Brevard County Board of County Commissioners  
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way  
Viera, FL 32940  
Minutes  
Tuesday, September 16, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Regular  
Commission Chambers  
Rollcall  
Commissioner District 1 Katie Delaney , Commissioner District 2  
Tom Goodson, Commissioner District 3 Kim Adkinson,  
Commissioner District 4 Rob Feltner, and Commissioner District 5  
Thad Altman  
Present:  
A.  
C.  
CALL TO ORDER 9:00 AM  
The Board approved for Commissioner Goodson to participate via telephone.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Thad Altman  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Commissioner Adkinson led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.  
Chairman Feltner advised the Board has quite an Agenda today; he spoke to a couple of folks  
in the audience, and the Board is going to go to Item E.7., Presentation Regarding Grassroots  
Citizen Effort to Affect State Priorities at the County Level by Addressing Shortfalls in State  
Campaign Finance, first; and that will probably be the most efficient this morning.  
E.7. Presentation to the Brevard County Commissioners Regarding Grassroots  
Citizen Effort to Affect State Priorities at the County Level by Addressing  
Shortfalls in State Campaign Finance – District 1  
Commissioner Delaney stated many times the leadership and whatnot had mentioned that  
Commissioners can sponsor citizens Items; a group of citizens across the County brought her  
this information; she just thought that it really needed to be presented; and from there, she will  
hand it off to Mr. Twitty.  
Wayne Twitty stated he is a resident of District 3, and he is here with a group of citizens who  
believe strongly that transparency in elections is foundational to good governance; before he  
begins the core presentation, he would like to briefly speak to the process that brought him  
here; all of the Commissioners received a written request to meet individually; and he wants to  
thank each and every one of the Commissioners for his or her time and consideration. He went  
on to say he especially wanted to recognize District 3 Commissioner, Kim Adkinson, who was  
the first to respond and took the time to meet with them in person; her thoughtful questions and  
insights were instrumental in helping them sharpen the focus of this presentation; later they met  
with District 1 Commissioner, Katie Delaney, who offered a constructive and actionable  
recommendation to bring this issue before the full Board; that is exactly what he is doing today,  
coming before the Board respectfully and in good faith, because this matter does not just affect  
one District, it impacts every voter in Brevard County; and this presentation is being made now  
because Brevard Legislative Delegation meets on September 30, and they fully intend to bring  
this issue forward at that meeting. He noted over the past few legislative sessions, citizens, no  
matter how organized or well-informed, have often found themselves stonewalled in  
Tallahassee; legislative leadership, namely the Governor, Speaker, and the Senate President  
wield immense influence over what advances, that is why the Board’s leadership as the County  
Commission matters, because the weight of local government can amplify citizen voices in a  
way they cannot do alone; the attached one-page visual outlines the issue in plain terms, but  
he asked to allow him to walk the Board through it; in both the August 2024 primary and the  
April 2025 special election, Brevard voters were inundated with campaign materials, mailers,  
digital ads, text messages, and the like; many of these ads were styled to look like official voter  
guides; they misused names and logos associated with trusted institutions, President Trump,  
Governor DeSantis, the Brevard Republican Executive Committee, and the Republican Party of  
Florida; and the effect was voter confusion and a misleading perception of endorsement. He  
stated in response, Brevard Republicans voted decisively 95:16 in favor of a resolution for  
campaign finance reform, signaling broad, local consensus on the need to restore  
transparency; the kicker, voters could not tell who paid for any of the ads; why, because the  
political committees behind the ads engaged in a shell game of unlimited Political Committee  
(PC) to PC transfers, which are completely legal under Florida Law; by bouncing funds  
between multiple political committees, the true donor disappears, leaving voters in the dark  
about who is trying to influence their vote; and here is how the loophole works. He pointed out  
Florida campaign finance laws only trigger transparency rules when express advocacy is used,  
magic words like vote for or vote against; but these political committees and their consultants  
have become experts at skirting those words; instead, they shape perception without ever  
crossing the legal line; the result, ads that influence elections without the legal obligation to  
disclose the funder; he asked if voters cannot tell who is behind the messaging, how can they  
make an informed choice; if special interests shape the outcome, how can they expect the  
policy to reflect the public will; he advised this is not just about campaign flyers, this is about  
public governance; when outside interests determine who can afford to run, what messages  
dominate the public space, and which policies move in Tallahassee, local voices are drowned  
out, which leads to soaring utility and insurance rates, State preemption that ties the Board’s  
hands, and Home Rule is being eroded; and they are not asking the Commission to write a bill  
or wade into party politics, but what they are asking the Board, their elected local leaders, is to  
stand with the citizens of Brevard to help them elevate this issue. He mentioned specifically, to  
pass a resolution that has been provided urging the legislature to prohibit the PC to PC  
transfers, and ask the Brevard Delegation to support legislation in 2026 to close this loophole;  
he has an example in the packet, and the Board can use that as a template, and they urge the  
Board to join with the citizens; what they are facing is not hypothetical, it is unfolding right now,  
growing in scale, and steadily eroding the trust the residents place in their elections and local  
governance; they need the Board’s help to ensure voters, once again, look at the political  
messaging and who is behind it; and together, transparency can be restored, elections  
protected, and Home Rule preserved in Brevard County.  
Commissioner Delaney commented when this was presented to her, her first reaction was, sure  
she will bring forward a resolution, but after she thought about it more, just because of the  
political nature of this, she did not feel comfortable bringing forward a resolution without  
consensus of the Board; she is wondering how the Board feels about that, because she would  
be happy to sponsor a resolution; the second thing is, she has signed the presenters letter; she  
supports this, she thinks it is a great thing, and she appreciates all of them for doing this,  
because government and politics starts locally; and when the citizens come together, even  
across party lines, this is an everyone issue, not a left or right issue. She advised she is all for  
what they are doing, and she appreciates them for doing it.  
Mr. Twitty stated they look forward to presenting this to the Legislative Delegation on  
September 30; and they invite the Commissioners to come and stand with them.  
The Board acknowledged a citizen proposal to consider prioritizing State campaign finance  
prior to the 2025 September legislative priorities session.  
D.  
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL: July 8, 2025 Regular Meeting; July 22, 2025 Regular  
Meeting; August 12, 2025 Regular Meeting; August 7, 2025 Zoning Meeting  
Chairman Feltner pointed out he missed the minutes, and he wanted to be sure the Board  
included Commissioner Goodson.  
The Board approved the July 8, 2025, Regular meeting, July 22, 2025, Regular meeting,  
August 12, 2025, Regular meeting, and the August 7, 2025, Zoning meeting minutes.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Katie Delaney  
Seconder: Kim Adkinson  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
Presentation, Re: Grassroots Citizen Effort to Affect State Priorities at the County Level by  
Addressing Shortfalls in State Campaign Finance (continued)  
Commissioner Delaney stated because of the Sunshine, there is no way for the Board to talk  
about this offline; she did not know if the Board wants her to bring it forward as a discussion  
item; and she is sure the Commissioners will have to think about it.  
Chairman Feltner stated Commissioner Delaney can send it one way, and other  
Commissioners do not respond to her; and he thinks that is a way she can do that  
E.1. Resolution supporting the Melbourne Tillman Water Control District’s request for  
the Florida Legislature to amend subsection (12) of section 8 of section 3 of  
chapter 2001-336, Laws of Florida. – District 5  
Commissioner Altman read aloud a resolution supporting Melbourne-Tillman Water Control  
District’s request for the Florida Legislature to amend Subsection (12) of Section 8 of Section 3  
of Chapter 2001-336, Laws of Florida.  
Chairman Feltner asked since the Delegation meeting is coming up, does the  
Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District expect this to be a local bill.  
Phil Wineberg, Board of Directors, replied affirmatively; he commented with him is Rick Nipper,  
their District Manager; he expressed his appreciation to the Board for the resolution and its  
support in this matter; and he stated they feel this bill is critical for the District in order for them  
to continue serving the residents of the District to help prevent flooding as they have done for  
the last 103 years.  
The Board adopted Resolution No. 25-097, supporting the Melbourne-Tillman Water Control  
District’s request for the Florida Legislature to amend Subsection (12) of Section 8 of Section 3  
of Chapter 2001-336, Laws of Florida.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Thad Altman  
Seconder: Kim Adkinson  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
E.2. Resolution acknowledging September as Suicide Prevention Month in Brevard  
County. - District 4  
Chairman Feltner read aloud, and the Board adopted Resolution No. 25-098, recognizing  
September as Suicide Prevention Month in Brevard County.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Rob Feltner  
Seconder: Kim Adkinson  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
Johnette Gindling, President and CEO of Space Coast Health Foundation, stated she is here  
with representatives from several of their partners, Do It for Hunter, 211 Brevard, Health First,  
Palm Point Behavioral, and a new organization, Give Yourself a Reason; she expressed her  
appreciation to the Board for this Resolution and its ongoing interest it has had in promoting  
suicide awareness, prevention, and mental health in Brevard County; the latest stats from the  
Florida Department of Health are from 2023; that is when people saw nearly 150 people take  
their own lives; and that is a rate of 21 per 100,000 people; the rate in Florida was just over 14  
per 100,000 people; and one life passing by suicide is too many. She continued by saying the  
Space Coast Health Foundation and others in Brevard mental health community are  
determined to do something about this; the Board’s support will help towards getting to a  
solution in finding better alternatives for people when they need them the most; and she would  
like to turn the microphone over to their Board Chair, Linda Dale.  
Linda Dale commented the Space Coast Health Foundation started this local suicide prevention  
awareness initiative four years ago; they were inspired by some remarks made by Christine  
Moore, who at the time was with Brevard Public Schools; Christine, who is now with the  
foundation board, was noted some very troubling mental health issues at the school and how  
they were affecting students as young as junior high; from there, Johnette took on initiative and  
had the Space Coast Health Foundation focus more on mental health issues, as well as the  
suicide awareness; the County Commission, with its action today, is an important part of that  
awareness; and she expressed her appreciation to the Board for all of its concern and support.  
A representative stated what she has found in over 33 years in public education, and the last  
several years working with community leaders, is that there are no easy answers to challenges  
like suicide prevention awareness; but the fact that there are no easy answers, does not mean  
that they look away; all of them are impacted by suicide, some of them more directly than  
others; and that is why developing strategies and plans means so much and why they will keep  
counting on the Board for its collaboration and leadership to help them move forward.  
Belinda Stewart, representing 211 Brevard, remarked they have been answering suicide calls in  
Brevard County since 1968, when they co-founded the first suicide hotline in Florida; they now  
answer more than 5,000 crisis calls per year from Brevard County residents; and they average  
one per day where the person is at serious risk of taking their own life. She expressed her  
appreciation to the Board for the Resolution and to the Health Foundation for their leadership in  
this issue.  
Kelly, Do It for Hunter, advised she is just a mom who was directly affected by this four years  
ago when she lost her son; they know there are many more out there, and they have to do  
something; that is why they started their grassroots, very grassroots, they say it is in the weeds,  
their non-profit to try to get the word out to the kids who are mostly affected by this; everyone is  
affected, but mostly the kids; they do have a really great, fun event coming up on September  
27 if the Commissioners would like to come; it is called ‘You Matter Day’ at Merritt Island High  
School; they have done it now, this will be four years in a row; it is a great event to get the  
message out, especially to their kids; she asked the Board to look it up on doitforhunter.org;  
and if anyone would like to join them in the dunk tank, he or she is more than welcome.  
