Government Digest 2/12/10

Gray appointed to council
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY — Economic Development Director Gene Gray has been appointed as a delegate to the stakeholders council for Enterprise Florida. Gray will serve as a liaison of the Florida Association of Counties, representing county governments that seek economic growth and employment opportunities.

Gray was appointed as the director of the economic development department in 2000 and has worked for the county for 33 years. He previously served as director of the information services and administrative services departments and has been the administrator of the Tourist Development Council for more than 20 years.

Raiding trust funds amendment
TALLAHASSEE — Taking money from state trust funds could get more difficult if a proposed amendment to the state constitution gets on the November ballot.
The proposal, in House Joint Resolution, 389, by Rep. Adam Fetterman, D-Port St. Lucie, would require a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature to expend money from a state trust fund for any purpose other than the one that was intended when the fund was created.