for the creation and update of medical protocol; and other eng_ eral sport as requested by
the Class -3 certificate holder. The Office of the Medical Director shall not be considered
the medical director for a Class -3 Operator for purposes of this Ordinance or Florida
Statutes unless the Class -3 Operator separately contracts with the County in order for the
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County's Medical Director to serve as its medical director for the performance of services
set forth in Section 401.265, Florida Statutes and Chapter 64J-2.004(4)(a), Florida
Administrative Code.
4. The medical director for the Class-3 certificate holder shall work
cooperatively with the County's Office of the Medical Director to ensure continuity of
care. The medical director for the Class -3 certificate holder shall not dele ate or
relinquish any responsibilities identified in Section 401.265, Florida Statutes and
associated Florida Administrative Code rules.
SECTION EIGHT: Amendments to Section Fifteen of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Fifteen of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION FIFTEEN: GENERAL OPERATING REGULATIONS.
All certificate holders, operators, and drivers shall comply with all state statutes and
administrative regulations as following regulations:
A. Twenty -four Hour Service. Every certificate holder shall be required to operate
sufficient ambulances, or relevant apparatus, as stated on the eertifieate of
eperatie vehicle permit issued by the State Department of Health, Bureau of
Emergency Medical Services and permit issued by the
Board, on immediate call at all times.
B. Prompt Service Required. Every call for ambulanee service shall be answered
promptly. Patients shall be appropriately assessed, treated, packaged, loaded and
transported by an Operator that is licensed to transport without being subject to
unreasonable delays. All calls for emergency assistance requiring over twenty
(20) minutes from time of notification to arrival on scene shall be reported to the
Administrator with complete documentation of the circumstances, which delayed
the response. Those instances where more than three (3) minutes elapse between
receipt of an emergency call and dispatch of an emergency vehicle wee
shall also be reported to the Administrator with documentation of circumstances.
C. Bed Linens. Every perator transporting_ patients shall provide clean Clean and
sanitary bed linens shall - be- pro vided for each patient carried and which shall be
changed as soon as practicable after the discharge of the patient.
D. Daily Log. Every &Operator transporting_ patients shall maintain in a daily log
upon which shall be recorded the place or origin, time of call, time of dispatch,
time of arrival at scene, time left for hospital, time of arrival at hospital, and
charges for each trip made and such other operating and patient information as
may be required by Ordinance. Every eOperator shall retain and preserve all
daily logs for at least two (2) years, and such logs shall be available for inspection
by the Administrator.
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E. Communications. Each affibulanee emergency vehicle shall maintain two -way
radio communication with the location of primary dispatch from which it
operates, as well as any additional communication capabilities required by
Ordinance or state law.
Vehicles and Equipment. Each Operator's vehicles shall be equipped with the
proper medical and emergency equipment as requ. I ley- the -'o1 intly agreed to bX
the medical director of each licensed provider and the laws of the State of Florida
the laws of Fier-ida and this Or-
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G. Certification. Lil In addition to the State of Florida Department of Health,
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services requirements for certification, each
Collier County EMS paramedic, Class -2 Operator's paramedic and Class -3
Operator that has separately entered into a contract with the County in order for
the County's Medical Director to serve as its medical director for the performance
of services set forth in Section 401.265 Florida Statutes and Chapter 64J-
2.004(4)(a), Florida Administrative Code must be certified by the County
Medical Director. Each Collier County EMS paramedic and Class -2 Operator
paramedic must work with a Collier County EMS ambulance for a sufficient
length of time pursuant to paragraph H. for the County's
Mmedical Ddirector to properly judge the paramedic's his capability. A4
minimum, the panwnedie muso-ve-d- in that eapaeity ne4 less than one fall menth's
"' annually. Salaries of other than Collier County EMS paramedics will
be paid by the agency seeking the Medical Director Certification.
(ii). The Medical Director of a Class -3 Operator or a Class -1 Operator,
excludiniz Collier CounM EMS shall certify its paramedics pursuant to
Section 401.265, Florida Statutes and Chapter 64J-2.004(4)(a), Florida
Administrative Code.
(iii). A Class -3 Operator that has separately entered into a contract with the
County in order for the County's Medical Director to serve as its medical
director for the performance of services set forth in Section 401.265,
Florida Statutes, and Chapter 64J-2.004(4)(a), Florida Administrative
Code shall be certified Dursuant to the terms of such contract.
H. Ride Time Requirement. Each paramedic employed by Collier County EMS ,_a
Class -1 Operator or a Class -2 Operator must work at a minimum with a Class 1
Operator's ambulance not less than one full month's work shift annually, Each
paramedic employed by a Class -3 Operator that has its own medical director must
accompany a patient on the Collier County EMS ALS transport from scene to
hospital when the paramedic for such Class -3 Operator initiates ALS services on a
patient prior to Collier County EMS transport arrival or if the patient's condition
requires that additional level of expertise Each paramedic employed by a Class -3
Operator that has separately entered into a contract with the County in order for
the County's Medical Director to serve as its medical director for the performance
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of services set forth in Section 401.265, Florida Statutes and Chapter 64J-
2.004(4)(a), Florida Administrative Code shall either work with a Collier County
EMS ambulance not less than one full month's work shift annually or must
accompany a patient on the Collier County EMS ALS transport from scene to
hospital when the paramedic for such Class -3 Operator initiates ALS services on a
atient prior to a Collier County EMS transport arrival or if the atient's condition
requires that additional level of expertise, as provided for in its contract with the
County.
l4 I. Application. Each ambulance or ALS service shall be subject to those rules and
regulation as promulgated by Ordinances of the Board for the purpose of carrying
out this ordinance.
SECTION NINE: Amendments to Section Twenty of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Twenty of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION TWENTY: CONDUCT OF DRIVERS AND ATTENDANTS.
All drivers, EMT's and paramedics shall comply with the laws of the State of Florida, in
order to meet the requirements set out in this Ordinance and no driver, EMT or paramedic
registered hereunder shall:
Operate or ride in an vehicle ambulanee without using seatbelts. (Personnel
attending patients are exempt).
SECTION TEN: Amendments to Section Twenty-One of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as
amended.
Section Twenty -One of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION TWENTY -ONE: PASSENGERS.
