Ordinance 87-048ORDINANCE NO. 87-&8
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE GOLDEN GATE
ESTATES CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR
APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION; SETTING FORTH
THE~TERMS OF OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL
FROM OFFICE, FAILURE TO ATTEND MEETINGS;
PROVIDING FOR OFFICERS, QUORUM, RULES OF
PROCEDURE; PROVIDING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF
EXPENSES; SETTING FORTH THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS
AND DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY BOARD; SETTING
FORTH THE DUTIES OF THE COUNTY REAL PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR REVIEW; ~.
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY;' ~
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ~ ~
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: :i
SECTION ONE. Creation of the Golden Gate Estates Citiz~s. .~.~
Advisory Committee
This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to Ordinance No. 86-41 to
establish and create the Golden Gate Citizens Advisory Committee,
hereinafter referred to as the "Committee".
SECTION TWO. Appointment and Composition
A. The Committee shall consist of five (5) members which
representation shall consist of no more than one (1) officer or
director from any one (1) organization/association.
B. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by and serve
at the pleasure of the Board of County Commissioners. Said
members shall be permanent residents and electors of the Golden
Gate Estates area. There shall be no more than two (2) members
on the Committee concurrently who live within the same area of
any one of those five (5) areas of Golden Gate Estates
established and shown on the attached Exhibit "A".
C. Appointment of members to tke Committee shall be by
resolution of the Board of County Commissioners~ which resglution
shall set forth the date of appointment and the term of office.
SECTION THREE. Terms of Cffice
The initial terms of office of the Committee shall be as
follows:
A) One (1) member shall be appointed for a term of two (2)
years.
B) Two (2) members shall be appointed fcra term of three
(3) years.
C) Two (2) members shall be appointed for a term of four
(4) years.
Thereafter, each appointment or reappointment shall be for a
term 6f four (4) years.
Appointments to fill any vacancies on the committee shall be
for the remainder of the unexpired term of office.
SECTION FOUR. Removal From Office~ Failure to Attend Meetinqs
A) Any membez of the Committee may be removed'from office
by a majority vote of the Board of County Commissioners.
B) If any member of the Committee fails to attend three (3)
consecutive Committee meetings without a satisfactory excuse, or
if a member is absent from more than one-half of the Committee's
meetings in a given calendar year, the Committee shall declare
the member's seat to be vacant and the vacancy shall be filled by
the Board of County Commissioners.
SECTION FIVE. Officers; Quor~n~ Rules of Procedure
a) At its earliest opportunity, the membership of the
Committee shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from among the
members. Officers' terms shall be for one (1) year, with
eligibility for reelection.
b) The presence of three (3) or more members shall
constitute a quorum of the Committee necessary to take action and
transact business. 4
c) The Committee shall, by majority vote of the entire
membership, adopt rules of procedure for the %ransact~0n of
business and shall keep a written record of meetings,.
resolutions, findings and determinations. Copies of ail
Committee minutes, resolutions, reports, and exhibifs shall be
submitted to the Board of County Commissioners.
SECTION SIX. Compensation
Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation,
but may be entitled to receive reimbursement for expenses
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reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties upon prior
approval of the Board of County Commissioners.
SECTION SEVEN. Functions, Powers and Duties of the Committee
The functions,, powers and duties of the Committee shall be
as follows:
~) To aid and assist the Board of County commissioners in
carrying out the requirements, conditions, and various provisions
of the GAC/Avatar Agreement dated November 15, 1983 (hereinafter
referred to as the "1983 Agreement"), said agreement relating to
the use of 1061.5 acres conveyed to the County by Agatar and the
use of funds obtained from the sale thereof.
b) To prepare and recommend to the Board of County
Commissioners an itemized budget of the amount of money required
to carry out the business of the Committee for the next fiscal
year. In carrying out this responsibility, the Committee shall,
no later than April 1st of each year meet with the County Real
Property Management Director or her Designee and outline to the
Director those projects which Committee wishes to see
accomplished during the next fiscal year. Based upon this
information the Director or his Designee shall prepare a proposed
budget for Fund 605, GAC Trust Fund - Land Sales, hereinafter
referred to as "Trust Fund", in accordance with standard county
guidelines regarding the preparation of budgets. This proposed
budget shall then be reviewed by the Committee and upon approval
by the Committee be transmitted through the Real Propert~y
Management Director to the Board of County Commissioners for
adoption in accordance with the procedures f6~ the ad6ption of
budgets set forth under general law and Board of County
Commissioners' policy. Should the Committee fail to ~approve a
budget by May 1st of each year, the County Manager Shall be
authorized to submit a proposed budget to the Board of County
Commissioners.
c) To advise the Board of County Commissioners as to
specific governmental facilities recc~- ~ to be provided on
the lands deeded in accordance with the 1983 Agreement.
d) To propose marketing programs for the sale of lands
owned by Collier County pursuant to the conditions and
requirements of the 1983 agreement.
e) To set priorities for expenditures of the Trust Fund and
monitor the expenditure of the Trust Fund in accordance with the
1983'Agreement.
SECTION EIGHT. Duties of the County Real Property Management
Director or Designee
The duties of the County Real Property Management Director
shall be:
a) To administer the activities of the Committee in
accordance with established policies of the Board of County
Commissioners, the 1983 Agreement and guidelines adopted by the
Committee. .
b) Provide periodic written reports to the Committee, the
Public Works Administrator, the County Manager and the Board of
County Commissioners on the activities of the Trust Fund and its
financial status accordance with established guidelines of the
Board of County Commissioners or the Committee.
c) To prepare the annual budget in accordance with Section
Seven, Paragraph B, above.
d) Attend all Committee meetings.
SECTION NINE. Review Process
This Committee shall be reviewed once every four (4) years
commencing with 1991, in accordance with the procedure~ contained
in Ordinance No. 86-41.
SECTION TEN. Conflict and Severabilit¥
In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other
ordinance of Collier County or other applicable law,~ ~he more
restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion'of the
ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion.
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SECTION ELEVEN. Effective Date
This ordinance shall become effective upon receipt of notice
from the Secretary of State that this ordinance has been filed
with the Secretar~ of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners
of C6Tlier County, Florida, this ]6tsday of ~_~ ,
1987.
ATTEST:
JAMES C. GILES, Clerk
:Ap~xb~e~.~a~o' form and
Kenneth B. C~ler
County Attorhe¥
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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