Oct 03, 2023 Fort Pierce Utilities Authority

[MEETING TO ORDER]

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>> WELCOME TO FORT PIERCE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

PRAY WITH ME. LORD WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND MERCY FOR THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING.

WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE GRACE TO THE STAFF AND BOARD THAT THEY NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS AND TASK AHEAD OF THEM. WE PLAY FOR KNOWLEDGE WISDOM INSIGHT TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS, WE PRAY FOR UNITY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THANKFUL FOR THE GREAT LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WE PRAY FOR SAFETY OVER SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AND WE ASK IN JESUS NAME. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[A. SET THE AGENDA]

ANYTHING AROUND? >> I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.

>> I SECOND. >> CALL THE ROLL

[B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

LAST MEETING? >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE

MINUTES. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL ROLL.

>> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC TODAY?

[D. CONSENT AGENDA]

MOVING ON CONSENT AGENDA. ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING WE NEED TO PULL? NO?

>> I MAKE A MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[G.1. Election of Officers. Presented Caroline Valentin.]

>> ALL RIGHT, SO WE WILL MOVE INTO NEW BUSINESS.

MS. VALENTINO LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE OUR PERSON.

>> LOOKS LIKE ON THE AGENDA ITEMS TODAY.

THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS.

THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND WHAT THE CHARTER SAYS IS THAT FOLLOWING THE APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT OF A MEASURABLE, THE BOARD WILL SELECT A CHAIR A VICE CHAIR AND SECRETARY. AND MR. FEE WAS RECENTLY WE POISONED BY THE CITY KMIRGS TO HIS SECOND TERM SO WE ARE HAPPY HE'S CONTINUING HIS SERVICE WITH US AND TRADITIONALLY WHAT THE BOARD HAS DONE HAS ROTATED THE POSITIONS SO YOU ALL ARE FREE TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR BUT WE WOULD NEED A NOMINATION AND SECOND AND VOTE FOR THE POSITIONS SO I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION.

>> MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU TELL BILLY THE ROTATION IS?

>> YES, MADAM MAYOR. SURE.

SO, IF WE WERE TO FOLLOW THE HISTORICAL ROTATION THE NEXT CHAIR WOULD BE DR. ROBERT BENNETT VICE CHAIR LARRY LAMMERS AND THE SECOND HANK FEE AND WE HAVE A VICE SECRETARY POSITION THAT JUST IN CASE THE SECRETARY IS NOT ABLE TO SERVE THAT WOULD

BE TROY GIBBONS. >> I'M FOR KEEPING THE ROTATION AS IT IS. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A DIFFERENT

OPINION? >> I AGREE.

>> I THINK THE ROTATION IS A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE IT PROMOTES EVERY BOARD MEMBER GETS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND GET MORE INVOLVED SO I LIKE THE ROTATION, SAVES ARGUMENT AND TIME OF PEOPLE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO

WANTS THE POSITION. >> RIGHT.

>> SO. >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ALL THAT

JOCKEYING. >> EXACTLY.

JUST KEEP GOING. >> GREAT.

>> I AGREE. >> SO WHAT WE COULD DO IS ONE MOTION THAT COVERS ALL OF THE POSITIONS AT ONCE JUST AS I'VE READ THEM, OR YOU CAN TAKE THEM INDIVIDUALLY WHOEVER WANTS TO

MAKE THE MOTION CAN DO SO. >> I MAKE A MOTION FOR 2024.

>> IT WILL BE FISCAL YEAR '23-24 STARTING TODAY.

>> FOR MR. BENNETT CHAIRMAN OF THE BEARD MR. LAMMERS AS VICE

CHAIRMAN. >> I THINK I HEARD THE CONSENSUS

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HERE. >> SOMETHING I CAN NOMINATE MYSELF TO SERVE AS SECRETARY. I GUESS I WILL JUST TO MAKE

THIS. >> FOLLOW THE ROTATION, YES

THAT'S FINE. >> I SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> AND I THINK WE ARE INCLUDING THE VICE SECRETARY POSITION AS

WELL. >> I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT'S NOT

INCLUDED. >> YES, YOU GET TO KEEP IT AS LONG AS YOU'RE HERE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THE GAVEL. SO, CONGRATULATIONS DR. BENNETT, CHAIR AND CHAIR GIBBONS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SERVICE YOU HAVE DONE IN THE TIME I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT 6 MONTHS YOU'VE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AS - CHAIR.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

GOOD JOB. >> ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO SWITCH?

>> EITHER WAY IS FINE. PASSING THE GAVEL IS SUFFICIENT OR IF YOU WANT TO REHOME THAT'S FINE BUT AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE

GAVEL. >> SYMBOL OF YOUR AUTHORITY.

I THINK WE WILL BE OKAY AS LONG AS THE GAVEL IS THERE.

>> YES. >> WHATEVER YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE

DOING. >> I CAN SIT HERE.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FORMER MADAM CHAIR AND NOW I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYONE THAT VOTED ME IN, AND I'LL DO MY

VERY BEST. >> WE KNOW YOU WILL.

>> A COUPLE MONTHS FROM NOW YOU CAN TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL.

[G.2. Sunshine Law Update. Presented by Caroline Valentin.]

[LAUGHTER]. >> MAKE A MOTION NEXT YEAR.

>> WE WILL NOW CONTINUE WITH NEW BUSINESS.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE SUNSHINE LAW UPDATE.

>> OKAY. SO, THAT'S ME AGAIN, AND HOPEFULLY ALL OF Y'ALL HAVE THIS POWER POINT.

SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HELP ME OUT HERE AND MAKE SURE IF I CAN GET THROUGH THIS. I BELIEVE MUSICAL HAS BEEN PROMISED TO YOU ALL SO I HATE TO DIFFICULTIES POINT BUT I HOPE WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS MORE DETAILED THAN I WOULD PUT IN A POWER POINT BUT HOPEFULLY YOU CAN REVIEW IT IF YOU NEED A REFRESHER OR BORED ON THE WEEKEND THE INFORMATION IS THERE TO UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF THE SUNSHINE LAW AND MORE.

SO I DON'T KNOW, DO YOU WANT ME TO USE THE MOUSE OR YOU GOT IT DOWN THERE? THANK YOU.

SO, YOU'LL SEE ON THE TITLE PAGE THAT THIS IS SESSION 1.

ONE THING THE LEADERSHIP TEAM HERE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM THIS BOARD WAS THAT YOU WOULD APPRECIATE TRAINING AND Y'ALL HAVE PLACED A HUGE SIFS ON BOARD GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNANCE OF THE UTILITY IN GENERAL IN DEVELOPING THE SKILLS THAT Y'ALL ALREADY HAVE SO THIS IS SESSION ONE OF A MULTI-PART SERIES.

I'M HOPING TO BRING FORWARD TRAINING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. THERE'S ABOUT 5 MEETINGS THROUGH DECEMBER. THE FIRST ONE WE WILL TOUCH ON IS THE SUNSHINE LAW WHEN WHEN YOU THINK OF THE SUNSHINE LAW THERE'S USUALLY YOU THINK OF OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC RECORDS. THIS ONE WILL COVER THE OPEN MEETINGS PORTION OF IT SO, WHAT IS THE SUNSHINE LAW? SO, THE SUNSHINE GETS ITS ROOTS FROM BOTH THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION AND FLORIDA STATUTES.