No person shall be aboard ambulances when engaged in emergency or r-eut{ne inedisal
salts- routine calls except the following:
A. Driver, attendants and fire or law enforcement personnel;
B. Patients;
C. Not fner-e than one relative ef close ffiend of the patient, er- if the situati()n
Relatives or close friends of the patient when authorized by an EMS Battalion
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Chief or position of a higher rank These requests will only be granted under
exceptional circumstances,
D. Physicians and nurses;
E. Personnel in an observing capacity that are being trained for ambulance or ALS
service.-, -or
F. Operator's supervisory personnel.
SECTION ELEVEN: Amendments to Section Twenty -Two of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as
amended.
Section Twenty -Two of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION TWENTY -TWO: OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC LAWS, ORDINANCES OR
REGULATIONS.
A. _Under the provisions of Florida State law, Tthe driver of an ambulance or ALS
vehicle when responding to an emergency call or while transporting a patient may
exercise the following privileges when such driver has reasonable grounds to
believe that an emergency in fact exists requiring the exercise of such privileges:
SECTION TWELVE: Conflict and Severability.
In the event this Ordinance should ever conflict with any other Ordinance of Collier
County or other applicable law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this
Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provisions and such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions.
SECTION THIRTEEN: Inclusion in the Code of Laws and Ordinances.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be made a part of the Code of Laws and
Ordinances of Collier County, Florida. The sections of the Ordinance may be renumbered or re-
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lettered and internal cross - references amended throughout to accomplish such, and the word
"ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or any other appropriate word.
SECTION FOURTEEN: Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall be considered adopted upon the date written below and subject to
fling with the Florida Department of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by a vote of majority of the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this day of , 2011.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: By:
Deputy Clerk FRED W. COYLE, CHAIRMAN
Approved as to form
and legal sufficiency:
V,
JenniVr B. White
Assistant County Attorney
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Martha S. Vergara
From: NeetVirginia <VirginiaNeet @colliergov.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 201110:58 AM
To: Martha S. Vergara
Cc: Bay, Artie; Allen, Debbie; White, Jennifer
Subject: RE: Legal ad for Amendment to Ord 04 -12 - to run Friday 9/30/11
Martha:
Per Debbie Allen, please use our P.O. # 4500122259 to ensure that the ad runs this Friday. Artie, our office will forward
the NDN invoice to your office for payment.
Thank you to all.
Dinny
From: Martha S. Vergara [ mailto: Martha.Vergara @collierclerk.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 10:51 AM
To: NeetVirginia
Subject: RE: Legal ad for Amendment to Ord 04 -12 - to run Friday 9/30/11
I just need a P.O and Acct. # it says they are going to use the PCard... I don't know what they
mean by that... do you want me to use the CA #'s ? ? ??
From: NeetVirginia [ mailto :VirginiaNeetCaacolliergov.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 10:44 AM
To: Martha S. Vergara
Cc: White, Jennifer; Bay, Artie
Subject: Legal ad for Amendment to Ord 04 -12 - to run Friday 9/30/11
Martha:
Do you have what you need for this ad ? ??
Dinny
Virginia A. Neet, Legal Assistant
Office of the Collier County Attorney
Telephone (239) 252 -8066 - Fax (239) 252 -6600
New address as of November 1 2010:
Collier County Office of the County Attorney
3299 Tamiami Tr. E., Suite 800
Naples, FL 34112 -5749
",,de' k ,da L-aw e -rnail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e -mail address released in response to a public records request do not nerd
aec�ornc maii to this entity Instead_ contact this office by telephone or in writing.
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Martha S. Vergara
From:
NeetVirginia <VirginiaNeet @colliergov.net>
Sent:
Tuesday, September 27, 201111:03 AM
To:
Martha S. Vergara
Cc:
White, Jennifer
Subject:
Amendment to Ord. No. 04 -12 legal ad
Martha:
As a follows up, the County Attorney asked that this be advertised in time for the 10/11/11 BCC Meeting, which is why
we are not following our own practice of advertising 14/15 prior to the public hearing.
Dinny
Virginia A. Neet, Legal Assistant
Office of the Collier County Attorney
Telephone (239) 252 -8066 - Fax (239) 252 -6600
New address as of November 1, 2010:
Collier County Office of the County Attorney
3299 Tamiami Tr. E., Suite 800
Naples, FL 34112 -5749
F c ;ia i. uva. e rnail addresses are public; records it you do not want your e -mail address released in response to a public; records request, do riot serrd
onic: mail to this entity Instead eoritaet this office by telephone or in writing.
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Acct. #027354
September 27, 2011
Attn: Legals
Naples News Media Group
1100 Immokalee Road
Naples, Florida 34110
Re: Ord. Amending Ord. 2004 -12
Dear Legals:
Please advertise the above referenced notice on Friday, September 30, 2011, and
kindly send the Affidavit of Publication, in duplicate, together with charges
involved to this office.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Martha Vergara,
Deputy Clerk
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that on October 11, 2011 in the Boardroom, 3rd
Floor, Administration Building, Collier County Government Center, 3299
East Tamiami Trail, Naples, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners
will consider the enactment of a County Ordinance. The meeting will
commence at 9:00 A.M. The title of the proposed Ordinance is as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE 04 -12, AS AMENDED, BY
AMENDING, SECTION TWO, DEFINITIONS; SECTION FOUR, EXEMPTIONS AND
EXCLUSIONS FROM CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT; SECTION FIVE, PROCEDURE
FOR OBTAINING CERTIFICATE; SECTION SEVEN, REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD
APPROVAL IN GRANTING CERTIFICATE; SECTION NINE, RIGHTS AND DUTIES
GRANTED BY CERTIFICATE; SECTION ELEVEN, EMERGENCY PROVISIONS;
SECTION TWELVE, CLASSIFICATIONS OF CERTIFICATES; SECTION FIFTEEN,
GENERAL OPERATING REGULATIONS; SECTION TWENTY, CONDUCT OF DRIVERS
AND ATTENDANTS; SECTION TWENTY -ONE; PASSENGERS; SECTION TWENTY -
TWO, OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC LAWS, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION
IN THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Copies of the proposed Ordinance are on file with the Clerk to the
Board and are available for inspection. All interested parties are
invited to attend and be heard.
NOTE: All persons wishing to speak on any agenda item must register
with the County administrator prior to presentation of the agenda item
to be addressed. Individual speakers will be limited to 3 minutes on
any item. The selection of an individual to speak on behalf of an
organization or group is encouraged. If recognized by the Chairman, a
spokesperson for a group or organization may be allotted 10 minutes to
speak on an item.
