Privatization Task Force Minutes 05/23/1994 COLLIER COUNTY
PRIVATIZATION TASK FORCE
MINUTES
Meeting, May 23, 1994 5 :30 pm
Media Center, First Floor, Administration Building ( "F" )
Members Present: Bettye J. Matthews, Chairman
Eugene V. Faessler
Donald E. Hathaway
Larry H. Ray
A. Glenn Simpson
Nancy K Reynolds
Harry W. Tennant
James K. Lewis
Allan L. Rudell
Edgardo Tenreiro
Robert W. Byrne, Staff Liaison
Members Not Present: Robert N. Flinn
Arthur A. Gebhardt, Jr.
Rich Yovanovich, Assistant County Attorney, and several members of the
general public also attended the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 :30 pm by Chairman Matthews .
A. ) Mr. Yovanovich gave the members a brief overview of the Florida
Sunshine Law and answered their specific questions regarding the law
and the operation of the committee.
B. ) Edgardo Tenreiro volunteered and was elected Vice-Chairman.
C. ) As no members volunteered, Robert Byrne will continue to act as
Recording Secretary.
D. ) A discussion of the book Reinventing Government was held among the
members .
E. ) In order to familiarize the members with County operations,
Chairman Matthews gave a brief overview of the County' s Program
Budgeting system and it was decided to have each member take a section
of the Program Budget Book and report back to the full committee at the
next meeting. The report was to take the following form:
1) Overview of Division (FTE' s, Budget, services provided, etc . ) .
2) Opinion (if any) on available options .
Assignments : Hathaway - Transportation; Reynolds - Administrative
Services; Faessler - Environmental Services; Lewis - Public Services;
Ray - EMS & Utilities; Rudell - Management Offices; Tenreiro - Public
Health Unit; Simpson - Community Development; Tennant - County
Attorney; and Matthews - Courts Administration.
F. ) Robert Byrne, Staff Liaison, presented to the task force a letter
received from Arthur Gebhardt which stated that Mr. Gebhardt had been
called away and would not be able to attend any task force meetings
until November 30, 1994 . While he stated a preference to remain on the
committee he also noted that the circumstances may create a problem for
the committee and that he would abide by its decision. The committee
felt that an absence of this length was unacceptable and requested the
Board of County Commissioners fill this position.
G. ) The following meeting schedule was established:
Monday 5 :30 pm - June 6, June 20, July 18, August 1, August 15,
August 29, September 12 and September 26 .
Media Center, 1st Floor Administration Building to be confirmed as
meeting place .
Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6 : 39pm.