Subject:
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Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Agricultural Environmental Services, Arthropod Control Budget Amendment
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Fiscal Impact:
FY 2023-2024: None
Dept/Office:
Mosquito Control
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Brevard Mosquito Control District Board authorize the Chair to execute the State of Florida, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Division of Agricultural Environmental Services Arthropod Control Budget Amendment.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Budget Director and County Manager approved the required budget change requests indicated on the attached report on December 15th and 18th, 2023, respectively, as a result of two previously approved and awarded grants:
1. Brevard County Crystal Lakes lmpoundment Breakwater and Living Shoreline Project - Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Grant
2. FDACS and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging infectious Diseases Grant
To maintain certification as a State-approved Mosquito Control Program, Chapter 388.201 (4b), Florida Statutes and Rule 5E-13.027 (1), Florida Administrative Code requires the Annual Certified Budget for Mosquito Control to be adopted and submitted to FDACS, Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control for approval each year. Additionally, since the above budget change requests have been approved to allow the Department to make sufficient progress on both grant projects in the remaining fiscal year, this requested Arthropod Control Budget Amendment approval is also required by FDACS to maintain State certification.
Recommendation
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Please call the Mosquito Control Department at 321-264-5032 when the Board Action and two (2) original executed Arthropod Control Budget Amendments are ready for pick up.