Item K3 K.3
County f � .�� ",�, 1 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor Craig Cates,District 1
Mayor Pro Tem Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
The Florida Keys
Michelle Lincoln,District 2
James K.Scholl,District 3
David Rice,District 4
County Commission Meeting
April 19, 2023
Agenda Item Number: K.3
Agenda Item Summary #11770
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Kelly Dugan 3052953170
No
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Monroe County,
Florida v. Elizabeth Delgado, 22-CA-203-P, at the April 19, 2023, BOCC regular meeting in
Marathon, Florida, at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Per F.S. 286.011(8), the subject matter of the meeting shall be confined
to settlement negotiations or strategy sessions related to litigation expenditures. Present at the
meeting will be the Commissioners, County Administrator Roman Gastesi, County Attorney Bob
Shillinger, Assistant County Attorneys Kelly Dugan and Cynthia Hall, and a certified court reporter.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
DOCUMENTATION:
Closed Session Script(Delgado) for 04-19-23
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: N/A
Expiration Date:
Total Dollar Value of Contract: N/A
Total Cost to County: Court Reporter Costs
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted: Yes
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Source of Funds: 67501-530330
CPI: N/A
Indirect Costs: N/A
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required:
Additional Details:
N/A
REVIEWED BY:
Kelly Dugan Completed 03/31/2023 3:41 PM
Bob Shillinger Completed 04/03/2023 9:22 AM
Purchasing Skipped 02/13/2023 4:09 PM
Budget and Finance Completed 04/03/2023 12:34 PM
Brian Bradley Skipped 02/13/2023 4:09 PM
Lindsey Ballard Completed 04/03/2023 11:00 AM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 04/19/2023 9:00 AM
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Mayor's Script
For the day of 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 m
County Attorneys Kelly Dugan and Cynthia Hall, and a certified court reporter.
Since the law prohibits any other person from being present at the closed session, the commissioners, the `73
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-convene 0
and re-open the public meeting. This public meeting is now closed. U)
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2. At the beginning of the closed session.
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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 03-22-23 that he needed advice in L
the matter of Monroe County,Florida v.Elizabeth Delgado,22-CA-203-P. At that meeting, the Board approved
holding a closed session and public notice was given through public announcement of the meeting at the 0 3-
22-23 BOCC meeting and through publication of the 03-22-23 and 04-19-22 BOCC meeting agendas on the
County's website.
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. 0
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. U)
Let's start our discussion with the County Attorney. 0
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3. At the end of the closed session,prior to going into open session.
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This closed session is now terminated and we will not reconvene in the public meeting.
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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