Attachment_G_Sarasota_County_Resolution_No._2012-098_Integrated_Pest_Management.pdf

i . :RESOLUTION NO. 2012_016'

RESOLUTION OF tllE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS _-. '+~ > r ." - L.\ c" ,> - , > - '. f ~ '.- ~

OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA

RE: CONTINUATION OF THE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

ADVISORY BOARD; TO CLARIFY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

AND TO AMEND THE SUNSET DATE

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Sarasota County (the "Board") adopted Resolution No.91-092 creating the Integrated Pest Management Advisory Board (the "Advisory Board") on April 2, 1991, with revisions: September 1, 1992 adopting Resolution No.92-2I7 and June 8, 2005 subsequently adopting Resolution No. 2005-110;

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WHEREAS, the purpose of the Advisory Board is to advise and make recommendations on pest management in Sarasota County and assist the Board of County Commissioners in promoting Integrated Pest Management policies and procedures and carrying out a comprehensive community education program supporting increased use of these practices by the public and private sectors in Sarasota County; and

WHEREAS, the rules and procedures relating to the composition and governance of Advisory Boards have been amended to conform this Resolution to current Board policy and direction; and

WHEREAS, on this date, the Board has amended Resolution No.2005-I10 to clarify the duties and responsibilities and to amend the Sunset Date to June 30, 2022.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA in public meeting assembled:

SECTION ONE: CONTINUATION, PURPOSE AND DUTIES

1. The Advisory Board created by Resolution No. 91-092 is hereby continued.

2. The purpose of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisory Board is to provide a conduit for citizen input to the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board"), to make recommendations or provide advice to the Board on matters pertaining to sound, environmentally safe pest management practices. This function shall include, but not be limited to the following:

a. Consulting on developing, monitoring, and evaluating goals, objectives, programs and

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b. Making recommendations on the approved list of products, policy matters and management procedures relating to pest management.

c. Making recommendations in conjunction with the Sarasota County Extension, Health Department, Parks and Recreation, the School Board and other activities and organizations pertaining to education programs on rPM for County employees and the general public.

d. Encouraging increased use ofIPM practices by the pest control industry and individual citizens.

e. Consulting and advising on research needs and priorities for new and improved environmentally sound methods of pest control and encouraging increased research by qualified local, state, regional, and national resources.

f. Periodically evaluating the county's pest management programs, in conjunction with the IPM Coordinator, to assure objectives and goals are being met in accordance with the County IPM Policies and Procedures and the County's long-range plans.

g. Performing other advisory functions relating to IPM as deemed appropriate by the Board.

3. The Advisory Board shall act solely in an advisory capacity, without compensation, reporting directly to the Board.

4. The Health & Human Services Business Center will provide the necessary staff resources to assist this Advisory Board in fulfilling its Board-directed mission.

5. All county government operations shall continue to follow integrated pest management (IPM) practices for exterior and interior pest management, including the management of mosquitoes.

6. It is the aim of the IPM Program to suppress pests, including undesirable vegetation, with minimum impact on human health, the environment, and non-target organisms.

7. The IPM program is not a single chemical approach or stategy but a decision-making process that involves a combination of practices to control pest problems.

8. The pest management tactics can be cultural, biological, or chemical, embracing environmental landscape management practices that include appropriate plant selection and adoption of good cultural practices; using appropriate design and materials to prevent pest problems in building; implementing proper housekeeping and maintenance to minimize indoor pest problems; expanding mosquito larvicide areas to prevent mosquitoes; and, ATTACHMENT G

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increasing public education on IPM practices and the potential effects of pesticides on health and the environment.

Where chemical control strategies are required, only those management products on an approved list of products will be used.

SECTION TWO: COMPOSITION AND QUALIFICATIONS

1. The Advisory Board shall be comprised of eight (8) individuals who shall serve staggered three year terms.

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Special qualifications for membership include:

One (1) member from the pest control industry One (1) member from the medical profession One (1) member from agriculture or the nursery industry One (1) member from the landscape maintenance profession One (1) member from a homeowner/community association One (1) youth representative from STAR One (1) at-large member One (1) member from the Sarasota County School Board Facilities Maintenance Management to be appointed by the Superintendent.

3. Members of the Advisory Board must be residents of Sarasota County throughout their term of office unless otherwise specified within this document.

4. Members of the Advisory Board must not be employed by the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners at any time during their term(s).

5. Members of the Advisory Board may not hold elective office during their term(s) unless the governing ordinance requires membership of specific elected officials.

SECTION THREE: APPOINTMENT

1. With the exception of the member appointed by the Superintendent of the Sarasota County School Board pursuant to Section 2.12 above and the STAR youth representative, candidates for the Advisory Board shall be sought through advertisements on the Sarasota County scgov.net website and/or in an area newspaper of general circulation.

