REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – LEGAL SERVICES
The Liberty County Board of County Commissioners will receive proposals until 4 p.m. E.S.T. on October 4, 2024 at the office of: Daniel R. Stanley, Liberty County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, P.O. Box 399/10818 NW SR 20; Bristol, Florida 32321. For questions related to this proposal please contact Clerk Daniel Stanley at [email protected] or (850) 643-2215.
All proposals shall be from members in good standing with the Florida Bar. Please provide one original and five copies of this proposal. Liberty County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, with or without cause, to waive technicalities, or to accept proposals which, in its sole judgment best serve the needs of the county. All proposals will be marked on the outside of a sealed envelope: RFP – LEGAL SERVICES
Proposals will address the following legal services:
1) A monthly flat fee for the furnishing of legal services, advice, development of resolutions and ordinances, assistance in policy revision, attendance at meetings, and for legal correspondence for the Liberty County Board of County Commissioners for all non-litigation matters not to exceed $42,000.00 per year.
2) An hourly rate for legal services furnished to Liberty County Board of County Commissioners for all of its litigation matters not to exceed $150.00 per hour. Litigation matters are defined as all matters for which a formal complaint or action has been filed in a county, state, or federal court, or with any administrative agency.
All proposals will include the following:
- Complete name
- Experience in County, State, and Governmental Law
- Experience in Administrative Law
- Experience in Civil Law
- Number of years in practice
- Number of years in trial practice
- Appellate experience
- Litigation experience
- Support
- Price
Packets will be prepared and the Liberty County Board of County Commissioners will review all proposals at an open special meeting on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 4:00 p.m., E.S.T. in the Courtroom of the Liberty County Courthouse. All applicants will be interviewed by the Board that night. The Attorney will be selected and begin work the night of the regular Board meeting on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. E.S.T.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS
FOR THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION
Please see the attached document for the following proposed amendments and revisions to the Florida Constitution will be on the General Election ballot on November 5, 2024.
Public Service Announcement
Meeting Announcement
The Apalachee Regional Planning Council announces a meeting to which all persons are invited.
What: The Regional Rural Transportation Plan’s (RRTP) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
When: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Where: Calhoun County Senior Citizens Association Center, 16859 Cayson St., Blountstown, FL 32424
Time: 1:30 p.m. CDT / 2:30 p.m. EDT
The agenda is to review the list of compiled projects and begin to determine priority projects for short and long-term project lists.
If you are unable to attend the meeting in person and would like to attend virtually, then please contact Mary O’Brien, Regional Transportation Planning Manager at Apalachee Regional Planning Council, at 850-312-3708 or by email at [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance.
Participation is asked for without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to contact Mary O-Brien, Apalachee Regional Planning Council Manager, at least 48 hours before the meeting at the contact information listed above.
For additional information on this meeting or the RRTP contact Mary O’Brien.
Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Citizen Advisory Task Force Meeting & First Public Hearing Notice
LIBERTY COUNTY, FLORIDA
Liberty County is considering applying to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for FFY 2023 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The County is eligible to apply for up to $700,000 in the neighborhood revitalization, commercial revitalization and housing rehabilitation categories and up to $1.5 million in the economic development category. Construction activities funded through the CDBG Program must meet one of the following National Objectives:
- Provide benefit to low- and moderate-income persons;
- Prevent or eliminate slum or blight conditions; or
- Meet a need of recent origin having a particular urgency.
The types of activities that CDBG funds may be used for include constructing stormwater ponds, paving roads and sidewalks, installing sewer and water lines, building a community center or park, making improvements to a sewage treatment plant, and rehabilitating low-income homes. Additional information regarding the range of activities that could be funded will be provided at the public hearing.
In developing a CDBG application, Liberty County must plan to minimize displacement of persons as a result of the activities. In addition, the County is required to develop a plan to assist displaced persons.
A Citizen Advisory Task Force (CATF) Meeting will be held on September 4, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Civic Center located at 10405 NW Theo Jacobs Way, Bristol, FL, to discuss community needs and make project recommendations.
A Public Hearing to obtain citizen comment concerning the County’s economic and community development needs will be held in the courtroom of the Liberty County Courthouse at 10818 NW, SR-20, Bristol, FL, on September 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
The CATF meeting and public hearing are being conducted in handicapped accessible locations. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the hearing is asked to advise the County at least five days before the hearing.
