Subject:
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Appointment to the County Council for Persons with Disabilities (Individual Appointment by Commissioner Eggers).
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Recommended Action:
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Approval of one appointment for Ross Silvers to the County Council for Persons with Disabilities.
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Background Information:
The appointment is to fulfill the unexpired term until May 22, 2019.
The Council shall serve in an advisory capacity to:
(a) bring informational items of matters important to persons with disabilities to the Board, through the Pinellas County Office of Human Rights (PCOHR);
(b) serve as consultants on issues of accessibility relating to the construction or improvement of County facilities, parks, and infrastructure; and
(c) present information to the Board or any of its departments, agencies, or bureaus, through the PCOHR, issues or matters of concern to persons with disabilities for potential action relating to:
(1) issues of accessibility to facilities, programs or services of County government;
(2) discrimination due to disability in employment, housing, or places of public accommodations throughout the County;
(3) assisting the County in identifying and obtaining grant funding that will provide greater accessibility to all facets of civic life to persons with disabilities; and
(4) assisting the County, and particularly the PCOHR, in providing training, education and outreach relating to the rights of persons with disabilities.
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