Subject:
Title
Speak Up Brevard 2024 - Citizen Efficiency and Effectiveness Recommendation (CEER) Submissions
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Fiscal Impact:
To be determined, as directed by the Board.
Dept/Office:
County Manager's Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested the Board of County Commissioners review citizen recommendations submitted through Speak Up Brevard and vote to accept the recommendation; accept the recommendation with revisions; or reject the recommendation; as is required under the County Charter.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Brevard County Home Rule Charter, Section 2.9.10, specifically provides 'citizens':
"a mechanism for an individual, or an organized group of individuals to submit a formal written recommendation for the enhancement of the effectiveness and efficiency of County government to the County Commission on an annual basis."
In calendar year 2023, the County received 59 citizen recommendations.
The submission period for 2023 was scheduled beginning December 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. Staff was notified on December 31st that the software program shutdown at 5:00 a.m. on December 31st. All CEER recommendations that were received either through the Speak Up Brevard Software Program or via email prior to 5:00 a.m. on January 1st have been included. Submission dates and times have been corrected in the Speak Up Brevard/CEER software program.
Attached is a spreadsheet which identifies each citizen recommendation, the County Department that reviewed the recommendation and a staff recommendation to either accept, accept with revisions, or reject each citizen recommendation. Also included in the attachments are the details of each citizens' recommendation, and staff input relating to each recommendation.
Staff is requesting that the Board approve staff recommendations in a single motion for all the citizen recommendations. The Board may choose to pull those items from the staff recommendations that the Board would l...
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