IT IS DEEPLY INGRAINED IN THE WAY OF GOVERNMENT IN FLORIDA.

I THINK I SAW A FUNNY PICTURE THAT SAID SOMETHING LIKE, IN FLORIDA THINGS DON'T REALLY HAPPEN CRAZY HERE AS MUCH AS THEY DO EVERYWHERE ELSE BUT WE JUST HAVE REALLY OPEN LAWS SO YOU SEE MORE OF IT. SO I THINK THAT KINDS OF SUMS UP OUR POSITION ON OPEN GOVERNMENT. AND YOU HAVE THE WORDING THERE.

I WON'T READ IT TO YOU, BUT HOW DOES THE S.P. WAY GET INVOLVED? -- HOW DOES FPUA GET INVOLVED WITH THE SUNSHINE.

WHAT'S THE FW WAY? WE ARE NOT A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION. THAT'S WHAT THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE IS BUT WE ARE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT.

YOU'LL SEE THAT LANGUAGE IN THE FORT PIERCE CHARTER WHICH CREATED THIS ENTITY IN THAT IT SAYS WE ARE A GOVERNMENT PART OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY. WE HAVE ALL THE POWERS AND DUTIES POSSESSED BY THE CITY AND WE OPERATE AS A SEPARATE UNIT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND EVEN RIGHT THERE IN OUR CHARTER IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT OUR MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT MINUTES SHALL BE KEPT OF ALL MEETINGS.

SO WHAT DOES THE SUNSHINE LAW COVER? THIS SENTENCE RIGHT HERE IS THE A VERY POPULAR PHRASE AND

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IT COULD BE ANY TWO PEOPLE. IT COULD BE A FORMAL MEETING WHERE SOMEONE CALLS SOMEONE UP TO SAY COME TO MY OFFICE OR IT COULD EVEN BAYH TEXT MESSAGE EMAIL PHONE CALL ALL OF THOSE WOULD BE CONSIDERED GATHERING THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN OPEN MEETING. OKAY.

CONTINUING WITH THE SCOPE, IT'S EQUALLY APPLICABLE TO THOSE ELECTED AND APPOINTED BOARDS. THIS BOARD THE FPUA BOARD IT'S APPLICABLE TO ADVISORY BOARDS EVEN THOUGH THEIR FINAL SAY IS NOT BINDING ON THE BOARD THEY ADVISE THE SUNSHINE LAW DOES APPLY TO THEM SO HOW THAT IS RELEVANT TO Y'ALL IS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THEY ARE SUBJECT TO THE SUNSHINE AND THEY DO FOLLOW THOSE RULES AS WELL.

>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION? >> YES.

>> SO, IF THE ADVISORY SUBJECT BOARD IS SUBJECT TO THE SUNSHINE

LAWS [INDISTINCT]. >> SO, THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. IT IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

THAT'S OKAY. YOU'RE ALREADY THINKING AHEAD.

THAT'S GOOD. REALLY IF IT'S A MEMBER OF A DIFFERENT BOARD, YOU CAN MEET WITH BOARD.

I WILL EXPLAIN THE SCENARIO. AT THE END OF THE FOREST WHICH WOULD BE KIND OF AN IFFY SITUATION BUT JUST KNOW IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF A BOARD AND THERE IS A SEPARATE BOARD AND MEMBER OF THAT BORE WANTS TO MEET WITH YOU THAT IS OKAY.

UNLESS THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THAT AND IT'S GETTING INTO A LOT OF DETAIL UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO MAKE A DECISION ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD WHICH IS A VERY RARE CIRCUMSTANCE. AND SO, IT'S EQUALLY APPLICABLE TO BOTH THE REGULAR MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS.

IT'S APPLICABLE TO EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS SO EVEN IF A MEMBER SITS AT THE DIAS AND HAS NO VOTING CAPACITY THEY'RE STILL SUBJECT TO THE SUNSHINE LAW. IMPORTANT ONE THAT COMES UP OFTEN IS USE OF LIAISONS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT YOU CAN'T USE SOMEBODY PASS A CONDUIT TO SPEAK TO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS SO YOU CAN'T SAY HEY, STAFF MEMBER, I WANT TO VOTE THIS WAY, GO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS GOING TO VOTE THAT WAY TOO.

YOU CAN'T OBVIOUSLY DO THAT KIND OF THING.

AND THIS IS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT BOARDS IT'S NOT APPLICABLE TO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MAYOR BOARD YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO HER ON FPUA BUT OTHER POSITIONS YOU COULD SPEAK ABOUT MATTERS IT'S NOT APPLICABLE AT SOCIAL MEETINGS UNLESS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME MATTER BEFORE THE BOARD SO IT'S A SMALL TOWN, IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER IN WALMART YOU CAN STOP SAY HI.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE RUDE BUT JUST DON'T TALK ABOUT ANYTHING THAT MIGHT COME BEFORE THE BOARD.

ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND TOO THE APPEARANCE.

EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT NOT LEGALLY BE A VIOLATION, YOU DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY SEES IT MIGHT SAY HEY, WHY ARE THOSE TWO TALKING, EVEN THOUGH YOU COULD BE TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING SO JUST KEEP THAT

IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND. >> QUESTION.

>> YES. >> NOW, IF WE ARE MEETING WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD AND THEY'RE HAVING A MEETING AND THEY'RE DISCUSSING FPUA ISSUES TO BOARD MEMBERS THEY HAPPEN TO SHOW UP TO THE MEETING WORKS NOT ALLOWED TO SAY ANYTHING.

WE CAN COME BUT WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY ANYTHING.

>> SO THAT IS A VERY COMMON QUESTION.

IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. TIM I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD MOVE TO SLIDE, LET'S GO TO THE ONE BEFORE THE LAST ONE WHERE IT SAYS AGO-98-79. SO THIS IS A VERY COMMON QUESTION. AND JUST TO REPEAT THE SCENARIO, THE UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS HAVING A MEETING AND A MEMBER WANTS GO SIT IN THE AUDIENCE. THAT IS OKAY.

THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM. A MEMBER WANTS TO GO SIT IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT ALSO WHEN IT COMES TIME TO SPEAK ON A MATTER THEY WANT TO GET UP AND SPEAK ON A MATTER.

WHAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HAS SAID IS THAT IS ALSO OKAY. WHAT IS NOT OKAY IS IF THERE IS

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HOWEVER, YOU WILL FIND MOST ENTITIES AND THEIR COUNSEL WOULD RECOMMEND AGAINST IT BECAUSE IT'S VERY HARD TO PREVENT THAT DIALOGUE. SO WAS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HAS SAID IS THE BEST PRACTICE IS JUST TO GO AHEAD AND NOTICE F. THERE'S MORE THAN ONE BOARD MEMBER THAT YOU EXPECT TO BE THERE GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT IN THE NOTICE.

THAT WAY THERE'S NO POTENTIAL VIOLATION IF THEY JUST HAPPEN TO START TALKING BACK AND FORTH. OKAY.

SO, JUST GOING BACK. WERE WERE WE HERE? THE THREE BASIC REQUIREMENTS. TWO MORE FOR THERE.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

SO HERE ARE THE BASICS OF SUNSHINE LAW.

IT MUST BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THERE MUST BE REASONABLE NOTICE OF THE MEETINGS AND MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS MUST BE PREPARED AND OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION. AND WE WILL TAKE EACH OF THOSE IN ORDER. THE FIRST ONE BEING MEETINGS MUST BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. OKAY.

SO, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THE LOCATION OF THE MEETING MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. IT NEEDS TO BE ADEQUATE SIZE.

YOU CAN'T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WHO CAN COME INTO THE MEETING OR RESTRICT ACCESS AND OBVIOUSLY IF YOU HAVE A SAFETY SITUATION, WHICH IS COVERED IN THE BOARD RULES THAT WILL COME BEFORE YOU LATER AND YOU HAVE AN OVERFLOW MESSAGE WHERE THE ROOM IS P PACKED, PEOPLE CAN SIT OUTSIDE BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE ATTEMPT TO LET THEM HEAR THE MEETING HAND PUT IT OUTSIDE ON THE TV THAT SORT OF THING. WHERE THIS MIGHT HAPPEN MORE IN SMALLER TOWNS BUT YOU OF COURSE COULDN'T HAVE THE MEETING AT A PRIVATE HOME WHERE EVERYONE IS NOT INVITED OR EVEN A RESTAURANT IF THE BOARD SAYS WE WANT TO HAVE A MEETING, WE WANT TO HAVE A NICE DINNER WHILE WE TALK ABOUT BOARD BUSINESS THAT, ALSO WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED BECAUSE PEOPLE MIGHT FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO BUY A MEAL JUST TO COME INTO THE RESTAURANT AND LISTEN, SO THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD BE A VIOLATION AS WELL.

OKAY. ONE COMMON QUESTION IS VAPING TAPE RECORDING PHOTOGRAPHY. OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT VERY COMFORTABLE IF SOMEONE SITTING THERE WITH A VIDEO RECORDER ON YOU BUT JUST TO KNOW IF IT'S NOT DISRUPTIVE IT IS ALLOWED SO WE CAN'T PROHIBIT THAT FROM GOING ON.

SO THE AUDIENCE MEMBER WANTS TO VIDEO TAPE AND NOT BEING DISRUPTIVE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO RESTRICT THAT.

NOW MOVING ONTO THE SECOND REQUIREMENT REASONABLE NOTICE THIS SOMEONE A VERY LAWYERLY STATE OF AFFAIRS BECAUSE REASONABLE NOTICE IS NOT DEFINED IN THE STATUTE.

SO, IT'S THAT ANSWER THAT KIND OF DEPENDS ON THE FACTS OF THE SITUATION WHETHER OR NOT IT'S REASONABLE AND THAT REALLY IS HOW IT'S TREATED UNDER THE LAW BUT WHEN YOU'RE THINKING OF WHAT'S REASONABLE JUST KEEP IN MIND WHAT THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE. THE PURPOSE IS TO LET PEOPLE COME TO THE MEETING, BOTH MEDIA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

SO JUST BECAUSE YOU PUT IT, THE NOTICE ON YOUR WEB SITE IF IT'S ON A PAGE THAT'S BURIED MULTIPLE CLICKS IN OR IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IT WOULD BE ON THAT PAGE THAT WOULD NOT BE REASONABLE EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE.

AND EVEN KNOW IT'S NOT DEFINED, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HAS COME UP WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH A SERIES OF OPINIONS AND BASICALLY, THEY RECOMMEND THAT AT THE VERY LEAST, THE NOTICE SHOULD CONTAIN THE TIME AND THE PLACE AND A STATEMENT OF THE GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER.

WHAT MIGHT BE SURPRISING TO SOME, THE PUBLISHING OF AN AGENDA WITH EVERY TOPIC ON THE AGENDA IS NOT A LEGAL REQUIREMENT. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO DO THAT AND IT REALLY DOES PROVIDE GOOD NOTICE BUT REALLY A STATEMENT OF THE GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER WOULD SUFFICE.

THE NOTICE SHOULD ALSO BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED.

THAT'S WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.

USUALLY THERE'S A PAGE DEDICATED TO THAT AREA WITHIN THE FPUA OFFICES THAT ARE SET ASIDE FOR NOTICES AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE MAY BE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR CERTAIN THINGS THAT USED HAVE TO FOLLOW AS WELL.

AND IN GENERAL, THEY SAY AT LEAD 7 DAYS NOTICE, PRIOR TO A MEETING. Y'ALL DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT

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REASONABLE NOTICE. >> MADAM CHAIR.

>> YES. >> SO, SINCE WE ARE ON THE TOPIC OF TIMELINES AND REASONABLE NOTICE I WAS WONDERING IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AT SOME POINT ON REASONABLE NOTICE FOR ANY POTENTIAL RATE INCREASES FOR ELECTRIC AND GAS. I KNOW THAT WE ARE BOUND BY SOME STATUTES FOR WATER AND WASTE WATER, BUT DO WE HAVE AN IDEA WHAT WE FEEL LIKE IS REASONABLE NOTICE FOR THE WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO PUT ON THE AGENDA POTENTIAL FOR RAISING ELECTRIC AND GAS RATES, HOW MUCH TIME WE SHOULD GIVE OR OUR CUSTOMERS AND RESIDENT NOTICE TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD AT THAT MEETING WHERE THAT VOTE IS GOING TO OCCUR?

>> I WOULD SAY THAT RIGHT NOW, I HAVE SEEN ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITIES THAT REALLY FOLLOW WHAT HAVE THE GOVERNING RULES ARE SO FOR EXAMPLE THE CHARRER REQUIREMENTS, EVERY UTILITY IS DIFFERENT AND WHAT THAT MIGHT REQUIRE BUT YES, THE BOARD COULD PUT OUT A POLICY OR PROCEDURE THAT THEY WANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE X AMOUNT OF TIME OF NOTICE. WHAT I CAN SAY AND CORRECT ME IF I'M OFF HERE, SEEMS LIKE HISTORICALLY THEY'VE TREATED IT THE SAME AS WATER AND WASTE WATER.

SO GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND EVEN WHAT'S LEGALLY REQUIRED THEY REALLY GET THE WORD OUT THERE. I THINK THEY POSTED A LOT OF PLACES AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME REQUIRED FOR WATER AND

WASTE WATER. >> IF YOU CAN REMIND WHAUSZ THAT

AMOUNT OF TIME IS. >> SO WAS, WATER AND WAYS WATER REQUIRES IS THAT IT BE INCLUDED IN THE BILLING CYCLE.

SO AS LONG AS THE BILLS CONTAIN NOTICE PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE, THEN THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT NOTICE.

THERE IS ANOTHER STATUTE THAT'S APPLICABLE TO ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE MS AND ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE THE WATER AND WASTE WATER STATUTE SAYS WE MUST FOLLOW THOSE PROCEDURES AND THAT DOES REQUIRE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS WHICH WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH IN THE PAST AND ALSO IT REQUIRES AT LEAST TEN DAYS NOTICE IN THE PAPER PRIOR TO THE SECOND HEARING. SO, I THINK THERE IS DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE NEXT YEAR WITH OBVIOUSLY THE GOAL IN MIND OF DOING IN A FAIR AND EFFICIENT MANNER BUT YES, THE BOARD CAN WEIGH IN AND HOW TO SAY IT AND HOW YOU WANT THAT

DOWN AS WELL. >> MADAM CHAIR, MR. LAMMERS, ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING AND DISCUSSED WITH EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS NEXT YEAR PART OF OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP THAT WE WOULD START PROVIDING THAT NOTICE THEN BECAUSE THE BUDGET IS BASED ON ANY KIND OF INDEX ADJUSTMENTS AND OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES, WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THEM SEPARATELY FOR SOME REASON. IN SOME CASES WE HAVEN'T DONE TIN DECKS SO WE HAVEN'T HAD THE NEED TO DO THAT BUT WHEN WE HAVE DONE IT WE'VE DONE IT RESPIRATELY FROM THE BUDGET WHICH MAKES IT HARDER FOR BOARDS AND STAFF BECAUSE IF THE INDEX DOESN'T GET APPROVED THE BUDGET TECHNICALLY IS NOT AS VALID BECAUSE IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS TO INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM OWN IN COST CAPITAL COST THE TRANSFER TO THE CITY IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT FOR TO US GET THAT RIGHT SO NEXT YEAR WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THAT PART OF BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS THE APRIL-MAY TIME FRAME ALL THE WAY THROUGH APPROVAL TO BOARD AND CITY COMMISSION SO WE ARE GOING TO DO IT BETTER NEXT YEAR.

THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF NOTICE. >> JUST TO TAG ON NO BOARD WANTS TO BE THE OUTLIERER AS TO HOW THINGS ARE DONE.

I SPOKE WITH THE ATTORNEY DOWN AT THE KEY UTILITY AND HE SAID THAT THEY DO IT AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.

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>> AND TO BE CLEAR I DON'T HAVE THE POSITION THAT WE HAVE.

I FEEL LIKE WE'VE REALLY GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BE FAIR TO OUR CUSTOMERS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE

CONTINUE ON THAT TRACK. >> DEFINITELY.

>> MADAM CHAIR. >> YES.

>> SCENARIOS, WHEN WE SEND THE NOTICES OUT DOES THAT AUTOMATICALLY, IS THE MEETING SET FOR DAYS FROM THAT BILLING

CYCLE? >> YES.

SO THAT'S WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.

RIGHT, WE SEND OUT THE BILLING NOTICE AS EXAMPLE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER FOR DISCUSSION IN NOVEMBER OR CORRECTION, YEAH, FOR DISCUSSION IN NOVEMBER SO THAT THERE'S A 30 DAY, ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS GET NOTIFIED BEFORE THE MEETING HAPPENS.

>> AT LEAST 30 DAYS NOTICE NO MATTER WHAT, LIKE MAILING TO THE

CUSTOMER. >> SO, NO, THERE WOULDN'T BE 30 DAY NOTICE BECAUSE THOSE AT THE END OF THE BILL CYCLE WOULD GET

LESS TIME. >> YES, BUT I BELIEVE IF YOU'RE ASKING WHETHER THERE'S 30 DAYS NOTICE IN THE BILLS JUST THE WAY THEY'RE MAILED OUT IT DOESN'T FALL THAT WAY BUT I THINK RACHEL'S GROUP ARE VERY GOOD ABOUT POSTING IT ON THE WEB SITE AND GETTING PRESS RELEASES OUT THERE.

FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THERE'S NO HIDING THIS THING.

THEY ARE VERY OUT IN THE PUBLIC ON FACEBOOK SAYING THIS IS

COMING UP. >> IT'S IN THE NEWSPAPER AS WELL, SO IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.

>> MADAM CHAIR I HAVE A QUESTION AS WELL.

I AM NOTICING SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FORMALIZING SOME OF THESE THINGS AND DOCUMENTS THAT ARE SEARCHABLE S. THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP SUPPORT THAT WITH YOU GUYS SO THAT IN THE EVENT YOU ARE NOT HERE IN THE FUTURE HAND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT CONTINUES, IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN EMOTIONAL MEMORIALIZE AND THAT TYPE OF FORMAT SO THAT IT CONTINUES TO

BE DONE THAT WAY? >> YES, I THINK SO I THINK WE HAVE A GENERAL COUNSEL THAT CAN DO A GREAT JOB

IN MEMORIALIZING THAT. >> YES.

THAT IS A GOOD POINT. GOING FORWARD I THINK THERE HAS BEEN IN THE PAST RESOLUTIONS DONE BY THE BOARD AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT GOING FORWARD AS WELL.

THAT REALLY IS GOING TO BE OUR GOAL IS THAT IF THE BOARD HAS GIVEN DIRECTION, THAT IS, LONG LASTING IN NATURE, MEANING IT'S NOT JUST ONE TIME OR A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT IF YOU'VE ADOPTED A POLICY OR A PROCEDURE OR SOMETHING YOU WANT DONE OR YOU ARE ALLOWING TO BE DONE, WE WILL MEMORIALIZE THAT IN A RESOLUTION SO THAT THOSE COMING AFTER US CAN EASILY FIND AND WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN AT THE MEETING OR SEARCH THROUGH THE MINUTES TO FIND SOMETHING LIKE

THAT. >> I THINK MY POINT TOO IS TO PROTECT ALL OF US GOING FORWARD THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE LIKE WE DID IN THE PAST WHERE MAYBE THEY WEREN'T TAKEN ON OR MAYBE THAT DISCUSSION IS HELD AHEAD OF TIME RATHER THAN WHEN THE GUN IS THERE AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE DECISION.

SO, IF WE ARE PLANNING FOR IT TO BE PUT INTO OUR BUDGET AND OUR BUDGET IS ALREADY TIGHT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE RUNNING OUR SHIP AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE OUR UTILITIES ARE MAINTAINED APPROPRIATELY.

>> WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT'S PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AS WELL AND THE RESOLUTION THAT WE ADOPT EVERY YEAR ESSENTIALLY WILL ADDRESS THAT EXACTLY, AS THIS IS THE WAY WE ARE DOING IT, SO THAT WAY WE CAN ALWAYS LOOK BACK TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S RESOLUTION TO MAKE SURE THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS DONE.

WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT IS MORE CLEAR AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

>> OKAY, ZBOETING BACK TO THE SHOW HERE, WE ARE NOW ON THE THIRD REQUIREMENT WHICH IS THAT MINUTES OF THE MEETING ANY SUCH BOARD SHALL BE PROMPTLY RECORDED AND SUNSHINE RECORD SHALL BE OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION. SO WHEN YOU THINK OF MINUTES, THINK OF BRIEFS, SUMMARIES, NOTES REFLECTING WHAT HAPPENS.

SO THERE WAS A DISCUSSION RESOLUTION NUMBER BLAH BLAH BLAH, BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION AND HERE IS WHAT THE VOTES WERE. MOST PASSED.

A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT IS NOT REQUIRED, AND A RECORDING IS NOT REQUIRED BUT JUST KNOW IF YOU TO DO A RECORDING THAT IS A PUBLIC RECORD AND YOU ALSO STILL HAVE TO DO WRITTEN MINUTES, IF THAT CAN'T SUBSTITUTE THE WRITTEN MINUTES.

THE MINUTES ARE REQUIRED FOR WORKSHOPS AS WELL, AND THE TERM PROMPTNED IN THE STATUTE BUT WHAT THE SERIES OF OPINIONS HAVE GIVEN IS IT'S PLAIN MEANING WHICH ACCORDING TO

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IN 2013 THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE ALSO SAYS THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC'S HAVE A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD ON PROPOSITIONS BEFORE A BOARD. PRIOR TO THIS LEGISLATION, THE LINE OF CASE LAW AND OPINION STATED THAT ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ATTEND THE MEETING YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AT THE MEETING. THAT HAS CHANGED AFTER 2013.

