Agenda 02/26/2019 Item #16K102/26/2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to adopt a Resolution setting the place and time for the Clerk, with the assistance
of the County Attorney’s office, to open and count the mail ballots of the nominees to fill the
vacancies on the Pelican Bay Services Division Board.
OBJECTIVE: To set the place and time to count the mail ballots for applicants seeking membership on
the Pelican Bay Services Division Board.
CONSIDERATIONS: This 11 member Board was established by Ordinance 2002-27 as amended. The
Division provides landscaping services, including all public road maintenance and park areas, street
lighting services, aquatic management services, beach cleaning, and the Clam Bay Restoration Project. It
is the Division’s responsibility to provide the framework of long-term community planning so that
residents can enjoy the benefits of Pelican Bay while ensuring both the social and financial well -being of
the Pelican Bay Community. A list of the current membership is included in the backup.
The terms for Peter Griffith (resident), Michael Shepherd (resident), and Bohdan Hirniak (resident) will
expire on March 31, 2019. Balloting by mail is currently taking place to fill the pending residential
vacancies, in accordance with the procedures outlined in Code of Laws Section 122-1662.
Code of Laws Section 122-1662(d)(3) states, “The mail ballots shall be cast directly with the Clerk. At
the place and time stated in the notice of the balloting published by the Board of County Commissioners,
the Clerk, with the assistance of the County Attorney’s Office, shall open and count the ballots, which
have been returned to the Clerk as of the date and time stated in such notice of balloting, in a manner
which the Clerk deems advisable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance. Any
member of the public shall be entitled to attend and observe. The determination of the Clerk and the
County Attorney of validity of any ballot shall be final.
THE PLACE AND TIME FOR COUNTING THE BALLOTS RECOMMENDED BY THE CLERK IS:
Clerk of Courts Conference Room, Courthouse Annex 2nd floor, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 10:00
a.m.
FISCAL IMPACT: NONE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: NONE
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners adopts the attached Resolution
setting the place and time to count the ballots as: The Clerk of Courts conference room, Courthouse
Annex 2nd floor, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
Prepared By: Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Resolution - Count Ballots (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.K.1
Doc ID: 8006
Item Summary: Recommendation to adopt a Resolution setting the place and time for the Clerk,
with the assistance of the County Attorney’s office, to open and count the mail ballots of the nominees to
fill the vacancies on the Pelican Bay Services Division Board.
Meeting Date: 02/26/2019
Prepared by:
Title: Legal Office Administrator – County Attorney's Office
Name: Debbie Allen
02/11/2019 8:28 AM
Submitted by:
Title: County Attorney – County Attorney's Office
Name: Jeffrey A. Klatzkow
02/11/2019 8:28 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Pelican Bay Services Mary McCaughtry Additional Reviewer Completed 02/12/2019 3:43 PM
County Manager's Office Geoffrey Willig Additional Reviewer Completed 02/15/2019 12:04 PM
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 02/15/2019 1:37 PM
Budget and Management Office Mark Isackson Additional Reviewer Completed 02/15/2019 1:58 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 02/19/2019 7:54 AM
County Manager's Office Heather Yilmaz Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 02/19/2019 5:59 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 02/26/2019 9:00 AM
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Packet Pg. 1332 Attachment: Resolution - Count Ballots (8006 : Resolution - Pelican Bay Services Division Board vacancies - open and count mail ballots)