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From The Desk Of from page 14 building supply stores with emergency generators and gas Palm Beach County has seven constitutional officers
stations that remain open. who manage their departments separately from the Board
foreclosure prevention, parenting information and special • AlertPBC is the county’s Emergency Alert & of County Commissioners including:
need services. Notification System that notifies users of imminent threats • Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Another resource available is the county’s Community via text message, email, or telephone calls. • Property Appraiser
Services Department which works in partnership with local • Hurricane Evacuation Zone Lookup tool to find out if • Public Defender
agencies to assist residents with emergency services such as you are in a hurricane evacuation zone. • Sheriff
food vouchers, housing, rent and utility payments. • State Attorney
The county allocates millions of dollars for services in Nonprofit Spotlight • Supervisor of Elections
conjunction with similar agencies countywide. • Tax Collector
If you or someone needs help, please call 211 or visit Boca Helping Hands (BHH) is a local nonprofit dedicated Additionally, they establish the budgets for their
211palmbeach.org. to serving the south county community by providing food, offices, independent of the operating budget set by the
emergency financial assistance (i.e., rent, utilities and Board of County Commissioners.
Governor’s Hurricane childcare) and job training. Tax Collector
The programs are designed to meet the needs of
Palm Beach County’s Tax Collector Anne Gannon
Conference individuals, children and families with the goal of creating is an elected constitutional officer with a distinct and
self-sufficiency through employment. important function for our residents.
Palm Beach County hosted the Governor’s Hurricane They also offer access to affordable medical, dental Under her leadership, the office provides a wide range
Conference at the convention center in West Palm Beach. and behavioral care through a partnership with Genesis of services on behalf of local, state and federal agencies,
The event focused on hurricane planning, preparedness, Community Health and Florida Atlantic University’s Christine including real estate and tangible personal property taxes,
response, recovery and mitigation. E. Lynn College of Nursing Community Based Clinics. local business tax and tourist development tax.
Colorado State University’s hurricane forecast BHH is always in need of volunteers, donations and Some other responsibilities include motor vehicle and
projected 13 named storms, with two of those storms food for their pantry. vessel services, driver licenses, digital fingerprinting, hunting
predicted as major hurricanes. For more information, visit bocahelpinghands.org. and fishing licenses, SunPass transponders and more!
While county emergency officials are prepared, we The office is funded solely by the fees from the services
urge everyone to take the necessary steps in preparing Local Government 101 they provide, and excess revenue is distributed to local
for a potential active hurricane season and access the taxing authorities in proportion to the amount of tax levied.
resources below. Constitutional Officers For more information, visit pbctax.com.
• PBC DART (app) provides vital information such as Constitutional Officers were established by the Florida If you require assistance, please contact our office
storm surge evacuation areas, flood zones, shelter locations, Constitution and are independently elected officials. at 561-355-2204 or email Mwoodward@pbcgov.org.

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