Governmental Corner
THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEES
The standing committees are tasked to develop and recommend an annual statewide legislative platform for counties based on each of the issue areas under their jurisdiction. The committees, with main issues described, are as follows:
Finance, Transportation & Administration: Financial resources
of counties, fiscal management, home rule, county structure
and management, transportation, economic development, and
appropriations.
Growth, Environmental Planning & Agriculture: Land use, environmental resources, property rights, solid waste, community development, affordable housing and agriculture.
Health & Human Services: Social services, welfare reform, health care (indigent care and Medicaid), elder care, child welfare and workforce development.
Public Safety: Article V Implementation & Funding, juvenile justice, criminal justice, courts, corrections, emergency management and homeland security.
Rural Caucus: Issues affecting counties under 75,000 in population.
Urban Caucus: Issues affecting counties excess of 75,000 in population, as well as those counties which have a budget of one billion or higher.
The Board and/or the Executive Committee may approve additional
select committees to address key issues of pressing concern
to counties. Past examples include: Select Committee on Criminal
Justice, Select Committee on Water Policy, Select Committee
on Children & Education, and Select Growth Management
Steering Committee. Select committees are open to county commissioners
and county professional staff.
Policy committees generally meet twice a year- a meeting in the early fall and a wrap-up meeting at the legislative conference in late November/early December.
During the Association's Annual Legislative Conference, the general membership approves the legislative program and priorities for the ensuing legislative session.
Finance, Transportation & Administration Policy Committee
Commissioner Tammy Hall, Vice Chair (Lee)
Commissioner John Cooper, Vice Chair (Bradford)
Commissioner Doug Smith, Vice Chair (Martin)
Growth, Environmental Planning & Agriculture Policy Committee
Commissioner Ronnie Duncan, Chair (Pinellas)
Commissioner Buddy Lamb, Vice Chair (Dixie)
Commissioner Stacy Ritter, Vice Chair (Broward)
Health & Human Services Policy Committee
Commissioner Bill Williams, Chair (Gulf)
Commissioner Bob Janes, Vice Chair (Lee)
Commissioner Vicki Phillips, Vice Chair (Citrus)
Public Safety
Commissioner Joe Eggelletion, Chair (Broward)
Commissioner Sam Johnson, Vice Chair (Polk)
Commissioner Brad Purcell, Vice Chair (Putnam)
Urban Caucus
Commissioner Jeff Koons, Chair (Palm Beach)
Commissioner Audrey Edmonson, Vice Chair (Miami-Dade)
Rural Caucus
Commissioner Ed Brimner, Chair (Wakulla)
Commissioner Brenda Holt, Vice Chair (Gadsden)
Commissioner Raymond Thomas, Vice Chair (Holmes)