Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Any program seeking state approval or any
Districts or counties budgeting local funds in excess of thirty thousand
dollars ($30, 000) for arthropod control during a fiscal year shall employ a
qualified Director to plan, supervise and direct the execution of county or
District arthropod control programs.
(2) Persons seeking position of mosquito
control program Director must submit to the board of commissioners a written
application setting forth their complete educational background, work
experience and three (3) names of Persons as reference to their ability in
public or business administration.
(3) The Board of commissioners shall forward
to the Department its recommendation for the new Director, along with that
individual's written application, to obtain written confirmation of eligibility
from the department, pursuant to subsection
5E-13.032(4),
F.A.C.
(4) The following minimum
Director classifications are based upon amount of local funds budgeted for the
fiscal year in which they are initially employed and for which they assume
responsibilities of administration.
(a)
Director I (Tier I Program) - Local budget greater than $3, 000, 000.
Minimum qualifications for Director I position:
1. Possess a public health pest control
license; and
2. A graduate of a
four (4) year college or university with a degree in the basic sciences and two
years work experience in public health arthropod control; or a graduate of a
four (4) year college or university and a satisfactory work experience record
of five (5) years duration in public health arthropod
control.
(b) Director II
(Tier II Program) - Local budget between $1, 000, 000 to $2, 999, 999.99.
Minimum qualifications for Director II position:
1. Possess a public health pest control
license; and
2. A graduate of four
(4) year college or university with a degree in the basic sciences or with a
High School diploma or completion of the General Education Development (GED)
and proof of a satisfactory work experience record of five (5) years duration
in public health arthropod control.. The requirements for a college degree in a
basic science may be substituted with a four (4) year degree from a college or
university and proof of a satisfactory work experience record of two (2) years
duration in public health arthropod control.
(c) Director III (Tier III Program) - Local
budget of up to $999, 999.99.
Minimum qualifications for Director III position:
1. Possess a public health pest control
license; and
2. A High School
diploma or completion of the General Education Development (GED) with a minimum
of two (2) years of training and field experience in public health arthropod
control.
(5)
Mosquito Control Directors Certification.
(a)
Persons applying for a Director I, II, or III position must hold a valid
Director's Certification prior to appointment or obtain the Director's
Certification within six (6) months of employment.
(b) In order to obtain this certification the
applicant must pass the department's Director's Certification Examination by
scoring 70% or better.
(c)
Applicants must hold a valid Public Health Pest Control license in order to
take the Director's Certification Exam.
(d) The Director's Certification expires when
the holder's Public Health Pest Control license expires.
(e) The Director's Exam may be taken only
three times within any six (6) month period.
(f) Persons employed as Directors when they
apply for a Director's position in another Florida approved program are exempt
from paragraph 5E-13.032(5)(a),
F.A.C.
(6) The Department
shall be notified, in writing, when a Director's position becomes vacant or
open.
Rulemaking Authority 388.361 FS. Law Implemented 388.162
FS.
New 1-1-77, Formerly 10D-54.32, Amended 2-10-87, Formerly
10D-54.032, Amended 3-14-94, 7-5-95, 6-10-04, 8-9-06, 9-18-14,
11-19-23.