E.3. Resolution re: Constitution Week – District 3  
Commissioner Adkinson read aloud, and the Board adopted Resolution No. 25-099,  
recognizing September 17 – 23, 2025, as Constitution Week in Brevard County.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
Michelle Abby, Honorary Chapter Regent of the Abigail Wright Chamberlain Chapter,  
Daughters of the American Revolution, stated on behalf of their Chapter, she expressed her  
appreciation to the Board for the proclamation and support of the United States Constitution; as  
daughters, mothers, sisters, and wives, they accept the responsibility to help educate their  
children and young people about American history; there are two documents of a paramount  
importance to American history, the Declaration of Independence, which forged the national  
identity, and the United States Constitution, which set forth the framework for Federal  
government that is in use today; and while Independence Day is a beloved national holiday,  
fewer people know about Constitution Week, an annual commemoration of a living document  
that upholds and protects the freedoms central to the American way of life. She mentioned the  
Daughters of the American Revolution initiated the observance in 1955; later that year, the  
Daughters petitioned the United States Congress to recognize the importance of this  
document; on August 2, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Constitution Week,  
September 17 – 23 of each year into public law; the celebrations goals are three-fold; first, to  
encourage the study of historical events that led to the framing of the Constitution in September  
of 1787; second, to inform people that the Constitution is a basis of America’s great heritage  
and the foundation of their way of life; and third, to emphasize the responsibilities as the United  
States citizens to protect, defend, and preserve the Constitution. She thanked the Board again  
for its support of this important commemoration; and she advised they will be celebrating all  
month in September and hope the Commissioners can and will visit the Melbourne Public  
Library on Fee Avenue to view a patriotic Constitution Week display presented by the Abigail  
Wright Chamberlain Chapter.  
E.4. Resolution re: GFWC Viera Woman’s Club International Day of Service – District  
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Commissioner Adkinson read aloud, and the Board adopted Resolution No. 25-100,  
recognizing September 27, 2025, as General Federation of Women's Club (GFWC)  
International Day of Service.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
Harriet Hankerson, President of the GFWC Viera Women’s Club, stated she is here with her  
fellow sisters in work; on behalf of the GFWC Viera Women’s Club, she thanked the Board for  
recognizing September 27, 2025, as International Day of Service to end domestic sexual  
violence in Brevard County; she stated they have called this day ‘Shatter the Silence’ here in  
Brevard County; this designation is so meaningful because it shines a light on an issue that too  
often remains in the shadows, domestic violence and sexual exploitation; as a club, they are  
international in their efforts to educate and raise awareness, and to stand with survivors; this  
year, this date carries an even greater significance; and on September 27, GFWC clubs across  
the United States and internationally will recognize this day. She noted thousands will be united  
in the same mission, standing against domestic and sexual violence; it is powerful to know that  
while they are in Brevard County working in their own community, others across the United  
States internationally are taking action on their own; together, their voices are stronger; leading  
up to this important date, they are hosting two community events; on Saturday, September 20,  
they invite everyone to join them at the Avenues Viera for the Walk for Victims as they stand in  
solidarity with survivors and those whose voices have been silenced; on Tuesday, September  
23, at the Brevard Health Department Conference Center, they will hold a community education  
session featuring representatives from Life Recaptured, who will share important information  
and resources to help all better recognize and respond to exploitation; and together, through  
awareness, education, and compassion, they can make a difference, so today she invites and  
encourages the community to join them, come out, be present, and help them shatter the  
silence. She expressed her appreciation to the Board for standing with them in this work and  
for helping bring light to an issue that impacts far too many families in Brevard County.  
E.5. Resolution Acknowledging October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness  
Month – District 3  
Commissioner Adkinson read aloud, and the Board adopted Resolution No. 25-101,  
recognizing October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
A representative stated they will be incredibly busy out in the community educating, connecting  
with survivors; it is very helpful for the Board to help them recognize that and getting that  
started; she is here with their domestic violence task force, at least some of them, because  
there is just dozens of folks who are part of their group; from the police departments, advocacy  
groups, domestic violence centers, and State Attorney’s office, they are really a coordinated  
community response, hardworking and so cohesive working together to help survivors and hold  
batterers accountable, which is so important; and she expressed her appreciation, as these are  
awesome people.  
E.6. Resolution to Name September 2025 Hunger Action Month – District 1  
Commissioner Delaney noted she would like to introduce Bill Collins, he is the Chief Operating  
Officer for Second Harvest Food Bank; and with that, she would like to read the resolution.  
Commissioner Delaney read aloud, and the Board adopted Resolution No. 25-102, recognizing  
September 2025 as Hunger Action Month in Brevard County.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Katie Delaney  
Seconder: Kim Adkinson  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
Bill Collins commented people can go to their website www.feedhopenow.org if he or she would  
like to participate more; he is intensely proud of the 11 million pounds of food they distributed in  
the County this past fiscal year; 8.9 million meals is a significant amount; he himself is a  
Titusville resident and a Brevard County resident as well, so he could not be happier; he  
expressed his appreciation to the Board; and he stated they cannot get this work done without  
these partnerships.  
F.3. Indian River Lagoon (IRL) Council Grant Contract# IRL2025-01 – Brevard County  
– Indian River Lagoon, 50+ Quick Connects to Sewer Project (All Districts)  
Rick Heffelfinger stated sometimes he asks questions and sometimes he gets yelled at  
because this is not a question and answer; he does not know if maybe there is someone here  
from IRL, because he has a problem with what he is talking about, the one about the direct  
connect; he thought the County was just doing septic tanks, or the real, hard septic; and the  
County is paying people’s bills to get connected to sewer. He went on to say he thought when  
the sewer went in, that one had to hook up when he or she was within so many feet and they  
paid the connection fee, so he does not understand who these special people are; he would  
like to volunteer to be on that list because his septic system is very old; but he does not know,  
so no answers today; he just has a problem with that one, he really does, because he does not  
know why the County is spending money for somebody to hook up to a sewer if it is already  
there; and he hopes that is not what it is.  
Commissioner Delaney asked if there is anybody who can clarify that.  
Morris Richardson, County Attorney, replied the Agenda Report explains that this project  
provides funding to convert 50 septic properties within the watershed to sewer and eliminate  
the nitrogen resulting from those septic systems.  
Mr. Heffelfinger asked if that means the sewer has to be close; is the sewer line there; why did  
they not already hook up; and he commented he does not understand why the County is  
paying.  
Attorney Richardson advised this is a conversion of septic to sewer.  
Mr. Heffelfinger stated he has a septic tank and he would like to be one of those 50 people; he  
asked if the County can hook him up with sewer; can he get on that list; and the County is  
paying, right.  
Commissioner Delaney stated if she understands this, these are just homes that are along the  
Lagoon.  
Attorney Richardson stated these are in the IRL watershed that are on septic currently, and the  
grant will in part make it possible to convert from septic to sewer.  
Commissioner Delaney noted these are people who are being basically mandated from the  
State to do this.  
Attorney Richardson pointed out connection will be required under Statute when there is sewer  
within a certain distance, but project costs also include extending sewer lines where it does not  
presently exist sometimes.  
Mr. Heffelfinger asked so the County is buying sewer line then, that is what this is for 50 people  
getting special sewer because they are close.  
Attorney Richardson noted that is as in-depth as he can go; that is in the Agenda Report; but it  
is not new homes on sewer as Mr. Heffelfinger suggested, it is septic to sewer conversion.  
F.13. Approval of an Agreement with the Property Appraiser for Data Sharing and  
Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Support  
Rick Heffelfinger commented this is an easy one; there is no cost increase with this Item to  
renew; that is incredible; that does not happen often; and he would like to give a shout out to  
the Property Appraiser for not charging anything more to do a service they have already been  
doing.  
F.1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Grant INV64 - Indian  
River Lagoon Circulation and Water Quality Forecast Model  
The Board approved and authorized the Chairman to execute the Florida Department of  
Environmental Protection (FDEP) Grant INV64 for the Indian River Lagoon circulation and  
water quality forecast model, upon approval by the County Attorney’s Office, Risk  
Management, and Purchasing Services; authorized the County Manager to execute any future  
amendments to the Contract; and authorized the County Manager to execute any necessary  
budget change amendments.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
Indian River Lagoon (IRL) Council Grant Contract# IRL2025-01 – Brevard County  
– Indian River Lagoon, 50+ Quick Connects to Sewer Project (All Districts)  
The Board approved and authorized the Chairman to execute the IRL Grant Contract  
#IRL2025-01 for Brevard county IRL 50+ quick connects to sewer project; authorized the  
County Manager to execute any future amendments to this Contract; and authorized the  
County Manager to execute all necessary budget amendments.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.4. Final Plat and Contract Approval, Re: Aripeka at Viera - Phase 5  
Developer: The Viera Company District 4  
The Board, in accordance with Section 62-2841(i) and Section 62-2844, granted final plat  
approval and authorized the Chairman to sign the final plat and Contract for Aripeka at Viera,  
Phase 5, Developer: The Viera Company, subject to minor engineering changes, as  
applicable, and developer responsible for obtaining all other necessary jurisdictional permits.  
Result: APPROVED AS AMENDED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.5. Legislative Intent and Permission to Advertise Amendments to the Brevard  
County Code of Ordinances RE: Business Tax Receipts, including, but not  
limited to, Chapter 102, Article II, “Business Tax Receipt”; Section 74-116,  
“Findings, Purpose and Declaration”; and Section 62-1155, “Zoning Approval for  
Business Tax Receipts; approval of Home Occupation,” Brevard County Code of  
Ordinances.  
The Board approved legislative intent and permission to advertise amendments to the Brevard  
County Code of Ordinances to ensure consistency between the Code and Florida Law  
pertaining to Business Tax Receipts, including but not limited to, Chapter 102, “Taxation,”  
Article II, “Business Tax Receipt,” and Chapter 74, Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions,”  
Article VII, “Pain Management Clinics,” specifically Section 74-116, “Findings, Purpose, and  
Declaration,” and Chapter 62, “Land Development Code,” Article VI, “Zoning Regulations.”  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.6. Correction of Resolution 25Z00009 (Forbes Remodeling & Construction, LLC  
(25Z00009) (Tax Account 2802070)) (District 5)  
The Board rescinded Resolution 25Z00009 as previously executed; and authorized the  
Chairman to execute the corrected Resolution 25Z00009-C.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.7. Approval, Re: Contract for Sale and Purchase of Easement from Indian River  
REH LLC as Related to the Lift Station J-13 Rehabilitation Project – District 1.  
The Board approved and authorized the Chairman to execute Contract for Sale and Purchase  
of Easement from Indian River REH LLC as related to Lift Station J-13 Rehabilitation Project;  
and approved waiving the appraisal requirement.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.8. Approval of Change Order No. 3 - Mims Asbestos Cement Water Main  
Replacement, Phase 4. (District 1).  
The Board approved and executed Change Order No. 3 – Mims Asbestos Cement Water Main  
Replacement Phase 4; and authorized the County Manager to execute all contracts, contract  
amendments, and any contract extensions, budget Amendments (BCRs), change orders, and  
any documents or other administrative actions related to this agreement.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.9. Approval, Re: State Aid to Libraries FY 2025-2026, Grant Application with the  
Florida Department of State, Division of Library Services  
The Board approved and authorized the Chairman to execute the State Aid to Libraries Grant  
Agreement Application, Certification of Hours, Free Library Service, and Access to Materials;  
authorized the County Manager to execute any follow-up agreements, amendments, or  
modifications contingent upon approval of Risk Management and the County Attorney;  
authorized the County Manager to execute all necessary budget amendments (BCRs); and  
approved the Brevard County Libraries Annual Plan of Service 2026.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.10. Board Approval: Fire Protection, Rescue/Emergency Services, and Vehicle  
Agreement with Four Communities Volunteer Fire Department  
The Board approved and executed the combined Fire Protection, Rescue/Emergency Services,  
and Vehicle Agreement with Four Communities Fire Department.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.11. Board Approval: Fire Protection, Rescue/Emergency Services, Vehicle  
Agreement, and Use of Space with Merritt Island Volunteer Fire Department  
The Board approved the combined Fire Protection, Rescue/Emergency Services, Vehicle and  
Use of Space Agreement with Merritt Island Volunteer Fire Department.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.12. Board Approval: Fire Protection, Rescue/Emergency Services, and Vehicle  
Agreement with Mims Volunteer Fire Department  
The Board approved the combined Fire Protection, Rescue/Emergency Services, and Vehicle  
Agreement with Mims Volunteer Fire Department.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.13. Approval of an Agreement with the Property Appraiser for Data Sharing and  
Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Support  
The Board approved and executed a three-year Agreement with the Brevard County Property  
Appraiser for data sharing and non-ad valorem assessment support.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.14. Proposed Revisions to Board Policy BCC-27, “Construction Contracts.”  