Persons wishing to have written or graphic materials included in the
Board agenda packets must submit said material a minimum of 3 weeks
prior to the respective public hearing. In any case, written
materials intended to be considered by the Board shall be submitted to
the appropriate County staff a minimum of seven days prior to the
public hearing. All material used in presentations before the Board
will become a permanent part of the record.
Any person who decides to appeal a decision of the Board will need a
record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore, may need
to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which
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record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is
based.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in
order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost
to you to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the
Collier County Facilities Management Department, located at 3335
Tamiami Trail East, Suite 101, Naples, Florida 34112 -5356, (239) 252-
8380, at least two days prior to the meeting. Assisted listening
devices for the hearing impaired are available in the Board of County
Commissioners, Office.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FRED W. COYLE, CHAIRMAN
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
By: Martha Vergara, Deputy Clerk
(SEAL)
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Martha S. Vergara
From: Heredia, Blanca <BEHeredia @Naplesnews.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 201111:50 AM
To: Martha S. Vergara
Subject: RE: Ord. Amending Ord. 04 -12
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From: Martha S. Vergara [mailto: Martha .Vergara @ collierclerk.coml
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:40 AM
To: Legals NDN
Subject: Ord. Amending Ord. 04 -12
Legals,
Please advertise the following attached ad on Friday. September 30, 2011.
Please send an ok when you receive.
Thanks,
Martha Vergara, Deputy Clerk
Minutes and Records Dept.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
& Value Adjustment Board
Office: (239) 252 -7240
Fax: (239) 252 -8408
E -mail: martha.vergara a),collierclerk.com
Please visit us on the web at www.collierclerk.com
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take any action induced by or in reliance on information contained in this message.
Unless expressly stated, opinions in this message are those of the individual sender and not of the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Collier County. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the Clerk's Office by emailing helpdeskocollierclerk.com
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Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to
a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing.
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Martha S. Vergara
From: Naples Daily News <naplesnews @clicknbuy.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 201111:08 PM
To: Martha S. Vergara
Subject: Thank you for placing your classified advertisement.
Ad # 1916748
Thank you for placing your classified advertisement.
The following represents the current text of your advertisement:
NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER ORDINANCE Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, October 11,
2011 in the Boardroom, 3rd Floor, Administration Building, Collier County Government Center, 3299 East
Tamiami Trail, Naples, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners will consider the enactment of a County
Ordinance. The meeting will commence at 9:00 A.M. The title of the proposed Ordinance is as follows: AN
ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE 04 -12, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING, SECTION TWO, DEFINITIONS;
SECTION FOUR, EXEMPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS FROM CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT; SECTION
FIVE, PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING CERTIFICATE; SECTION SEVEN, REQUIREMENT FOR
BOARD APPROVAL IN GRANTING CERTIFICATE; SECTION NINE, RIGHTS AND DUTIES
GRANTED BY CERTIFICATE; SECTION ELEVEN, EMERGENCY PROVISIONS; SECTION TWELVE,
CLASSIFICATIONS OF CERTIFICATES; SECTION FIFTEEN, GENERAL OPERATING
REGULATIONS; SECTION TWENTY, CONDUCT OF DRIVERS AND ATTENDANTS; SECTION
TWENTY -ONE; PASSENGERS; SECTION TWENTY -TWO, OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC LAWS,
ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Copies of the proposed Ordinance are on file with the Clerk to the Board and are
available for inspection. All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard. NOTE: All persons wishing to
speak on any agenda item must register with the County administrator prior to presentation of the agenda item
to be addressed. Individual speakers will be limited to 3 minutes on any item. The selection of an individual to
speak on behalf of an organization or group is encouraged. If recognized by the Chairman, a spokesperson for a
group or organization may be allotted 10 minutes to speak on an item. Persons wishing to have written or
graphic materials included in the Board agenda packets must submit said material a minimum of 3 weeks prior
to the respective public hearing. In any case, written materials intended to be considered by the Board shall be
submitted to the appropriate County staff a minimum of seven days prior to the public hearing. All material
used in presentations before the Board will become a permanent part of the record. Any person who decides to
appeal a decision of the Board will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore, may need
to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal is based. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to
participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you to the provision of certain assistance. Please
contact the Collier County Facilities Management Department, located at 3335 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 101,
Naples, Florida 34112 -5356, (239) 252 -8380, at least two days prior to the meeting. Assisted listening devices
for the hearing impaired are available in the Board of County Commissioners' Office. BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA FRED W. COYLE, CHAIRMAN DWIGHT E.
BROCK, CLERK By: Martha Vergara, Deputy Clerk (SEAL) September 30, 2011 No. 1916748
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IONNANU VIFTITIONS E ORMNANCE,PETITIG
NOTICE pF IMTdMS TO CONSW ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, October 1t, 2017 ,in the Boardroom; 3rd
Floor, Administration Building, Collier County Government Center, 9299 East Tami-
ami Trail, Naples, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners will consider the
enactment of a County Ordinance. The meeting will commence at 9:00 A.M. The
WS of *A proposed Ordinance is as follows:..
Copies of the proposed Ordinance are on file with the Clerk to the Board and are
aq— o for inspection. All interested parties are invited to attend and be bbd.
NOTE. All ,persons wishing to.speak on any agenda item must register with the
I�adnMI. Wator prior to, presentation 'of the agenda *60W ',to be `ddrared.
d speaker will be limited to 3 minutes .on any item. The selection of an in-
dMduW to speak on behalf of an organization or group is eneo4taged. If cecog-
nisad by the Chairman, a•spokesperson for group or organaatbR may be aliened
10m to speak on an item.
persons wishing to have written or graphic materials incly clod in the the e e
pack*% must submit said material a minimum of 3 weeks pr*, tfk r
public hearing. M any case, written materials intended to be considered the
Boii+i shall be submitted to the appop riate;Gaurrty staff a min'q�m of seven Slays
pros to the. pubic hearing. All material used in presentatiorA before the Beard
wiW become a permanent part of the record.
Any person who decides to appeil a decision•of the Board will need a record of the
propeWings pertaining thereto and.therefore, May need to ensure that a verbatim
record of the proceedings is made'. which record includes the testimony and evi-
dence upon which the appeal is baserj.
