09/09/2015 SpecialMINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
Special Meeting/Budget
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Marathon, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at 5:05
P.M., at the Marathon Government Center. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioner Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner George
Neugent, Commissioner David Rice, and Mayor Danny Kolhage. Also present at the meeting
were Roman Gastesi, County Administrator; Bob Shillinger, County Attorney; Amy Heavilin,
County Clerk; Cheryl Robertson, Deputy Clerk; County Staff, members of the press and the
general public.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
Item Al A Motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner
Murphy granting approval of the additions, corrections, and deletions to the
agenda. The Motion carried unanimously. A copy of the approved changes is
attached at the end of these minutes for reference.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Item E Bob Shillinger, County Attorney, requested advice from the Board concerning
current litigation between BOCC v Construct Group Corp. and Berkley
Regional Ins. Co., the approval to hold an Attorney - Client Closed Session in the
matters of Monroe County BOCC v Construct Group Corp. and Berkley
Regional Ins. Co., Case No. CA -K -15 -844 and Construct Group Corp. v.
Monroe County BOCC, Case No. CA -P -15 -563 at the regularly scheduled
BOCC meeting on September 16, 2015 in Key Largo, FL at 1:30 P.M. or as
soon thereafter as may be heard. A Motion was made by Commissioner
Carruthers and seconded by Commissioner Murphy. The Motion carried
unanimously.
BUDGET
Item B Tina Boan, Budget Director, presents the County Administrator's Budget
Updates. Staff seeking directions and discussion on the following.
SUMMER STUDIES
• 1 FTE Public Information Officer (PIO) est. salary $65,000
Roman Gastesi, County Administrator addressed the Board.
No action taken at this time, staff directed to determine how this can be
done without impacting the budget and to bring back at the Final Budget
Hearing.
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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
"Sharpen the Saw Summit" Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
4 FTE Project Management
Kevin Wilson, Assistant County Administrator, presents a project review
emphasizing the importance of hiring 4 FTE Project Managers.
No action taken at this time until Friday at the Final Budget Hearing.
CIP added $2M Canal Restoration & $2M Land Acquisition
($6M total $2M FY 2015 rollover, $2M FY2016, $2M additional)
Staff is also asking the Board to defer the amount for affordable housing
until the Affordable Housing Committee meets which is sometime in
December.
No Discussion by the Board
• $10M Accelerator Acquisition Program.
No Discussion
• Continuance with the Medical Examiner, audit still pending
• Continuance with the Fire Rescue Surtax; to be brought back in next few
months.
PUBLIC INPUT
Item C The Board accepts Public Input. No public speakers
ANNOUNCEMENT
Item D Tina Boan, Budget Director, announces the final public hearing to be held
September 11, 2015 at 5:05 P.M. at the Harvey Government Center, 1200
Truman Avenue, Key West, Florida.
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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
There being on further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was
ADJOURNED.
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Board of County Commissioners
By: Cheryl Robertson
Executive Aide/Deputy Clerk