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TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Naples, Florida, September 19, 2013
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County
Commissioners, in and for the County of Collier, having conducted
business herein, met on this date at 9:00 a.m. in BUDGET SESSION
in Building "F" of the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida,
with the following members present:
CHAIRWOMAN: Georgia Hiller
Fred Coyle
Donna Fiala
Tom Henning
Tim Nance
ALSO PRESENT:
Jeffrey Klatzkow, County Attorney
Leo E. Ochs, Jr., County Manager
Tim Durham, Corporate Business Operations Executive Manager
Troy Miller, Manager of Television Operations
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Community Redevelopment Agency Board (CRAB)
Airport Authority
AGENDA
Board of County Commission Chambers
Collier County Government Center
3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor
Naples, FL 34112
BUDGET SESSION
September 19, 2013
5:05 PM
Georgia Hiller - BCC Chairwoman; BCC Commissioner, District 2
Tom Henning - BCC Vice - Chairman; BCC Commissioner, District 3
Donna Fiala - BCC Commissioner, District 1; CRAB Vice - Chairman
Fred W. Coyle - BCC Commissioner, District 4
Tim Nance - BCC Commissioner, District 5; CRAB Chairman
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REGISTER PRIOR TO SPEAKING.
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TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
ALL REGISTERED SPEAKERS WILL RECEIVE UP TO THREE (3) MINUTES
UNLESS THE TIME IS ADJUSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN.
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ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE COLLIER COUNTY FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT LOCATED AT 3335 EAST TAMIAMI TRAIL,
SUITE 1, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34112 -5356, (239) 252 -8380; ASSISTED
LISTENING DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ARE AVAILABLE IN
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE.
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING — Collier County FY 2013 -14 Budget
A. Discussion of FY 2013 -14 Millage Rates and Increases Over the Rolled
Back Millage Rates
B. Discussion of Further Amendments to the Tentative Budget
C. Public Comments and Questions
D. Resolution to Amend the Tentative Budgets
E. Public Reading of the Taxing Authority Levying Millage, the Name of the
Taxing Authority, the Rolled -Back Rate, the Percentage Increase, and the
Millage Rate to be Levied.
F. Adoption of Resolution Setting Millage Rates. Note: A separate motion is
required for the Dependent District millage rates; and a separate motion is
required for the remaining millage rates.
G. Resolution to Adopt the Final Budget by Fund. Note: a separate motion is
required for the Dependent District budgets; and a separate motion is
required for the remaining budgets.
3. ADJOURN
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MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, you have a live mic.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Good afternoon, ladies and
gentlemen. I'd like to call this meeting to order.
County Manager?
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am, would you like to begin with the
Pledge of Allegiance this evening?
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: I would.
MR. OCHS: Thank you.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: County Manager, would you lead us
in the pledge?
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am.
(Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.)
MR. OCHS: Commissioners, this is the second of two statutorily
required advertised public hearings to adopt your fiscal 2013 -2014
county budget.
At this point I will turn the proceedings over to Mr. Isackson,
unless the Board has any questions.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Does the Board have any questions?
Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: This is pretty much a slam dunk,
right?
MR. ISACKSON: Well, Commissioner --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Is this budget going to swim?
MR. ISACKSON: It won several Olympics, so I think it will be
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Mark has done an excellent job, and
so has staff in compiling this. So Commissioner Henning, I think
there is more likely than not going to be support to get this concluded
tonight.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Looks like there's a target on
this budget. Bulls Eye. Baseball.
MR. ISACKSON: Yes.
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MR. OCHS: That's right.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Is there a baseball game going on?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Tomorrow at noon, yes.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: All right, Commissioners.
It's like herding calves, you know.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: By horseback.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: By horseback, exactly.
Item #2A
FY 2013 -14 MILLAGE RATES AND INCREASES OVER THE
ROLLED BACK MILLAGE RATES — DISCUSSED
MR. ISACKSON: Good evening, Commissioners, those in the
audience and those that may be watching on Collier TV. This is the
second and final public budget hearing on your FY 2014 budget.
Commissioners, once again we have a fairly rigid agenda.
There's several things that I have to get on the record. I've scripted
most of this out, so if you bear with me I'll begin.
Pursuant to Florida Statutes, Chapter 200 governing the annual
Truth in Millage process, an advertisement for this hearing was
published in the Naples Daily News on Monday, September 16th,
2013. This hearing date was also announced at the first public budget
hearing on September 5, 2013, was contained within Resolution
2013 -161 approving the tentative millage rates as the maximum
millage rates tasked by the Board on July 19th, 2013.
