Florida Administrative Code › 29 - REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILS › 29F - East Central Florida Regional Planning Council › Chapter 29F-1 - ORGANIZATION › Section 29F-1.104 - Membership

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each county in the Region shall have two
				voting representatives on the Council, each of whom shall be an elected
				official as defined in Section
				 186.503, F.S., provided,
				however, that in the event the Governor appoints an elected official from a
				respective county, then, and in that event, such respective county may appoint
				a lay citizen who is a qualified elector of the county from which that
				representative is appointed.
(2)
				The municipality having the largest population in the Region may appoint one
				voting representative who shall be an elected official, as defined in Section
				 186.503(3),
				F.S., from that municipality.
(3)
				Municipalities in Brevard, Lake and Volusia County may caucus through their
				respective local League of Cities (Space Coast League of Cities, Lake County
				League of Cities, and Volusia League of Cities), and shall each appoint from
				their members one voting representative who shall be an elected official, as
				defined in Section  186.503(3),
				F.S., from a municipality. In the event a League of Cities does not appoint a
				representative, then the municipality with the largest population in the county
				whose municipalities are not represented shall be entitled to a voting
				representative, unless that municipality is the largest in the region and is
				already represented pursuant to subsection (2), above. In that event, the
				second largest city in that county shall be entitled to a voting
				representative.
(4) Municipalities
				in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole County may caucus through the Tri-County
				League of Cities and appoint from its members three voting representatives -
				one from each county, each of whom shall be an elected official, as defined in
				Section  186.503(3),
				F.S., from a municipality. In the event the Tri-County League of Cities does
				not appoint one or more representatives, then the municipality with the largest
				population in each county whose municipalities are not represented shall be
				entitled to a voting representative, unless that municipality is the largest in
				the region and is already represented pursuant to subsection (2), above. In
				that event, the second largest city in that county shall be entitled to a
				voting representative.
(5) Pursuant
				to Section  186.504(3),
				F.S., the Governor of the State of Florida appoints one-third of the voting
				members of the governing board of the Council.
(6) Each municipality in the region may
				appoint one non-voting representative. Such representatives shall have the
				right to participate in all activities of the Council and may make motions, but
				shall not have the right to vote or to serve as an officer of the Council and
				shall not be counted in determining either a quorum or the member balance of
				elected officials to Governor's appointees.
(7) Ex officio, nonvoting members as
				appointed pursuant to Section
				 186.504(4),
				F.S., shall have the right to participate in all activities of the Council and
				may make motions, but shall not have the right to vote or to serve as an
				officer of the Council and shall not be counted in determining either a quorum
				or the member balance of elected officials to Governor's
				appointments.
Rulemaking Authority
					 186.505 FS. Law Implemented
					 120.53,
					 120.54,
					 186.504,
					 186.505
					 FS.
New 5-1-99.