Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
9B-3.004: Commission Organization and Operations
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To provide for alternate Technical Advisory Committee Members to serve in the absence of the primary member.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Procedures for designation of an alternate and limitations and criteria for alternates’ service on Committees.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 553.76(1), 553.77(1)(a) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.74, 553.75 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: March 28, 2007, 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter comes before the Florida Building Commission in accordance with its agenda
PLACE: Casa Monica, 95 Cordova Street, Saint Augustine, Florida 32084
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)487-1824. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

9B-3.004 Commission Organization and Operations.

(1) No change.

(2) The Chairman presides over all Commission meetings, appoints work groups, Program Oversight Committees, Technical Advisory Committees and Ad Hoc Committees, serves as official spokesman for the Commission, and delegates staff and Committee assignments. The Chairman shall review the membership of Program Oversight and Technical Advisory Committees and reappoint or replace members as needed annually.

(3) through (6) No change.

(7) The Chairman may appoint work groups to study issues and present findings and recommendations to the appropriate Committees.

(8) Non-Commissioner members of Committees and work groups may designate an alternate to participate in meetings and vote in their absence.

(9)(7) No change.

(10)(8) The Commission and all of its Committees will utilize Robert’s Rules of Order to make and approve motions except as provided in  subsection (11).

(9) through (16) renumbered (11) through (18) No change.

Specific Authority 553.76(1), 553.77(1)(a) FS.  Law Implemented 553.74, 553.75 FS. History–New 5-15-75, Amended 4-18-78, Formerly 9B-3.04, Amended 9-7-00, 11-20-01, _________.