Agenda and speaker slips are available in the hallway. You must
register if you wish to address the Board of County Commissioners
regarding county budget. Troy Miller -- Troy, if you'd raise your hand
please -- will take your speaker slips.
Following some introductory remarks regarding tax rates and any
changes to the tentative budget initially submitted to the Board of
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County Commissioners on July 9th, 2013, and subsequently amended
at the first hearing of September 5th, there will be an opportunity,
which is agenda Item 2.C, for public comment. Speakers will be
called by name.
Commissioners, the first substantive issue to be discussed
pursuant to TRIM are one, the percentage increase in millage over the
rolled -back rate needed to fund the budget, if any; and two, the
reasons ad valorem tax revenues above the rolled -back rate as
calculated on the State's DR 24 forms are being increased.
Rolled -back rate is defined as that tax rate necessary to generate
prior year tax revenues. And this tax rate is calculated, not including
taxable values, associated with new construction, additions, deletions,
and rehabilitative improvements.
The Board adopted budget guidelines for 2014, included a
millage neutral position, the same tax rate as last year, and for that
matter since 2010 for the general fund and the unincorporated area
general fund which together represent 96 percent of the total aggregate
taxes levied across all of Collier County taxing authorities for fiscal
2014.
The fiscal 2014 amended tentative general fund and
unincorporated area general fund budgets are presented, and based
upon adopted budget guidance, calling for a millage neutral tax rate.
Both the general fund and the unincorporated area general fund taxes
are higher than the rolled back rate. Collier County taxable value has
increased modestly over the past two fiscal years, and the increase
from fiscal 2014 is 3.8 and 3.5 percent respectively within the general
fund and the unincorporated area general fund.
With an increasing taxable value environment under a millage
neutral policy, the rolled -back rate will be lower than millage neutral,
with the exception of fiscal year 2014. Each year beginning in fiscal
year 2008 the adopted millage rate has been lower than the rolled -back
rate. Since fiscal year 2008 when Collier County recorded its highest
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county -wide taxable value at $82 billion, the county has lost $84
million by not levying a rolled -back rate, which would have been the
higher rate during the preceding five -year period when the county lost
$24.2 billion in taxable value. Likewise, during that same period
within the unincorporated area general fund, 16.6 million in revenue
was left on the table by not levying the rolled -back rate.
Commissioners, referring to item -- agenda Item 2.A, millage
rates for each Collier County taxing authority have been established
pursuant to budget guidance. Budget guidance provided that millage
neutral tax rate positions would be taken in the general fund and the
unincorporated area general fund. And further, MSTU tax rates would
be set between millage neutral and tax neutral, based upon the
respective advisory board recommendations.
MSTU tax rates where no advisory boards exist would be set at
millage neutral or below. The voter approved Conservation Collier tax
levy is off the tax rolls for 2014.
The cumulative aggregate rolled -back tax rate for all Collier
County taxing authorities, exclusive of debt service, totals 4.2222 per
$1,000 of taxable value.
The proposed aggregate tax rate for all Collier County taxing
authorities, exclusive of debt service, totals 4.1518 per $1,000 of
taxable value. This represents a decrease of 1.67 percent and required
the publication of a budget summary ad and not a notice of proposed
tax increase for TRIM purposes.
Item #2B
FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET -
DISCUSSED
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, Item 23 on your agenda is a
discussion of further amendments to the tentative budget. Further
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amendments to the tentative budget are contained within separate fund
resolutions found under Agenda Item 23, Pages 4 through 48. A
summary of the resolutions is listed on Pages 1 to 3.
The Board directed staff to proceed with compensation
adjustments at the September 5th budget hearing, and the vast
majority of budget changes for this final hearing contained within our
customary resolution format reflect this direction. Budget changes
stemming from Board action at the regular meeting of September 10th
are also included.
Resolutions amending the tentative budget from September 5th
are prepared at the fund level. Many of the individual fund resolutions
reflect no change from the first budget hearing on September 5th.
These no change fund resolutions are expense side appropriation
adjustments which increase personal services, operating, capital and/or
transfers with a corresponding expense side balancing entry, usually
from reserves.
A resolution depicting a fund increase or decrease typically
means that a revenue transaction has occurred. In these instances,
fund revenue changes via transfer carryforward may increase or
decrease.