The Board approved and executed proposed revision to Board Policy BCC-27, “Construction  
Contracts.”  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.15. Legislative Intent and Permission to Advertise a Public Hearing on an Ordinance  
Amending Section 102-118, Brevard County Code of Ordinances, Relating to the  
Administration of the Tourism Development Tax  
The Board approved legislative intent and permission to advertise a public hearing on an  
ordinance amending Section 102-118, Brevard County Code of Ordinances, relating to the  
administration of the TDT.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.16. Appointment(s) / Reappointment(s)  
The Board appointed/reappointed Dale A. Dettmer to the Brevard County Educational Facilities  
Authority Board, with term expiring October 22, 2030; and Drew Powshok to the  
Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District, with term expiring September 30, 2028.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.17. Approval of Resolution and Real Estate Contract for Sale of Property to Milton J.  
Wood Fire Protection, Inc. in the County-Owned Spaceport Commerce Park in  
Titusville  
The Board executed and adopted Resolution No. 25-103; approved Contract for Sale and  
Purchase permitting the sale of approximately three (3) acres of land in the County-owned  
Spaceport Commerce Park in Titusville for $190,635 (or $63,545 per acre) to Milton J. Wood  
Fire Protection, Inc.; and authorized the Chairman to execute all documents in connection  
thereof.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
F.18. Bill Folder  
The Board acknowledged receipt of the Bill Folder.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
G.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Christina Wilberg expressed her appreciation to the Board for recognizing Suicide Prevention  
Month in Brevard; she stated she is a former employee of both Health First and Brevard Public  
Schools; she has reached out to Representative Mike Haridopolis, Senator Ashley Moody, and  
even President Donald Trump to vocally address the mental health crisis climbing in the nation;  
and locally, they need more awareness and prevention and more voices heard for this growing  
crisis. She continued by saying she never had a close suicide loss until she lost a student to it  
while teaching at Heritage High School, then tragedy struck even closer to her own home; on  
July 30, 2025, her own husband, Brad, died by suicide at 43 years old; he was a psychology  
major, a dedicated behavioral analyst, mainly serving children in Brevard County with autism for  
almost two decades; his first job was actually at Devereux in Viera in 2009; he loved his  
community, gave himself to it, and Brevard lost a dedicated worker while she lost a loving  
husband to this terrible disease; but her husband, Brad, lived with chronic illness, ulcerative  
colitis and then Crohn’s Disease from childhood at four years old; and that constant physical  
pain started to shape his mental health. She mentioned when one talks about suicide, stigma  
often takes over that it is selfish, unforgivable, or a sign of being crazy; she admits, she also  
once believed some of those false stigmas until she watched both her student and her husband  
fight this horrible disease; they cannot afford that stigma anymore; for the sake of those people  
that are loved, he or she must change the face of suicide; and prevention alone is not enough,  
actual, true prevention required both awareness and connection with medical professionals.  
She explained right now, mental health and physical health are treated as separate entities;  
that separation has proven deadly; the brain is an organ just like the heart, liver, and lungs are;  
if a person has liver disease, the physicians track and monitor it over time; if depression is left  
unmonitored, the illness can take the brain in the same way; when someone is diagnosed with  
depression or anxiety, coordination should begin that same day, just as it would if one was  
diagnosed with diabetes or heart disease; one does not wait until an organ fails before acting;  
and the same needs to be done with mental illness. She stated her husband fell into the gaps  
of a system where his doctors and his mental health providers were not collaborated; her  
husband did not know how to truly ask for help; by the time he tried, it was too late; the gap in  
this coordinated care allowed his brain to drift further into the disease until it became  
overwhelming; he needed steady, consistent care and access to a crisis coordinator when  
suicidal thoughts urged; and instead, his illness grew between those gaps. She advised those  
gaps they must build a bridge between primary care and mental health care so patients have  
long-term plans that monitor both; suicide prevention should start far earlier, before the disease  
truly overwhelms the brain; she lost her husband because those bridges were missing; she  
asked the Board to let this story push everyone to build them for the Board’s families, for hers,  
and for the people who cannot fight alone; and she stated she wants to continue to voice her  
concern until there is true, efficient care for complete and total health and well-being.  
Christopher Childs commented he is a small business owner in Titusville; he wants to speak  
about spending; he thinks everyone needs to focus on reducing spending; as a small business  
owner and as someone who has worked in large health care organizations, Human Resources  
(HR) is one of the biggest, if not the largest, expense to a business; when the Board is making  
those decisions, it has to take into consideration experience and value what they bring to the  
position; and it is a tough balance because the County wants to keep good employees. He  
noted he knows that is really hard, he knows, he has done it himself; he has hired people and  
decided what their salary is, and worked with HR to determine that as well; they would go  
through the whole pay scales and stuff; they would give him a number, and this is all they could  
give; and they are not going to give over what other companies are giving. He stated former  
President Ronald Reagan once said that they did not get to a trillion dollar in debt because they  
taxed too much, they got to a trillion dollars in debt because they spent too much; he thinks all  
of the purported conservatives on this Board can show that he or she are the conservatives that  
he or she is purported to be if the Commission makes some good decisions on spending; to be  
frank, the magical money fairies, also called the taxpayers, are running out of money; he thinks  
the Board really needs to focus on spending; and he appreciates the Board hearing him.  
Judy Trandel advised as everyone knows, this year Florida enacted Senate Bill (SB) 180  
intended to speed up recovery from hurricanes; it places severe restrictions on counties and  
municipalities like Brevard; for up to three years after a disaster declaration, new land use rules  
cannot be adopted or enforced, zoning changes, or development standards that are stricter  
than those from July 2024; that means everything passed after July 2024 is null and void; and  
this freeze applies broadly, even to areas not directly hit, overriding the Home Rule powers  
under the Florida Constitution and stifling their ability to adapt to flooding, growth, land use, and  
protections to wetlands. She went on to say as Brevard County faces storm risks along the  
Space coast, tools are needed to protect the environment, infrastructure, and residents, not  
handcuffs from Tallahassee; the best way to fix this is a targeted amendment, limit SB 180’s  
effects to strict 12 to 18-month timeline and apply it only to officially-named disaster areas,  
such as those designated by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the State;  
this would support quick rebuilding while restoring the local control for long-term planning,  
ensuring updated flood zones, environmental protections, and smart growth enforcement  
without undue State interference; she urged the Board to formally request that the Brevard  
County Legislative Delegation introduce and support an amendment in the 2026 legislative  
session; and she stated the Bill diminishes the 1968 Charter Rule and the 1973 Municipal  
Home Rule Act. She pointed out that the Board’s voice carries weight and it certainly has  
grassroots support to back it; and she asked the Board to do the right thing, to vote and voice  
his or her opinion for an amendment.  
Chairman Feltner stated he knows he told the Commission it would be taking a break; he sees  
a couple of people that maybe could get out of here, and then the Board can take a break; and  
he asked if the Commissioners are amenable to that.  
J.2. Approval, Re: Tourist Development Council’s recommended funding for Brevard  
Cultural Alliance Professional Services Contract for FY 2025-2026.  
Peter Cranis, Tourism Development Director, stated Item J.2. is Brevard Cultural Alliance  
seeking $217,000 in Tourist Development Tax (TDT) funds.  
The Board approved TDCs recommendation to approve funding for one year for the FY  
2025-2026 BCA Professional Services Contract; further, based on the programs outline, by  
approving this Agenda Item, the Board made Legislative findings that the Tourist Development  
Tax (TDT) funds are authorized for the cultural programs, pu8rsuant to Section  
125.0104(5)9(a)3, Florida Statutes, and Section 102-119(3)d, of the Brevard County Code of  
Ordinances; authorized once the contract is developed and approved by the Purchasing  
Department, Risk Management Department, and the County Attorney’s Office, the Board  
Chairman to sign the necessary contract and related documents; and authorized the County  
Manager to execute all necessary budget amendments.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Katie Delaney  
Seconder: Thad Altman  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
I.1.  
Request Board Approval for the Chairman to Execute a Professional Services  
Contract with SBM Partners, Inc. for State Lobbying Services  
Kathy Wall, Central Services Director, stated Item I.1. is a request for approval of a one-year  
professional service contract with SB Partners, Inc. for the County State lobbying services; the  
Board may renew the contract for another year in July, after an annual review of the services  
provided by SBM Partners, Inc.; the Board may consider to reject the proposals and authorize  
Purchasing Services to advertise or Request for Proposal for State lobbying services; on July  
22, the Board directed staff to negotiate a five-year contract with Crisafulli Consultants LLC;  
after the proposals were received by the County on April 2, Crisafulli Consultants LLC merged  
with SBM Partners Inc. in July; and with this merger, Mr. Crisafulli is a partner in the firm and  
would be responsible for the County State lobbying services if the contract is approved by the  
Board. She advised this selection and negotiating committee, consisting of James Liesenfelt,  
County Manager, Jill Hayes, Interim Assistant County Manager, and Virginia Barker, Natural  
Resources Management Director, on August 19 and September 4 negotiated a contract based  
on the Board’s direction; and based on these negotiations and information obtained from two  
similar contracts with Hillsborough and Collier Counties, the negotiating committee  
recommends the Board consider a one-year professional services contract with SBM Partners  
Inc. with a Board review in July.  
The Board approved a one-year professional services Contract with SBM Partners, Inc. for the  
County’s State Lobbying Services; and the Board may renew Contract for another year in July  
after an annual review of the services provided by SBM Partners, Inc.  
*The Board recessed at 10:06 a.m. and reconvened at 10:11 a.m.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Katie Delaney  
Seconder: Kim Adkinson  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
H.1. Petition to Vacate, Re: A portion of a Public Right-of-way – Plat of “Houston Lane  
Estates” Plat Book 62, Page 46 – Merritt Island – D R Horton Inc – District 2  
Chairman Feltner called for a public hearing to consider a petition to vacate a public  
right-of-way, Plat of Houston Lane Estates, Merritt Island, as requested by D. R. Horton, Inc.  
Marc Bernath, Public Works Director, explained Items H.1. and H.2. are tied together; H.1. is a  
petition to vacate a portion of public right-of-way for Houston Lane in District 2; this 3.5 foot by  
3.5 foot with one-half foot area was previously taken by maintenance for a speed hump that  
was never pursued by the County; it is in the way of the private drainage for this affordable  
housing project, so on this Item, staff is seeking a petition to vacate; Item H.2., which would be  
a separate action; there would be a County deed that would provide that three and one-half by  
three and one-half foot section; the County would have the right to discharge drainage from the  
public right-of-way into the private easements and track; and this is needed for the developer to  
provide drainage.  
There being no comments or objections, the Board adopted Resolution No. 25-104, vacating a  
portion of a public right-of-way, Plat of “Houston Lane Estates”, Merritt Island, Florida, lying in  
Section 22, Township 24 South, Range 36 East, as petitioned by D. R. Horton, Inc.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Tom Goodson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
H.2. Approval, Re: County Deed to D. R. Horton, Inc. for a 3.5’ x 3.5’ Section of  
Right-of-Way (ROW) Related to the Houston Lane Vacate – District 2  
Chairman Feltner called for a public hearing to consider a deed to D. R. Horton, Inc. for a 3.5’ x  
3.5’ section of ROW related to the Houston Lane Vacate.  
There being no comments or objections, the Board executed and adopted Resolution No.  
25-105, authorizing the conveyance of real property interest by the County; and executed and  
approved the County Deed to D. R. Horton, Inc. for a 3.5’ x 3.5’ section of ROW related to the  
Houston Lane Vacate.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Tom Goodson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
H.3. Petition to Vacate, Re: A portion of three public utility easements – Plat of “Cocoa  
North, Unit No. 2”, Plat Book 21, Page 101 – Cocoa – Mayda Janet Morales –  
District 1  
Chairman Feltner called for a public hearing to consider a petition to vacate a portion of three  
public utility easements – Plat of “Cocoa North, Unit No. 2”, Plat Book 21, Page 101, Cocoa, as  
requested by Mayda Janet Morales.  
Marc Bernath, Public Works Director, stated H.3. is a petition to vacate a portion of three public  
utility easements; it is in Cocoa north, south of SR 528, and north of SR 524, in District 1;  
vacating these three public utility easements would allow for the existing buildings to remain  
and resolve a Code Enforcement violation; and there have been no objections brought to the  
Department.  
There being no comments or objections, the Board adopted Resolution No. 25-106, vacating a  
portion of three public utility easements, Plat of “cocoa North, Unit No. 2”, Cocoa, Florida, lying  
in Section 13, Township 24 South, Range 35 East, as petitioned by Mayda Janet Morales.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Katie Delaney  
Seconder: Thad Altman  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
H.4. Petition to Vacate, Re: A portion of two public utility and drainage easements –  
Plat of “Port St. John, Unit 2”, Plat Book 14, Page 48 – Cocoa – Dale O’Connor  
and Patricia Rivera – District 1  
Chairman Feltner called for a public hearing to consider a petition to vacate a portion of two  
public utility and drainage easements – Plat of “Port St. John, Unit 2”, Plat Book 14, Page 48 –  
Cocoa, as requested by Dale O’Connor and Patricia Rivera.  
Marc Bernath, Public Works Director, commented H.4. is a petition to vacate a portion of two  
public utility and drainage easements; this is in Port St. John, south of Delespine Road, and  
north of Fay Boulevard in District 1; they are seeking to vacate the two public easements to  
allow for buildings to remain and resolve a Code Enforcement violation; and no objections have  
been raised.  
There being no further comments or objections, the Board adopted Resolution No. 25-107,  
vacating a portion of two public utility and drainage easements, Plat of “Port St. John, Unit 2”,  
Cocoa, Florida, lying in Section 24, Township 23 South, Range 35 East, as petitioned by Dale  
O’Connor and Patricia Rivera.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Katie Delaney  
Seconder: Kim Adkinson  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
H.5. Proposed ordinance amending Chapter 58 - Historical Preservation, Article II -  
Historical Commission, Section 58-37 - Members; Qualifications, Term, Method of  
Appointment, of the Brevard County Code of Ordinances, pertaining to the  
Historical Commission’s membership.  
Chairman Feltner called for a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending Chapter 58 –  
Historical Commission, Section 58-37 – Members; Qualifications, Term, Method of  
Appointment, Brevard County Code of Ordinances, pertaining to the Historical Commission’s  
membership.  
Morris Richardson, County Attorney, explained Brevard County Code currently provides for a  
15-member Historical Commission with membership consisting of three residents of each  
County Commission District appointed by the Board of County Commissioners; the proposed  
ordinance before the Board, which it granted a legislative intent and permission to advertise on  
August 12; this ordinance would amend that to allow a Commissioner to appoint a resident who  
is knowledgeable in the history, cultural, law, and development of Brevard County regardless of  
the Commission District in which they reside; and if the Board approves the ordinance, there is  
also a request by Commissioner Adkinson to approve appointment of Dan Ryder to the  
Historical Commission to one of her seats.  
There being no further comments or objections, the Board conducted the public hearing and  
adopted Ordinance No. 25-18, pertaining to the Brevard County Historical Commission;  
amending Chapter 58 – Historical Preservation, Article II – Historical Commission, Section  
58-37 – Members; Qualifications, Term, Method of Appointment, of the Brevard County Code;  
providing for resolution of conflicting provisions; providing for severability; providing for an area  
encompassed; providing for an effective date; and providing for inclusion in the Code of  
Ordinances.  
Result: ADOPTED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
On the recommendation of Commissioner Kim Adkinson, the Board appointed Dan Reiter to  
the Historical Commission, with said term of appointment expiring December 31, 2026.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Kim Adkinson  
Seconder: Katie Delaney  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
I.2.  
Consider Revisions to BCC-95 Citizens Efficiency and Effectiveness  
Recommendations (CEER) Policy, also known as the Speak Up Brevard Program  
Commissioner Delaney advised she is bringing this Item back to the Board for discussion after  
it was tabled she believes last regular meeting; she wanted to read something into the record  
so the Board makes sure that correct information is out there; and this is an email she received  
from the County Attorney. She read, “Honorable Chairman and County Commissioners,  
Commissioner Goodson wishes to correct the record regarding something that he stated at the  
Board meeting earlier this week. During discussion of Item J.1., he stated that the County  
spends between $50,000 and $100,000 per Board workshop or special meeting. However, that  
figure was based on a rough estimate of this year’s cost to administer the CEER Program, not  
the cost to conduct a meeting. Commissioner Goodson does not wish to leave the Board with  
an erroneous understanding of the cost of meetings. Because of Sunshine Law considerations,  
please do not reply all or otherwise communicate with your fellow Commissioners about this  
email outside of the public meeting. Kind Regards, Morris Richardson.” She commented she  
just wanted that to be stated for the record that a workshop is not going to cost the County  
$50,000 to $100,000; and if it is okay, if there are any cards on the Item that the Board can go  
to that.  
Rick Heffelfinger stated he is amazed how much time the Board is spending on this; it spends  
less time on the Budget than it does on this; all his Commissioner is trying to do is give the  
people a really nice, robust system so that when they have a good idea, they all think they are  
great ideas, it gets documented, and there is a system that proves it gets looked at; the Board  
can spend as much time on them as he or she wants; he does not like the summary dismissals,  
like it is not the Board’s job; he asked what does it mean that it is not the Board’s job; the  
Commissioner is trying to formalize this so the people can get a feeling that the Board really  
does care; and the Board is not doing much to make them feel like it really does care. He  
stated he does not think there is any cost associated with this; he asked if that is correct; staff  
has to type it up and they have to redo that; he thinks the work has already been done for  
them; to remove superfluous wording, that would be good to cleanup whether the Board  
approves this or not; and maybe it can just approve that one. He asked about submission cycle  
extended to 60 days; is there any staff required for that; he remarked no, that is just leaving the  
window open so people can get their stuff in; the Board told them they can submit something  
anytime on the website; if it does not get written down, it does not get documented; and half of  
the time, people do not receive an email back. He pointed out the County is not real good at  
that; he asked if codifying the annual workshop cost anything; he stated he guesses it does not  
cost as much as the people were led to believe from Commissioner Goodson; he asked again  
what it costs; he stated he thinks they pay the Commissioners to show up at all the things he or  
she shows up at; he asked if staff are paid and are they hourly; he stated he does not think so;  
and he asked if the Board is going to do overtime on all of those people. He stated the Board  
has staff that sits in on every one of these silly citizen boards; they do not even get minutes  
from them; he asked if the board realized that; he stated the County is seriously dink on a lot of  
minutes; the County has staff burning time; it will not do something that the community wants it  
to do; and this has bad optics, it really does. He continued by saying Commissioner Delaney  
has put a lot of time on it, that is why she is sitting there; he does not know what the other  
Commissioners constituents think when he or she just blows them off; Commissioner Delaney  
is not blowing the people off; they put her there because she does stuff like this; there are  
elections coming up; he asked when that is happening; he advised it would really do a lot for  
the other Commissioners, and it does not cost anything; he asked the Board to pretend it cares;  
he stated the people might buy it; and he will not, he has been here too long. He commented  
he really just does not understand; the Board is always complaining about staff; he thinks those  
people work here anyway; and he asked the Board to just to put this to bed, and to have a nice  
program.  
Elizabeth Blackford expressed her thanks to the Board for considering policy amendments to  
the Speak Up Brevard Program; she mentioned the County knows their ad hoc group pretty  
well by now; they are committed to improving this important tool that residents have to  
participate in their government; they particularly appreciate Commissioner Delaney’s efforts to  
improve the Speak Up Brevard Program Policy; and they will continue their work on ways to  
change the process to help citizens research, write, and collaborate with others to ensure that  
submissions warrant the time and effort County staff invests in them.  
Sarah Hodge commented she just appreciates the Speak Up Brevard Program, and she cannot  
tell the Board how important it is that the Commission knows what the people want and need;  
she is here for public records and Consent Agenda, because she has worked on this for many  
years, not necessarily with the present Board’s staff, but to get public records on the Internet so  
that people do not have to pay outrageous fees, have delays where they cannot get those  
records until after it is voted on; there are many issues in the past before the present  
Commission; this needs to be a public record where they have access; and she is never going  
to give up, she is going to be here every year saying the same thing, except she will do better  
research and get better ways to do it. She pointed out the Consent Agenda was her husband’s  
issue, and he is not ready to talk today; it was something to bring the things off that need to be  
taken off and discussed before they are voted on; she is sorry she is wasting the Board’s time  
on this, but she is not giving up; and as long as she is alive, it will continue.  
Commissioner Delaney noted she was not sure if any of the other Commissioners had anything  
to say, suggestions, or feelings about the changes or any of that.  
Commissioner Adkinson advised her thought is the County needs to retain the current  
submission period, the 120 days; maybe staff should place every suggestion on the first or  
second regular Agenda, depending on timing, following the close of a submission period that  
will allow the public to look in on this to be part of it, be more transparent; those would be a  
couple of things she would suggest; and otherwise, she is not sure she could get behind it as it  
is written.  
Commissioner Delaney asked Commissioner Adkinson to explain that again.  
Commissioner Adkinson replied she thinks the submission period whittling it down to, she  
thinks Commissioner Delaney proposed 60 days, that is not enough time; she thinks that  
citizen's suggestions should come in front of the Board, having a meeting to look at these  
things in public could be helpful; and she would not mind hearing some of staff’s thoughts on  
her suggestions if they would be interested in saying their thoughts on it.  
Commissioner Delaney explained she thinks there is a little bit of confusion, the 60 days is to  
extend the submission time from the current 30 days, to make that wider to 60 days, it is not  
shortening the program to 60 days.  
Commissioner Goodson stated his position has not changed; he asked who better knows what  
the Board should do than a person’s own Commissioner or County staff; he remarked he does  
not see a need to extend it or change it; and he would like a motion that it stays the same.  
The Board considered proposed revisions to Policy BCC-95, CEER, the County’s Charter  
Program to consider citizen recommendation to the Board, but voted for it to stay the same.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Tom Goodson  
Seconder: Kim Adkinson  
Ayes: Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
Nay: Delaney  
Commissioner Delaney stated she would ask, because of some frustration that is coming, not  
only from herself, but from the public, is that this program was supposed to be a citizen  
program, something for them; over the past two years that she has been researching this, the  
topic has been pushed to the end of a very long meeting; the first year she was going to  
participate and was not able to, because she had to be at work, and she had all ready sat  
through a few hours, that they were pushed to the end, and then the same thing happened this  
year where people waited to the end of a five-hour meeting; there was talk before to even  
shorten their time to two minutes; she is wondering how the Board can get to a better place  
with this program so that people do not feel like it is an afterthought and like their submissions  
do not matter; the Board does not like her suggestions, but what she can say is that the public  
does not like the program the County is doing; and this program is all about them. She asked if  
anybody has any ideas on how this can be fixed, how the Board can do better for its  
constituents.  
Chairman Feltner stated he appreciates Commissioner Delaney’s thoughts; and he stated there  
are other Items on the Agenda today.  
Commissioner Delaney asked how many times this has been talked about; she stated this is  
the thing she is frustrated about this is not a new topic; the Board has talked about this over  
and over again; the Commission heard one of her constituents stand up here and tell it how  
they feel about this; she asked Commissioner Adkinson, with all due respect, if she has  
residents that came as well; is the Commission not here to deliberate and talk about these  
things; and she stated maybe there could be a workshop about this, a policy-making workshop.  
She went on to say the School Board meets before every one of their meetings to talk and  
deliberate about policy; that way they could come together with a consensus to bring forward to  
their business meeting; the City of Titusville does the same thing, they get presentations from  
the staff, deliberate, and talk about these things; she is extremely frustrated and she knows the  
residents are extremely frustrated, because they see the Board just rubber stamping policy and  
business without any explanation from most of the Commissioners; and this is not the way that  
government is supposed to work.  
I.3.  
County Manager’s Agreement  
Morris Richardson, County Attorney, explained on August 12, 2025, the Board appointed Jim  
Liesenfelt as County Manager, and appointed the Chairman and himself to negotiate an  
employment contract with Mr. Liesenfelt; they met, and negotiated the terms of the County  
Manager’s agreement for the Board’s consideration and approval; the agreement is in the  
Board’s packet; it is largely unchanged from former County Manager Abbate’s Contract, except  
certain provisions of that contract relating to the voiding of Mr. Abbate’s Deferred Retirement  
Option Program (DROP) agreement, specifically, a contract term providing for County payment  
of Mr. Abbate’s required Florida Retirement System (FRS) employee contributions was deleted;  
and Mr. Liesenfelt is in the DROP and will not be receiving those contributions towards FRS.  
He continued by saying Mr. Liesenfelt provides that he will be reimbursed for 50 percent of his  
unused sick leave at separation, whereas, the prior agreement with Mr. Abbate was 100  
percent; 50 percent is what Mr. Liesenfelt would receive anyway, absent this agreement, based  
on his tenure with the County and when he started employment here; the other terms are listed  
in the agreement; he is happy to answer any questions; and the negotiated salary is well within  
the range that was established by the consultant when there was a search underway.  
Chairman Feltner asked as a clarification on the retirement issue, if Mr. Liesenfelt’s high five is  
affected by this at all.  
Attorney Richardson replied it is not, he will not receive a retirement benefit as a result of this  
salary, because he is already in DROP, his high five was frozen at the prior salary.  
Commissioner Delaney inquired if there is any way Chairman Feltner can fill everyone in with  
more detail about the committee meeting with Attorney Richardson, and share more about the  
deliberation and negotiation with the two-person committee and the County Manager.  
Chairman Feltner commented he and the County Attorney met with Mr. Liesenfelt, and  
discussed terms; largely, a lot of this was what former County Manager Abbate had; he thinks  
as a starting point, obviously it was discussed about the retirement situation, also the payout for  
Mr. Abbate for his personal time; with Mr. Abbate’s situation, his personal time was at a higher  
rate than what Mr. Liesenfelt’s will be; he thinks those were the major things; and he asked if  
Attorney Richardson wanted to add to anything that he is forgetting.  
Attorney Richardson responded he does not know; they had a very full discussion; they went  
through the contract, all of the provisions, and lined out things that were not applicable, which  
were very few; but at the end of the day, largely, there was not any reason to change  
significantly from the existing agreement.  
Commissioner Delaney asked if there was any solicitation from the rest of the Board, any  
feedback that was solicited, or anything about his or her thoughts or feelings about the  
contract.  
Attorney Richardson replied she sent him thoughts and feelings he believes, yes.  
Commissioner Delaney pointed out she initiated this on Thursday, August 21; she basically  
asked how the salary was being determined, which was never answered, she asked if there  
were any evaluations that are part of the contract, and she also mentioned that she would  
appreciate a fixed-term contract with Commissioner review six months prior to renewal;  
basically, she was responded to by thanking her for her suggestions; the quote was, “I will keep  
your thoughts and suggestions in mind when I discuss with Commissioner Feltner;” and she  
asked if that was discussed.  
Attorney Richardson noted some of those things were discussed; they did not see the need  
because of Mr. Liesenfelt’s longevity with the organization and he is in a somewhat unique  
position, he is not an up and comer, first time, here with no proven track record; they did not  
see the need for certain kinds of look and see provisions as if he is on training wheels; they felt  
he is already up and riding the bike; he has delivered a budget; and Chairman Feltner and he  
believe they did not need some of those provisions on the front end, plus the contract  
terminates at the Board’s option at any time, so they did not feel the need to put in an initial  
brief term.  
Chairman Feltner stated one thing on that is he thinks they agreed he is an at-will employee, as  
that has happened in this County before.  
Commissioner Delaney mentioned but not for a very long time.  
Chairman Feltner commented it is not a preferred thing, but it has happened.  
Commissioner Delaney stated about experience and whatnot, the County Manager had  
experience with over 30 percent of County staff, and only six Departments, which are Housing  
and Human Services, Parks, Transit, Library, Tourism, and UF Extension; she does not know if  
the other Commissioners had a chance to look over any of the applicants that had been sent in,  
but this person managed 145,000 personnel; in another place, they managed 4,300 personnel  
with $4.5 billion projects that they were over; this person managed 62,000 employees; in  
another position, they managed 507,000 employees and a $1.8 billion budget; another person  
as city manager, not in Florida, increased financial and budgetary controls, increased  
interdepartmental cooperation and support, thereby decreasing independent silo behaviors,  
collaborated with local businesses and leaders using public/private partnerships to expand  
services, several new parks were built, renovated, and expanded; and they met regularly with  
all members of the Board to discuss the issues facing the city and impacts, provided  
administrative direction, oversight over all activities of administration, including finance,  
accounting, purchasing, human resources, pay roll, and so on. She continued by saying the  
individual also reduced a wastewater treatment plant and sewer system project from costing  
$450 million to $120 million; that is quite a considerable savings; some of these people that the  
County bypassed had far more experience, which was far more diverse as well; this person,  
they paid off the general fund debt in two years because of their innovative out-of-the-box  
thinking, negotiating long-term solar revenue for the city; she was told in this government that it  
has tried strategic plans but they do not work, so they are not done; for her, that is not an  
acceptable answer; and counties and cities all over the country use strategic plans, that is the  
forward thinking and planning one does. She stated the previous County Manager was making  
this initial amount of money and some more because of the retirement and whatnot; she thinks  
it was 2017 when he was hired as County Manager at $197,000, which is what Mr. Liesenfelt is  
currently now being paid; he started out at $197,000, and only until 2022 when the County’s  
current County Attorney got hired did they bloat Mr. Abbate’s salary up to $249,000 from  
$209,000, giving him a $40,000 raise; and then, subsequently, two weeks later, just like the  
Board is doing here, it gave him a $13,000 raise. She mentioned when she had talked to  
Attorney Richardson about this in his own salary, because he claims he did not know he was  
going to get the subsequent almost $13,000 raise two weeks after he was hired; but she knows  
for a fact that Mr. Liesenfelt knows about that, because she has talked to him about it; prior to  
Attorney Richardson, the County was only $194,000 for his predecessor; the County hired a  
new County Attorney at a much higher rate, which was $240,000; because of “an equity issue”  
with the County Attorney and County Manager, did they bump up Frank Abbate’s salary to  
$249,000; she asked if the County is just going to make bureaucrats millionaires, like that is  
what the County is in the business of; she asked to explain to the public more in depth how the  
conversation about the salary was brought, especially when the consultant that the County paid  
$30,000 for, told the Board that the range they recommended was $240,000 to $320,000. She  
asked somebody with six months experience in the position, how they should get a premium  
salary in this role; and that is her question.  
Attorney Richardson advised he has a slide if Space Coast Government Television (SCGTV)  
could bring it up since Commissioner Delaney brought up the issue of range; the consultant  
Colin Baenziger & Associates did recommend a salary range study, and that certainly factored  
into their negotiations with Mr. Liesenfelt; as Commissioner Delaney noted, they recommended  
a range of $240,000 to $320,000; the midpoint of that is $280,000; Mr. Liesenfelt's negotiated  
number, again, based on the prior County Manager's number, comes in at just two percent  
above the midpoint in the salary study; Mr. Baenziger suggested maybe increasing the top end  
of the range of $300,000 to $350,000; but he and Chairman Feltner only considered the  
calculated range of $240,000 to $320,000, based on comparable county manager positions out  
there. He went on to say Mr. Baenziger did note that the lower end of the range was, for  
example, and up and comer, so perhaps someone younger and with less experience in  
government; but given Mr. Liesenfelt’s 35 years of experience, and respectfully closer to the  
end of his long and honorable career than the beginning, it was decided it was more  
appropriate to put him near the midpoint of that range; with regard to the comments about other  
applicants, they were not directed to determine who to hire; the Board had unanimously hired  
and appointed Mr. Liesenfelt; and they were just to negotiate the terms of the contract.  
Commissioner Delaney inquired if it is true though that his extensive experience is only over 30  
percent of the employees of this County, only six Departments of this County.  
Chairman Feltner explained he does not know how one works in a large organization for 35  
years and one is not aware or does not have interaction with all of the Departments, and he  
says that very respectfully; he has worked in a couple of large organizations, and by virtue of  
being there every day and working with all of the different folks and work on all of the different  
things that a county organization has to do; and he does not think that to say that he personally  
supervised six Departments as Assistant County Manager is one thing, but over the 35 years  
he has worked for this County, he certainly has experience with all of the Departments of the  
County.  
Commissioner Delaney asked if most of that was in Transit.  
Chairman Feltner asked if Mr. Liesenfelt wants to speak to his time in Transit; and he advised  
after that he has Commissioner Adkinson, as she has been waiting.  
Jim Liesenfelt, County Manager, stated he kind of covered this when he was selected as  
County Manager, he gave the big speech of the background; he has been involved in the  
senior management meetings, those are weekly, there are seven or eight of them; he has been  
around 35 years; he has been in plenty of briefings working with Commissioners; he may have  
been in Transit, but he was aware of the issues; during COVID, Mr. Abbate was out for surgery;  
and when the buildings were shut down, he was not allowed to come to work. He noted he was  
here working with Mr. Abbate over the telephone; he was at the Board meetings; and just  
because it was 30 percent of the Departments, does not mean he does not have the  
experience.  
Commissioner Adkinson pointed out first of all, Mr. Liesenfelt has been doing the job; like  
Attorney Richardson suggested, Mr. Abbate submitted a balanced budget; she watched Mr.  
Liesenfelt with new eyes work with every single Department head to figure that out; he made  
some hard decisions; and she appreciates his leadership. She stated what she wants  
everybody to understand is when one works in a company, whatever kind of organization it is,  
and one works their way up, he or she does not get promoted because they do not do their job,  
they get promoted because they are the best at their job; that is what promotions do; with  
promotions, being over six Departments and now being over 22, he gets a pay raise to do that;  
she will say that one of the things the search committee said was to get a better crop of people,  
the salary is going to need to be increased to whatever they said, $350,000 or something; the  
County has someone who knows the Departments, and someone who knows the strengths and  
weaknesses of all of the people who work here; she does not understand why the Board is  
even discussing this, why it is a difficult vote because Commissioner Delaney is the one who  
made the motion to stop the search; and then the rest of the Board said yes, Mr. Liesenfelt is  
the guy.  
Commissioner Delaney commented she did that to be a team player with this Board, and to try  
to move forward together, because she knew what the Board had already decided, so she  
wants to be clear about that; this is not about not giving our County Manager a raise; obviously,  
with more responsibility, of course, a workman is worthy of their wage; the thing she is  
struggling with is giving him a promotion of $100,000; and she asked SCGTV to put her slide  
up. She went on to say this initial promotion is $88,000, and then a subsequent two weeks  
later, the Board is talking about another almost $12,000; she is sorry, but over the weekend  
after this became public, she shared information about this, about the Contract; she received  
three positive comments and the rest of them were extremely negative comments, 77 shares of  
her post; a news agency picked it up, and they contacted her; she had multiple employees of  
the County reach out to her saying how disgusted they were, because there is a compression  
issue in this County; the rank and file feels that every single day; and the Board slaps them in  
the face with a $100,000 promotion. She mentioned as the Board is telling the taxpayers the  
County does not have enough money and it needs to raise their taxes, it has plenty of money to  
make bureaucrats millionaires; and that is what she has a frustration with.  
Rick Heffelfinger stated the County Attorney is one hell of a negotiator, as he squeezed that  
dude, he hopes he negotiates the next garbage contract; he asked if that is what they are going  
to get, the Board just hands out money; he asked if the Board knows whose money it is  
handing out; do the Commissioners know who he or she works for; and he stated the people.  