If you are a person with a disability who needs ony,accommodation in order to w-
in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to,you td'the provision of
certain assistance. Please contact the Collier County Facilities Management rt-
mem, located at 3335 Tamiami Trail East, Suite '101, flonda 34112- 356,
(239) 2523380; at least two days pnotto the meeting. = Nstenkig devices for
the hearing impaired are available in the Board of County Commissioners Office,:.:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FREOW. COYLE, CHAIRMAN
DVVWGHTE.BROCK.-CLERK
NSF Uaa �PmY►k
Ct."i181' —A 7011 r rla tBf62a8
NAPLES DAILY NEWS
Published Daily
Naples, FL 34110
Affidavit of Publication
State of Florida
Counties of Collier and Lee
Before the undersigned they serve as the authority, personally
appeared Kim Pokarnev, who on oath says that she serves as
the Accounting Manager of the Naples Daily News, a daily
newspaper published at Naples, in Collier County, Florida;
distributed in Collier and Lee counties of Florida; that the
attached copy of the advertising, being a
PUBLIC NOTICE
in the matter of PUBLIC NOTICE
was published in said newspaper 1 time in the issue
on September 30, 2011
Affiant further says that the said Naples Daily News is a newspaper
published at Naples, in said Collier County, Florida, and that the said
newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Collier
County, Florida; distributed in Collier and Lee counties of Florida,
each day and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post
office in Naples, in said Collier County, Florida, for a period of I
year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of
advertisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor
promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate,
commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for
publication in the syio newspaper.
Signature of affiant
Sworn to and subscribed before me
This 3rd day of October, 2011
e� VW46W
(Signature of notary public)
` ?01i'AY Pull! ��i
KARDL E KAN6AS
Notary Public - State of Florida
My Comm. Expires Jul 29, 2013
Commission # DD 912237
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OF tNXENY'TA GdMISID0 ORQiNANCE
Notice is hereby given that on 'T Octabor 11;,3011 in the Boardroom, 3rd
Floor, Administration Building, Coili ounty Government Center, 3299 East Tami-
ami Trail, Naples, Florida, the Board of. County Commissioners will consider the
enactment of a County Ordinance. The meeting will commence at 9:00 A.M. The
title of the proposed Ordinance is as follows:,, ,
Copies of the .proposed Ordinance are on file with the Clerk to the Board and are
avaHabk for inspection . All iotereAW parties are Invited to attend and be heard.
NOTE: All Mons yvishing to speak on any agenda item must register with the
C administ ior rator pr to presentation of thb agenda item to be addressed.
Indivi speakers will be limited to 3 minutes on any item. The selection of anin-
dividual to speak on behalf of an organization or group Is encouraged.. If recog-
nized by fire Chairman: a �okesperson for a group or organization may be allotted
10 minutes to speak on an item.
Persons wishing to have written or graphic materials included in the Board agenda
packets must submit said ,material a minimum of 3 weeks. prior to the rve
public hearing. In any case, written materials intended to be considered the
Board shall be submitted to the appropriate County staff a• minimum of seven days
prior to the. pubik..hearirig, AR material used in presentations before 'th! Board
will become a permanent part of the record.
Any person.who decides to appeal a decision of the Board will need a record of the
proceeding$ pertaining thereto and therefore, ma :need to ensure that a verbatim
record of the proceedings is made, which record Inclpdes the testimony and evi-
dente upon which the appeal is based.
If you are a person with a disabilij who needs any accommodation in order to par-
ticipate in this proceeding, you "'a► entitled; at no cost to you to the provision of
certain assistance. Please contact the Collier County Facilities Management Depart-
ment, located at 3335 Tamiami rrail East. Suite 101, Naples fibrida 34112 -5356,
(230)1S242180, at least two d prior to the meeting.: Assisted ktening, devices for
the hearing impaired are available in the Board of County CotnmWgneW Office.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY; FLORIDA
FRED W. COYLE. CHAIRMAN
DyWIG,HT E SR OCK CLERK
(SEAMartha Vergare, Deputy Clerk
—�P L) j; 3n 3n11 No- 1916748
NOTICE,
NAPLES DAILY NEWS
Published Daily
Naples, FL 34110
Affidavit of Publication
State of Florida
Counties of Collier and Lee
Before the undersigned they serve as the authority, personally
appeared Kim Pokamey, who on oath says that she serves as
the Accounting Manager of the Naples Daily News, a daily
newspaper published at Naples, in Collier County, Florida;
distributed in Collier and Lee counties of Florida; that the
attached copy of the advertising, being a
PUBLIC NOTICE
in the matter of PUBLIC NOTICE
was published in said newspaper 1 time in the issue
on September 30, 2011
Affiant further says that the said Naples Daily News is a newspaper
published at Naples, in said Collier County, Florida, and that the said
newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Collier
County, Florida; distributed in Collier and Lee counties of Florida,
each day and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post
office in Naples, in said Collier County; Florida, for a period of 1
year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of
advertisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor
promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate,
commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for
publication, n the laid newspaper.
( Signature of affiant)
Sworn to and subscribed before me
This 3rd day of October, 2011
gami f ) �
(Signature of notary public)
�;►�� P i�
KAROL E KANGAS
s
Notary Public - State of Florida
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My Comm. Expires Jul 29, 2013
Commission # DO 912237
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NOTICE OF INTEN I.T1p OPWADER ORDINANCE
Notke is hereby given that on''Tuesda)( .October 11, 20.11 to the Boardroom; 3rd
Floor, Administration Building, Coflier cCounty Government Center, 3299 East Tam'
•Trail, Naples, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners will consider the
enactment of a County Ordinance. The meeting will commence at 9:00 A.M. The
title of the proposed Ordinance is as follows,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER
SECTION
IN IN THE CODE OF LAWS
DATE.
Copies of the proposed Ordinance are on file with the Clerk to the Board and are
available for inspection. All interested parties we Invited to attend and be heard.
NOTE: All persons wishing to.speak on any agenda item must register with the
Cou adnunistrator prior to presentation of t e agenda Item'-to be addressed.
Indidi i apeakius wilt be limited to 3 minutes on any item. The selection of an In-
dividual to speak on behalf of an organization or group is encouraged. if tewg-
nlaed'by the Chairman, a spokesperson fora gro*or organization may be allotted
10 rrdr ut. to speak on an item.
Persons wishing to have written or graphic materials included in the Board agenda
packets must submit said material a minimum of 3 weeks .prior to the respecth e
public hearing. In any case, written materials Intended to be .considered yb the
Board shall be submitted to the appropriate County staff a minimum of seven days
prior to the public hearing. All material • used in presentations before the Board
will become a permanent part of the record.
Any person who decides to appeal a decision 'of the Board will need a record of the
procged' pertainingg thereto and therefore, ma need to.epsure that a verbatim
record of the procRedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evi-
dence upon.whkh the appeal is based.