AND THIS IS THE LAW AND IT BASICALLY NEEDS TO BE WITHIN REASONABLE PROXIMITY BEFORE THE DECISION TAKES PLACE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WONDER IF PUBLIC COMMENT CAN GO AT THE END, IF IT'S ABOUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA YOU SHOULD PUT IT BEFORE.

THAT WAY THEY MIGHT SAY SOMETHING THAT SWAYS YOUR OPINION OR GETS YOU THINKING. THAT REALLY IS THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC COMMENT BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE BOARD IS NOT PROHIBITED FROM MAINTAINING ORDERLY CONDUCT AT ITS MEETING AND THE LAW BASICALLY SAYS THAT IF YOU DO HAVE WRITTEN RULES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE IN LINE WITH THE LAW, THEN YOU HAVE BEEN FOUND TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS OF GIVING THAT REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. SO, THIS REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD DOES NOT APPLY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WHERE PUBLIC COMMENT MIGHT NOT BE PATRICABLE OR REASONABLE OR CAUSE DELAY IN HAVING Y'ALL ACT SO EXAMPLE IF THERE'S A HURRICANE COMING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU WANT TO CALL A EMERGENCY MEET TO GO DECLARE CURFEW IT NOT BE PRACTICAL TO GET NOTICE AND HAVE ANYBODY LINE UP TO TALK ABOUT INTO THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING WHEN YOU WANTED THE CURFEW TO START AT 6:00. THAT WOULD BE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IT ALSO DOESN'T APPLY TO MINISTERIAL ACTS AND WHAT THOSE ARE ACTS THAT DON'T INVOLVE LIVES SUCH AS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTE OR PROCLAMATIONS THAT SORT OF THING AND IT DOESN'T APPLY TO PORTIONS OF THE MEETING THAT ARE EXEMPT WHICH WE WILL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE POPULAR ONES IN A LITTLE BIT AND IT DOESN'T APPLY IN SITUATIONS WHERE YOU'RE ACTING IN QUASI-JUDICIAL CAPACITY THAT THE MEANS BOARDS WEAR A LEGISLATIVE HAT WHETHER ADOPTING POLICY AND QUASI-JUDICIAL HAT WHEN APPLYING FACTS TO POLICY.

THAT IS WHAT QUASI-JUDICIAL MEANS.

OKAY. GOING BACK TO THE ABILITY TO ADOPT RULES OR POLICIES WHICH THIS IS GOOD TIMING SINCE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA RELATES TO THAT.

THE LAW SAYS YOU CAN HAVE GUIDELINES THAT THE AMOUNT OF TIME AN INDIVIDUAL CAN ADDRESS THE BOARD SO IN OUR CASE WE HAVE A THREE MINUTE LIMITATION WHICH IS PRETTY STANDARD FOR MOST.

YOU CAN HAVE GUIDELINES ON IF YOU HAVE A VERY LARGE CROWD AND REPRESENTATIVE WANTS TO SPEAK, YOU CAN HAVE GUIDELINES ON HOW THAT WOULD WORK. CAN HAVE PROCEDURES OR FORMS WHERE SOMEBODY MIGHT NEED TO FILL OUT A FORM PRIOR TO COME UP THAT SAYS CERTAIN THINGS LIKE WHAT THEY PLAN TO SPEAK ON AND CAN ALSO DESIGNATE A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS ALTHOUGH CAN YOU RESTRICT AN INDIVIDUAL'S AMOUNT OF TIME TO 3 MINUTES CAN YOU ALSO SAY PUBLIC COMMENT WON'T GO MORE THAN TWO HOURS OR HOWEVER LONG. AND LIKE I SAID WHAT IS GOOD ABOUT EVERYTHING THESE RUMS AND POLICIES IN PLACE IS THAT THE LAW SAYS IF YOU ADOPT THEM AND FOLLOW THEM THEN YOU ARE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ACTING IN CLIENTS WITH THE LAW WITH RESPECT TO REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

THESE TWO EXEMPTIONS ARE COMMON ONES THERE'S MORE THAN THESE.

A LOT OF THEM WOULD NOT BE APPLICABLE TO THIS BOARD LIKE SOME COLLECTIVE BARGAINING THAT SORT OF EXEMPTION BUT THE ONES THAT DO APPLY AND ARE COMMON IN MOST GOVERNMENTAL SETTINGS IS THE LITIGATION STRATEGY AND SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATION DISCUSSIONS. THIS WOULDN'T ALLOW BASICALLY THE PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE THE DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES WANTS TO MEET WITH THE BOARD AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION WHERE WE ARE PARELLA PARTY NOT THE THREAT OF LITIGATION COMING UP THEN WE COULD HAVE A CLOSED DOOR MEETING BUT THERE ARE VERY STRICT GUIDELINES USED HAVE TO FOLLOW TO BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT. STORE EXAMPLE IN THE MEETING BEFORE, I'D HAVE TO PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE IT.

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THERE'S SPECIFIC THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO MEET AND STRICT COMPLIANCE IS REQUIRED AS WELL AS RECORDING EVERYTHING SO AS WELL AS IT BEING PRIVILEGED IT BECOMES A PUBLIC RECORD AND THERE HAVE BEEN BAD CASES WHERE THE BOARD USED THAT TIME AND IT'S EASY TO GET DETERED ON TO ANOTHER TOPIC.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT ALLOWED. IT HAS TO BE STRICTLY TO THE LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS.

ANOTHER POPULAR ONE IS COMPETITIVE SLISZ TAIGSZ.

THIS IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE FACTS THAT IF YOU HAVE FIVE CONTRACTORS AND THE FIRST ONE GOES FOUR AND THE FOUR BEHIND SEE THEIR PRESENTATION THEY CAN TAILOR THEIR PRESENTATION SO IT'S NOT FAIR SO WHAT THEY'VE CREATED IS AN EXCEPTION WHERE YOU CAN HAVE THESE CLOSED DOOR SESSIONS WITH Q AND A AND A PRESENTATION AS WELL AS THE PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE THE PROCUREMENT TEAM WANTS TO DISCUSS NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES GOING FORWARD BUT THOSE AGAIN ARE ALSO RECORDED AND THEY BECOME A PUBLIC RECORD AT A CERTAIN POINT IN TIME.

PENALTIES THERE, ARE DIFFERENT PENALTIES BASED ON IF YOU KNOWINGLY VIOLATE THE STATUTE OR UNINTENTIONALLY VIOLATE IT KNOWINGLY IS CONSIDERED A CRIME MISDEMEANOR OF SECOND DEGREE AND THE PUNISHMENT IS UP TO 60 DAYS IMPRISONMENT AND UP TO $500 FINE. AND UNINTENTIONAL VIOLATION WOULD BE A CIVIL PENALTY WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A FINE UP TO $500. AS YOU SAW IN THAT VIDEO I SHOWED THE OTHER DAY, JAIL TIME IS A REAL THING.

JUDGES TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY AND THE OPINION IN THAT MATTER WAS ACTUALLY VERY STRONG IN THAT LET THIS BE A WARNING GOING FORWARD. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

OKAY AND WE DID TOUCH ON THIS ONE WITH CHAIR BENNETT'S QUESTION SO WE CAN SKIP OVER THIS ONE.