He continued by saying if one wants to talk about the budget he brought, his taxes are going to  
be the highest they have been in 21 years, because the Board pushed all of this crap down to  
the fire, did a good thing with the fire; he walks away with this huge increase, and the people  
get stuck with this fire budget, and a fire Multiple Service Taxing Unit (MSTU), holy crap; that is  
the budget he brought, he is thrilled; reward him, give him $200,000; the County needs to  
reward the County Attorney, to give him $100,000 for one hell of a contract; what a bunch of  
crud; he asked if the County Attorney is trained in the State to negotiate, because he thinks Mr.  
Liesenfelt might have been one of the guys who negotiated the garbage contract about seven  
years ago; he never received an answer that he knew how to negotiate; he thinks someone in  
this room needs to go to some training, because boy oh boy what a crud job that was; all that  
money was thrown out; and he asked did he threaten to leave the County high and dry,  
because it would not give him $100,000. He asked if Mr. Liesenfelt is now the highest paid guy  
in Brevard County, or if that medical guy is still it; he noted the medical guy is making almost  
twice the Governor’s salary; he asked if he is not getting any FRS as he is frozen; he stated he  
does not know what that line was in there that said he was going to get makeups and he was  
going to get his 457 benefits; he asked what the total package is worth; he stated people know  
what his salary is; he asked if they have medical, does he pay anything for it; he has medical,  
insurance, a cell phone; he asked if he is subject to Sunshine, because making that kind of  
money, man, one can buy their own freaking phone; he asked giving him a car allowance; why,  
can he work remote; and he asked the Board to please tell him that he can work remote,  
because that would be frigging great. He pointed out he will not even have to show up; sick  
leave time, severance, that is three months of severance, the Board did that with Mr. Abbate;  
he can just say thanks for the raise and bye, and the Board will not see him for three frigging  
months and pay him at the new rate; the County is also prorating that back it looks like; this one  
piece of paper on the Agenda says the Board is not, and the contract says it is; it is prorating it  
back to the day that it says he is it, so now he is owed back pay as well, holy crap; that budget  
he brought, dude, he is not cutting it, he is not impressing him one bit; and he hopes he stays  
out of the garbage contract negotiation, because that is the whole reason he got involved with  
this as that was a disaster. He remarked the Board should be ashamed, and Commissioner  
Delaney is the only one who can stand there with a little pride.  
Sarah Hodge stated she wanted to say that now is not the time to spend extra money in this  
County; there are a lot of people who are not going to be able to afford their taxes this year,  
and she knows several; this budget needs to be looked at thoroughly to see what the County  
could not afford to pay firefighters; when it lost 108 or more firefighters, because they were not  
getting a living wage, and yet the County can afford this excess right now; she supports  
Commissioner Delaney and what she says; she is sorry, but the Board has got to understand  
where the budget is and where the people are now; and that is more important than giving an  
excessive raise right now.  
Commissioner Delaney advised like she said before, she is not saying with more responsibility,  
he does not obviously deserve a different pay rate; she believes, especially compared to some  
of the other applicants the County had, that there are some experience holes; while she  
understands and hears the other Commissioners when he or she says that he has been here  
for 30-some years and so on, but there is a difference between being in the room and running  
the thing and being responsible for the thing, and that experience he does not have; part of the  
reason she is here is because her constituents did not like the way it was, they do not like the  
way it is being done; and she reiterated that is why she is here. She explained a lot of them are  
extremely troubled that the Board hired somebody, and she took a lot of heat for this; her  
constituents were pissed that she not only voted for it, but made the motion, so she has to own  
that; at the time she thought she was doing the best thing she could do, not only for this  
County, but for the Board; what she did say that night is that she promised to hold his feet to  
the fire; she feels like this is what she has to do to protect the taxpayers; and when she first got  
into office, the County, it spent far too much on her office renovation. She pointed out one does  
not know what one does not know; living through that experience, she has changed her  
behavior and the way she does things; she is not just going to trust that everything is hunky  
dory; even after all of the trouble that was brought forward about the renovations in her office,  
the County, which this was under Mr. Liesenfelt, the County decided to use her same floors in  
the renovations of the building she is sitting in today, and the other government complexes; and  
to her surprise, when she asked for the invoices, because one day she walked in for a  
Commission meeting, and she was like, wow, those are her floors. She noted when she was  
looking at two of the invoices, which are not all of them, they say that there is a rubber base to  
the flooring around the County buildings, and that is just not the case; when looking around,  
and wood, the exact same that is in her office, so rather than taking a step back and saying  
Facilities should relook at this, this got a lot of heat; she did not realize it was so expensive, and  
so on and so forth; they should put it out there to see if something more reasonable can be  
found; that did not happen; there are just two invoices for one floor in each of the buildings, one  
for $29,000 and one for $45,000; and the invoices are wrong, as it says there is a rubber base  
along the floors, which is just not what is in place, there is a beautiful wood trim. She stated that  
is what she is talking about when she is saying the experience, it is just not there; while she  
understands the average is $280,000 who has extensive experience, which the County had  
applicants who had that experience, and it bypassed them; now she is advocating for a fair  
wage, not a bloated range, which the Board is going to make Mr. Liesenfelt a millionaire if this  
passes today; she just does not feel that is right; she does not believe that is right that the  
Board is not going to have yearly evaluations; many other places have these evaluations; the  
superintendent right across the street has yearly evaluations; when Attorney Richardson was in  
West Melbourne, he had evaluations every year; and she asked if that hurt his morale.  
Attorney Richardson replied not at all, those resulted in significant annual salary increases  
based on the evaluation.  
Commissioner Delaney pointed out most cities, Cocoa Beach, West Melbourne, Titusville, Palm  
Bay, Melbourne, and Volusia County all have annual evaluations; she does not think it is an  
unreasonable ask to have that opportunity for not only the Board, but his or her constituents to  
have input on how the County is being run; while she understands he is an at-will employee, it  
takes an act of God practically to fire a County Manager, to be honest about that; not only that,  
but he is getting the legal limit, 60 weeks compensation, if he gets fired or decides to quit; she  
asked what the dollar amount this package is worth; the 65 percent of the average cost to own  
and operate a new vehicle 15,000 a year, as published by AAA, and shall be payable in  
monthly installments, what is the dollar amount to that; and she asked if it is a Maserati or a  
Hyundai. She went on to say in Section 9, it talks about the County agreeing to pay registration  
fees and customary travel and meal expenses for the employee’s travel to the Florida County  
and City Management Association’s annual conference; this Board voted to be out of the  
Florida Association of Counties, but it is going to pay for the County Manager to go to this; then  
it says attendance at any other seminar, conference, and committee meetings as deems  
appropriate and approved by the Commission’s actions; and she asked who knows what that  
will cost. She noted she feels like it is doing a disservice to the constituents, who, by the way,  
the Board is here to serve, not the County government; she reiterated it is doing them a  
disservice; she personally feels very frustrated because she feels like this negotiation was  
taken out of the Board’s hands, and it was made by two of them; she repeated she does not  
think that is right, her constituents are pissed; when she agreed, in the heat of the moment, she  
wishes she would have thought about it a little bit more; but in the heat of the moment, she was  
just frustrated, she agreed to that. She advised she does not think she was treated as an equal  
member of this Board; her constituents feel that way as well; other people’s constituents feels  
that way because they have reached out to her; she knows the County employees feel this  
way, because they have hit compression rates; a 19-year employee contacted her and said that  
they are getting paid the same amount as a new hire in their current role; but of course, she is  
going to be met with silence again.  
Commissioner Goodson made a motion to approve the County Manager’s agreement; and  
Commissioner Adkinson stated she seconded it.  
Commissioner Altman explained the salary the Board is paying the County Manager is probably  
close to what plumber would be paid to work at one’s home, an air conditioning contractor, or  
maybe a mechanic to work on his or her car, and they deserve those salaries, very important  
duties; he thinks the County Manager deserves the salary as well, an extremely important job,  
so there is no question whatsoever in his mind that his pay is well within the margin of a person  
that has got the job and the responsibilities, burdens, and the duties that are comparable to  
jobs in the private sector; one thing a person has to do in this job is allow one to be pummeled  
in the public with personal attacks, vicious personal attacks; that is not easy; and he thanks  
God the County has people who are willing to work with the public to stand up and receive such  
abuse. He stated people hear all of the time how hard it is to get people to work in the public  
sector; it is not easy to experience that or to watch it; it is undignified; nevertheless, that is what  
the Board deals with; looking at the region up and down the east coast of Florida, some of  
these are bigger counties, but they have similar challenges, coastal, environmental, and urban;  
Palm Beach is paying their County Administrator $425,000, Broward $461,000, Miami-Dade  
$487,000, Duval $330,000, and even Volusia County, a small county, at $250,000; this is very  
much a fair salary for a job that is so important; he just had to say that, and he thinks the  
County has somebody who has put together an amazing team; and he is very excited about  
moving forward and addressing the challenges the County has to address. He advised he  
supports the motion.  
Commissioner Delaney stated she does not know if any of that was directed towards her or her  
comments, but her job here is not to make people feel good, her job is to be the voice for her  
constituents; she finds it undignified that the Board is asking the public to bear this burden; she  
finds it undignified that the Board agreed to a process that it abandoned; she is truly not trying  
to be a team player here; her thing is that she has a lot of people she has to answer to who  
sent her here with a mandate; she does not know if the other Commissioners feel like she  
does, but it is very heavy on her shoulders; she would not be able to look at her constituency in  
the face and say to them, yep, she feels great that the County is giving him $100,000; her  
question is why the Board feels the need, and she is hoping that some of the Commissioners  
answer this, why does it feel to not only give him an $88,000 promotion, but also then two  
weeks later give an almost $12,000 COLA raise; was the $88,000 not enough; and is the  
County in such a bad place where it is suffering with an $88,000 promotion, that it needs the  
extra $12,000. She stated she cannot imagine that is true, because there are families that are  
making it work here for $50,000, so walking away with almost a $300,000 salary, $297,000, at  
the end of the day in two weeks, and that is not even counting the perks; that is not counting  
the 20 week’s severance, not counting the car allowance, and not counting any other perks she  
may or may not know about; she asked why were the Commissioners not given a total of what  
this package costs; health insurance is one of the biggest things in the County that it is  
struggling with; this has nothing to do with her support or lack of support of the County  
Manager; he is the County Manager and she will support him because she wants him to do the  
best job for the County; and she thinks that he will. She went on by saying she thinks he will do  
a good job, it is nothing about that; she reiterated again what she is frustrated with is why  
somebody would need a $100,000 promotion; just to make it clear for everybody, she does not  
believe the County’s top people should be getting a four percent COLA raise, especially the  
County Attorney and County Manager; at their rate of pay, really, the Board really has to up  
their pay $10,000 a year, every year, for the rest of the time they are working for the Board;  
that does not sound fiscally conservative to her; and she asked if they were to leave the County  
and the Board were to hire somebody new, it just gives that person what their salary was  
regardless of their experience, and it just keeps building these salaries till the end of time. She  
noted it is ludicrous, it is ludicrous.  
Chairman Feltner called for a vote on the motion. The Board considered, approved, and  
accepted the terms of the County Manager’s Agreement.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Tom Goodson  
Seconder: Kim Adkinson  
Ayes: Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
Nay: Delaney  
I.4.  
Authorization of Settlement Agreements for Brevard County Shore Protection  
Project (Mid Reach Segment Renourishment Easements BRP-133, BRP-172, and  
BRP-173)  
Morris Richardson, County Attorney, advised this Item relates to the Mid Reach  
Re-Nourishment Project and litigation that the County actually settled with one of the four  
properties, three property owners involved; the County previously settled with one of the  
property owners at a percentage and directed him if the County could negotiate the same terms  
with the other property owners that the Board would consider settlement with those property  
owners as well; after some time, both of the other property owners, representing three of the  
properties, came in at the same percentage for proposed settlement of that litigation; the  
Agenda Report outlines the cost, including attorney’s fees; the local share of that is going to be  
about 25 percent payable from the Beach Fund in Tourism; and the rest is eligible for Federal  
and State cost share.  
The Board approved the settlement of Brevard County Circuit Court Case No.  
05-2023-CA-015474-XXXX-XX, settling the case as to the remaining defendants, Hubbard  
Investments, Inc. and Daniel Hasratian and Karine Melkoumian; authorized the Chairman to  
execute the Hubbard Settlement Agreement and any other documents necessary to finalize  
and effectuate the settlement; and authorized the Chairman to execute the Hasratian and  
Melkoumian Settlement Agreement and any other documents necessary to finalize and  
effectuate the settlement, subject to County Attorney approval as to form.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Katie Delaney  
Seconder: Kim Adkinson  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, and Altman  
Nay: Feltner  
J.1. Approval, re: Tourist Development Office (TDO) Proposed FY 2025-2026  
Marketing & Media Plan, approval for the TDO Director to make Vendor  
Selections, Negotiate and Execute Agreements with Media and Advertising  
Vendors  
Peter Cranis, Tourism Development Office Director, stated this is bringing the 2025-2026 Fiscal  
Year Marketing Plan to the Board; it is just a touch over $13 million, with $1.4 million  
contingency for emergencies; this was reviewed by the Marketing Committee and the Tourist  
Development Council (TDC), and approved unanimously; and it is coming to the Board for  
approval.  
The Board approved the proposed FY 2025-2026 Marketing and Media Plan for the Tourism  
Development Office (TDO) in the total amount of $13,000,500, including the selection of the  
media vendors listed in the 2025-2026 Marketing Plan presentation; approved the TDO Director  
to negotiate and execute contracts, contract amendments, and any necessary contracts for  
selected marketing, media, and advertising firms within the Board-approved FY 2025-2026  
Marketing and Media Plan, upon review and approval by the County Attorney’s Office, Risk  
Management, and Purchasing Services in accordance with Administrative Order AO-29,  
“Contract and Grant Administration,” up to and exceeding $200,000, the total amount not to  
exceed $13,000,500 without additional Board approval; approved the ability for the TDO to  
receive and accept revenue from cooperative advertising partners and grants from  
organizations (such as the Florida Sports Foundations, as well as other various cooperative  
partners); and authorized the TDO Director to be able to access Disaster Funds (Fund 1444) in  
the event of State or local emergency declaration, natural or manmade disaster for the  
purposes of advertising/marketing/promotional costs of up and exceeding $200,000, the total  
amount not to exceed $1,419,250.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Thad Altman  
Seconder: Kim Adkinson  
Ayes: Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
Nay: Delaney  
J.3. Brevard County 2026 Legislative Program  
Jim Liesenfelt, County Manager, stated this is the proposed legislative program for 2026 that  
staff compiled for the Board; the main subjects are stormwater, water plants, Indian River  
Lagoon-related; there are actually some language in there as there have been a number of  
issues with the right-of-way with contractors; the Board remembers the crane from a couple of  
weeks ago, items like that, there is language in there asking for the Board to take the  
legislature; and staff also has two different languages for Senate Bill (SB) 180, regarding with  
the bill and with the area of critical concern. He noted if the Board would like it can give  
different priorities, add or delete any of the priorities; the Legislative Delegation meeting is  
September 30; and staff asks the Board to approve what it would like to approve, and identify  
somebody who would like to speak at the Delegation meeting.  
Commissioner Delaney stated she was wondering about the funding for the Port St. John  
Wastewater Treatment Plant if that could be included; and she sees the South Brevard Water  
and Wastewater Treatment and the Mims Water Treatment Plant expansion.  
Mr. Liesenfelt advised unless Eddie Fontanin, Utility Services Director, tells him no, he does not  
see why not.  
Mr. Fontanin stated the reason why they did not include it is because when asking for funding,  
there has to be a game plan of how to implement it; right now they are looking at a potential  
site; but because they do not have a site, the issue becomes when putting verbiage or put a  
request for grants or funding, it is almost contractual, so until they know it is certain they have  
the site in hand, they are really not at a point of feeling comfortable asking for funding until  
then.  
Commissioner Delaney asked if the wastewater treatment plant is at 90-something percent  
capacity in Port St. John.  
Mr. Fontanin replied it fluctuates, it is actually dropping slightly because they have been doing  
an inflow and infiltration reduction program, so he cannot tell her today; some of it is seasonal,  
some of it is with regard to who is living when, and then some of it is related to the storm, the  
rainy season; and it has gone into the low 90s but it has also dropped into the low 80s.  
Commissioner Delaney stated since she was elected, the County has been looking for this site;  
and she asked if there is something more that can be done to get this more shovel-ready.  
Mr. Fontanin responded staff is actively working; the site that they are looking at is a piece of  
property on the Titusville Airport; they have met with the leadership of the Titusville Airport, they  
are all onboard; what staff is doing is they have an active task order with an engineering  
consultant that has a background in wastewater and in aviation; the reason being is there is a  
Federal law provision that specifically says how far a wastewater plant can be from the edge of  
the runway, so the County has to go through its due diligence to submit that to the Federal  
Aviation Administration (FAA) to get a waiver; and if a waiver is received, then the County will  
be in a position where a land agreement can be talked about with Titusville Airport, at which  
point it would be in a position to say now it has a plan and it would be actively seeking sources  
of funding.  
Commissioner Delaney asked if this is something she can hope to see on next year’s legislative  
requests.  
Mr. Fontanin replied without having schedules in front of him, and pending FAA approval, he  
does not want to commit right now.  
Chairman Feltner commented the session after this one when they are in the odd year is later,  
so that buys a couple of months; in doing paperwork with the Legislature for member  
appropriations, that is the likely path, the County does have to give them quite a bit of  
information; without the site, that would probably be the first thing to hang the County up; and it  
is certainly a conversation for Commissioner Delaney to have with her member Representative  
Tramont.  
Commissioner Delaney noted she thinks it would be Sirois in that area.  
Chairman Feltner stated for Port St. John that is correct, but he has one session left.  
Commissioner Delaney stated whoever the County’s next State Representative will be; the  
second thing she wanted to bring forward, this got really close this past year, it got all the way  
to appropriations, but allowing for public safety to be an allowable expense for the Tourist  
Development Tax (TDT) money, the tourism dollars; but she does not know if the Board would  
support adding that to the legislative asks.  
Chairman Feltner mentioned he is not opposed to that; he thinks based on the discussion that  
happened in the last session with TDT, sometimes it happens where an idea is floated and then  
they cannot get it over the hump; but it comes out pretty early, so he would not fight  
Commissioner Delaney on that one; and he thinks they are going to take it up.  
Commissioner Delaney mentioned she did have one clarification question about Senate Bill  
(SB) 180, stuff in the Board’s packet; and she asked if this is only into relation to the area of  
critical State concern, or is it a repeal across the board.  
Chairman Feltner stated he thinks there will be a lot of discussion in the Legislature on that  
particular issue; and many municipalities, whether they join the suit or not, are probably going  
to be talking to their members.  
Billy Prasad, Planning and Development Director, advised the simple answer to Commissioner  
Delaney’s question is it reaches far beyond just the area of critical State concern; and Sections  
18 and 28, they are suggesting that be repealed in its entirety.  
Commissioner Adkinson provided the Board with copies of her notes; she stated short-term  
rentals affect everyone everywhere; she is proposing that the Board make as part of its  
legislative discussion a request; she will need staff’s help to sort of flesh this out and the right  
way to say it; but she would like to have some of the Board’s control back locally on short-term  
rentals.  
Chairman Feltner asked if he could help Commissioner Adkinson just a little bit; he stated if she  
wants to put one line in here that says, ‘End the State’s preemption on short-term rentals’, it will  
be clear; and he asked if she wants to do that.  
Commissioner Adkinson replied affirmatively.  
Chairman Feltner noted he does not think she will have to be wordy with it.  
Commissioner Adkinson pointed out she likes brief.  
Commissioner Delaney interjected by saying she has a question about that; where she believes  
in short-term rentals for the property owner who might want to rent out their room, in their  
house, or a military family who does not want to sell their house, they want to come back to  
their house, but they want to do this instead of renting it, and there are many other examples;  
the one thing she is not for is major corporations coming in and buying whole neighborhoods of  
houses and making them short-term rentals; and she wonders if there is a middle there.  
Chairman Feltner stated just saying that the Board wants to end, the State’s preemption on  
short-term rentals would simply mean that local government would get to regulate it; that is all  
that he is saying that the State says no, the County will regulate it; for those municipalities who  
did not have an ordinance prior to that legislation, now they do not get to do anything; he feels  
for all of the municipal governments in Brevard who do not have the ability to regulate these  
things, so to Commissioner Delaney’s point, if it were to come back where the State does not  
preempt on this; jokingly he said the Cunningham’s did it with Arthur Fonzarelli; and he could  
only get into so much trouble because they were always there. He noted those things are a lot  
different than the absentee landlord that one never, ever sees; they live in another State; and  
maybe the only thing one see regularly over there at the short-term rental across the street  
from ones house is Molly Maid who goes in there and cleans it up; that is very troubling to him;  
he is not trying to be difficult, but he thinks the Board should put it in very simple terms that it  
would like to see the State’s preemption on short-term rentals go away; and he thinks that  
would be an easy line.  
Commissioner Adkinson remarked local government making the decisions.  
Chair Feltner asked it that is amendable to Commissioners Adkinson and Delaney.  
Commissioner Adkinson replied certainly to her.  
Commissioner Delaney responded sure.  
The Board discussed the 2026 Legislative program; and approved, as amended, by including  
for public safety to be an allowable expense for the Tourist Development Tax (TDT), and the  
preemption of the short-term rentals.  
Result: APPROVED  
Mover: Katie Delaney  
Seconder: Kim Adkinson  
Ayes: Delaney, Goodson, Adkinson, Feltner, and Altman  
The Board reached consensus to designate Chairman Feltner to present the Board’s  
Legislative priorities to the Legislative Delegation meeting on Tuesday, September 30, 2025,  
with Commissioner Adkinson as backup if Chairman Feltner is not able to attend.  
J.4. Legislative Intent and Permission to Advertise Ordinances Levying the Second  
Local Option Five Cents Gas Tax and the Ninth Cent Gas Tax to Increase County  
Revenue for Transportation Expenditures; Scheduling Special Meeting  
Commissioner Delaney stated she just wanted to bring this up because this is a time-sensitive  
topic; each Commissioner received the presentation of Marc Bernath, Public Works Director,  
regarding the County’s transportation needs; through the balancing of the budget this year, the  
Board had to removed quite a bit of projects and some of the reconstruction of the roads; she  
wanted to bring this forward because it is a possible option to help the County bring in more  
revenue that is not totally on the backs of the residents here; but the tourists would have an  
opportunity to participate in funding the County’s transportation that they use, so the Board has  
options; and the Board could do nothing, it could do one or the other, or it could do both. She  
went on to say it takes a supermajority for it to simply pass, a simple majority for it to go to the  
voters for a referendum, so she committed if another Commissioner did not bring it up, she  
would bring it up.  
Rick Heffelfinger commented he hopes the Board is going to tell him that if this is done it is  
going to be able to reduce the General Fund and unburden taxpayers on their real estate taxes;  
it can be put on those people that are coming here; he loves how they are being invited to  
participate; he encourages them to participate; he is retired, so he barely drives; it is not going  
to hurt him one bit; but he would really love to see some of that roadwork getting paid for by the  
people who are using that road, so he strongly recommends this out of the box thinking. He  
asked if Sandra Sullivan talked about moving stuff below, and asked is this below the line stuff;  
and he asked if that is what it is called, getting it off of there.  
Chairman Feltner advised he would not call this below the line, as that is typically referred to as  
assessments; and that is what is meant on the tax bill as it goes below the line.  
Mr. Heffelfinger explained he likes that idea of finding another source; he realizes it is still a  
little him, unless the Board is going to waive it when he fills his gas can for his lawnmower; he  
asked if the Board is going to waive that; he advised no, it is not; and Chairman Feltner needs  
to burn that good fuel, too.  
Chairman Feltner asked if he burns the good fuel.  
Mr. Heffelfinger responded he has those classic cars.  
Chairman Feltner replied he does put ethanol-free, alcohol-free gas, in his cars.  
Mr. Heffelfinger stated he told him; he likes this idea; he does not know what it takes to get it to  
move; he asked if they are going to have to pay other taxes; he asked if they max out a certain  
amount of taxes; and he mentioned he would love to see Save Our Indian River Lagoon  
(SOIRL) go away.  
Chairman Feltner explained one of the things one needs to keep in mind here, and he is not  
picking on anybody, but this equation was a lot easier when the people who owned the gas  
pump were the tax collectors of this tax; that is the situation; but the world is changing; and now  
people are driving electric cars, and they do not pay this, so in the long, long-term, it is not  
sustainable. He noted the Commissioners have been to Transportation Planning Organization  
(TPO) and heard the same presentation by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and  
even Federal transportation folks came and said as much that it will be different in the future;  
not for nothing, and he is not picking on anybody, but his little car that he drives every day  
weighs half of what the TESLA Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) weighs; if one considers that both  
are just going down the road and driving down the road, so one is a ton and a half and the  
other is three tons; and that affects the road surface, so it is not a perfect thing.  
Commissioner Delaney advised maybe that is something the Board can add to its Legislative  
Delegation request is getting the County’s electric vehicles contributing to the County’s road  
costs.  
Chairman Feltner commented he thinks the County is not alone in this, and he thinks it is just  
much bigger than Brevard County; jokingly, he said this week when receiving this Item, is that  
maybe what ought to be done is to get a Buc-ee’s in Brevard County on I-95, because no one  
will drive through the County without stopping at Buc-ee’s, so that would probably be a better  
way.  
Commissioner Altman stated he agrees that it would be nice if the County could use this to give  
some property tax relief, so he supports that whole-heartedly; when the County passed the  
original Local Option Gas Tax (LOGT), that is the great thing Brevard County did; he  
commends the Commissioner for bringing this up, it is courageous and visionary; the County  
does need to generate revenue for its transportation programs and create a revenue stream  
that gives relief to Brevard County property owners, taxpayers, and capture some of the  
revenue that is being spent by people who are using the County’s roads; he thinks it has the  
ability to generate some revenue for provided roadway improvements that could help the  
quality of life here; it can relinquish some of the inequities that are not being paid by people  
from outside, and also provide some needed relief to the property owners; and he is open to  
anything. He expressed his appreciation for bringing this up because there is a deadline.  
Chairman Feltner asked what the deadline is, whether this goes potentially before the voters, or  
the Board could pass this, which could happen by supermajority vote; and he asked if that is  
correct.  
Morris Richardson, County Attorney, replied it can, but it requires an ordinance, and the  
ordinance has to be advertised with at least a10-day notice; and he thinks the deadline is  
probably October 1; it has to be adopted by October 1 in order to take effect January 1 of the  
following year; and if the Board were to adopt anything after October 1, it would be not the  
immediate year, but the following year.  
Commissioner Delaney stated the second part of this would be to ask for a special meeting  
September 30 at 9:00 a.m. where the Board would vote on the ordinance, so it would be able to  
get that in front of the October 1 deadline so the Board could realize these dollars in January.  
Commissioner Adkinson advised she is not completely opposed to this; she does not think it is  
going to solve all of the County’s problems budget-wise by any means, but she would  
personally feel more comfortable hearing what the taxpayers have to say rather than the Board  
deciding on its own; and that is her two cents.  
Commissioner Altman asked if Commissioner Adkinson prefers the referendum; he noted he is  
not opposed to that; if the County did give some property relief to somehow factor that into the  
referendum, if it can, maybe through a Multiple Services Taxing Unit (MSTU); and the County  
has interlocal agreement requirements in some of those things.  
Attorney Richardson stated regarding the referendum, it has to be a referendum scheduled at a  
general election, so the referendum could not be held until November 2026, and therefore, any  
resultant increase could not take place until January 1, 2028, because that would be after the  
October 1 date when the referendum would occur; Commissioner Altman is absolutely correct  
with regard to the second LOGT, as those five pennies, are subject to the share with  
municipalities; and only the ninth cent is exclusively County and there is no share for that one,  
so if the Board were to enact that one, no share with municipalities; but the second LOGT, one  
through five cents, have a municipal share.  
Chairman Feltner stated municipal share, to his recollection, is not 50/50, it is kind of a 48/52  
kind of situation, roughly something like that.  
Jill Hayes, Interim Assistant County Manager, explained it is based on the transportation  
expenditures, the average over the past five years; staff did look at that, so it would be around  
50 percent, but it could fluctuate.  
Chairman Feltner commented is was pretty much his recollection from the last time the Board  
had that up; he asked the Board to say something else about the referendum, then he will stop  
talking, just to point something out; if it is the desire of the Board to put something like this  
before the voters, again, it has to go in ’26, not right now, as late as next summer, realistically,  
end of July, that decision can be made; if the Board is thinking referendum, it is not something  
it has to decide today, so time can be taken to gather the facts, understand what it is he Board  
is doing, what it is going to replace, and all of those kinds of things.  
Commissioner Delaney asked, she does not have that number off of the top of her head, the  
amount of dollars the County had to reduce for the reconstruction of the roads, like the  
repaving of the roads, and was it close to $3 million.  
Jim Liesenfelt, County Manager, advised the amount is staying the same; and because of  
inflation and cost increase, the mileage is going down to 40, so to restore it back to 50 miles a  
year, it would be about $3.8 million.  
Commissioner Delaney mentioned she was wondering what the Board feels about possibly  
doing the ninth cent, because that would be the lowest impact and that the County could get  
some immediate relief; it could put the local one to five cents to referendum eventually if that is  
the will of the Board at that time; that way it can keep the road program going or at least putting  
more dollars to it; that one does not have to be shared with the rest of the County; and at least  
the majority of that hole could be filled.  
Chairman Feltner noted he cannot do it today, but he will tell the Commissioners he has talked  
to his legislators and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) regularly to beat the drum  
for road funding, do not take away road funding, and do not sweep all of the funds from FDOT;  
last year they wanted to do doc stamps to take that revenue away from them, so he would say  
this coming session, he would rather work real hard towards the County’s road projects in  
Brevard County; and that is where he is going to put his efforts.  
Commissioner Delaney stated the FDOT presentation that many saw is they are taking  
hundreds of millions of dollars from Brevard in State funding, so the County is having a huge,  
massive hole through FDOT; not that she is not with Chairman Feltner, she will be beating the  
drum with him; but she does not feel as comfortable relying on that.  
Chairman Feltner remarked it has always been with road funding, the Board sits here with two  
legislators that can speak to it better than he can; when he worked up there, one was always  
fighting for a ranking, so he does not hold it against every other county and municipality who is  
going up there and trying to fight to get their share back; the Board should just simply all work  
on that; he is just very mindful of the calendar and when to make some of these asks, who is in  
a good position, and where in the legislature to try to get that done; and he is just committing to  
the Board that he is going to be working towards that.  
Commissioner Altman asked if the ninth cent requires three or four votes.  
Commissioner Delaney replied four.  
Attorney Richardson advised a supermajority.  
Commissioner Altman noted he thinks he heard two people against that; and he asked if he  
heard that right.  
Commissioner Goodson stated he would definitely want it to go to referendum for the taxpayers  
to decide, that would be his choice.  
Chairman Feltner commented realistically if the Board is thinking referendum, this issue is  
about 10 months early; and he thinks do all of the necessary work and get it in the proper  
posture next summer.  
The Board discussed legislative intent and permission to advertise ordinances levying the  
second local option five cents gas tax and the ninth cent gas tax to increase County revenue  
for transportation expenditures, and to schedule a special meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday,  
September 30, 2025, to hold a public hearing, but took no action.  
K.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
public comment sections.)  
Pam Avery stated last week reminded the Board that standing up for the truth is not easy;  
Charlie believes that truth is not something one accepts blindly, it is something one examines,  
challenges, and lives; that kind of courage is exactly what is needed here today and moving  
forward; her ask is she is calling for this Board to formally admonish Commissioner Delaney,  
put it on the record, hold her accountable for her words, her actions, and her misuse of the  
public’s trust; her record, so far, has not been so great; she ran on killing the North Brevard  
Economic Development Zone (NBEDZ), her costly office renovations, and renovating Tom  
Statham Park again; and that right there is already too much loss in taxpayer dollars in a very  
short period of time. She went on to say she also has a Titusville City Council Member on her  
staff, another staffer sitting on a citizen’s advisory board, and both of those are, at the least, a  
conflict of interest and may even render an ethics complaint; she stands with allies that attack  
the very people she claims to represent; she should know, she has been a victim; her lack of  
knowledge of how County government truly works shows at every meeting, and insulting Jim  
Liesenfelt, County Manager, and his 35-year career from intern to County Manager by claiming  
his lack of experience; and she asked what experience does she have as Commissioner or any  
job. She asked the Board to ask the County Manager and County Attorney to investigate her  
actions; she mentioned Commissioner Delaney’s rouge attitude is clear, and it is causing more  
harm than it will ever cause good for District 1 and the rest of the County; posting lies that paint  
this Board and the staff in a negative light is reckless; it may not be perfect, but all must work  
together, not against each other; and she needs to start building bridges instead of burning  
them down, if she ever truly wants to be effective. She commented it is this Board’s  
responsibility to say enough is enough; if it does nothing, Commissioner Delaney’s deceptive  
information will outweigh the truth, and the people will lose more faith in this Board; it is time to  
restore trust so they can get County business done together; to the public, education is key to  
understating local government; take a class, come to a meeting, do their own research, and  
when scrolling through social media to ask themselves if something is true; and if one takes the  
time to understand what is really happening instead of believing flashy headlines, choices can  
be made based not on a false narrative. She advised she is far from knowing it all, but she did  
her research for months before she stood here at this podium; she is putting herself out there  
to speak the truth, because the truth matters too much to stay silent; division gets them  
nowhere; finger-pointing solves nothing; it is time for truth, teamwork, and for progress in  
Brevard County; that starts with the people who one elects, holding each other accountable;  
and the Board is only as good as its weakest link.  
Commissioner Delaney pointed out nothing that she has put on her Facebook page has been  
false, so she is curious about that.  
L.1. Jim Liesenfelt, County Manager  
Jim Liesenfelt, County Manager, stated the Department of Commerce, he still wants to say  
DCA, rejected the Environmental Assessment Report (EAR); staff does not have anything to  
add to it; Billy Prasad, Planning and Development Director, put together a pretty  
comprehensive email to the Board Members yesterday; and staff will be working on the issue.  
L.5. Kim Adkinson, Commissioner District 3  
Commissioner Adkinson stated Senate Bill (SB) 180, she would just, because it is affecting the  
County and the area of State of Critical Concern, the Board is going to have to, as a group, talk  
to its legislature; and she believes when they all voted for this they maybe did not understand  
the effects it is going to have to Brevard County, so all of the Commissioners need to know that  
Brevard is being affected. She went on by saying she is sure all of the Commissioner’s  
thoughts and prayers are with the firefighter who is still in the hospital from last night’s fire in  
Indialantic; she is told that he is recovering; but he has been in there overnight.  
L.7. Rob Feltner, Commissioner District 4, Chairman  
Chairman Feltner stated today’s employee recruitment spotlight video features Stefan Reed  
and Alan Marcum who both work for the County’s Solid Waste Management Department. He  
provided the video to the Board. He stated the Board appreciates Don Walker, Rachel Horst,  
and all of the interns with SCGTV who worked for the County this summer.  
Upon consensus of the Board, the meeting adjourned at 11:53 a.m.  
ATTEST:  
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RACHEL M. SADOFF, CLERK ROB FELTNER, CHAIRMAN  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA  
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