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RESOLUTION NO. 20-143
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA RATIFYING AN EMERGENCY ORDER OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO A TRANSITION AGREEMENT
WITH COUNCIL ON AGINGTO CLOSE OUT THE CONTRACT FOR TRANSIT SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St Lucie County, Florida has
made the following determinations:
1. On March 17, 2020, the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director declared a
State of Local Emergency COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ("St. Lucie County
Declaration of Emergency"); and
2. The findings in the St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency are
incorporated herein; and
3. On March 25, 2020, the President of the United States declared that a major
disaster exists in the State of Florida as a result of COVID-19; and
4. Paragraph 2 of the St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency provides that
the County Administrator may take all actions necessary and appropriate to protect
human life and prosperity, to the extent necessary to accommodate the emergency.
5. The County's current contract with Council on Aging of St. Lucie County, Inc.
for transit services expires on June 30, 2020. On May 19, 2020, the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County approved a new contract with MV Contract
Transportation, Inc. effective July 1, 2020. There is an immediate need to enter into a
Transition Agreement with Council on Aging to ensure a smooth transition to MV Contract
Transportation, Inc. operating the transit system.
6. The next Board meeting is July 7, 2020. The County needs to proceed with
the Transition Agreement with the Council on Aging immediately and before the Board's
July 7, 2020 meeting.
JOSEPH E.SMITH,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. The County Administrator's June 19, 2020 Order No. 20-040 is hereby ratified.
2. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Commissioner Cathy Townsend, Chair AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky, Vice Chair AYE
Commissioner Sean Mitchell AYE
Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 7th day of July 2020.
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