[CALL TO ORDER]
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          ORDER. GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS REGULAR MEETING. ITS MARCH THE 3RD, 2026. IT'S 9 A.M. MISS SMART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER CROSBY. 
          YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. 
          COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR DAVID WILLIS, FOREST PARK CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER MOORE. PLEASE STAND. GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. LET'S BOW TOGETHER AND PRAY. FATHER, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DID NOT PAUSE AT THIS TIME AND BRING TO THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS AND OUR HEARTS, OUR WOMEN AND MEN WHO SERVE IN OUR UNITED STATES MILITARY. THEY STAND IN HARM'S WAY THIS MORNING MORE SO THAN NORMAL. 
          AND WE PRAY, ALMIGHTY GOD, WE BESEECH YOU FOR THEIR SAFETY, THAT YOU SURROUND THEM WITH YOUR HEAD, WITH YOUR HEDGE OF PROTECTION, AND THAT YOU DRAW THEM HOME SAFELY TO THEIR FAMILIES ONCE AGAIN. MAY YOU RICHLY BLESS THIS NATION AND PROTECT THE FINE MEN AND WOMEN WHO STAND IN HARM'S WAY TO PROTECT US. NOW, AS WE GATHER HERE TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL AREA THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US, AS WE SEEK TO DO YOUR WILL AND BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE BLESSING OF PANAMA CITY AND BAY COUNTY THAT WE KNOW. MAY YOUR SPIRIT REST IN THIS PLACE. 
          FATHER GOD, I PRAY THAT YOUR BLESSING WOULD REST UPON EACH OF THOSE WHO ARE WILLFULLY STEPPED UP TO SEEK ELECTION AND TO GOVERN. MAY THEYNUE TO FOLLOW YOUR LEAD, AND MAY THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THE TRUE INTESTINAL FORTITUDE TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THOSE WHO HAVE PUT THEM INTO OFFICE, GUIDE THEM, PROTECT THEM, AND BE IN THIS PLACE TODAY AS WE DO THIS WORK, ALL OF THIS THROUGH THE PRECIOUS NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NEXT WILL BE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ARE 
          [APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)]
THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA? NOTHING FROM STAFF, MADAM CHAIR. 
          COULD I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, MISS MARK, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. CARROLL? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. 
          COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. THERE ARE NO 
          [PUBLIC COMMENT]
PRESENTATIONS TODAY, SO WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS OPEN TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. 
          UNLESS IT'S PART OF A PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. SEEING NONE WILL MOVE TO CONSENT AGENDA. BOB. MICA. YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING, MADAM 
          [CONSENT AGENDA]
CHAIR. ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING UNDER CLERK OF COURTS. ITEM ONE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF THE REPORT UNDER BUDGET OFFICE ITEM TWO, CRIME STOPPERS FUNDING AGREEMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN APPROVAL LETTER FOR PANHANDLE CRIME STOPPERS AND RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE CRIME STOPPERS TRUST FUND. ITEM THREE FY 2026 BUDGET AMENDMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD ADOPT RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET AND AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF FUND 150 HURRICANE MICHAEL FUNDS $123,599.60 TO FUND ONE TO FUND 412 ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY. ITEM FOUR AMENDMENT TO TOWING RATE RESOLUTION. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD ADOPT THE ATTACHED AMENDMENT TO THE FEE AND FINE SCHEDULE TO MODIFY THE MAXIMUM TOWING RATES AND ADOPT A FINE FOR VIOLATION OF THE COUNTY'S MAXIMUM TOWING RATE. ORDINANCE ITEM FIVE REVISE PROJECT CLEAR LEASE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE REVISED LEASE WITH PROJECT CLEAR AND THE SEPARATE OPTION TO PURCHASE THE LEASED PROPERTY. ONCE THE TRIUMPH GRANT IS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE SAME ITEM. 
          SIX APPROVAL OF TRIUMPH GRANT FOR PROJECT KILOWATT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH TRIUMPH GULF COAST, INC. FOR PROJECT KILOWATT, THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH VOLTAIR ELECTRIC, INC. AND RELATED INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENTS AND OPTION TO PURCHASE, AND AN ASSIGNMENT OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARINE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND ELECTRIC, INC. AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE SAME AND ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED THEREIN. UNDER COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE. ITEM SEVEN COUNTY MANAGER MICA EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. CLOSEOUT STAFF'S 
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RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. AFFIRM THE COUNTY MANAGER HAS 302.5 HOURS OF ACCRUED PTO AND AUTHORIZED THE PAYOUT OF PTO HOURS AT HIS CURRENT RATE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FOUR B OF THE COUNTY MANAGER'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. ITEM EIGHT COUNTY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, JOEL B SCHUBERT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS THE BOARD CONSIDER PROMOTION OF JOEL SCHUBERT FROM ACTING COUNTY MANAGER TO COUNTY MANAGER AND APPROVE ACCOMPANIED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT UNDER GENERAL SERVICES. ITEM NINE MB MILLER PIER AND RICK SELTZER PARK LEASE LICENSE AGREEMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AUTHORIZED STAFF TO NEGOTIATE A LEASE AND LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH COASTAL PARASAIL, INC. FOR OPERATIONS AT MILLER PIER BAIT AND TACKLE SHOP AND RICK SELTZER PARK UNDER PUBLIC WORKS ITEM TEN, SCOTT GRANT. 
          RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR 2302 BRIDGE REPAIRS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THE COUNTY TO SUBMIT A SMALL COUNTY OUTREACH PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR REPAIRS TO THE COUNTY ROAD 2302 BRIDGE OVER FANNING BAYOU. ITEM 11 RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR NAVY BOULEVARD RESURFACING SCOPE. APPLICATIONS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD. APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE COUNTY TO SUBMIT A SMALL COUNTY OUTREACH PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE RESURFACING OF NAVY BOULEVARD. 
          ITEM 12 RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR SHERMAN AVENUE. SCOTT GRANT APPLICATION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THE COUNTY TO SUBMIT A SMALL COUNTY OUTREACH PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE RESURFACING OF SHERMAN AVENUE UNDER UTILITY SERVICES. ITEM 13 CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES, CONTRACT 2607. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AWARD CONTRACT 26-07 CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THREE ADDITIONAL FILTERS AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND THE AMOUNT OF $946,410, AND DEWBERRY ENGINEERS, INC. AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN ITEM 14, CERTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE CERTIFICATE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE CERTIFICATE. ITEM 15 LOAN AGREEMENT WW 030210. AMENDMENT TWO. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          THE BOARD APPROVE AMENDMENT TWO WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. I'M SORRY, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL PROTECTION STATE REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT WW 030210 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AMENDMENT. MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING. AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION. GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER MOORE? YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. 
          RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. WE MOVE TO REGULAR AGENDA. COUNTY 
          [County Manager’s Office]
MANAGER'S OFFICE, TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, NON COLLECTOR BOARD APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATION. YES, MA'AM. MADAM CHAIR, ITEM 16. TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. NON COLLECTOR BOARD APPOINTMENTS, STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD REVIEW AND APPOINT AN APPLICANT FOR THE VACANT NON COLLECTOR COUNTY SEAT FOR A TERM SET TO EXPIRE ON 1230 2028. 
          MADAM CHAIR, IF I COULD JUST DESCRIBE THE PROCESS. SO REGARDING THE PROCESS, THE BOARD WILL USE A RANKED CHOICE VOTING METHOD CONDUCTED IN THE OPEN AND ON THE RECORD. EACH MEMBER WILL COMPLETE A WRITTEN RANKING FORM THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU, RANKING THEIR TOP THREE CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE, EACH BALLOT MUST BE SIGNED. THE BALLOTS ARE PUBLIC RECORD AND WILL BE COLLECTED BY THE CLERK, AND TALLIED POINTS WILL BE ASSIGNED AS FOLLOWS THREE POINTS FOR A FIRST CHOICE RANKING, TWO POINTS FOR A SECOND CHOICE, AND ONE POINT FOR A THIRD CHOICE. AND WE WOULD RECOMMEND AFTER YOU RANK THE TOP THREE, THAT FOR A FIVE MINUTE RECESS TO ALLOW MISS PATRICE TO TALLY THOSE VOTES. IF THERE IS NO CLEAR CUT NUMBER ONE CHOICE. IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS NO CANDIDATE THAT IS NUMBER ONE ON ALL THREE LISTS. 
          THE CLERK WILL READ ALOUD THE SCORING, AND THE TOP THREE WOULD THEN BE PUT BACK TO YOU. 
          THERE'S A SECOND VOTING FORM BLOCK THERE, AND YOU WOULD RANK THE TOP THREE POINT GETTERS. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR IN THE FIRST ROUND IS JUST TO RANK YOUR TOP THREE CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE ONE, TWO AND THREE, AND WOULD SUGGEST A FIVE MINUTE RECESS FOR THE CLERK TO TALLY THOSE RESULTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IF EVERYONE WILL GO AHEAD AND JUST FILL IN YOUR TOP THREE. THE NAMES ARE LISTED AT THE BOTTOM IF YOU NEED TO. 
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WE'LL JUST TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS WHILE SHE COUNTS THE VOTES. THANK YOU. 
          PLEASE. WILL. FLEMING RECEIVED THREE THREE VOTES. JUST TO CLARIFY, WILL FLEMING RECEIVED THREE NUMBER ONE VOTES. SO BY THE PROCESS THAT WE READ ALOUD. THE CHAIRMAN WOULD NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR A SECOND VOTE IF, AS WE STATED, IF ONE CANDIDATE GOT THE MAJORITY OF THE NUMBER ONE VOTES, THANK YOU. WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR WILL FLEMING? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT WILL FLEMING TO THE TDC BOARD. SECOND, WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. IF YOU COULD CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. 
          YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. 
          COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IF I COULD, I JUST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE APPLICANTS. WE HAD 11 PEOPLE PUT IN FOR THIS. THAT'S INCREDIBLE. ANYONE THAT WE WOULD HAVE CHOSEN, WE HAD ANYWHERE FROM CHAMBER CEOS, PAST TDC DIRECTORS INVOLVED IN MARKETING, FORMER PAST COUNCILMAN, GOLF PROS, FILM DIRECTORS, RETIRED EDGEWATER BEACH RESORT, SALTWATER GRILL, MARKETING, TREASURE ISLAND. I MEAN, THEY WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT SHOWS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR BAY COUNTY. AND I PERSONALLY JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE JUST GET ONE APPLICANT, AND IT WAS JUST REMARKABLE TO TO SEE THE THE AMOUNT OF LOVE FOR BAY COUNTY. AND THERE'S OTHER SEATS THAT WILL COME OPEN. SO SO PLEASE DON'T STOP HERE. KEEP KEEP SUBMITTING BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE A PASSION FOR BAY COUNTY. SO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. 
          WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING. NOW BRYAN COUNTY ATTORNEY. YES, MA'AM. THIS ITEM INVOLVES THE AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWING RATE ORDINANCE. STATE LAW RECENTLY WAS AMENDED TO REQUIRE THAT COUNTIES ADOPT A PROCESS FOR INVESTIGATING AND RESOLVING COMPLAINTS REGARDING FEES CHARGED IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM TOWING RATES ADOPTED BY THE BOARD. THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE ALLOWS IMPACTED PARTIES TO FILE WRITTEN COMPLAINTS WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER. IF THE STAFF DETERMINES THAT THE COMPLAINT HAS MERIT, IT CAN REFER THE MATTER TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. IF THE MATTERS INVOLVE MATTERS OCCURRING IN UNINCORPORATED BAY COUNTY OR TO THE APPLICABLE MUNICIPALITY FOR FURTHER ACTION. IF IT INVOLVES SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED INSIDE A INCORPORATED AREA. THIS IS A REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          THANK YOU. THIS ITEM IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. HASSIE WHITE WHITE'S WRECKER SERVICE 6120 HIGHWAY 22, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE THE STATE DID ADOPT THIS NEW LAW, WHERE YOU CAN ONLY CHARGE WHATEVER IS ON THE RATE SHEET LISTED OUT BY THE COUNTY. THAT RATE SHEET DOES NOT INCLUDE THINGS FROM VERY SMALL ITEMS, LIKE OPEN UP FEES AFTER HOURS TO VERY LARGE ITEMS LIKE SKID STEERS, DIVERS. ROLL OFF CONTAINERS, JUST VERY LIKE NUMEROUS DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE TO YOU GUYS SOMETIMES DO CLEAN UP ACCIDENT SCENES, AND IF WE CAN'T CHARGE SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN'T PUT OUR EXPENSE OFF ON SOMEBODY ELSE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE FOR THE COUNTY OR THE STATE OR ANYBODY. BUT THE STATE HAS TOLD US THAT THE COUNTY SETS THESE RATES, AND WE CAN'T GO ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE COUNTY SAYS, YOU KNOW, SO, I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO AFFECT US AND YOUR ROADWAYS AND EVERYTHING ON A VERY LARGE SCALE. AND I'M JUST I'M PROPOSING THAT YOU GUYS TAKE A LOOK AT THAT RATE SHEET AND, YOU KNOW, ADD THE NECESSARY THINGS. I'M NOT ASKING FOR CRAZY AMOUNTS OF MONEY. I'M ASKING FOR WHAT? YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO STAY OPERABLE AND TO DO OUR JOB. 
          THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING, HONESTLY, IF YOU WANT TO SET UP A WORKSHOP WITH US AND OTHER 
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TOWING COMPANIES ARE WELCOME TO JOIN WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO DO. I MEAN, WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WHAT THINGS COST, YOU KNOW, AND WHAT WE NEED TO GET OUT OF IT. I MEAN, JUST IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY, REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? HI, MY NAME IS RYAN ROTHERMEL. I'M A BAY COUNTY RESIDENT. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE THE HIRING PROCESS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF VISIT PANAMA CITY BEACH WAS NOT CONDUCTED IN A TRANSPARENT, COMMUNITY CENTERED WAY. YOUR BOARD PUBLICLY PROMISED. AT THE LAST TDC MEETING, IT WAS STATED THAT WE ARE ON TOWING RATE FEE ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW. NO, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT COMING RIGHT UP, IF YOU'LL IF YOU'LL COME BACK UP DURING MY MISTAKE. NO PROBLEM. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE TOWING RATE FEE ORDINANCE? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHERS WITH THE BOARD HAVE A COMMENT. 
