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Appointments to the Pinellas County Charter Review Commission (Board of County Commissioners as a whole).
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Recommended Action:
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Approve appointments to the Pinellas County Charter Review Commission in the following categories:
• Appoint one County Commissioner
o Commissioner Dave Eggers
o Commissioner Rene Flowers
• Appoint one Constitutional Officer
o Mike Twitty, Pinellas County Property Appraiser
• Appoint one member of the Pinellas Legislative Delegation
o Nick DiCeglie, State Senator
• Appoint one Municipal Elected Official
o Ann-Marie Brooks, City of Madeira Beach, Commissioner
• Appoint the nominations from the seven Commissioners
o Mark Strickland - Commissioner Long
o Ashley Overend - Commissioner Scott
o Tom Steck - Commissioner Justice
o Robert Posavec - Commissioner Eggers
o Brian Aungst, Jr. - Commissioner Latvala
o Richard Butler - Commissioner Peters
o Terri Lipsey Scott - Commissioner Flowers
• Appoint two members of the public at-large.
• The Clerk has ballots.
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Background Information:
In 1968, Florida voters amended the state constitution to provide counties with the power to govern themselves, often referred to as home-rule. Twenty of Florida’s 67 counties are Charter Counties. Pinellas County became a Charter County in 1980, with approval of the voters. The Pinellas County Charter Review Commission meets every 8 years to review the Charter and make recommendations to amend the Charter. The composition of the Pinellas County Charter Review Commission is as follows:
• One (1) County Commissioner
• One (1) Constitutional Officer
• One (1) member of the Pinellas Legislative Delegation residing in Pinellas County
• One (1) Municipal Elected Official
• Seven (7) members from the public, each of whom shall be nominated by a Commissioner from among the residents of that Commissioner’s district, and none of whom shall be an elected official
• Two (2) members from the public at-large, neither of whom shall be an elected official
Attachments:
News Release CRC Applications (original)
News Release CRC deadline extended
Pinellas County Charter Review Commission Presentation
Applications/Resumes
Ballots/Worksheets
- Commissioner Appointment
- Confirmation of Nominated Elected Officials
- Confirmation of Commissioner Individual Nominations
- Public At Large Appointments
Partner(s):
Nancy McKibben, Assistant to the County Administrator