NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

Florida Building Commission

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To provide for alternate Technical Advisory Committee Members to serve in the absence of the primary member.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Procedures for designation of an alternate and limitations and criteria for alternates' service on Committees.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 553.76(1), 553.77(1)(a) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.74, 553.75 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

TIME AND DATE: 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter comes before the Florida Building Commission in accordance with its agenda, March 28, 2007.

PLACE: Casa Monica, 95 Cordova Street , Saint Augustine , Florida 32084

Any person requiring special accommodations at the hearing because of a disability or physical impairment should contact Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard , Sadowski Building , Tallahassee , Florida 32399-2100 , (850) 487-1824, at least seven days before the date of the workshop. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Department of Community Affairs using the Florida Dual Party Relay System, which can be reached at 1(800) 955-8770 (voice) or 1(800) 955-9771 (TDD).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard , Tallahassee , Florida 32399-2100 , (850) 487-1824.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

9B-3.004 Commission Organization and Operations.

(1) No change.

(2) The Chairman presides over all Commission meetings, appoints work groups, Program Oversight Committees, Technical Advisory Committees and Ad Hoc Committees, serves as official spokesman for the Commission, and delegates staff and Committee assignments. The Chairman shall review the membership of Program Oversight and Technical Advisory Committees and reappoint

or replace members as needed annually .

(3) through (6) No change.

(7) The Chairman may appoint work groups to study issues and present findings and recommendations to the appropriate Committees.

(8) Non-Commissioner members of Committees and work groups may designate an alternate to participate in meetings and vote in their absence.

(9) (7) No change.

(10) (8) The Commission and all of its Committees will utilize Robert's Rules of Order to make and approve motions except as provided in (11) .

(9) through (16) renumbered; (11) through (18) No change.

Specific Authority 553.76(1), 553.77(1)(a) FS. Law Implemented 553.74, 553.75 FS. History – New 5-15-75, Amended 4-18-78, Formerly 9B-3.04, Amended 9-7-00, 11-20-01 , .