If yyou are a person with a disability who n eds any accommodation, in order to par-
ticip9W in this proceeding, you are entitle at no cost to you to "the provision of
cert" assistance. 'Please contact the Collier County Facilities Management Depart-
ment, located at 3335 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 101, Naples, Florida 34112 -5356,
(239)252 -8380, at least two days prior to,the meeting. Assisted listening devices for
the hearing impaired are available in the Board of County Commissioners' Office.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FRED W. COYLE, CHAIRMAN
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
By: Martha Vergara, Deputy Clerk
(SEAL)
Se"pher 20. 2011 N. 19197AR
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST & ROUTING SLIP I?E
TO ACCOMPANY ALL ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS SENT TO
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE FOR SIGNATURE
Print on pink paper. Attach to original document. Original documents should be hand delivered to the Board Office. The completed routing slip and original
documents are to be forwarded to the Board Office only after the Board has taken action on the item.)
ROUTING SLIP
Complete routing lines # t through #4 as appropriate for additional signatures, dates, and/or information needed. If the document is already complete with the
exception of the Chairman's si ature, draw a line throu h routing lines #1 through #4 complete the checklist and forward to Sue Filson (1m ' a #5
Route to Addressee(s)
List in routing order
Office
Initials
Date
1.
Attorney
Initial)
2.
10/11/11
Agenda Item Number
17 -E
3.
signed by the Chairman, with the exception of most letters, must be reviewed and signed
4. Jennifer B. VAtiter, Assistant County
Attorney W A %TE
County Attorney
JBW
10/12/2011
5. Ian Mitchell, Executive Manager BCC
Board of County Commissioners
Documents Attached
6. Minutes and Records
Clerk of Court's Office
PRIMARY CONTACT INFORMATION
(The primary contact is the holder of the original document pending BCC approval. Normally the primary contact is the person who created/prepared the executive
summary. Primary contact information is needed in the event one of the addressees above, including Ian Mitchell needs to contact staff for additional or missing
information. All original documents needing the BCC Chairman's signature are to be delivered to the BCC office only after the BCC has acted to approve the
item.
Name of Primary Staff
Jennifer B. White, Assistant County
Phone Number
252 -8400
Contact
Attorney
Initial)
Agenda Date Item was
10/11/11
Agenda Item Number
17 -E
Approved by the BCC
signed by the Chairman, with the exception of most letters, must be reviewed and signed
Type of Document
Ordinance amending Ordinance 04 -12
Number of Original
One
Attached I
101k
Documents Attached
INSTRUCTIONS & CHECKLIST
I: Forms/ County Form/ BCC Forms/ Original Documents Routing Slip WWS Original 9.03.04, Revised 1.26.05, Revised 2.24.05
08- MGR - 00132/33
Initial the Yes column or mark "N /A" in the Not Applicable column, whichever is
Yes
N/A (Not
appropriate.
Initial)
1.
Original document has been signed/initialed for legal sufficiency. (All documents to be
JBW
—Applicable)
signed by the Chairman, with the exception of most letters, must be reviewed and signed
by the Office of the County Attorney. This includes signature pages from ordinances,
resolutions, etc. signed by the County Attorney's Office and signature pages from
contracts, agreements, etc. that have been fully executed by all parties except the BCC
Chairman and Clerk to the Board and possibly State Officials.)
2.
All handwritten strike - through and revisions have been initialed by the County Attorney's
JBW
Office and all other parties except the BCC Chairman and the Clerk to the Board
3.
The Chairman's signature line date has been entered as the date of BCC approval of the
JBW
document or the final negotiated contract date whichever is applicable.
4.
"Sign here" tabs are placed on the appropriate pages indicating where the Chairman's
JBW
signature and initials are required.
5.
In most cases (some contracts are an exception), the original document and this routing slip
JBW
should be provided to Ian Mitchell in the BCC office within 24 hours of BCC approval.
Some documents are time sensitive and require forwarding to Tallahassee within a certain
time frame or the BCC's actions are nullified. Be aware of your deadlines!
.6.
The document was approved by the BCC on 10/11/11 and all changes made during
JBW
the meeting have been incorporated in the attached document. The County Attorney's
W
Office has reviewed the changes, if applicable. I
I: Forms/ County Form/ BCC Forms/ Original Documents Routing Slip WWS Original 9.03.04, Revised 1.26.05, Revised 2.24.05
08- MGR - 00132/33
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MEMORANDUM
Date: October 24, 2011
To: Jennifer B. White
Assistant County Attorney
From: Teresa Polaski, Deputy Clerk
Minutes & Records Department
Re: Validated Ordinance 2011 -36
Enclosed please find a copy of the document referenced above, Agenda Item
#17E, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, October
11, 2011.
The Minutes & Records Department has retained an original document to
be kept in the Official Records of the Board.
If you should have any questions, please contact me at 252 -8411.
Thank you.
Teresa Polaski
Enclosures
MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 24, 2011
TO: Ernie Kerskie, Director of Mapping
Property Appraiser's Office
FROM: Teresa Polaski, Deputy Clerk
Minutes & Records Department
RE: Validated Ordinances 2011 -35, 2011 -36 and 2011 -37
Attached for your records, is a copy of the document referenced above,
Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, October 11, 2011.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 252 -8411.
Thank you.
Attachment
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17E
MEMORANDUM
Date: October 24, 2011
To: Kevin Rambosk, Sheriff
Collier County Sheriff's Department
From: Teresa Polaski, Deputy Clerk
Minutes & Records Department
Re: Validated Ordinance 2011 -36
Attached, find a copy for your records is the ordinance referenced above, (Item
#17E) adopted by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners October
11, 2011.
If you have any questions, please call me at 252 -8411.
Thank you.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: October 24, 2011
To: EMS Department
From: Teresa Polaski, Deputy Clerk
Minutes & Records Department
Re: Validated Ordinance 2011 -36: Amending Ordinance 2004-
12
Enclosed for your records, please find one copy of the Resolution document
referenced above, Agenda Item #17E, which was adopted by the Collier
County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, October 11, 2011.
If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 252 -8411.
Thank you.
