AGENDA DATE: 8/7/2019
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Rules for the Public's Use of the County Office Buildings and Their Grounds
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Consider replacing the "Community Use of County Facilities Policy" with the proposed "Rules for the Public's Use of the County Office Buildings and Their Grounds"
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Henry, Kamptner, Farley, Lantz, Stewart, Freitas, Carr
PRESENTER (S): Greg Kamptner
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The Board's Community Use of County Facilities Policy (the "Policy"), first adopted on February 10, 1982, governs the public's use of the County's Office Buildings located at 401 McIntire Road (COB-McIntire) and 1600 5th Street (COB-5th) (Attachment A). The Policy has been amended numerous times over the years in a piecemeal manner, most recently on October 3, 2018 when the Board amended the policy pertaining to the public's use of the parking lots at COB-McIntire.
A team composed of representatives from the County Attorney's Office, the County Executive's Office, the Police Department, and the Department of Facilities and Environmental Services has met several times to discuss amendments to the Policy for the Board's consideration. The proposed draft Rules for the Public's Use of the County Office Buildings and Their Grounds (the "Rules") (Attachment B) are the result of that team's work.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality Government Operations: Ensure County government's capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
DISCUSSION: The draft Rules address several issues regarding the public's use of COB-McIntire and COB-5th with the objectives to: (1) ensure that the County (including the School Division) and the public are able to conduct County business with minimal or no disruption; (2) enable the public to use the COB-McIntire and COB-5th in a reasonable manner; (3) recognize the public's interest...
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