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Appointments to the Pinellas County Health Facilities Authority (Board of County Commissioners as a whole).
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Recommended Action:
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Approve four appointments to the Pinellas County Health Facilities Authority for a term of 4 years, beginning March 12, 2023.
• Approve four citizen appointments.
• Names can be viewed on the attached list.
• Ballot/worksheet is provided; however, the Clerk may request a verbal vote.
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Background Information:
Powers conferred by Florida statutes to develop, finance and maintain health facilities; primary activities include property acquisition, construction, leasing, repairs, issuing project revenue bonds and giving an annual report to the BCC.
The Health Facilities Authority shall have all the powers conferred by the enabling act, §§154.201 et seq., Florida Statutes, and the powers of local agency pursuant to §§159.25 et seq., Florida Statutes, as amended, but only in regard to development, financing and maintenance of health facilities, including but not limited to acquiring property, constructing, leasing, repairing, projects, making and executing agreements of leases, contracts and other such instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of its functions, issuing bonds for the purpose of paying for projects, employing consulting engineers, architects, surveyors, attorneys, accountants, financial experts, an executive director and other such employees as are necessary, acquiring existing projects and reimbursing any health facilities for the cost of such projects, issuing revenue bonds, keeping records of all proceedings, and reporting to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners the authority’s activities of the preceding year.
The Authority shall consist of five persons who are residents of the County, appointed by the BCC for four-year terms.
Attachments:
Board Roster
Press Release
Applications
Ballot/worksheet
Partner(s):
Jim Abernathy, OMB