THE OTHER ONE I'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON WHICH MIGHT BE SURPRISE TO GO SOME BUT A COMMON QUESTION IS, YOU CAN'T HAVE PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS THROUGH EMAIL OR TELEPHONE BUT THERE IS THIS ABILITY TO SEND AN ONE WAY COMMUNICATION WHERE YOU CAN SEND OUT A THING LIKE IF YOU ATTEND A COMMITTEE MEETING AND YOU WRITE A REPORT ABOUT IT SORRY IF YOU DID RESEARCH ON MATTER AND DID A REPORT BIT OR IF YOU HAVE A NEWS ARTICLE OR YOU WANT TO GIVE NOTIFICATION THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN ATTENDANCE BECAUSE OF X REASON. WHERE IT BECOMES A SPRAY LEGISLATION OF THE LAW IS IF SOMEBODY RESPONDS TO THAT EMAIL.

SO, THAT'S WHY WHEN WE EMAIL Y'ALL, Y'ALL ARE BLIND COPIED BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT YOU TO PUT YOU IN SITUATION WHERE YOU ACCIDENTALLY REPLY ALL BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE BLIND COPIED YOU CAN'T REPLY ALL. EVEN THOUGH THAT'S NOT TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL THE BEST PRACTICE AND ONE WE WOULD REQUEST IS IF YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF COMMUNICATION YOU WANTED TO GO OUT LIKE A NEWS ARTICLE, IT SHOULD REALLY GO THROUGH THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE OR MY OFFICE AND WE WILL SEND IT OUT TO THE BOARD THAT WAY IT PREVENTS ANYBODY FROM ENGAGING IN BACK AND FORTH DIALOGUE. THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED LIAISON LIKE I DISCUSSED IN THE PREVIOUS ONE.

LIAISON IS YOU'RE TRYING TO GET YOUR AGENDA PUSH ON OUR MATTERS.

THIS IS JUST DISSEMINATING A ONE WAY COMMUNICATION THAT DOESN'T CONDUCT BUSINESS OR DOESN'T DO BUSINESS OF THE BOARD.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SUNSHINE LAW, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THEM AT THIS TIME.

>> ONE QUESTION CONCERNING THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC OF ONE WAY COMMUNICATION AND IT SAYS BOARD MEMBERS MAY SEND ONE WAY COMMUNICATION TO EACH OTHER [INDISTINCT] SO LET'S SUPPOSE CHAIRMAN BENNETT WANT TO ASK ABOUT NFL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE [INDISTINCT] THAT'S PER MISSABLE?

>> YES, HE COULD NOT RESPOND AND GAUGE BUT WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO DO IS BRING THAT TO ME OR THE DIRECTOR AND THAT SERVES AS EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION.

WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR ONE WAY COMMUNICATION AND THAT WOULD INSURE THERE'S NO --

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>> SO YOU WOULD WANT TO SEND IT YOURSELF?

>> LEGALLY I COULD EITHER FORWARD IT OR SEND THE REQUEST MYSELF BUT IF IT WAS CAROLINE, I'D LIKE YOU TO GO TELL BOARD MEMBER LAMMERS THAT I'D REALLY LIKE HIM TO VOTE THIS WAY OR HE HAS THE EXPERTISE, WE ARE LOOKING TO HIM TO REALLY LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON SWAYING THE BOARD THIS WAY THAT WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. AND THIS ONE IS SURPRISING TO MOST BECAUSE REALLY, THE ADVICE THAT ANYBODY WOULD GIVE IS JUST DON'T DO IT. I MEAN REALLY IT CAN ALL BE CONDUCTED HERE AND ALTHOUGH IT'S TECHNICALLY NOT ILLEGAL THERE'S BETTER WAYS OF DOING IT, BUT IF IT'S ABSOLUTE MUST WHERE YOU KNOW FOR LIKE YOU KNOW TEND ANSWER IS A GOOD EXAMPLE WHERE SOMEBODY'S HAVING AN EMERGENCY THIS BOARD HAS TO VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO EXCUSE THAT SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO SEND OUT THEIR REASONING WHY AND MAKE SUNSHINE EVERYBODY GOT IT THAT TECHNICALLY WOULD NOT BE ILLEGAL.

BUT WE COULD ALSO ANNOUNCE IT AT THE MEETING IN A WAY GETS THE

POINT ACROSS. >> MADAM CHAIR, SO THE LEGISLATURE REQUIRES ELECTED OFFICIALS TO HAVE HAD FOUR HOURS OF TRAINING ANNUALLY ON SUNSHINE LAW AND PUBLIC RECORDS.

>> YES. >> THE REQUIREMENT ISN'T FOR THIS BOARD, NOT FOR APPOINTED BOARDS, IS IT?

>> I DON'T KNOW. I'D HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT.

MY GUESS IS NO. >> THE CITY PUTS ON A FOUR HOUR COURSE AT THE COLLEGE USUALLY IN APRIL OR MAY SO WHAT I WILL DO IS SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH STAFF AND IF ANY BOARD MEMBER DOES WANT TO GO TO ANY OR ALL PART OF IT, THEY'RE WELCOME TO DO IT, AND IT'S SINCE I HAVE TO DO IT EVERY YEAR, I FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD REFRESHER COURSE BUT YOU HEAR THE SAME STUFF YEAR

AFTER YEAR. >> ANOTHER GOOD RESOURCE IS THE SUNSHINE MANUAL. IT'S PUBLISHED EVERY YEAR.

THEY UPDATE IT WITH ALL THE CHANGES.

IT'S ABOUT 300 PAGES LONG SO IT'S OVERWHELMING BUT WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT IT'S IN DIGITAL FORMAT SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE CAN YOU CONTROL THAT AND IT WILL TAKE YOU THAT POSITION AND IT'S USUALLY A DETAILED GOOD EXPLANATION OF WHAT IS AND ISN'T ALLOWED.

>> NOW, MADAM MAYOR, IS THAT PER CREDIT HOUR THAT THEY CHARGE FOR

THIS CLASS? >> THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CHARGE IN THE PAST. THE LEGISLATURE REQUIRES YOU TO TAKE FOUR HOURS. YOU CAN TAKE IT ON LINE.

THERE'S SEVERAL OF THEM OFFERED OR YOU CAN TAKE THEM ANYWAY YOU GET YOUR FOUR HOURS AND YOU HAVE TO WHEN YOU FILL OUT YOUR FORM, USED TO BE FORM ONE NOW IT'S GOING TO BE FORM SIX YOU HAVE TO CHECK THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN YOUR FOUR HOURS OF PUBLIC RECORDS AND SUNSHINE LAW. SO THE TREASURE COAST LEAGUE DOES IT AS A SERVICE TO OUR MEMBERS AND THE TREASURE COAST SLEEPING FOUR COUNTIES OF ALL THOSE DIFFERENT CITIES SO IF THERE'S ROOM AND A BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO GO, I THINK THEY'RE THAT INTERESTED I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH WHILE GOING AT LEAST ONE TIME AND I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO ANNUALLY.