2. Interested individuals shall submit a completed Advisory Board Application detailing their qualifications for the position and reasons for desiring a position on the Advisory Board. All applications shall be submitted to the Board for consideration.

3. Interested individuals are required to sign an Acknowledgement of the Board's policy for Advisory Board members regarding mandatory use of county-provided e-mail accounts.

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4. Advisory Board members shall be selected by a majority vote of the Board.

5. Applicants for the Advisory Board must be free from actual or potential conflict of interest relating to the business of the advisory Board.

6. Members of the Advisory Board are required to attend an Advisory Board orientation within six (6) months of their appointment.

SECTION FOUR: TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP

1. Members of the Advisory Board shall be appointed for a tenn of three (3) years with staggered tenns on initial appointments, with the exception of the youth representative, who shall serve a tenn of one year.

2. Advisory Board member service is limited to four three-year tenns. After an absence of one year, a fonner Advisory Board member may reapply for appointment.

SECTION FIVE: RULES OF PROCEDURE AND COMPLIANCE

1. The Advisory Board shall comply with all applicable requirements of Florida's Sunshine Law, Public Records laws and the Code of Ethics for public representatives. The Board may adopt additional procedures of operation provided there is no conflict with Florida State law, County Ordinances, or this Resolution. In the absence of bylaws, Roberts Rules of Order will be the standard.

2. Applicants for the Advisory Board and appointed members of the Advisory Board must be free from actual or potential conflict of interest relating to the business of the advisory Board. If there is an actual or potential conflict of interest, the Advisory Board member must comply with the Florida Ethics Code.

3. The Advisory Board shall have only the authority specifically granted by the Board and are subject to all Board policies as may be amended from time to time or as may be adopted.

4. The Advisory Board shall meet at such times and places as the Chair, or hislher designee, deems appropriate in order to fulfill the mission and duties of the Advisory Board as assigned by the Board.

5. A simple majority of the existing membership shall constitute a quorum. An affinnative vote of a simple majority shall constitute adoption of a motion. A motion is lost on a tie vote.

6. All meetings shall be open to the public and a notice of said meetings shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with Florida Statutes.

7. The Advisory Board shall not incur any expense or obligation to be paid by Sarasota County

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Government; expenditures shall only be those authorized in advance by the Board.

The agenda for each meeting shall be prepared and distributed by the Chair of the Advisory Board, or hislher designee, to the Advisory Board members in advance of the scheduled meeting.

In the event the Advisory Board finds it necessary to appoint sub-committees, those sub committees shall act as fact-finding bodies only, with their sole purpose to report research issues and/or to report factual findings to the Advisory Board.

All meetings of the Advisory Board shall be audio recorded with typed summary minutes prepared and filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Board Records Division. Business Centers should keep copies of the minutes and the audio cassettes on hand for a period of three years.

Members of the Advisory Board must comply with the County policy for Advisory Board members regarding mandatory use of county-provided e-mail accounts.

SECTION SIX: OFFICERS

The Advisory Board shall annually select a minimum of a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson from among its members.

SECTION SEVEN: VACANCIES AND REAPPOINTMENTS

1. Vacancies on the Advisory Board shall be filled for the remainder of the tenn in the same manner as the vacating member was appointed as provided for in Section Three.

2. Upon expiration of the member's tenn there will be no automatic reappointment to the Advisory Board; the member must reapply for appointment to the Advisory Board as provided for in Section Three.

3. The member may reapply for appointment to the Advisory Board as provided for in Section Four.

SECTION EIGHT: REMOVAL

1. Any member of the Advisory Board who fails to attend at least sixty-five percent of Advisory Board meetings in a calendar year is subject to removal by the Board.

2. Members of the Advisory Board are approved by a majority vote of the Board and can be removed or replaced by a majority vote of the Board, should they deem it necessary.

3. Members who fail to comply with any Board policy are subject to removal.

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4. Members of the Advisory Board are required to attend an Advisory Board orientation within six (6) months of their appointment.

SECTION NINE: This Resolution shall supersede and replace Resolution No. 2005-110.

SECTION TEN: EFFECTIVE DATE

This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. All current members of the Advisory Board shall continue as members of the Advisory Board throughout their appointed terms.

SECTION ELEVEN: SUNSET PROVISIONS

This Resolution shall expire and be of no further force and effect as to any acts occurring on or after June 30, 2022. Consequently, this Advisory Board will cease to exist after this Sunset Date unless re-approved by the Board.

PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY ~9.MMISSIONERS

OF SARASOT A COUNTY, FLORIDA THIS &.3 DA Y OF f r ) Ci(J , 2012.

ATTEST:

KAREN E. RUSHING, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Sarasot Co ty, Florida

BOARD OF COUNTY

COMMISSIONE,RS OF SARASOTA

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