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Appointments to the Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. (Board of County Commissioners as a whole).
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Recommended Action:
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Approve the appointments of Mr. Kyle Martin and Ms. Carolyn Michael to continue serving on the Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. (POC) as appointees by the Board of County Commissioners as a whole.
• An appointment to the Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. is for a term of five years. Due to the governing documents of the Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. the Board of County Commissioners must ratify their current appointees annually and provide a letter to the POC stating this has occurred.
• Current Appointees:
o Kyle Martin is serving his second term which began on April 21, 2025, and ends on April 20, 2029.
o Carolyn Michael is serving her first term which began on July 16, 2024, and will end on July 30, 2028.
• Once ratified by the Commission, the Chair shall send a letter to the Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. sharing the results of this item.
• A voice vote will suffice.
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Background Information:
The Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. envisions a community in which every individual is financially self-sufficient; is empowered to help bring about positive change in their neighborhoods; and has access to resources that will enable them to reach their full potential. The POC pursues this vision by forging partnerships and offering services which create hope, offer support, cultivate new skills, and provide guidance that will lead to an improved and better community in which to live. Their mission is to help alleviate conditions of poverty, revitalize local communities, and promote self-sufficiency by mobilizing resources to develop and implement programs that deliver an array of services to address various individual, family and community needs.
The Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. provides a number of community services including financial emergency assistance, food and nutrition, financial counseling, homeless assistance (when possible), senior assistance, a retired senior volunteer program, an HIV home care program, Head Start, and the CHORE program for the elderly.
Per Florida Statute, the membership makeup is a tripartite board: one third must be democratically selected representatives of low income individuals and families who reside in the geographic area; the second third must be elected officials holding office at the time of their selection or their representatives; and the final group is composed of business, industry, labor, religious, law enforcement, education, or other major groups and interest in the community served. The Board of County Commissioners appoints two public sector members.
Attachments:
POC Board Roster
Application Packet
Letter received from POC
Partner(s):
Pattye L. Sawyer, Executive Director, Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc.