Subject:
Title
Two Appointments to the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Citizen Oversight Committee
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Fiscal Impact:
No Cost
Dept/Office:
Natural Resources Management
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners 1) rank candidates to fill the vacant member seats for Real Estate and Technology and 2) appoint the top ranked candidates. End
Summary Explanation and Background:
On August 23, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 16?15 for the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Project Plan and Trust Fund. The Ordinance called for establishment of a Citizen Oversight Committee (Committee) to make recommendations to the County Commission regarding annual updates to the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Project Plan that is funded by the half cent Save Our Indian River Lagoon sales tax. The Committee structure consists of 7 members and 7 alternates representing 7 fields of expertise: Science, Technology, Economics/Finance, Real Estate, Education/Outreach, Tourism, and Lagoon Advocacy. Terms are for 2 years, after which members and alternates can be re?appointed or replaced.
Half of the Committee is nominated by the Space Coast League of Cities and half the Committee is selected by the County Commission, with all seats appointed by the County Commission. If replacement members or alternates are required, the entity who selected that member can:
1) upgrade the alternate to the member seat,
2) choose a replacement from the existing pool of applicants (the pool is empty), or
3) request a new call for qualified citizen volunteers.
On December 8, 2020, the Board of County Commissioners considered the following options for filling the member seats that will be vacated in February by Jay Moynahan (Real Estate) and John Luznar (Technology): (1) Promote Dennis Basile and Vinnie Taranto from the Alternate Seats to the respective Member Seats; or (2) direct staff to advertise for new applicants. The Board directed st...
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