02/08/2007 Special
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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Key West, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
convened at I :00 P.M., at the Harvey Government Center. Present and answering to roll
call were Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy,
Commissioner George R. Neugent, Commissioner Dixie M. Spehar and Mayor Mario
DiGennaro. Also present at the meeting were Thomas Willi, County Administrator;
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; County Staff, members of the press and radio; and the general
public.
WORKSHOP
A Workshop was held between the BOCC and Tom Willi, County Administrator
for purposes of a performance evaluation, as set forth in his contract. Mr. Willi addressed
the Board concerning his performance as County Administrator. After discussion,
motion was made by Commissioner Spehar and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to
open the agenda Roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Commissioner McCoy Yes
Commissioner Murphy Yes
Commissioner Neugent No
Commissioner Spehar Yes
Mayor DiGennaro Yes
Motion carried.
Motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Mayor DiGennaro
to add to today's agenda termination of the employment contract with the County
Administrator. Roll call vote was unanimous.
The following individuals addressed the Board: Morgan McPherson, Mayor of the
City of Key West; Bill Verge, Key West City Commissioner; Mike Puto, City Manager-
City of Marathon; Peter Kirsch, Sheila Barker, Crista Coleman, Sue Heim, Ed Frost,
Harry Miller, Frank Rego, representing Cay Clubs; Kay Thacker and Fred Nickerson,
representing the Island of Key Largo Federation of Homeowner Associations, Inc.; Harry
Kostic, Ron Miller, representing the Upper Keys Citizens Association; Pauline Klein, and
Peter Horton, Monroe County Director of Airports
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Motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner
Neugent to terminate the County Administrator's employment contract, without cause.
Roll call vote was taken with the following results
Commissioner McCoy No
Commissioner Murphy Yes
Commissioner Neugent Yes
Commissioner Spehar No
Mayor DiGennaro No
Motion carried.
Motion was made by Commissioner Spehar and seconded by Commissioner
Murphy to schedule workshop meetings on the first Wednesday of each month. Motion
carried unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board 0 County
Commissioners was adjourned.
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
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Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk