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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS APPROVE A RESOLUTION, PURSUANT TO
SECTION 101.001(1), FLORIDA STATUTES, TO ALTER PRECINCT
BOUNDRIES IN PRECINCT 501 TO BE CONTIGUOUS WITH
PRECINCT 502, AND CORRECTING THE BOUNDARIES FOR
PRECINCT 505 TO REFLECT ITS TRUE BOUNDARIES TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH ITS LEGAL DESCRIPTION.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain the Board's approval of a Resolution to allow: (1) the boundaries of
Precinct 505 to be changed to reflect the true boundaries of the Port of the Islands Community
Improvement District, including those portions of the district laying north of U.S. highway 41,
and (2) changing the boundaries of Precinct 501 to be contiguous with Precinct 502, which
includes the portion of Collier Seminole State Park containing residences for Park employees.
CONSIDERATIONS: Florida Statute § 101.001 gives authority to the Board of County
Commissioners to alter or create precincts for voting in the county. When Precinct 505 was
created (Resolution 2006 -145) the accompanying map did not reflect that portion of the Port of
the Islands Community Development District to the north of U.S. highway 41. At that time, it
was the intent of the Supervisor of Elections to include the entire district within the bounds of
Precinct 505. In addition, the northwest comer of Precinct 502 includes Collier Seminole State
Park. Under the existing boundaries for Precinct 502, park employees and other residents
currently are required to drive to Everglades City to vote; a distance of over 20 miles. By
incorporating those voters into Precinct 501 their drive to their precinct will be shortened by over
14 miles.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this Executive Summary.
LEGAL CONSIDERATION: This item has been approved by the County Attorney's Office
and is legally sufficient for Board action: —SRT.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT: There is no impact to the Growth Management Plan associated
with this Executive Summary.
RECCOMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approve a Resolution
altering precinct boundaries in Precinct 501 to be contiguous with Precinct 502, correcting the
boundaries for Precinct 505 to reflect its true boundary consistent with its legal description, and
authorizing its Chairman to sign the attached Resolution reflecting those changes. .
PREPARED BY: Jennifer J. Edwards,
Supervisor of Elections
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Item Number: 16J5
Item Summary: Recommendation that the Collier County Board of Commissioners approves a resolution,
pursuant to section 101.001(1), Florida statutes, to alter precinct boundaries in Precinct 501
to be contiguous with Precinct 502, and correcting the boundaries for Precinct 505 to reflect
its true boundaries to be consistent with its legal description.
Meeting Date: 7/22/2008 9 00 00 AM
Prepared By
Gary Beauchamp Date
Board of County
Commissioners Supervisor of Elections
Approved By
Scott R. Teach Assistant County Attorney Date
County Attorney County Attorney Office 71812008 9:25 AM
Approved By
James V. Mudd County Manager Date
Board of County
County Manager's Office 7!$12008 10:19 AM
Commissioners
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RESOLUTION 2008 -
A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 101.001(1), FLORIDA
STATUTES, ALTERING PRECINCT BOUNDRIES IN PRECINCTS 501
AND 502, AND CORRECTING THE BOUNDARIES FOR PRECINCT 505.
WHEREAS, § 101.001(1), Florida Statutes, authorizes the Board of County
Commissioners in each county, upon recommendation and approval of the Supervisor of
Elections, to alter or create precincts for voting in the county; and
WHEREAS, such recommendation and approval has been given by the Supervisor of
Elections to alter Precincts 501 and 502 and 505 to: (1) reduce voter confusion by ensuring that
voters are placed at a polling site as close as possible to their residence and (2) reflect true
boundaries for precincts based on the legal description; and
WHEREAS, each precinct is numbered and, as nearly practicable, composed of
contiguous and compact areas and the Supervisor of Elections has designated or will designate a
polling place at a suitable location within each precinct; and
WHEREAS, the Supervisor of Elections, in accordance with § 101.001(3), Florida
Statutes, will maintain a suitable map drawn to scale no small than 3 miles to the inch and clearly
delineating all major observable features such as roads, streams, and railway lines and showing
the current geographical boundaries of each precinct, representative district, and senatorial
district, and other type of district in the county subject to the elections process in the Florida
Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Supervisor of Elections will notify the Secretary of State in writing
within 30 days of this reorganization of precincts and will furnish a copy of the map showing the
current geographical boundaries and designation of each altered precinct, in accordance with §
101.001(3), Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, within 10 days after the precinct changes recommended herein are adopted
the Supervisor of Elections will post a copy of the document describing such changes in the
Supervisor's office, in accordance with § 101.001(4), Florida Statutes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOAD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the precincts of the following
boundaries shall be changed as follows: Precinct 501 is altered and those changes are contiguous
to Precinct 502 and with boundaries contiguous to Collier Seminole State Park. Precinct 505 is
altered to reflect true boundaries for precincts based on the legal description. The Office of the
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Supervisor of Elections is hereby requested to prepare legal descriptions corresponding to the
changes in the attached exhibits and incorporate into this Resolution for review and approval by
the County Attorney.
THIS RESOLUTION is adopted after motion, second, and majority favoring adoption
this 22 July, 2008.
.ATTEST:
DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk
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Deputy Clerk
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
Scott R. Teach, Deputy County Attorney
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY. FLORIDA
By:
Tom Henning, Chairman
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