Ordinance — 2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER
ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on April 15, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at the Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida, 33050, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, intends to consider adopting the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RENAMING DIVISION 1 OF ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CURRENTLY ENTITLED GENERALLY TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATION; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 2-58, 2-59, AND 2-60 BY RENAMING SECTION 2-58, CURRENTLY ENTITLED COUNTY ADMINISTRATION TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND AMENDING THE SECTION TO DEFINE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH OF COUNTY GOVERNHMENT, TO CLARIFY AND EXPAND UPON THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SELECTING AND REMOVING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; TO CLARIFY AND EXPAND UPON THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR;
RENUMBERING CURRENT SECTION 2-59, ENTITLED COUNTY EMPLOYEES ACCEPTING SERVICE OF PROCESS ON BEHALF OF COUNTY OR OTHER EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED AS SECTION 2-61, WITH THE SAME TITLE, AND INSERTING NEW LANGUAGE INTO SECTION 2-59, TO BE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, WITH LANGUAGE THAT AUTHORIZES AND PROVIDES FOR THE ADOPTION OF A COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE WHICH SHALL SERVE AS A CENTRAL REPOSITORY OF BOARD APPROVED POLICIES FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT;
RENUMBERING CURRENT SECTION 2-60, ENTITLED NON-INTERFERENCE AS SECTION 2-62, WITH THE SAME TITLE, AND INSERTING NEW LANGUAGE INTO SECTION 2-60 TO BE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVES, AND INSERTING NEW LANGUAGE INTO SECTION 2-60 THAT AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ADOPT ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVES PROVIDING DIRECTION TO STAFF ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT COUNTY POLICIES;
RENUMBERING CURRENT SECTION 2-61, ENTITLED CRIMINAL BACKGROUND SCREENING FOR CERTAIN SAFETY AND SECURITY CRITICAL POSITIONS, AS SECTION 2-63 WITH THE SAME TITLE; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The proposed ordinance may be inspected by the public at the Monroe County website by viewing the agenda packet for the April 15, 2026, meeting, which will be posted beginning on April 7, 2026 at: https://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/695/BOCC-Meetings-Agendas. The ordinance may also be viewed at the Monroe County Attorneys Office at 1111 12th Street, Suite 408, Key West, FL 33040.
The public can participate in the April 15, 2026, meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, FL by attending in person or via Zoom. The Zoom link can be found in the agenda at:
https://mcbocc.zoom.us/j/89204098700, or Live Closed Captioning is available via the MCTV portal
at https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/monroe/video/60832c9dcf67bb7ac0c21791?page=HOME&type=live. 
ADA ASSISTANCE:  If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrators Office, by phoning (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30a.m.5:00p.m., prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice-impaired, call 711.  
Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, notice is given that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at such meetings or hearings, that person will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, that person will need to ensure that a verbatim record is made of the proceedings, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Dated at Key West, Florida, this 28th day of March 2026.
KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Court and (SEAL) Ex Officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
Publish: 03/28/26 - KWC
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