Resolution 2007-074
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-~
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY DECLARING A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR THE
SOLICITATION AND RECEIPT OF DONATIONS OF MEETING
ROOMS, FOOD AND BEVERAGES FOR TOURISM DEPARTMENT
MEETINGS WITH THE TOURISM INDUSTRY.
WHEREAS, the Collier County Tourism Department operates in accordance with section
125.0104, Fla. Stat. (2006), and Collier County Ordinance 92-60, as amended;
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County finds there is a
compelling public purpose for the Tourism Department to solicit and receive donations of certain
services, specifically meeting rooms, which donation may also include food and beverages, for
the regularly scheduled tourism industry meetings; and
WHEREAS, the Board finds that there is a public purpose for the Tourism Department to
host the bi-monthly tourism industry meetings in various locations throughout Collier County in
an effort to showcase different t~urism attractions and other meeting venues in Collier County;
and
WHEREAS, the Board finds that the Tourism Department may solicit donations to host
the industry meetings, and that the donation may include use of the room and food and beverage
of nominal value for all attendees;
WHEREAS, the Board further approves obtaining private and public donations of
meeting locations for the benefit of Tourism Department and its stated public purpose of
promoting tourism in Collier County;
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has the legal authority to adopt a
resolution authorizing the solicitation and receipt of certain donations to the Tourism Department
for valid and proper public purposes.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Board hereby finds:
1.
The Tourism Department industry meetings serve a valid purpose of
promoting tourism in Collier County;
2.
The donation of meeting rooms by tourism attractions, hotels, and other
meeting venues in Collier County serves a valid public purpose;
3.
The Collier County Tourism Department may accept the use of the
donated meeting room. In addition, donations of food and beverages
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served at the meetings by the donor may be accepted provided the items
are offered as a courtesy to all meeting attendees, and not just county
employees, and provided that the items do not exceed the per diem
allowances for the meal in question as provided by Resolution No. 04-110.
If the food and beverage are served as a small snack (e.g. coffee and
cookies) and not a regular meal, the value shall not exceed the per diem
for breakfast as defined in Resolution No. 04-110; and
4.
The Tourism Department shall request that the donor provide a written per
person cost for the food and beverages provided to County employees.
This written cost shall be filed with the County Manager following the
event. The Tourism Department shall also file a list of names of County
employees who attend the meetings where food and beverages are donated
with a written certification from the Department Director that each
employee's attendance at the meeting is essential and for a public purpose;
and
5.
The Board of County Commissioners declares that there is a valid public
purpose as to the solicitation and receipt of such donations in compliance
with this Resolution.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, this .;21
day of f'/\O. VUr\
,2007.
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Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
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Colleen M. Greene
Assistant County Attorney