>> THERE'S LIKE VIRTUAL THE RESOURCES AS WELL, SO IF ANYBODY IS INDEPENDENT JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE WILL ALSO GET THAT

INFORMATION TO THEM. >> MADAM CHAIR JUST TO ADD TO THAT, WE TYPICALLY RESOLVE, WE WILL REGISTER YOU FOR AN EVENT SO WE CAN ALSO LOG THAT YOU ATTENDED THAT EVENT TO HELP KEEP TRACK OF YOUR HOURS SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HOURS ARE LOGGED. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE WHEN YOU ATTEND SOME OF THESE MEETINGS YOU MAY NOT LOG YOUR TIME.

FOR EXAMPLE I KNOW THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE HAD SOME SUNSHINE LAW DISCUSSION. SOME OF THE APPA CONFERENCES THAT WE SHOULD BE ATTENDING HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS SO YOU COULD EASILY GET TO YOUR FOUR HOURS WITHIN A YEAR.

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>> MADAM MAYOR, BASED ON WHAT I'M HEARING TODAY IS THE ANSWER IS NO YOU DON'T GET AN HOUR OF CREDIT FOR PRESENTATION.

[LAUGHTER]. >> MY FOLLOWUP QUESTION.

>> I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DOING 8 HOURS.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD. >> YOU ALL ARE THINKING IT'S AN

HOUR. >> SO, IF YOU DO HAVE ANY FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS, ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

[I.1. Resolution No. UA 2023-12 – A Resolution on Rules of Procedure for FPUA Board Meetings. Presented by Caroline Valentin.]

MADAM CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF THE

RESOLUTION. >> RESOLUTION NUMBER UA-2023-12 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY DOCUMENTING RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR SCRIPPERS IN ERROR REPEAL SERVE BUILT AND EFFECTIVE

DATE. >> THANK YOU.

GENERAL COUNSEL VALENTINO WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. EACH OF YOU SHOULD HAVE A DRAFT BEFORE YOU OF THE RESOLUTION. IT DOES INCLUDE A FEW PRESENTED LINES SINCE THE AGENDA HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.

THEY'RE VERY MINOR. SOME ARE MEANT TO CLARIFY SOME PROVISIONS AND OTHERS ARE MEANT TO CORRECT A FEW TYPOS.

AND THE ORIGIN FOR IN DOCUMENT IS THAT THE CHARTER REQUIRES THE BOARD TO ADOPT RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR ITS MEETINGS.

THIS BOARD HAS PREVIOUSLY DONE THAT.

THE MOST CURRENT VERSION WAS IN 2021.

WE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND I THINK EVEN BEFORE, WE HAVE HEARD FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD ABOUT WANT TO GO CLARIFY SOME OF THE TERMS AND ALSO EXPAND ON SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THESE BOARDS, SO WE HAVE KIND OF TAKEN A CLEAN LOOK AT THEM AND REALLY DONE A GOOD OVERHAUL OF THE BOARDS TO BE IN LINE WITH THE CHARTER AND KIND OF EXPAND UPON THE ONES THAT Y'ALL HAD ALREADY ADOPTED.

YOU HAVE EACH PROBABLY REVIEWED THIS IN DETAIL SO I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT WORD FOR WORD BUT I DID WANT TO GO THROUGH AND POINT OUT A FEW OF THE ITEMS. STARTING ON PAGE 1 YOU'LL SEE SOME RED LINE THERE. I ADDED IN CLARIFICATION THAT THE ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS DOES OCCUR ANNUALLY.

THE WAY THE APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT TERMS RUN IT WOULD HAPPEN ANNUALLY BUT JUST SO EVERYONE IS CLEAR THIS WILL OCCUR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR WHEN SOME ONE IS REAPPOINTED. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE YOU SEE A RED LINE WHICH SAYS THAT THEY WILL RELINQUISH THE PODIUM OR BE REMOVED AND REALLY THE POINT OF THAT THE REVISION IS JUST TO HIGHLIGHT PROGRESSIVE MEASURES IS PREFERRED BY THIS BOARD AND WE REALLY DO WANT TO ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO GIVE VOICE BUT IF IT'S DISRUPTIVE PROGRESSIVE MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN. CONTINUING ON HERE YOU HAVE SOME OF WHAT WAS REQUESTED FOR EXAMPLE THE ROLE OF THE OFFICERS, WE REALLY EXPANDED AND CLARIFIED WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE CHAIR IS TASKED WITH BEING THE PRESIDING OFFICER, THEY COME IN THE MEETING, THEY KEEP US ALL ON TRACK AND THEY KEEP THE DISCUSSION GOING.

THIS BOARD IS ACTUALLY CAN HAS A GREAT SYNERGY AND DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB OF DOING THAT ALTOGETHER BUT JUST TO CLARIFY THAT CHAIR DOES HAVE THAT ROLE. AND LET'S SEE.

ANYTHING ELSE HERE OUT OF THE ORDER.

JUST MOVING ONTO PAGE 7, THE AGENDA FORMAT FOR THE REGULAR MEETING, THIS WAS ANOTHER TOPIC THAT WAS DISCUSSED WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE. ONE OF FORMER MADAM CHAIR GIBBONS YOU KNOW REAL PUSH WAS TO MAKE THE FLOW OF THE MEETING MORE EFFICIENT AND MAKE SENSE AND SHE REALLY TOOK ON THAT CHARGE SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS SOMETHING THAT WAS PRESENTED A WHILE BACK THAT WE'VE MEMORIALIZED HERE IN THIS RULES OF PROCEDURE WHERE A LOT OF THEM REMAIN THE SAME BUT WE'VE DELETED SOME THAT WERE UNNECESSARY OR THAT COULD BE

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IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE BOARD TO DISCUSS IT SHOULD BE ON THE REGULAR AGENDA I'M IF IT'S ZERO DOLLARS LIKEWISE IF IT'S A TREEN MATTER IN THIS DAY AND AGE THERE ARE LARGE PURCHASES THAT OCCUR BUT MAY NOT BE OUT OF THE ORDINARY CAN GO ON THE CONSENT YOU ALL GET THOSE MATERIALS YOU ALL HAVE ACCESS TO EACH OF US IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU CAN ALWAYS PULL AGENDA ITEM FROM THE CONSENT IF THERE'S DISCUSSION DESIRED.

SO THAT'S A CHANGE. AND ON THE RULES OF DEBATE THIS ONE IN THE THINGS I'LL POINT OUT HERE SOME OF THE RED LINES BUT WHAT WAYS HOEPGD THIS DOCUMENT WOULD ACHIEVE IF THERE WAS A NEW BOARD MEMBER THAT PICKED UP THIS DOCUMENT THEY WOULD REALLY UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF ROBERT'S RULES SO AS YOU KNOW THIS BOARD DOES FOLLOW ROBERT'S RULES GENERALLY BUT WE ARE NOT BOUND BY ROBERT'S RULES MEANING IF WE STRAY FROM ROBERT'S RULES IT DOESN'T INVALIDATE ANY OF YOUR DECISION-MAKING BUT WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS THE BASICS OF ROBERTS RULES AND HOW MEETINGS SHOULD BE PROCEED. YOU'LL SEE A TYPO WAS CORRECTED.

CLARIFYING UNDER MOTION THAT TECHNICALLY, YOU KNOW, THE ORDER OF BUSINESS USUALLY GIVES STAFF PRESENTATION QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD, BUT WHEN A MOTION OCCURS, IT SHOULD BE SECONDED BEFORE ANY FURTHER DEBATE OCCURS ON THAT MOTION, SO THAT'S KIND OF JUST CLARIFYING THAT.