A complete summary of changes as well as individual detailed
fund change resolutions are included within your packet. No changes
to the roster's millage rates as approved at the September 5th budget
hearing are proposed.
Commissioners, if there are no questions on the further
amendments to the tentative budget, it would be appropriate now to
proceed to public comments and questions on the fiscal 2014 budget.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Are there any questions,
Commissioners?
(No response.)
Item #2C
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PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: There being no questions, we'll
proceed to public comment.
Are there any public speakers?
MR. MILLER: I have no registered public speakers at this time,
Madam Chairman.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Thank you.
Item #2D
RESOLUTION 2013 -202: AMENDING THE TENTATIVE
BUDGETS — ADOPTED
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, Item 2.1) is a resolution to
amend the tentative budgets. Under Item 2.1) you will find the
required resolution which amends the tentative budget passed by the
Board at the first public budget hearing on September 5th. This action
will include all resolutions contained under Items 2.B, Pages 4 through
48. The appropriate motion is to approve the resolution amending the
tentative budgets.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Move to approve the amended
tentative budget resolution.
COMMISSIONER COYLE: Second.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Any discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: There being no discussion, all in
favor?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Aye.
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COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Motion carries unanimously.
Item #2E
PUBLIC READING OF THE TAXING AUTHORITY LEVYING
MILLAGE, THE NAME OF THE TAXING AUTHORITY, THE
ROLLED -BACK RATE, THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE, AND
THE MILLAGE RATE TO BE LEVIED - READ INTO THE
RECORD BY MARK ISACKSON
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, Item 2.E is a public reading
of the Taxing Authority Levying Millages, the Name of the Taxing
Authority, the Rolled -Back Rate, the Percentage Increase over the
Rolled -Back Rate and the Millage Rate to be Levied.
Once again, for the record, this is my favorite portion of the
meeting.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: And this is the portion of the
meeting we hope you read really fast. No, take your time so everyone
can hear all the details as you share them, please.
MR. ISACKSON: I will read by fund, the fund number, the
rolled -back millage rate, the proposed millage rate and the percentage
change in the rolled -back rate.
General fund, Fund 001. The rolled -back millage rate, 3.4785;
the proposed millage rate 3.5645; percent change from the rolled -back
rate, 2.47 percent.
Water Pollution Control, Fund 114. The rolled -back millage rate,
.0286; proposed millage rate, .0293; percent change from the
rolled -back rate, 2.45 percent.
The Unincorporated Area General Fund, Fund 111. The
rolled -back millage rate, .7024; the proposed millage rate, .7161; the
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percent change from the rolled -back rate, 1.95 percent.
The Golden Gate Community Center, Fund 130. The rolled -back
millage rate, .1939; the proposed millage rate, .1909; percent change
from the rolled -back rate, -1.55 percent.
Victoria Park Drainage, Fund 134. Rolled -back millage rate,
.0458; proposed millage rate, .0479; percent change from the
rolled -back rate, 4.59 percent.
Naples Park Draining, Fund 139. Rolled -back millage rate,
.0085; proposed millage rate, .0085; that is a zero percent change from
the rolled -back rate.
The Vanderbilt Beach MSTU, Fund 143. Rolled -back millage
rate, .4897; proposed millage rate, .5000; percent change from the
rolled -back rate, 2.1 percent.
Isle of Capri Fire District, Fund 144. The rolled -back millage
rate, 1.9830; the proposed millage rate, 2.0000; percent change from
the rolled -back rate, .86 percent.
Ochopee Fire Control, Fund 146. The rolled -back millage rate,
4.0755; the proposed millage rate, 4.0000; percent change from the
rolled -back rate, -1.85 percent.
Collier County Fire, Fund 148. The rolled -back millage rate,
1.8067; the proposed millage rate, 2.0000; percent change to the
rolled -back rate, 10.7 percent.
The Goodland/Horr's Island Fire MSTU, Fund 149. The
rolled -back millage rate, 1.3342; proposed millage rate, 1.2760;
percent change from the rolled -back rate, -4.36 percent.
The Sable Palm Road MSTU, Fund 151. The rolled -back
millage rate, .0416; the proposed millage rate, .1000; percent change
from the rolled -back rate of 140.38 percent.
The Golden Gate Beautification MSTU, Fund 153. The
rolled -back millage rate, .4583; proposed millage rate, .4583; 0
percent change from the rolled -back rate.
