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Coty f � ,�� ,' BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
�� Mayor David Rice,District 4
The Florida Keys � Mayor Pro Tem Craig Cates,District 1
y Michelle Coldiron,District 2
James K.Scholl,District 3
Ij Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
County Commission Meeting
July 20, 2022
Agenda Item Number: N2
Agenda Item Summary #10742
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Cynthia Hall (305) 292-3470
1:30 PM Closed Session
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: An Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Tammy Lee
Acevedo v. Monroe County, Case No. 21-cv-10076 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Florida.
ITEM BACKGROUND: 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. Present at the meeting will be the Commissioners, County Administrator Roman Gastesi,
County Attorney Bob Shillinger, Senior Assistant County Attorney Cynthia Hall, outside counsel
Chris Stearns from the law firm of Johnson, Anselmo, Murdoch, Burke, Piper & Hochman, P.A.,
and a certified court reporter.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: The closed session was requested at the 6/15/2022
BOCC meeting.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: N/A - closed session.
DOCUMENTATION:
Closed Session, Day of Script 7-20
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date:
Expiration Date:
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
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Total Cost to County: Court Reporter Costs
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted:
Source of Funds: 503-08503-530-454
CPI:
Indirect Costs:
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: No If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required:
Additional Details:
REVIEWED BY:
Cynthia Hall Completed 06/14/2022 11:45 AM
Bob Shillinger Completed 06/14/2022 12:57 PM
Lindsey Ballard Completed 06/22/2022 10:06 AM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 07/20/2022 9:00 AM
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Mayor's Script for the Day of the Closed Session
The following should be read at the appropriate point during the day of the 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 the County Commissioners,County Administrator Roman Gastesi,County Attorney Bob Shillinger,
Assistant County Attorney Cynthia Hall, outside counsel Chris Stearns from the law firm of Johnson,
Anselmo,Murdoch, Burke,Piper&Hochman,P.A., and a certified court reporter.
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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 0
room, and all other persons are required to leave the room. When the closed session is over, we will re- U)
convene and re-open the public meeting. This public meeting is now closed.
2. At the beginning of the closed session: U)
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I now call this closed session to order. For the record, this meeting is being held upon the request of the
County Attorney, Bob Shillinger,who announced at a prior BOCC Meeting held on June 15, 2022,that he 2
needed advice in the matter of Tammy Lee Acevedo v. Monroe County, Case No. 21-cv-10076 in the U.S. U
District Court for the Southern District of Florida. At that meeting, the Board approved holding a closed
session at the July 20, 2022 regular meeting and public notice was also given through publication of the 0
7/20/2022 BOCC meeting agenda on the County's website.
For the record, and the benefit of the court reporter, each of us will state our name and position, C14
starting with the Commission.
(After all have identified themselves)—Thank you.
Just as a reminder, we will only be discussing settlement negotiations and strategy related to 0
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. 0
Let's start our discussion with the County Attorney.
3. At the end of the closed session,prior to going into open session:
This closed session is now terminated and we will now reconvene in the public meeting. t j
4. After the public session has been re-opened:
The attorney-client session has been terminated, and we are now re-opening this public meeting.
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