Enclosure
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ORDINANCE NO. 2011 - 3 6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE 04 -12,
AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING, SECTION TWO, DEFINITIONS;
SECTION FOUR, EXEMPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS FROM
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT; SECTION FIVE, PROCEDURE
FOR OBTAINING CERTIFICATE; SECTION SEVEN,
REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD APPROVAL IN GRANTING
CERTIFICATE; SECTION NINE, RIGHTS AND DUTIES GRANTED
BY CERTIFICATE; SECTION ELEVEN, EMERGENCY
PROVISIONS; SECTION TWELVE, CLASSIFICATIONS OF
CERTIFICATES; SECTION FIFTEEN, GENERAL OPERATING
REGULATIONS; SECTION TWENTY, CONDUCT OF DRIVERS
AND ATTENDANTS; SECTION TWENTY -ONE: PASSENGERS;
SECTION TWENTY -TWO, OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC LAWS,
ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT
AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE
CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Collier County Ordinance No. 2004 -12, as amended, is codified as Article
III of Chapter 50 of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Collier County, and originally enacted
through its predecessor Ordinance No. 81 -75; and
WHEREAS, Collier County desires to make available to its citizens safe, professional
emergency health care transportation and non - transportation services for emergency pre - hospital
responses and the transfer of patients between and among local hospital facilities; and
WHEREAS, Collier County desires to facilitate the provision of such services and has the
necessary equipment, training, expertise, professional certifications and licenses to do so; and
WHEREAS, this amendment creates a Class 3 Non - Transport ALS certificate
classification that will result in a benefit to Collier County by reducing response times for certain
transports and providing for the availability of more transport vehicles.
NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Words underlined added and words stmok through are deleted.
Page 1 of 12
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SECTION ONE: Amendments to Section Two of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Two of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION TWO: DEFINITIONS.
A. Advanced Life Support (ALS) shall mean procedures conducted as defined in
applicable Florida Statutes and Florida Administrative Code, Section 64E and the
Collier County Medical Director's protocol.
B. Administrator shall mean the County Manager or his designee.
C. Ambulance means any privately or publicly owned land, air, or water vehicle that
is designed, constructed, reconstructed, maintained, equipped or operated, and is
used for or intended to be used for air, land, or water transportation of persons,
who are sick, injured, or otherwise helpless.
D. Board shall mean the Collier County Board of County Commissioners.
E. Certificate means a certificate of up blic convenience and necessity as authorized
in Section 401.25 (2)(d), Florida Statutes.
F. Emergency Call shall mean the transit of an ambulance under conditions which
warrants travel with flashing lights and siren operating.
G. Operator shall mean any person, organization or governmental entity providing
ambulance or ALS services.
H. Patient shall mean an individual who is ill, sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise
incapacitated or helpless.
I. Routine Call or Routine Transfer shall mean the transportation of a patient under
non - emergency call conditions.
J. Rescue Service (Non -ALS) shall mean first response treatment of patients but
does not include Advanced Life Support (ALS) or transport.
SECTION TWO: Amendments to Section Four of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Four of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION FOUR: EXEMPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS FROM CERTIFICATE
REQUIREMENT.
Certificates shall not be required for:
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B. The use of a non - ambulance for any transport of a patient pursuant to the Good
Samaritan Act, Section 768.13, Florida Statutes.
C. Vehicles rendering ambulance -type services when requested to do so by the
Board of County Commissioners or County Manager in the event of a major
catastrophe or other such emergency which requires more ambulances thant are
available in the county.
D. Ambulances based outside the county which pick up a patient in the county and
transport him out of the county, or which pick up a patient out of the county and
transport him into the county.
E. Vehicles used to transport persons for routine scheduled medical treatments.
Vehicles transporting persons who require services en route are not covered by
this exemption.
SECTION THREE: Amendments to Section Five of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Five of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION FIVE: PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING CERTIFICATE.
An applicant for a certificate shall obtain fefms ffem the depaAment to be eempleted and
retufned to the Divisien provide the Administrator with the following information in
order for a request for a certificate to be considered. Each apples request shall
contain.
A. The name, age, and address of the owner of the ambulance or ALS previder
Operator, or if the owner is a corporation, then of the directors of the corporation
and of all the stockholders holding more that 25% of the outstanding shares. For
governmental units, this information shall be supplied for members of the
governing body.
SECTION FOUR: Amendments to Section Seven of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Seven of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION SEVEN: REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD APPROVAL IN GRANTING
CERTIFICATE.
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The Board of County Commissioners shall not grant a certificate unless it shall find, after
public hearing and based on competent evidence that each of the following standards has been
satisfied:
A. That there is a public necessity for the service. In making such determination, the
Board of County Commission shall consider, as a minimum, the following
factors:
(1) The extent to which the proposed service is needed to improve the overall
emergency medical services (EMS)
capabilities of the County.
(2) The effect of the proposed service on existing services with respect to
quality of service and cost of service.
SECTION FIVE: Amendments to Section Nine of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Nine of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION NINE: RIGHTS AND DUTIES GRANTED BY CERTIFICATE.
The certificate granted by the Board shall be valid for one calendar year and shall be
personal to the applicant and not transferable. In the case of a corporation, if there occurs such a
transfer of stock or other incidents of ownership as to change the majority or largest stockholder,
a new certificate must be applied for. Changes in the officers of the corporation will not require
a new certificate.
Acceptance of the certificate by the applicant shall obligate the applicant to:
A. Service the entire zone granted to the applicant.
B. Provide coverage to adjoining zones, if available, when requested to do so by
Emer -gene, C=efttfel emergency dispatch for emergency calls when the certificate
holder for that zone is unable to respond.
C. Keep posted at his place of business a copy of the fee schedule, which must be
filed with the Administrator (If applicable).
D. Operate in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this
Ordinance and any applicable County Ordinances, and Chapter 401 Florida
Statutes, and any administrative regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
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E. Employ at all times sufficient personnel experienced in operation and
management of emergency medical services to ensure proper and efficient
operation.
SECTION SIX: Amendments to Section Eleven of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Eleven of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION ELEVEN: EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.
The Board may modify, suspend or revoke a certificate in the interest of the public
health, safety and welfare, only at public hearing and after reasonable notice has been given to
the certificate holder affected. However, if a situation exists which poses a serious threat that
bulanc-e- ef r-eseue -sere the Operator will not be available to any certain area of Collier
County, the Administrator shall have such temporary emergency powers as are necessary to
provide that service. These temporary powers are intended to provide interim protection until
such time as the Board meets to resolve the emergency.
SECTION SEVEN: Amendments to Section Twelve of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Twelve of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION TWELVE: CLASSIFICATIONS OF CERTIFICATES.