Lely Golf Estates Beautification, Fund 152. Rolled -back millage
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rate, 1.9355; proposed millage rate, 2.0000; percent change from the
rolled -back rate, 3.33 percent.
The Hawksridge Stormwater Pumping MSTU, Fund 154. The
rolled -back millage rate, .0482; proposed millage rate, .0482; zero
percent change from the rolled -back rate.
Radio Road Beautification, Fund 158. The rolled -back millage
rate, .3185; proposed millage rate, .3185; that is a zero percent change
from the rolled -back rate.
Forest Lakes Roadway and Drainage MSTU, Fund 159. The
rolled -back millage rate, 1.1527; proposed millage rate, 1.1610; that is
a percent change from the rolled -back rate of .72 percent.
Immokalee Beautification MSTU, Fund 162. Rolled -back
millage rate, .9162; proposed millage rate, .9162; that is a zero percent
change from the rolled -back rate.
The Bayshore Avalon Beautification, 163. Rolled -back millage
rate, 2.3604; proposed millage rate, 2.3604; percent change from the
rolled -back rate is zero.
Haldeman Creek Dredging, 164. Rolled -back millage rate,
.7348; proposed millage rate, .7348; percent change from the
rolled -back rate is zero.
Rock Road MSTU, Fund 165. Rolled -back rate, 2.9672;
proposed millage rate, 3.0000; percent change from the rolled -back
rate, 1.11 percent.
Radio Road East MSTU, Fund 166. Rolled -back millage rate,
.2306; proposed millage rate, .2306; percent change from the
rolled -back rate is zero.
Conservation Collier, Fund 172. The rolled -back millage rate,
.1610; proposed millage rate 0.0000; percent change from the
rolled -back rate, -100 percent.
Forest Lakes Debt Service, Fund 259. Rolled -back millage rate,
2.8391; proposed millage rate, 2.8390; effectively a zero percent
change from the rolled -back rate.
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Radio Road East Debt Service, Fund 266. Rolled -back rate,
2.2227; proposed millage rate, .2193; percent of change from the
rolled -back rate, -1.53 percent.
Conservation Collier Debt Service, the 2005 Series, Fund 272.
Rolled -back millage rate, .0828; proposed millage rate, .0000; percent
change from the rolled -back rate, -100 percent.
Collier County Lighting, Fund 760. Rolled -back millage rate,
.1578; proposed millage rate, .1631; percent change from the
rolled -back rate, 3.36 percent.
Pelican Bay MSTBU, Fund 778. The rolled -back millage rate is
.0849, the proposed millage rate, .0857; percent change in the
rolled -back rate, .94 percent.
Your aggregate millage rate -- rolled -back rate is 4.2222;
proposed aggregate millage rate is 4.1518; percent change from the
rolled -back rate, -1.67 percent.
Item #2F
RESOLUTION 2013 -203: SETTING MILLAGE RATES —
ADOPTED
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, under Item 2.17 is the
Adoption of the Resolution Setting the Millage Rates. And we'll note
that a separate motion is required for the dependent district millage
rates and a separate motion is required for the remaining millage rates.
So the first appropriate motion is to adopt the millage rates for
the dependent districts.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: So moved.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Second.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: We have a motion and a second.
Any discussion?
(No response.)
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CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: There being no discussion, all in
favor?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Motion carries unanimously.
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, the second motion is to adopt
the remaining final millage rates.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: So moved.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Second.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Any discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: There being no discussion, all in
favor?
COMMISSIONER FIALA:
Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER:
Aye.
COMMISSIONER COYLE:
Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE:
Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER:
Motion carries unanimously.
Item #2G
RESOLUTION 2013 -204: ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET BY
FUND — ADOPTED
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, Item 2.G is a -- or a motion
is required to adopt the final budget by fund. The first appropriate
motion is to adopt the dependent districts' budget by fund.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: So moved.
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COMMISSIONER HENNING: Second.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: We have a motion and a second.
Any discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: There being no discussion, all in
favor?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Motion carries unanimously.
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, the second motion is to adopt
the final budgets for the remaining funds.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: So moved.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Second.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Any discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: There being no discussion, all in
favor?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Motion carries unanimously.
MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, that concludes my business.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Thank you very much.
And again, thank you to you and your staff and for the entire
county administrative staff for doing an excellent job on developing a
really well- rounded and conservative budget.
MR. OCHS : Thank you, Commissioner. We appreciate the
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Board's guidance and support through the process.
And particularly I thank, as you did, the county staff for their
hard work.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Absolutely.
