Okaloosa County
League
of Cities, Inc.
Executive Board Meeting
Minutes
Monday,
December 6, 2010
CALL TO
ORDER
Vice
President Charles Baugh called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. at Two Trees
Restaurant
PRESENT
BOARD MEMBERS
Nick Chubb
(President) - Cinco Bayou - Absent
Charles
Baugh, Jr. (Vice President) – Crestview - Present
Gary Combs
(Secretary/Treasurer) – Shalimar - Present
Sam Seevers
– Destin - Present
Mike
Anderson - Fort Walton Beach - Present
Joan Smith
- Laurel Hill - Present
Ruth Sykes
– Mary Esther - Absent
Heyward
Strong – Valparaiso – Present
Randall
Wise – Niceville - Present
ALSO
PRESENT
Sheila
Hansen - Shalimar
MINUTES:
June 7, 2010, July 20, 2010 and October 14, 2010.
Mayor Seevers moved to approve the minutes of all meetings as written.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Strong and passed unanimously.
TREASURER’S
REPORT: $2692.87
after bank fees of 69.60. Mayor Seevers asked why we were being charged bank
fees. After a short discussion
Mayor Seevers moved that Mayor Combs
research having the bank eliminate the fees or find a different bank that will
not charge fees. Mayor Combs
seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.
OLD
BUSINESS:
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There was no old business to be discussed.
NEW
BUSINESS:
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2011
Northwest Florida League of Cities and Florida League of Cities Legislative
Action Agendas:
A discussion was held on the NWFLC Legislative Priorities and the FLC
Legislative Action Agenda and the Okaloosa County League of Cities decided that
they do support these priorities and that President Nick Chubb should attend the
upcoming county delegation meeting and state the OCLOC support for these
priorities. If President Chubb cannot attend the meeting, Vice President Charles
Baugh Jr. will attend.
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Proportion
of Money Municipalities Receive from Traffic Tickets:
A discussion was held on the small
percentage of money received from traffic tickets that municipalities that have
their own police departments receive from the state.
It was decided that this should be brought up to the Florida League of
Cities.
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Appointment
of 2011 Officers for OCLOC:
Mayor Seevers made a motion to nominate Charles Baugh Jr. for President of
the OCLOC. Mayor Anderson seconded
the motion. Mayor Anderson made a motion nominating Mayor Seevers as Vice
President and Heyward Strong of Valparaiso seconded the motion.
Mayor Anderson made a motion to nominate Gary Combs to continue as
Secretary/Treasurer and Heyward Strong seconded the motion.
The motions were all unanimously passed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS FROM CITIES:
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Crestview:
Hope to
start construction of FAMU Pharmacy School in downtown Crestview.
The school should be open by January 2012.
They now have four colleges in Crestview.
They are
still communicating with SPOC about the troops moving into the area.
They will
have Group I and Group II openings in the upcoming municipal election in March.
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Destin:
Working to
end the oil spill media issues. Feel local tourist problems are strictly because
of media miss-information. Have
received funding for all BP Claims.
Christmas Parade will be Saturday Dec. 11 at 10:00 am and the Christmas Boat
Parade will be Sunday evening on Dec. 12.
For the 2010 Fiscal Year the City of Destin did not do as well as they
hoped but were not in the red.
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Mary
Esther:
Christmas
Parade held on December 6. Have had
several long term employees retire recently which means they have lost a number
of key people but had a large savings in salary costs.
There will
be 5 council positions open in the March election.
Mayor Anderson and Mayor Seevers were involved in making a video to
release to public in hopes of getting more tourism into NW Florida.
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Laurel
Hill:
Dollar
General in getting ready to open in January 2011.
Pick & Save is considering opening a store in Laurel Hill.
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Niceville:
Walmart
will be opening towards the end of January
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Valparaiso:
All SCIS
inputs are in for the road paving program.
There was a bond issued to upgrade the sewer system.
They have no capital improvements planned.
Employees of Valparaiso did receive merits raises this year.
They have reduced the Fire Department budget.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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January 18, 2011 - OCLOC dinner meeting (hosted by Cinco Bayou at Fort
Walton Yacht Club)
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March 1,
2011 - Next scheduled OCLOC lunch meeting at Two Trees Restaurant.
Sheila will email the board on the agenda of the next meeting.
ADJOURN –
There was no more business so the meeting adjourned at 12:55.
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Sheila Hansen, Secretary
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Date Approved
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