Subject:
Title
Request permission for Fund 4010 (Solid Waste Operations) and potentially the general fund reserves to lend Fund 4110 (Solid Waste Collection) $2,307,000 and $1,800,000 respectively, for disaster debris recovery. This is the current estimate and projection as to cost.
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Fiscal Impact:
$2,307,000 TO $4,306,000 (may be reimbursed by FEMA)
Dept/Office:
Solid Waste Management Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners:
* Authorize the Solid Waste Management Department to lend $2,307,000 from the Solid Waste Operations Fund Capital Outlay Reserves as a short-term loan to the Solid Waste Collection Fund for debris recovery following Hurricane Milton, and;
* If needed to authorize the County Manager to similarly approve a loan from the general fund reserves, should the debris clean up cost shortfall exceed $2,307,000, and
* Authorize the County Manager to approve reasonable and appropriate Budget Change Requests associated with this action, and;
* Authorize the County Manager to approve reasonable and appropriate Budget Change Requests from the Reserves of the Solid Waste Collection Fund, and if necessary from the general fund reserves, and;
* Authorize the Solid Waste Management Department and County Manager to make similar short-term loans from Solid Waste and/or General Fund, and the County Manager to approve the associated Budget Change Requests for all future disaster responses where both the Governor of the State of Florida and the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners have declared a state of emergency.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order Number 24-214 on October 5, 2024, and Executive Order Number 24-215 on October 6, 2024, declaring a State of Emergency in numerous counties in the State of Florida, Including Brevard. On October 7, 2024, the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners declared a State of Local Emer...
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