BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
The
following is a non-verbatim transcript of the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL MEETING OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
November 23, 2004, in the SEMINOLE COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING at SANFORD,
FLORIDA, the usual place of meeting of said Board.
Present:
Interim Chairman Randy Morris (District 2)
Commissioner-Elect Bob Dallari (District 1)
Commissioner-Elect Dick Van Der Weide
(District 3)
Commissioner Henley (District 4)
Commissioner-Elect Brenda Carey (District
5)
County Manager Kevin Grace
County Attorney Robert McMillan
Deputy Clerk Carylon Cohen
The Invocation was given by Pastor Bill Feist, Church of Christ, Altamonte Springs.
Presentation
of the Colors was by Battalion Chief Rick Chabot and the Seminole County Fire
Rescue Honor Guard.
Commissioner
Henley led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Interim Chairman Morris stated this is a specially called meeting for the express business of swearing in a returning Commissioner and two new Commissioners and the reorganization of the Board for 2004-2005. He recognized honored guests from Osceola County, the municipalities of Seminole County, Justices and Constitutional Officers in the audience.
Interim
Chairman Morris asked Commissioner-Elect Van Der Weide to come forward to be
sworn in. He was joined by his wife,
Judy.
Judge
O. H. Eaton, Jr., administered the Oath of Office to Commissioner Van Der
Weide.
Judge
Eaton thanked the County Commissioners and Seminole County Government for the
wonderful, new Criminal Justice Center.
He said they now have a facility they can be proud of. He invited everyone to come see them and
take a look at the facility.
Interim
Chairman Morris asked Commissioner-Elect Dallari to come forward to be sworn
in. He was joined by his parents, Mr.
& Mrs. Dallari, sister Pat, and Mr. Bill Culbert.
Judge
Donna McIntosh administered the Oath of Office to Commissioner Dallari.
Commissioner
Dallari expressed thanks to Judge McIntosh and Mr. Culbert.
Judge
McIntosh stated she is very proud of Commissioner Dallari. She also thanked the Commissioners for the
new Criminal Justice Center, saying it is beautiful and it is going to define Seminole
County.
Mr.
Culbert expressed his sentiments for Mr. Dallari.
Interim
Chairman Morris thanked the Judges for what they do for the County.
Interim
Chairman Morris advised this will be the first female County Commissioner in
the New Millennium. He asked
Commissioner-Elect Carey to come forward to be sworn in. She was joined by her husband, Fairley.
Chief
Judge E. C. Perry administered the Oath of Office to Commissioner-Elect Carey.
Chief
Judge Perry expressed thanks also for what the County Commission has done for
the Judges. He said the Judges have had
nothing but a good working relationship with the Commissioners.
Chief
Judge Perry stated he was proud to have been asked to swear in Commissioner
Carey and he is sure she will do a great service to the citizens and residents
of Seminole County.
Commissioner
Carey expressed thanks for those who came today and to her family and friends
for supporting her through the campaign and election.
Interim
Chairman Morris welcomed Commissioners Carey and Dallari to the Board.
Commissioner
Henley expressed he is looking forward to working with the new Commissioners,
and he thinks it is going to be a great experience. They have great opportunities before them in the County and if
they all work together on one accord, they can accomplish good things.
Commissioner
Dallari expressed thanks to everyone who has helped him along the way the past
12 years and those who helped the past one and a half years during his
campaign. He also thanked the voters
for electing him, and thanked his sister, parents, and friends.
Commissioner
Carey expressed thanks to everyone for coming and wished all “Happy
Thanksgiving.”
Commissioner
Morris passed the gavel to County Attorney Robert McMillan to conduct the
Reorganization of the Board.
Mr. McMillan explained the procedures for nominations and opened the floor for nomination of Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners.
Commissioner
Dallari nominated Commissioner Henley for Chairman of the BCC for 2004/2005.
Motion
by Commissioner Morris, seconded by Commissioner Van Der Weide, that the
nominations be closed.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
The vote was taken on the nomination of Chairman Henley as Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners for 2004/2005.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Mr. McMillan surrendered the gavel to
Chairman Henley to conduct the election of the Vice Chairman.
Chairman Henley expressed thanks to the
members of the Board. He said it’s an
honor to serve in this capacity. He
thanked Commissioner Morris for his work serving as Interim Chairman.
Commissioner Morris nominated Commissioner
Carey for Vice Chairman.
Commissioner Van Der Weide closed the
nominations.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
The vote was taken on the nomination of
Commissioner Carey as Vice Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners for
2004/2005.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Chairman Henley stated the people have
selected these five people to be their leaders for the next few years and their
lives will be impacted by the decisions the Board makes. That is an awesome responsibility. When you think about leadership, there are
really two options that come: one is to
serve yourself and the other is to serve the people you were elected to
lead. He thinks that is the
responsibility they have today. He
believes the people of Seminole County have selected five people who will put
them first.
Chairman Henley asked for consensus to
give direction to the County Manager and staff to begin immediately a
comprehensive assessment of the needs of the people of Seminole County. Then they can begin selectively to set
priorities so these needs and priorities can drive the budget for the next few
years. He said keep in mind they need
to provide the opportunity for input from the public. They will come back in the next few weeks with more details. He thinks it is necessary before they begin
talking about spending dollars to have a consensus about how those dollars
should be spent. There were no
objections from the Board.
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Chairman Henley acknowledged Mr. & Mrs. Kim (from Burma) in the audience who are visitors through an intern program and came to witness the activities this afternoon. He welcomed them to the meeting and to America.
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Motion by Commissioner Van Der Weide, seconded by Commissioner Carey,
to authorize Commissioner Morris’ signature on payroll and other checks until
the Clerk obtains the signature plate for the new chairman.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Chairman Henley stated the Board appreciates very much those who came today and their presence made it a special occasion. He announced that refreshments are available in the lobby after the meeting.
Commissioner Morris asked all the elected
officials to stand and be recognized.
Chairman Henley stated they have been
fortunate in Seminole County over the years to have good relationships with the
cities. He said it is the Board’s
desire to continue that. He realizes
there will be times they will have differences of opinion, but intelligent
people can work through those issues.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m., this same date.
ATTEST: ______________________ Clerk
___________________Chairman
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