At the March 1, 2016, Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board took the following action:

Criminal Justice Commission – adopted amendments to the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) ordinance relating to the operation and makeup of the CJC, and terminated the letter of agreement with the former CJC chairman which delineated responsibilities of the CJC that are now incorporated in the CJC ordinance.

Home caregivers – adopted a resolution establishing fees and fines for the Home Caregiver Ordinance and approved an agreement with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement authorizing Palm Beach County Consumer Affairs to process fingerprint-based criminal background checks on home caregivers through FDLE’s Volunteer and Employee Criminal History System databases.

Vehicles for hire – approved an amendment to the temporary operating agreement with Rasier, LLC, a subsidiary of Uber Technologies, Inc. allowing Uber to continue operating as a transportation network company (TNC) in Palm Beach County through April 30, 2016. The board also approved a temporary operating agreement with Lyft, Inc. to operate as a TNC in the county through April 30, 2016.

Infrastructure surtax – discussed possibly placing a discretionary 1-cent surtax for backlogged infrastructure projects on the November ballot. The proposed distribution of revenue would be: School Board 48 percent; Palm Beach County 28.5 percent; municipalities 18.5 percent; and cultural facilities 5 percent.

FAC – approved a letter in support of Mayor Mary Lou Berger in her candidacy as second vice president of the Florida Association of Counties (FAC).

Public Safety – ratified the appointment of Stephanie Sejnoha as director of the Public Safety Department. She has served as the deputy director of Public Safety since June 2015 and as its director of Finance and Administrative Services since January 2010.

Meeting procedures – agreed to not schedule nighttime regular BCC meetings, unless necessary. Public hearings for preliminary and final adoption of the annual budget will continue to be held in the evening in September.

Conservation -- directed staff to draft a letter to state lawmakers encouraging them to place additional budget dollars in the Florida Forever Fund for the purchase of conservation lands.