§ 2-92. Retirement gifts, mementos and service awards for county officers, employees and advisory board members.

(a)

Authority to enact. This section is enacted under noncharter county home rule powers provided by Fla. Const. art. VIII, § 1(g) and F.S. § 125.01.

(b)

Findings. The board of county commissioners hereby finds the following:

(1)

The hiring and retention of high-quality officers and employees is necessary to ensure for the citizens of the county the most effective and efficient county government possible.

(2)

The appointment and retention of high-quality members of county advisory boards and agencies is necessary to ensure for the citizens of the county the most effective and efficient county government possible.

(3)

In addition to normal compensation, certain fringe benefits such as mementos for prolonged service with the county, retirement gifts, and awards for periods or occasions of outstanding service all serve to encourage county officers, employees, and advisory board members to continue rendering service to the citizens and government of the county.

(4)

A valid public purpose and a valid county purpose are served by expending reasonable sums of money for the items described in paragraph (3) of this subsection. Any private benefit accruing from such mementos, gifts, or awards is only incidental and is outweighed by the primary public benefit.

(c)

Authority for expenditures. The board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to appropriate and expend money from time to time, in the same manner as other county expenditures, for the following:

(1)

Mementos for prolonged service with the county.

(2)

Gifts for retirement from the county employment.

(3)

Awards for periods or occasions of outstanding service to the county government.

Any such expenditures shall be appropriated only from the general fund account for the board of county commissioners.

(Code 1965, § 1-17; Ord. No. 80-9, §§ 1—3, 7-14-80)