          ANY COMMENTS? DISCUSSION. WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSED. BACK. SORRY. COMPUTER SLIP. I'M DOING AN AMENDMENT TO THE TOWING RATE SCHEDULE CHANGING. GOT A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MA'AM? COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. 
          YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PIECE. 
          [County Attorney]
YES, MA'AM. REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 15 OF THE BOOK. CODE OF ORDINANCES. ALICIA CARUTHERS. 
          YES, MA'AM. I'LL BE PLAYING THE ROLE OF ALICIA CARUTHERS TODAY. THE THE STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED A CHANGE TO THE SECTION OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE WHICH ADDRESSES CONCNS OR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE, AND NECESSITY PURSUANT TO THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE PREVIOUSLY, CERTAIN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES WERE REQUIRED TO BE MADE TO THE COUNTY AS PART OF THE CPCN APPLICATION PROCESS. THE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD REMOVE THE DISCLOSURES AS A REQUIREMENT BECAUSE REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL ABILITY OF OF THE APPLICANT TO RENDER SAFE AND COMFORTABLE SERVICES IS ALREADY PROVIDED FOR IN OTHER PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE. SO THIS IS THIS IS JUST CHANGING A DUPLICATE PROVISION OF OUR ORDINANCES. ALL RIGHT. THIS ITEM IS NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE. LIKE TO SPEAK. WE'RE SPEAKING NOW ON REVISIONS OF CHAPTER 15 OF THE BOSQUE COURT CODE OF ORDINANCE. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY. SEEING NONE. ANY DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. 
          YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. WE ARE NOW IN PUBLIC. COMMENT, OPEN TO ANY ISSUES. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. HI, MY NAME IS RYAN ROTHERMEL AND I'M A BAY COUNTY RESIDENT. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE THE HIRING PROCESS FOR THE PRESIDENT CEO OF VISIT PANAMA CITY BEACH WAS NOT CONDUCTED IN THE TRANSPARENT, COMMUNITY CENTERED WAY YOUR BOARD PUBLICLY PROMISED. AT THE LAST TDC MEETING, IT WAS STATED THAT ANY APPLICANT WHO MET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WOULD RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW. I MET EVERY ONE OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND I EXCEEDED THEM. I HOLD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MARKETING FROM RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, A MASTER'S OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY, AND I HAVE OVER TEN YEARS OF SENIOR LEVEL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IN 
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RESTORATION, PROJECT OVERSIGHT AND FINANCIAL REVIEW. MY BACKGROUND IS NOT THEORETICAL. 
          IT'S LIVED. I HAVE SPENT YEARS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FAMILIES, PROPERTY OWNERS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES DURING SOME OF THE HARDEST MOMENTS OF THEIR LIVES. THAT EXPERIENCE SHAPED MY BELIEF THAT LEADERSHIP IS ULTIMATELY ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND SERVICE. 
          THOSE VALUES ARE ALSO THE ONES THIS COMMUNITY DESERVES FROM THIS TOURISM LEADERSHIP. YET DESPITE MEETING EVERY MINIMUM QUALIFICATION, I WAS REJECTED 91 MINUTES AFTER APPLYING. I WAS NOT INTERVIEWED. I WAS NOT CONTACTED. I WAS SIMPLY REJECTED. YOU CANNOT MEANINGFULLY REVIEW A CEO APPLICATION, RESUME, ACADEMIC HISTORY AND LEADERSHIP PORTFOLIO, MUCH LESS COMPARE ALL APPLICANTS IN UNDER TWO HOURS. NOT FOR A SIX FIGURE EXECUTIVE ROLE, AND CERTAINLY NOT UNDER THE TRANSPARENCY STANDARDS YOUR BOARD COMMITTED TO. AND WHEN I EMAILED HR ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION, THE RESPONSE MOVED THE GOALPOST AND SHIFTED CRITERIA AFTER THE FACT, FURTHER PROVING THIS WAS NOT AN OPEN PROCESS. THIS WASN'T A REVIEW. IT WAS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION. AND WHEN A HIRING PROCESS IS PREDETERMINED, PUBLIC TRUST IS DAMAGED. NOT BECAUSE I WASN'T CHOSEN, BUT BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY WAS MISLED. I WANT TO BE CLEAR. I'M NOT HERE ASKING FOR THE JOB. I'M HERE BECAUSE BAY COUNTY DESERVES TO KNOW THAT THE HIRING PROCESS DID NOT MATCH WITH THE TDC PROMISED PUBLICLY. 
          I MET EVERY QUALIFICATION AND YET I WAS DENIED THE FAIR INTERVIEW I WAS TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME BEING HIRED. THIS IS ABOUT THE PROCESS. AND SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT TODAY. WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE TDC CHAIR? WERE COMMISSIONERS GIVEN THE APPLICATIONS IN ADVANCE AND WHERE THEY EVALUATED BASED ON DEFINED CRITERIA, OR SIMPLY RANKING NAMES ON A SHEET? THE SELECTION PROCESS MUST MATCH THE PROMISES MADE IN PUBLIC. 
          AND RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DAVID HUBBARD, 45 WAHOO ROAD, PANAMA CITY BEACH. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A STINT IN THE MILITARY, I'VE BEEN A LIFETIME RESIDENT OF PANAMA CITY BEACH. MY PURPOSE TODAY IS TO REQUEST THE SUNSET OF THE TDC AND THE CVB OFFICES. I BELIEVE THAT THE PUBLIC TRUST IN THESE AGENCIES IS UNREPAIRABLE AND I'M. AND THE REMAINING FUNDING SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE POLICE AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO BOOST THEIR CAPABILITIES. 
          TODAY WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS IN JAIL. WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS THAT RESIGNED IN DISGRACE, AND WE HAD ONE ALLOWED HIS MEMBERSHIP TO LAPSE. OVER $1 MILLION WAS SPENT ON LUXURY ITEMS AND TRAVEL. CREDIT CARDS WERE ISSUED WITH NO SPENDING LIMIT. PAGES WERE RIPPED FROM THE FORMAL AUDIT. AND ALL THESE THINGS POINT TO THE LACK OF LEADERSHIP AND A CULTURE OF CORRUPTION. IF ONLY THE BOARD WAS ENFORCING COMMON BUSINESS PRACTICES, ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. FOR EXAMPLE, ENFORCING A TWO WEEK MANDATORY LEAVE POLICY. MANY FRAUDS COME TO LIGHT AFTER EMPLOYEES GO ON VACATION. OTHER STAFF MEMBERS TAKE THEIR TAKE THEIR POSITIONS, CONDUCTING A THOROUGH BACKGROUND CHECK PRIOR TO HIRING NEW EMPLOYEES. AARON LEE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HIRED IF HIS $61,000 LAWSUIT WITH AMEX AND HAVING BANK RECONCILIATIONS FORMALLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE PREPARER. THIS LACK OF REVIEW RESULTED IN MATERIAL ERRORS AND FRAUD GOING UNDETECTED, MONITORING EMPLOYEES LIFESTYLE CHANGES THAT DO NOT MATCH THEIR OWN INCOME. AARON'S EXCESSIVE SPENDING WAS ON DISPLAY FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD TO SEE ON FACEBOOK. BUYING TWO NEW HORSES, DRINKING MAGNUMS OF DOM PERIGNON AT CAPTAIN ANDERSON'S LUXURY TRAVEL TO ROME, GREECE, BORA BORA AND MOST NOTABLY, ABU DHABI, WHERE HE WAS STAYING AT THE BURJ AL ARAB, WHICH IS THE ONLY SEVEN STAR RESORT IN THE WORLD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE BOARD CAN CLAIM TO BE A GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT AT THE SAME TIME. ACCOUNTING, BUDGETING AND HR PROCEDURES AND MORE ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, WHICH MAKES THIS ORGANIZATION RIPE FOR CORRUPTION. IN SHORT, WHEN WE NEEDED STRONG LEADERSHIP, IT WAS ABSENT CURRENT EFFORTS TO REFORM THE TDC PROCEDURES ARE 17 YEARS LATE, AND IT'S INCONCEIVABLE THAT THE CREW THAT WE HAVE NOW WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE PROBLEMS CAN MAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS. THEIR FUNDS WILL BE BETTER USED, ENHANCING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PREVENT NEGATIVE 
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NEWS REPORTS, WHICH WE HAVE RECEIVED. WE HAVE SHOOTOUTS DURING SPRING BREAK, A RASH OF DROWNINGS ON PANAMA CITY BEACH, DOLPHIN DEATHS AT GULF WORLD. AND THEN WE DECIDED TO RESTRICT ACTIVITY LIKE NO DRINKING ON A SANDY BEACH AND CURFEW'S AT 8 P.M. AND ALL OF THESE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A REDUCTION IN TOURISM. SO IN SHORT, I'D JUST LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THESE FUNDS WILL BE GIVEN TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND PLEASE CLOSE THE TDC. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEECH STREET. CLARA, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU. I GOT THE BODY CAM FOOTAGE OF WHERE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TOOK AND CUT THEIR WAY THROUGH A PRIVACY FENCE. I APPRECIATE YOU SAVING MY DRIFTWOOD. I APPRECIATE YOU SAVING MY FENCE BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE THEM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THEY STILL TOOK MY MASK. THEY STILL TOOK ALL OF MY STUFF, YOU KNOW? AND THEN THAT LADY THAT I WAS TALKING TO, THAT WAS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WHO RIPPED ME OF EVERY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS I HAVE. YET AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE FOURTH AMENDMENT IS SIMPLE FOR A REASON. DURING THE MEANTIME, LIKE I SAY, I PUT SWEAT EQUITY IN MY HOME. THAT TIMBER THAT THEY TOOK, I PAID SOMEBODY $200 JUST TO BRING ALL THAT TIMBER ON THAT PROPERTY, WHICH WAS BEHIND A PRIVACY FENCE. AND I CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE OTHER DAY THAT Y'ALL GUYS HAD SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A THREAT. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE PEOPLE, SINCE I FOUND OUT THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS ROBBING THE PEOPLE OF THEIR PROPERTIES. 
          WHAT HAPPENED TO ME? WHAT DID I DO? WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT LISTENING TO AUDIO. WE'RE JUST TALKING JUST TO YOU. CUT THAT OFF, PLEASE. OKAY, GO AHEAD AND CUT THAT OFF. THANK YOU. THIS RIGHT HERE IS WHERE THEY TOOK IN A. THIS IS THE LAWYER THAT THEY PUT ME IN THE ROOM WITH BEFORE WITH THE BILL. DOZIER SENT ME IN A ROOM WITH A LAWYER. PLEASE TURN THAT OFF. TURN THAT OFF SO THAT WE CAN HEAR YOU SPEAK. I AM, BUT I WANT Y'ALL TO HEAR THE RECORDING FOR WHERE I WAS. TURN THE TURN THE TURN THE AUDIO OFF. NOW YOU TALK TO US. THANK YOU. OKAY. WHENEVER THEY PUT ME IN A ROOM, BILL DOZIER PUT ME IN A ROOM WITH A LAWYER. THE LAWYER TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO FRAME ME FOR BEING CRAZY. NOW THEY'RE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AGAIN. THE JUDGE WON'T LET ME PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE IN MY DEFENSE OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. I PLAYED ALL THIS TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. THEY FORGED MY NAME IN THE COURTS YET AGAIN, YOU KNOW, AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, I PUT ALL THIS PUBLIC RECORD, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO PLAY IT. BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING TO ME IN THE COURTS. AND WHENEVER THEY WON'T LET ME PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE IN MY DEFENSE, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I'M SITTING HERE, EVERYBODY TRIES TO CALL ME CRAZY. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD HOW MANY YEARS NOW TO TAKE AND RUN EVERYTHING ABOUT ME IN THE MEDIA AND ON THE NEWSPAPER AND ALL THE RUMORS THAT THEY CAN START ABOUT ME. YOU KNOW, I GOT A MAN TELLING ME I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD TEN YEARS AGO. I'VE GOT A LAWYER TELLING ME THEY'RE GOING TO FRAME ME AND GIVE ME DRUGS TO MAKE ME GO CRAZY. YOU KNOW, IF I DON'T QUIT TAKING THEM ON AND TAKING THEM ON, WHO IS? I'M TAKING ON THE PEOPLE THAT ROBBED THE LITTLE LADY FOR $16,000 FOR ONE DAY'S LABOR, YOU KNOW. AND THEN WHEN SHE WENT TO PAY IT, THEY TOOK AND THEY TURNED AROUND AND TRIED TO CHARGE HER 42,000 THAT WAS ON PANAMA CITY BEACH, BECAUSE I COULDN'T COME HERE. BUT DURING THE MEANTIME, THEY'RE DOING THE SAME THING AND TAKING THE PROPERTIES HERE, THAT'S WHAT. AND THAT'S HOW THEY SHORT SOLD MY PROPERTY ON THE TAXES. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. I'M SHAMIKA HOWARD. I WAS ATTACKED ON NOVEMBER THE 9TH. I WAS IN HERE THE LAST MEETING AND I'M TRYING TO ASK FOR A CHANGE OF A LAW OF DOGS AND SQUATTERS AND THEIR DOGS. I HEARD A CHILD WAS BIT WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, AND I'VE HEARD THAT AN ADULT HAS BEEN ALSO BIT. I ASKED, COULD I PLEASE PASS THIS TO Y'ALL SO WE CAN CHANGE THIS? THIS IS 21 OF EVIDENCE THAT PROVES THAT THIS THIS HAS TO CHANGE. YOU CAN GIVE IT TO HER. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          I JUST ASKED, PLEASE. I, I STAND HERE AND I FIGHT. EVERY TIME Y'ALL HAVE THIS MEETING, I'M GOING TO BE HERE. THIS LAW HAS TO CHANGE. I, I FEEL SORRY FOR THE KID BECAUSE I DON'T 
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KNOW WHAT THE KID LOOKS LIKE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE THE OLDER GUY LOOKS LIKE, BUT I CAN IMAGINE WHAT I LOOK LIKE. AND THE KID HAD ONE DOG. I HAD A PACK. I WE CAN'T LET THIS KEEP GOING ON. WE JUST CAN'T. THANK YOU YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT? NO REPORT. COUNTY MANAGER REPORT. YES, 
          [COUNTY MANAGER REPORT]
MA'AM. MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU'RE AWARE, THIS IS MY LAST OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING, AND IT'S ALSO MY LAST OFFICIAL DAY AS COUNTY MANAGER. SO I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT. ROBERT, I THINK HAS BEEN WITH ME THE LONGEST, AND CERTAINLY I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH ALL, ALL THE REST OF YOU. BUT I REALLY WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO COUNTY STAFF AND LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH THEY'RE APPRECIATED. ANY SUCCESS THAT I'VE ENJOYED HAS BEEN AS A AS A RESULT OF ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND THE TIME AND THE EFFORT THEY'VE PUT IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I CERTAINLY CAN'T GET AROUND TO SEE ALL 700 PLUS OF OUR EMPLOYEES. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY THANK THEM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO. THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN GOOD HANDS WITH MISTER, MR. SCHUBERT AND THE REST OF THE TEAM. WE'VE DONE A REALLY FOCUSED JOB HERE, MAKING SURE WE'VE HAD A SUCCESSION PLAN. AND SO I'M PRETTY SURE THE COUNTY WON'T WON'T MISS A BEAT. Y'ALL ARE IN GOOD HANDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORKING WITH YOU IN MY NEW CAPACITY AS THE DIRECTOR AT PORT PANAMA CITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN 
          [CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
AND COMMISSIONER. COMMENTS. WE'LL START WITH THE COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL, I WANT TO THANK BOB. BOB, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO BAY COUNTY. IT'S BEEN AWESOME WORKING WITH YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COUNTY AND THIS BOARD. 
