To provide for designation of certain ex officio nonvoting members to the Council.

REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILS
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
29F-1.103: Definitions
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To provide for designation of certain ex officio nonvoting members to the Council.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Membership of the Council.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 186.505 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 186.505 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Gerald S. Livingston, 215 South Monroe Street, 2nd Floor, Tallahassee, Florida 32301

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

29F-1.103 Definitions.

(1) Council – the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council.

(2) Council Member(s) – representatives appointed by the Governor or by a member local government or League of Cities.

(3) Elected official – a member of the governing body of a municipality or county or a county elected official chosen by the governing body.

(4) Ex Officio Nonvoting Member– the ex officio nonvoting members identified in Section 186.504, Florida Statutes, together with an ex officio nonvoting member appointed by the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority d/b/a Lynx and an ex officio nonvoting member appointed by the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority.

(5)(4) Department – the Florida Department of Community Affairs.

(6)(5) Federal or federal government – the government of the United States of America or any department, commission, agency or instrumentality thereof.

(7)(6) Local general-purpose government – any municipality or county created pursuant to the authority granted under Section 1 and 2, Article VIII of the Constitution for the State of Florida.

(8)(7) Member government – any county or any association representing a group of municipalities located within the Region.

(9)(8) Population – the population according to the current determination by the executive office of the Governor pursuant to Section 186.901, Florida Statutes, for revenue sharing purposes.

(10)(9) Principal member unit – each of the counties in the Region.

(11)(10) Region or East Central Florida Region – the geographical area, including both land and water, within or adjacent to the counties of Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia.

(12)(11) State of State government – the government of the State of Florida, or any department, commission, agency or instrumentality thereof.

(13)(12) Strategic regional policy plan – a long-range guide for physical, economic and social development of the Region that identifies goals, objectives and policies.

Specific Authority 186.505 FS. Law Implemented 186.505 FS. History–New 9-22-99, Amended________.