There shall be three two (3) (2) classifications of service in Collier County, as follows:
A. Class 1: Cellief r,.,,.4y EMS ALS Transport:
ALS Rescue: An EMS premier Operator with the capability of rendering on the
scene prehospital ALS services with transport capability and who may or may not
elect to transport patients based on medical necessity. An EMS preVider Operator
rendering this level of service for a governmental entity shall be deemed to be
operating under the Class 1 - ALS rescue certificate of public convenience and
necessity held by the governmental entity. An EMS pfevidef Operator holding a
Class 1 — ALS rescue certificate may provide post - hospital interfacility medical
transfer services and routine ALS and BLS calls within the County. A certificate
of public convenience and necessity must be obtained from the County before
engaging in this level of medical service.
B. Class 2: Collier County Hospitals:
1. ALS Transfer: An EMS provider Operator who renders ALS interfacility
medical transfer services. An EMS previder Operator who is awarded a Class 2 —
ALS transfer certificate and does not possess a Class 1 — ALS rescue certificate
shall not respond to an emergency call and provide ALS rescue services unless
called upon by the appropriate Class 1 — ALS rescue provider Operator to provide
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emergency backup service. In these instances, it shall be deemed to be operating
under the Class 1 — ALS rescue certificate of the governmental entity requesting
such emergency backup service.
2. Class 2 — ALS transfer certificate holders may provide post - hospital
interfacility medical transfer services and routine ALS and BLS calls within the
County but only to hospitals owned by the certificate holder, however, the Class 2
certificate holder may provide out -of- County transports. Unless an EMS provider
possesses a Class 1 — ALS Rescue certificate issued by the County, a certificate of
public convenience and necessity must be obtained from the County before
engaging in this level of medical service.
3. Class -2 transfer certificate holders shall contract with the Class fesette
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set forth in Florida Statutes, Section 401.265 and Chapter 64J- 1.004(4)(a),
Florida Administrative Code. and as eeifie lly set f fth hefei follows:
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C. Class 3: ALS Non - Transport:
1. ALS Non - Transport: An EMS Operator who renders Advanced Life
Support pre - hospital services without transport capability_
2. Class 3 certificate holders work in concert with applicable Class 1
providers to assure adequate and timely response to prehospital incidents with the intent
to either reduce applicable response times or otherwise augment the level of services as
requested by the associated Class 1 Operator. Unless an EMS Operator possesses a Class
1 — ALS Rescue certificate issued by the County, a certificate of public convenience and
necessity must be obtained from the County before engaging in this level of medical
service.
3. Class -3 certificate holders shall contract with the Countv for a negotiated
amount per year for administrative services offered by the Office of the Medical Director
for the creation and update of medical protocol; and other general support as requested by
the Class -3 certificate holder. The Office of the Medical Director shall not be considered
the medical director for a Class -3 Operator for purposes of this Ordinance or Florida
Statutes unless the Class -3 Operator separately contracts with the County in order for the
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C. Class 3: ALS Non - Transport:
1. ALS Non - Transport: An EMS Operator who renders Advanced Life
Support pre - hospital services without transport capability_
2. Class 3 certificate holders work in concert with applicable Class 1
providers to assure adequate and timely response to prehospital incidents with the intent
to either reduce applicable response times or otherwise augment the level of services as
requested by the associated Class 1 Operator. Unless an EMS Operator possesses a Class
1 — ALS Rescue certificate issued by the County, a certificate of public convenience and
necessity must be obtained from the County before engaging in this level of medical
service.
3. Class -3 certificate holders shall contract with the Countv for a negotiated
amount per year for administrative services offered by the Office of the Medical Director
for the creation and update of medical protocol; and other general support as requested by
the Class -3 certificate holder. The Office of the Medical Director shall not be considered
the medical director for a Class -3 Operator for purposes of this Ordinance or Florida
Statutes unless the Class -3 Operator separately contracts with the County in order for the
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C. Class 3: ALS Non - Transport:
1. ALS Non - Transport: An EMS Operator who renders Advanced Life
Support pre - hospital services without transport capability_
2. Class 3 certificate holders work in concert with applicable Class 1
providers to assure adequate and timely response to prehospital incidents with the intent
to either reduce applicable response times or otherwise augment the level of services as
requested by the associated Class 1 Operator. Unless an EMS Operator possesses a Class
1 — ALS Rescue certificate issued by the County, a certificate of public convenience and
necessity must be obtained from the County before engaging in this level of medical
service.
3. Class -3 certificate holders shall contract with the Countv for a negotiated
amount per year for administrative services offered by the Office of the Medical Director
for the creation and update of medical protocol; and other general support as requested by
the Class -3 certificate holder. The Office of the Medical Director shall not be considered
the medical director for a Class -3 Operator for purposes of this Ordinance or Florida
Statutes unless the Class -3 Operator separately contracts with the County in order for the
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County's Medical Director to serve as its medical director for the performance of services
set forth in Section 401.265, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 64J- 2.004(4)(a), Florida
Administrative Code.
4. The medical director for the Class -3 certificate holder shall work
cooperatively with the County's Office of the Medical Director to ensure continuity of
care. The medical director for the Class -3 certificate holder shall not delegate or
relinquish any responsibilities identified in Section 401.265, Florida Statutes, and
associated Florida Administrative Code rules.
SECTION EIGHT: Amendments to Section Fifteen of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Fifteen of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION FIFTEEN: GENERAL OPERATING REGULATIONS.
All certificate holders, operators, and drivers shall comply with all state statutes and
administrative regulations as following regulations:
A. Twenty -four Hour Service. Every certificate holder shall be required to operate
sufficient ambulances, or relevant apparatus, as stated on the eettTneat of
eper-a�ien vehicle permit issued by the State Department of Health, Bureau of
Emergency Medical Services and detefmined by the Board permit issued by the
Board, on immediate call at all times.
B. Prompt Service Required. Every call for ambulatiee service shall be answered
promptly. Patients shall be gp�ropriately assessed, treated, packaged, loaded and
transported by an Operator that is licensed to transport without being subject to
unreasonable delays. All calls for emergency assistance requiring over twenty
(20) minutes from time of notification to arrival on scene shall be reported to the
Administrator with complete documentation of the circumstances, which delayed
the response. Those instances where more than three (3) minutes elapse between
receipt of an emergency call and dispatch of an emergency vehicle ambulanee
shall also be reported to the Administrator with documentation of circumstances.
C. Bed Linens. Every Operator transporting_ patients shall provide clean Clean and
sanitary bed linens shall be pr-e .:a °a for each patient carried and which shall be
changed as soon as practicable after the discharge of the patient.