MR. OCHS: And of course Mark and his great team in the
Office of Management and Budget that guided us through the process.
So thank you.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Absolutely.
Commissioner Henning, is there any comment that you'd like to
add to that?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah. I would inquire if you
have any public announcements of upcoming events.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: All right. Commissioner Henning,
why don't you make the announcements. It sounds to me like you
have something on your mind that you'd like to share with the public.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah, Halloween is October
31 st this year.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Oh, was that really what you
wanted to talk about?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: That's all.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Really? Okay.
Commissioner Nance, any comments?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Apparently every day is a holiday,
I don't know.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER:
COMMISSIONER COYLE:
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER:
Okay. And Commissioner Coyle?
Nothing from me.
You look marvelous this evening,
by the way.
COMMISSIONER COYLE: Thank you very much.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Has anyone said that to you yet?
COMMISSIONER COYLE: Are you implying that I don't look
marvelous every time?
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CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: No, I actually -- you just look better
tonight than you usually do. I don't know, you have that -- there's a
glow.
COMMISSIONER COYLE: There's a reason for that, I'm sure.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: I'm sure.
Well, you know, if you'd like to share that. It's kind of like
Commissioner Henning who wanted to share that it was Halloween. If
there's anything you'd like to share about that very special glow, feel
free to do so.
COMMISSIONER COYLE: No, that's okay.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: All right. So noted.
Commissioner --
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Commissioner Henning looked like
the cat that swallowed the canary, didn't he?
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: He did. He had a look about him
that was --
COMMISSIONER NANCE: It's the anticipation.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: I totally agree.
Commissioner Fiala, nothing?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: No.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: And for my part I have nothing to
add other than tomorrow at noon for anyone who is inclined to feel
compelled to dunk a commissioner, on behalf of the Board of County
Commissioners I am donating my body to that project.
So don't even think of it. I see you there. Don't even think of it.
Take that smile off your face and don't even think of it. Do you want
to stand up and let everyone see who you are? No? Okay.
Commissioner Henning, are you behind this?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, I was a part of it a few
years ago.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Were you? Okay. With that, if
there are no further comments from --
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COMMISSIONER NANCE: This self - sacrificial attitude on
your part is commendable.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: I'm doing it all for you.
COMMISSIONER COYLE: We should start calling her St.
Hiller.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: All right. Well, let's not get carried
away here.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Let's see what the Naples Daily
News comes up with Monday morning.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: As long as there are no
photographers, we're safe. I'm just saying; it's just a comment.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: I think it will go viral, actually.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: All right. So tomorrow at noon.
Actually it starts at 10:00, right, the actual whole --
MR. OCHS: Yes.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: -- dunking for United Way starts at
10:00. And we have celebrities who will be volunteering themselves
to be dunked between 10:00 and 2:00.
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: And on behalf of the Board, as I
said, I am volunteering on behalf of my fellow commissioners to be
dunked at noon.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: And isn't the farmer's market there
tomorrow too?
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: I think so, yeah.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: So people could come out if they --
you know, and just happen to see entertainment while they're
shopping in the farmer's market.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Absolutely.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Right? Okay. And there's a few
purveyors will be serving food in case anybody --
COMMISSIONER NANCE: They're not going to be throwing
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food, are they?
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Commissioner Nance.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Don't give them any ideas.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: As I said at the end of the last
meeting, we have to like curve these ideas that come out of you. I just
want to contain them. We'll sort of ease out of the -- let them ease out
of the box.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Well, you can remember the Civil
War story I think where one of the generals was asked where a
lieutenant was and he didn't see them and he said, well, sir, he was
killed in battle this morning. And he remarked, very commendable.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: I'm not even going there.
All right, I think that we have exhausted all of conversation
topics and humor. And so with that, I make a motion to adjourn. May
I have a second?
COMMISSIONER COYLE: Second.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: All in favor?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Motion passes unanimously. The
meeting is adjourned.
There being no further business for the good of the County, the
meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 5:27 p.m.
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September 19, 2103
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS /EX
OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD(S) OF
SPECIAL OISTRJCTS UNDER ITS CONTROL
GEOR01AWILLER, CHAIRWOMAN
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DWICiffT'E 'B.ROCK, CLERK
fittest as to Gnalmran.a- E
These minutes approved b the Board on . ZZ as
presented or as corrected
Transcript prepared on behalf of Gregory Court Reporting,
Incorporated by Cherie' R. Nottingham, CSR.