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County of Monroe , Mayor Michelle Coldiron,District 2
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{sJ ` °' Mayor Pro Tem David Rice,District 4
-Ile Florida.Keys Craig Cates,District 1
Eddie Martinez,District 3
w Mike Forster,District 5
County Commission Meeting
August 13, 2021
Agenda Item Number: K.1
Agenda Item Summary #3334
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Paunece Scull (305) 295-3170
1:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Closed Session in the matter of Board of County Commissioners v.
FNMA, Case No. 20-CA-454-K
ITEM BACKGROUND: Pursuant to Section 286.011(8), Florida Statutes, a closed session, taking
approximately 30 minutes, will be held, consisting of the following attendees: County
Administrator, Roman Gastesi; County Attorney, Bob Shillinger; Assistant County Attorneys
Cynthia Hall and Paunece Scull, and a certified court reporter.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: At the BOCC meeting held on June 16, 2021, as part
of his monthly County Attorney Report, the County Attorney requested a closed session on this
matter, to be held on July 21, 2021, in Marathon, Florida, at 1:30PM, or as soon thereafter as may be
heard.
At the BOCC meeting held on July 21, 2021, as part of his monthly County Attorney Report, the
County Attorney requested this matter be continued to August 18, 2021, in Key West, Florida, at
1:30PM, or as soon thereafter as may be heard.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
DOCUMENTATION:
Closed Session for 7.21.2021-Mayor's Speech
Closed Session Mayor Script 8 18 21
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: N/A
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Expiration Date: N/A
Total Dollar Value of Contract: N/A
Total Cost to County: Court Reporter costs
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted: Yes
Source of Funds: 67501-530330
CPI: N/A
Indirect Costs: N/A
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts: N/A
Revenue Producing: No If yes, amount:
Grant: N/A
County Match: N/A
Insurance Required: N/A
Additional Details:
N/A
REVIEWED BY:
Bob Shillinger Completed 07/07/2021 1:01 PM
Paunece Scull Completed 07/07/2021 1:03 PM
Purchasing Completed 07/07/2021 1:18 PM
Budget and Finance Completed 07/07/2021 2:51 PM
Maria Slavik Completed 07/07/2021 2:56 PM
Liz Yongue Completed 07/07/2021 3:11 PM
Board of County Commissioners Completed 07/21/2021 9:00 AM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 08/18/2021 9:00 AM
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Mayor's Script-Closed Session
1. Prior to going into closed session:
A closed attorney-client session pursuant to Section 286.011(8), Florida
Statutes, will now be held. It is estimated that this meeting will take
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approximately thirty (30) minutes. The persons attending the meeting will be
the County Commissioners; County Administrator, Roman Gastesi; County
Attorney, Bob Shillinger; Assistant County Attorney, Paunece Scull, and a
certified court reporter.
Since the law prohibits any other person from being present at the closed
session, the Commissioners, the County Administrator, the attorneys for the
County, and the Court Reporter will now remain in this meeting room, and all
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other persons are required to leave the room. When the closed session is over,
the public meeting will be re-opened and re-convened. This public meeting is N
now closed.
2. At the beginning of the closed session:
I now call this closed session to order. For the record, this meeting is being held
upon the request of County Attorney, Bob Shillinger, who announced at a prior
BOCC Meeting held on June 16, 2021, that he needed advice in the matter of
Board of County Commissioners v. FNMA, Case No.: 20-CA-454-K. At that JA
meeting the Board approved holding a closed session and public notice was given
through public announcement of the meeting at the July 21, 2021, BOCC
meeting, and through publication of the July 21, 2021, BOCC meeting on the
County's website.
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For the record, and the benefit of the Court Reporter, each of us will state our
name and position, starting with the Commission:
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(After all have identified themselves): thank you.
Just as a reminder, we will only be discussing settlement negotiations and
strategy relating to litigation expenditures. We cannot take any decisive action
at this meeting. We can only provide information and direction to the attorneys.
Any decisions this Board makes concerning this case must be done in a meeting
open to the public.
Let's start our discussion with the County Attorney.
3. At the end of the closed session, prior to returning to open session:
This closed session is now terminated and we will now reconvene in the public
meeting.
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4. After the public session has been re-convened:
The attorney-client closed session has been terminated, and we are now re-
opening this public meeting.
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Mayor's Script-Closed Session
1. Prior to going into closed session:
A closed attorney-client session pursuant to Section 286.011(8), Florida
Statutes, will now be held. It is estimated that this meeting will take _
approximately thirty (30) minutes. The persons attending the meeting will be
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the County Commissioners; County Administrator, Roman Gastesi; County
Attorney, Bob Shillinger; Assistant County Attorneys Cynthia Hall and Paunece
Scull, and a certified court reporter.
Since the law prohibits any other person from being present at the closed
session, the Commissioners, the County Administrator, the attorneys for the LL
County, and the Court Reporter will now remain in this meeting room, and all
other persons are required to leave the room. When the closed session is over,
the public meeting will be re-opened and re-convened. This public meeting is
now closed.
2. At the beginning of the closed session:
I now call this closed session to order. For the record, this meeting is being held
upon the request of County Attorney, Bob Shillinger, who announced at a prior .?
BOCC Meeting held on June 16, 2021, that he needed advice in the matter of
Board of County Commissioners v. FNMA, Case No.: 20-CA-454-K. At thatCO
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meeting the Board approved holding a closed session and public notice was given
through public announcement of the meeting at the July 21, 2021, BOCC
meeting, and through publication of the July 21, 2021, BOCC meeting on the 2
County's website. At the July 1, 2021, BOCC meeting this matter was continued
to the August 18, 2021 BOCC Meeting through public announcement.
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For the record, and the benefit of the Court Reporter, each of us will state our N
name and position, starting with the Commission:
(After all have identified themselves): thank you.
Just as a reminder, we will only be discussing settlement negotiations and
strategy relating to litigation expenditures. We cannot take any decisive action 0)
at this meeting. We can only provide information and direction to the attorneys.
Any decisions this Board makes concerning this case must be done in a meeting
open to the public.
Let's start our discussion with the County Attorney.
3. At the end of the closed session, prior to returning to open session:
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This closed session is now terminated and we will now reconvene in the public
meeting.
4. After the public session has been re-convened:
The attorney-client closed session has been terminated, and we are now re-
opening this public meeting.
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