D. Daily Log. Every eOperator transporting patients shall maintain in a daily log
upon which shall be recorded the place or origin, time of call, time of dispatch,
time of arrival at scene, time left for hospital, time of arrival at hospital, and
charges for each trip made and such other operating and patient information as
may be required by Ordinance. Every eOperator shall retain and preserve all
daily logs for at least two (2) years, and such logs shall be available for inspection
by the Administrator.
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E. Communications. Each awe emergency vehicle
radio communication with
operates, as well as any
Ordinance or state law.
the location of primary
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shall maintain two -way
dispatch from which it
capabilities required by
F. Vehicles and Equipment. Each Operator's vehicles shall be equipped with the
proper medical and emergency equipment as re ' jointly agreed to by
the medical director of each licensed provider and the laws of the State of Florida
and shall be subjeeted to inspeetien f e time tom, time to eemplianee wit
the laws of Re--id., .,.,,-i this Or-d'
G. Certification. Cil. In addition to the State of Florida Department of Health,
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services requirements for certification, each
Collier County EMS paramedic, Class -2 Operator's paramedic, and Class -3
Operator that has separately entered into a contract with the County in order for
the County's Medical Director to serve as its medical director for the performance
of services set forth in Section 401.265, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 64J-
2.004(4)(a), Florida Administrative Code, must be certified by the County
Medical Director. Each Collier Counter paramedic and Class -2 Operator
paramedic must work with a Collier County EMS ambulance for a sufficient
length of time pursuant to paragraph H. for the County's ambulanee ser-viee
Mmedical Ddirector to properly judge the paramedic's leis capability. At
t, the par-amedie must work in that eapaeit-y not less than one full ffleRth's
work shift annually. Salaries of other than Collier County EMS paramedics will
be paid by the agency seeking the Medical Director Certification.
ii). The Medical Director of a Class -3 Operator or a Class -1 Operator
excluding Collier County EMS, shall certify its paramedics pursuant to
Section 401.265, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 64J- 2.004(4)(a), Florida
Administrative Code.
(iii). A Class -3 Operator that has separately entered into a contract with the
County in order for the County's Medical Director to serve as its medical
director for the performance of services set forth in Section 401.265,
Florida Statutes, and Chapter 64J- 2.004(4)(a), Florida Administrative
Code, shall be certified pursuant to the terms of such contract.
H. Ride Time Requirement. Each paramedic employed y Collier County EMS, a
Class -1 Operator or a Class -2 Operator must work, at a minimum, with a Class -1
Operator's ambulance not less than one full month's work shift annually. Each
paramedic employed by a Class -3 Operator that has its own medical director must
accompany a patient on the Collier County EMS ALS transport from scene to
hospital when the paramedic for such Class -3 Operator initiates ALS services on a
patient prior to Collier County EMS transport arrival or if the patient's condition
requires that additional level of expertise. Each paramedic employ a Class -3
Operator that has separately entered into a contract with the County in order for
the County's Medical Director to serve as its medical director for the performance
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of services set forth in Section 401.265, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 64J-
2.004(4)(a), Florida Administrative Code, shall either work with a Collier County
EMS ambulance not less than one full month's work shift annually or must
accompany a patient on the Collier County EMS ALS transport from scene to
hospital when the paramedic for such Class -3 Operator initiates ALS services on a
patient prior to a Collier County EMS transport arrival or if the patient's condition
requires that additional level of expertise, as provided for in its contract with the
County.
H-. I. Application. Each ambulance or ALS service shall be subject to those rules and
regulation as promulgated by Ordinances of the Board for the purpose of carrying
out this ordinance.
SECTION NINE: Amendments to Section Twenty of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended.
Section Twenty of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION TWENTY: CONDUCT OF DRIVERS AND ATTENDANTS.
All drivers, EMT's and paramedics shall comply with the laws of the State of Florida, in
order to meet the requirements set out in this Ordinance and no driver, EMT or paramedic
registered hereunder shall:
Operate or ride in an vehicle amble without using seatbelts. (Personnel
attending patients are exempt).
SECTION TEN: Amendments to Section Twenty -One of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as
amended.
Section Twenty -One of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION TWENTY -ONE: PASSENGERS.
No person shall be aboard ambulances when engaged in emergency or foul fi° flied '
e-a4s- routine calls except the following:
A. Driver, attendants and fire or law enforcement personnel;
B. Patients;
C. rTi- rt mer-e �than — one — relative vr- E- lOS2-- fi' ieiid - v=— the - piacrEtir— or- if the sisucsrivrr
Relatives or close friends of the patient when authorized by an EMS Battalion
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Chief or position of a higher rank. These requests will only granted under
exceptional circumstances;
D. Physicians and nurses;
E. Personnel in an observing capacity that are being trained for ambulance or ALS
service:;-or
F. Operator's supervisory personnel.
SECTION ELEVEN: Amendments to Section Twenty -Two of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as
amended.
Section Twenty -Two of Ordinance No. 04 -12, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION TWENTY -TWO: OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC LAWS, ORDINANCES OR
REGULATIONS.
A. Under the provisions of Florida State law, Tthe driver of an ambulance or ALS
vehicle when responding to an emergency call or while transporting a patient may
exercise the following privileges when such driver has reasonable grounds to
believe that an emergency in fact exists requiring the exercise of such privileges:
SECTION TWELVE: Conflict and Severability.
In the event this Ordinance should ever conflict with any other Ordinance of Collier
County or other applicable law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this
Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provisions and such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions.
SECTION THIRTEEN: Inclusion in the Code of Laws and Ordinances.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be made a part of the Code of Laws and
Ordinances of Collier County, Florida. The sections of the Ordinance may be renumbered or re-
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lettered and internal cross - references amended throughout to accomplish such, and the word
"ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or any other appropriate word.
SECTION FOURTEEN: Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall be considered adopted upon the date written below and subject to
filing with the Florida Department of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by a vote of majority of the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 1 I day of OdBW , 2011.
ATTEST -
DVw' f IT:,Ir BF CLERK
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Deputy Clerk
Approe as to form
and legal sufficiency:
Jenm r B. White
Assistant County Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: ILAk W
FRED W. COYLE, CHAIAAAN
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STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTY OF COLLIER)
I, DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for the
Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of:
ORDINANCE 2011 -36
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners
on the 11th day of October, 2011, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 17th
day of October, 2011.
DWIGHT E. BROCK
Clerk of Courts and Clerk
Ex- officio to Board off- •
County Commissioner•-.. :..
By: Teresa PolAski,v`,,��
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Deputy Clerk