          I WANT TO OFFER PRAYERS TO JEFF MCCONNELL'S FAMILY. WE LOST JEFF MCCONNELL LAST WEEK. HE WAS A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY. PANAMA CITY BEACH FORMER COMMISSIONER, PLEASE KEEP HIS SONS IN YOUR PRAYERS. ALSO, WE WANT TO THANK OUR SERVICE ARMS, MEN AND WOMEN FOR BEING IN THE LINE OF DUTY TODAY AND AND DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING OVERSEAS. PLEASE KEEP THOSE THOSE SERVICE MEMBERS IN YOUR PRAYERS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU SIR. 
          COMMISSIONER CAROL. YES, MA'AM. JUST A FEW THINGS. BOB KIND OF SAID OUR GOODBYES A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, BUT JUST KIND OF REITERATE, I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO SERVE WITH YOU. I THINK YOU'VE BEEN HERE 11 YEARS. I'VE BEEN HERE TEN. SO WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER A LONG TIME. WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS HURRICANES, TORNADOES, WILDFIRES, JUST EVERYTHING COULD BE THROWN AT US. WE BATTLED IT TOGETHER AND BEEN PROUD TO BE HERE WITH YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS AT THE PORT. YOU'RE THE ONE THAT ASSEMBLED THE TEAM THAT'S HERE. SO THE TEAM IS IN GREAT SHAPE. JOEL HAS BEEN UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS. SO I MEAN IT REALLY, I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S GOING TO NOTICE THE TRANSITION INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING FROM A MAGICA TO A SCHUBERT. SO THAT'S A JOKE. NO ONE PRONOUNCES HIS NAME CORRECTLY. 
          SO. BUT ANYWAY, JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU. AND JOEL, THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP. BE WILLING TO SERVE. YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS. WE'RE EXCITING FOR NEW THINGS TO COME. A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS SATURDAY. THE SOUTHPORT RECREATIONAL COMPLEX IS HAVING A GRAND OPENING THAT IS AT 8598 HIGHWAY 77. I THINK EVERYBODY'S HAVING THEIR OPENING DAY FOR BASEBALL. 
          NO DIFFERENT. SOUTHPORT JUST GETS A BRAND NEW FACILITY THAT THEY'RE STARTING OUT THIS YEAR. 
          SO PLEASE COME OUT, BE AT 9 A.M. AND I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD SAID. WE LOST TWO GOOD MEN LAST WEEK. WE AS MEN CAN BE FATHERS WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. BUT IT TAKES A SPECIAL MAN TO BE A DAD, TO BE A DADDY. AND TWO MEN THAT WE LOST LAST WEEK. THEY BOTH HAD TWO CHILDREN. ONE OF THEM I GREW UP. MY GIRLS PLAYED SOCCER TOGETHER AND IT JUST IT'S TOUGH TO SEE A DAD THAT JUST TRULY LOVES HIS KIDS, LIVES FOR HIS KIDS AND JUST IT HURTS MY HEART. BUT THERE WAS FRED WOMACK AND ALSO JEFF MCCONNELL, BOTH GREAT MEN. AND JUST THERE ARE JUST NO WORDS OTHER THAN HUG YOUR KIDS EVERY DAY. LIFE IS SHORT. WE HAVEN'T MUCH TIME TO GLADDEN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO TRAVEL WITH US. SO EVERY DAY, REACH OUT. TELL YOUR FRIENDS YOU LOVE THEM. TELL YOUR BROTHERS YOU LOVE THEM, YOUR MOMS, YOUR DADS. 
          SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. JUST TO THE TDC APPLICANTS THAT APPLIED FOR THIS POSITION, I JUST WANTED TO SAY AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS. PLEASE DON'T THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET APPOINTED, YOU CAN'T SERVE THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET IS THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS TO HELP YOUR COMMUNITY. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SITTING AT A DICE. MOST. MOST OF THE AFFECTED CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS MADE BY FOLKS THAT DO NOT SIT ON BOARDS. SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO JUST INVEST IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND REAP THE BENEFITS FOR EVERYONE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'VE GOT SPRING BREAKS COMING UP. AS I ALWAYS JOKE, I GREW UP IN GEORGIA AND I'VE 
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TOLD ALL MY FAMILY, Y'ALL HAVE SPRING BREAK, WE HAVE SPRING BREAKS. Y'ALL ROLL IN AND OUT LIKE THE WAVES. SO JUST AS THEY'RE COMING IN, PLEASE BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THEM. BOB, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU THROUGH THE YEARS, BOTH WHEN I WAS AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND NOW THROUGH THIS. LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORKING WITH YOU AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE WILL BOTH BE SERVING. JOEL, EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU. I HAD A LOT OF FUN THROUGH THE YEARS WITH YOU AS WELL, JUST FROM WORKING ON HOUSING TO EVERYTHING ELSE, I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. I'M GOING TO GET EMOTIONAL ON THIS ONE. WAS QUITE CLOSE TO BOTH FRED AND JEFF, AND IT WAS A DOUBLE WHAMMY ON FRIDAY TO HEAR THAT TWO OF YOUR FRIENDS HAD PASSED. FRED, I GOT TO REALLY KNOW VERY WELL FROM HIS WORK WITH DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE. HE WASN'T JUST A DAD. HE WAS SOMEBODY THAT LOVED KIDS. AND IT'S HARD TO LOSE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE HE INVESTED IN THE KIDS THAT WERE UNLOVABLE, AND HE DID WHAT HE COULD TO HELP WHERE HE COULD. 
          HE WAS A GENUINE SAINT. AND TO THOSE THAT DIDN'T AGREE WITH JEFF AND WHAT HE SERVED AND WHAT HE DID, YOU KNOW, IF YOU EVER WATCHED HIM WITH HIS KIDS, YOU'D UNDERSTAND THE DEPTH OF THE LOVE THAT MAN HAD FOR HIS CHILDREN. AND HE'S GOT TWO MINOR BOYS NOW THAT ARE WITHOUT A FATHER, AND HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THEM. THEY WERE HIS WORLD. AND SO TO THAT, TO ECHO WHAT ROBERT SAID, IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, TELL THEM BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GUARANTEED. AND THEN FINALLY, HE STOLE MY THUNDER ON THE ONE THING THAT I'VE BEEN PUSHING HARD FOR. BUT THIS SATURDAY MORNING AT 9 A.M. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SOUTHPORT BALLPARK OPENING UP IN THE SPORTS PARK AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING NEW FOR THE COMMUNITY UP THERE WITH THE WALKING TRACK AND EVERYTHING. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I WOULD LOVE IT IF Y'ALL ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT. IF NOT, UNDERSTAND, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING SOME BASEBALL PLAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CROSBY. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO JUMP ON THE BACK OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS ON THIS. FRED AND BETHANY HAVE KNOWN THEM FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. I HAD DAUGHTERS WHO LOVED SOCCER AND GREW UP PLAYING WITH FRED AND MY YOUNGEST, HE AFFECTIONATELY CALLED SPARK PLUG. AND THIS IS SOMETHING EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT, IT'S I THINK OF FRED. JUST PRAYERS TO THEIR FAMILY AND TO THE MCCONNELL FAMILY. BOB, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE HERE. US BEING NEW COMMISSIONERS, WE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR GUIDANCE AND HELPING US NAVIGATE THESE THIS FIRST YEAR PLUS OF SERVICE TO THE COUNTY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SATURDAY. I KNOW EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FORWARD TO SATURDAY AND KICKING OFF THE THE TRADITIONS THAT WILL BE MADE AT SOUTHPORT BALLPARK. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          THANK YOU. FIRST, LET ME THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING UP WITH MY LARYNGITIS TODAY. I KNOW IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND ME. BOB. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS COUNTY AND FOR CERTAINLY FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TRYING TO GET ME UNDER CONTROL. GOOD JOB. SORTA. RED. RIGHT. RETURN. GOOD LUCK. I JUST WANT TO SAY, GOD, PLEASE LOOK OVER OUR TROOPS. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN. PLEASE JOIN US IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE ADJOURN IN PURCHASING, IN THE PURCHASING CONFERENCE ROOM FOR REFRESHMENTS AS WE GATHER TO WISH BOB A FAREWELL AS HE LEAVES US FOR HIS NEW APPOINTMENT AT THE PORT OF PANAMA. AUTHORIZED DIRECTOR. YES, SIR. I WOULD LIKE TO STAND AND GIVE BOB A OVATION. MAN, WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE OF BOB.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.