05/05/2021 Special MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Marathon, Florida&
Via Communication Media Technology
An emergency special meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
convened at 9:00 a.m. at the Marathon Government Center and via Communication Media
Technology. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Mike Forster, Commissioner
Eddie Martinez, Commissioner David Rice and Mayor Michelle Coldiron. Commissioner Craig
Cates was absent from the meeting. Also present at the meeting were Roman Gastesi, County
Administrator; Bob Shillinger, County Attorney; Kevin Madok, Clerk of Court; Pamela
Hancock, Deputy Clerk; county staff, members of the press and radio; and the general public.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS AND DELETIONS
Al There were no Additions, Corrections or Deletions to the agenda. Bob Shillinger, County
Attorney, addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by
Commissioner Martinez granting approval of the agenda. Motion carried unanimously.
COVID-19
B1 Mr. Shillinger and Roman Gastesi, County Administrator, addressed the Board
concerning direction on Monroe County Ordinance 032-2020, the County's mask Ordinance.
There was no public input. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Rice and
seconded by Commissioner Martinez to adopt the following uncodified Ordinance repealing
Ordinance 032-2020, which required wearing facial coverings to combat the spread of infection
caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Roll call vote carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE NO. 008-2021
Said Ordinance is incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. Gastesi and Bryan Cook, Director of Employee Serxuces, addressed the Board.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was
adjourned.
Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
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