For more information concerning the public hearing, or to request special accommodation, please contact Teresa Stossel, Grants and Special Projects Coordinator, at (850) 693-8932 or [email protected]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact Liberty County using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800) 955-8771 (TTY) or 1(800) 955-8770 (Voice).
Any non-English speaking person wishing to attend the public hearing should contact Teresa Stossel, Grants and Special Projects Coordinator, at (850) 693-8932 or [email protected] at least five days prior to the hearing and an interpreter will be provided.
Subvención en bloque para el desarrollo comunitario de ciudades pequeñas (CDBG)
Reunión del grupo de trabajo de asesoramiento ciudadano
& Aviso de primera audiencia pública
CONDADO DE LIBERTAD, FLORIDA
Condado de libertad está considerando solicitar al Departamento de Oportunidades Económicas de Florida una subvención en bloque para el desarrollo comunitario de ciudades pequeñas (CDBG) para el año fiscal 2023. El Condado es elegible para solicitar hasta $700,000 en las categorías de revitalización de vecindarios, revitalización comercial y rehabilitación de viviendas y hasta $1.5 millones en la categoría de desarrollo económico. Las actividades de construcción financiadas a través del Programa CDBG deben cumplir uno de los siguientes Objetivos Nacionales:
- Proporcionar beneficios a personas de ingresos bajos y moderados;
- Prevenir o eliminar condiciones de barrios marginales o de deterioro; o
- Satisfacer una necesidad de origen reciente que tiene una urgencia particular.
Los tipos de actividades para las que se pueden utilizar los fondos CDBG incluyen la construcción de estanques de aguas pluviales, pavimentación de caminos y aceras, instalación de tuberías de agua y alcantarillado, construcción de un centro o parque comunitario, mejoras a una planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales y rehabilitación de viviendas de bajos ingresos. En la audiencia pública se proporcionará información adicional sobre la variedad de actividades que podrían financiarse.
Al desarrollar una aplicación CDBG, Condado de libertad debe planificar para minimizar el desplazamiento de personas como resultado de las actividades. Además, el Condado Se requiere desarrollar un plan para ayudar a las personas desplazadas.
A Reunión del Grupo de Trabajo de Asesoramiento Ciudadano (CATF) se llevará a cabo el 4 de septiembre de 2024, a las 9:00 a. m. en el Centro Cívico Veterans Memorial ubicado en 10405 NW Theo Jacobs Way, Bristol, FL, para discutir las necesidades de la comunidad y hacer recomendaciones de proyectos.
A PAGpúblico hpendiente para obtener comentarios de los ciudadanos sobre la del condado Las necesidades económicas y de desarrollo comunitario se llevarán a cabo en el sala del tribunal del condado de Liberty en 10818 NW, SR-20, Bristol, FL, el 5 de septiembre de 2024 a las 6:00 p.m.
La reunión y audiencia pública del CATF se llevan a cabo en lugares accesibles para discapacitados. De conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades, cualquier persona que requiera adaptaciones especiales para participar en la audiencia debe informar al Condado al menos cinco días antes de la audiencia.
Para obtener más información sobre la audiencia pública o para solicitar adaptaciones especiales, comuníquese con Teresa Stossel, Coordinadora de Becas y Proyectos Especiales, al (850) 693-8932 o [email protected]. Si tiene problemas de audición o del habla, por favor contactar al condado de Liberty utilizando el Servicio de retransmisión de Florida, 1(800) 955-8771 (TTY) o 1(800) 955-8770 (voz).
Cualquier persona que no hable inglés y desee asistir a la audiencia pública debe comunicarse con Teresa Stossel, Coordinadora de Becas y Proyectos Especiales, al (850) 693-8932 o [email protected] al menos cinco días antes de la audiencia y se proporcionará un intérprete.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF A COUNTY ORDINANCE
Notice is given that the Liberty County Board of County Commission proposes to adopt the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR LIBERTY COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A public hearing on the ordinance will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 6 p.m. (ET), or as soon thereafter as it can be considered, at the Liberty County Courthouse located 10818 NW SR 20, Bristol, FL 32321. The public is invited to attend the public hearing. All interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance. Any person wishing to appeal any decision made by the Board of County Commissioners at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings. For that purpose, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The ordinance may be inspected during normal business hours at the Liberty County Clerk office in the Liberty County Courthouse, which is located at 10818 NW SR 20 Bristol, Florida 32321.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the County’s Clerk’s Office at (850) 643-2215 at least 48 hours prior to the date of the hearing.