Subject:
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The Susan B. Connolly Speak Up Brevard 2026 - Citizen Efficiency and Effectiveness Recommendation (CEER) Submissions - Time Certain 6:00 PM
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Fiscal Impact:
To be determined, as directed by the Board
Dept/Office:
County Manager’s Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested the Board of County Commissioners review citizen recommendations submitted through Speak Up Brevard and vote to accept the recommendation; accept the recommendation with revisions; or reject the recommendation; as required under the County Charter.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Brevard County Home Rule Charter, Section 2.9.10, specifically provides ‘citizens’:
“a mechanism for an individual, or an organized group of individuals to submit a formal written recommendation for the enhancement of the effectiveness and efficiency of County government to the County Commission on an annual basis.”
In calendar year 2026, the County received 61 citizen recommendations.
The submission period for 2026 was scheduled beginning January 1 through January 31. Attached is a spreadsheet which identifies each citizen recommendation, the County Department that reviewed the recommendation and a staff recommendation to either accept, accept with revisions, or reject each citizen recommendation. Also included in the attachments are the details of each citizens’ recommendation, and staff input relating to each recommendation.
Staff is requesting that the Board approve staff recommendations in a single motion for all the citizen recommendations. The Board may choose to pull those items from the staff recommendations that the Board would like to discuss and/or take alternative action on from the staff recommendation for particular Speak Up Brevard recommendations.
According to the Brevard County Home Rule Charter and Board Policy BCC-95, the Board of County Commissioners must take a final vote either to accept, accept with revisions, or reject within 120 days of the submittal date of the Speak Up Brevard recommendations. All Speak Up Brevard recommendations for this cycle were received on or before January 31, 2026.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Please include recommendations in the Clerk Memo.