07/08/2020 Budget MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Budget Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Via Communication Media Technology
A budget meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
10:00 a.m. via Communication Media Technology. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioner Craig Cates, Commissioner Michelle Coldiron, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy,
Commissioner David Rice, and Mayor Heather Carruthers. Also present at the meeting were
Roman Gastesi, County Administrator; Bob Shillinger, County Attorney; Kevin Madok, Clerk of
Court; Sally Abrams, 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. Motion was made by
Commissioner Coldiron and seconded by Commissioner Rice granting approval of the agenda.
Motion carried unanimously.
CLOSED SESSION
B1 Bob Shillinger, County Attorney, requested to continue the Attorney-Client Closed
Session in the matter of Sugarloaf Wi-Fi, Inc., etc., a Florida Business Corp., vs. Board of
County Commissioners ofMonroe County, etc., et al., Case Nos. 3D19- 0434 & 3D19-0224,
Third District Court ofAppeal, State ofFlorida, Lower Tribunal No. 17-0631-K. Motion was
made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Cates to move the closed session to
the July 15, 2020 meeting in Marathon. Motion carried unanimously.
BUDGET PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
C 1 Roman Gastesi, County Administrator, gave a Power Point Presentation on the Fiscal
Year 2021 Proposed Budget. Tina Boan, Sr. Director of Budget& Finance; Christine Hurley,
Assistant County Administrator; Rhonda Haag, Chief Resilience Officer; and Judith Clarke,
Director of Engineering Services, addressed the Board. The following individuals addressed the
Board: Stephanie Russo and Annalise Mannix.
COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
D1 Bob Shillinger, County Attorney, Ms. Hurley and Cynthia McPherson, Sr. Director of
Code Compliance, 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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