Subject:
Title
Speak Up Brevard 2025 - Citizen Efficiency and Effectiveness Recommendation (CEER) Submissions
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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 is 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 2025, the County received 77 citizen recommendations.
The submission period for 2025 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.
On May 12, 2025, the County Manager provided the citizen a notice of the date, time, and place of the meeting their Speak Up Brevard recommendation(s) is/are scheduled to be heard by the Board of County Commissioners.
According to the Brevard County...
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