THE VOICE VOTE THIS, BOARD CALLS VOICE VOTE BY RULE, THE CLERK CALLS THE RULE, SOME BOARDS ALSO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

YOU COULD DO THAT BUT IT JUST SAYS TYPICALLY IT'S DONE BY ROLE CALL TO CLARIFY THERE. AND THEN UNDER CITIZEN INPUT THIS REALLY GOES TO WHAT I JUST PRESENTED ON CREATING RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR THE QUORUM, YOU DID HAVE THOSE RULES IN PLACE.

IT EXPANDS ON THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE BUT THIS IS THE RULES OF PROCEDURE THAT WE REQUEST SPEAKERS TO FOLLOW WHEN THEY ADDRESS THE BOARD. AND THAT IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION.

>> ANY QUESTIONS. >> JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND PUTTING IN IT A NICE TIDY DOCUMENT. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THAT, SO I CAN APPRECIATE ESPECIALLY WITH NEW MADAM CHAIR IN PLACE SO SHE HAS SOME CLEAR DEFINITION WHAT HER ROLE IS WHILE SHE'S UP HERE.

>> I GOT IN THAT WAS DEFINITELY MADE CLEAR TO MENA WAS A DESIRE OF THE BOARD AND VERY IMPORTANT TO THE DIRECTOR SO WE GOT TOGETHER AND THOUGHT HE CAN WE MAKE THESE REALLY BE EFFECTIVE.

THANK YOU. >> MADAM CHAIR.

>> YES. >> SO UNDER THE MOTION THE SESSION FOR MOTIONS B-5 IF THE CHAIR WISHES TO MOTION HE OR SHE SHALL RELINQUISH THE GAVEL. UNDER WHAT SCENARIOS COULD YOU

SEE THAT HAPPENING? >> SHOW WHERE I SEE THAT HAPPEN IS IF THE ROLL OF THE CHAIR IS KEEP THE MEETING GOING.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE A TOPIC WHERE MAYBE NO ONE WANTS TO BE THE ONE TO MAKE THE MOTION OR THE CHAIR MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPINION ON THE MATTER AND FEEL STRONGLY IT WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION.

THE CHAIR ITSELF THAT POSITION REALLY IS CONSIDERED UNBIASED.

THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T MAKE MOTIONS.

THAT'S THE WHOLE THOUGHT BEHIND THE CHAIR.

ONLY WHEN IT GETS TO A MOTION DOES THE CHAIR REALLY ASSERT INFLUENCE BUT SHE DOESN'T MAKE THE MOTION HERSELF N. THIS CASE, IT DOES ALLOW, IT'S NOT UNALLOWED BUT IF THE CHAIR DOES WANT TO VOICE HER OPINION OR SHE DOES WANT TO GET THE CONVERSATION GOING, SHE CAN PASS THE GAVRL WHICH IS A SYMBOL OF OKAY I'M NO LONGER IMPARTIAL, I'M GOING TO SPEAK MY MIND ON THIS. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION AND THAT'S KIND OF SYMBOLIC I'M REALLY WISHING MY UNBIASED ROLE HERE AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

THAT BEING SAID IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AND I THINK SOME PEOPLE MAY FORGET IN A CHAIR CAN SECOND A MOTION AND ONCE SOMEBODY HAS PUT OUT A MOTION, THE CHAIR IS FREE TO SECOND IT WITHOUT THE

GAVEL. >> I SEE.

SO WE'VE HAD SITUATIONS IN THE PAST WHERE STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND

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>> THAT'S RIGHT WHO ARE A GOOD EXAMPLE IS IN TODAY'S MEETING WHERE YOU DON'T NECESSARILY LIKE IF THE CHAIR WANTED TO MAKE A NOMI NOMINATION.

>> MADAM CHAIR. THE CHAIR CAN SECOND A MOTION?

>> YES. MOST PEOPLE DON'T PRACTICE THAT.

>> REMAIN IMPARTIAL. >> I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO PASS THE

GAVEL TO DO THAT. >> NO, ROBERT'S RULES DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT. CAN YOU SECOND A MOTION.

>> OKAY, AND THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

THEN WHEN YOU PASS THE GAVEL ONCE THAT IS OVER THEN THE

PERSON PASSES THE GAVEL BACK. >> SO, WHAT THE RULES DO SAY IS THAT ONCE YOU VOTED ON THE MATTER, THAT'S WHEN IT GETS PASSED BACK. ONCE THE MATTER IS CONCLUDED THAT'S WHEN IT SHOULD BE PASSED BACK.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS?

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION UA-2023-12 WITH THE CHANGE THAT ARE IN THIS

DOCUMENT. >> I'LL SECOND.

>> MADAM CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MUCH. I APPRECIATE THIS, YOUR GIVING US SOME TIME AND THOUGHT. AND I LEARNED SOMETHING.

>> PEOPLE MIGHT LOOK AT YOU LIKE --

>> TRY THAT OUT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

>> HEADS UP. >> ALL RIGHT.

[J. DIRECTOR]

>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION HAS BEEN PASSED.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE DIRECTOR?

>> YES. MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE A COUPLE TODAY. I'D LIKE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF GENERAL COUNSEL MADAM CHAIR IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR WORKING UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP THE PAST YEAR. WE HAVE HAD QUITE A BIT OF STUFF HAPPENING AND YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB IN MY OPINION.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ALLOWED TO SAY THAT OR NOT AND I DO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH DR. BENNETT THIS UPCOMING YEAR.

SO, JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AS OF TODAY, NATURAL GAS IS AROUND $2.90 PER MMBTU, WE HAVE HEDGED AROUND 7 A PERCENT OF OUR GAS POWER GENERATION UNTIL MARCH 2024 AND 50 PERCENT FROM APRIL 2024 THROUGH MARCH OF 2025.

CURRENT THRESHOLD CONTINUES FOR STILL AT THE $3.50 FOR PURCHASES BEYOND THOSE DATES BUT THE FUTURES ARE STILL ABOVE $4 SO ADDITIONAL TRANSACTIONS HAVE BEEN EXECUTED.

WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THRESHOLDS OF WHERE AT THE FMPA BOARD BOARD LEVEL DISCUSSING THRESHOLDS WHAT PERCENTAGES 5 PERCENT AT THIS NUMBER, SO THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS IN THE NEXT COMING BOARD MEETINGS AND BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR TO US SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE BECAUSE THAT WILL DICTATE WHAT WE DO HERE LOCALLY WITH THE RATE STABLIZATION FUND SO I'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU POSTED ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS WHERE DO I BELIEVE THE RATE STABLIZATION PLAN SHOULD BE F. WE CONTINUE DOWN THE PATH WHAT FMPA HAS DONE AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT IN AT THE BOARD MEETING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PCA SO I BELIEVE THE UPPER LIMIT SHOULD BE AROUND $8 MILLION BEFORE THE SUMMER AND WE HAND SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE $5-6 MILLION RANGE AFTER THE SUMMER OR BEFORE WINTER.

FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS LOCKED IN GAS PRICES INTO THE 2025 TIME FRAME I THINK IT SHOULD BE CLOSER TO THE TEN BEFORE THE SUMMER AND LANDING AT THE 7 AND DEPEND THE IDEA BEHIND THE RATE STABLIZATION PLAN IS VO AVOID RATE SHOCKS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. WE ARE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREVENT THE 2022 SCENARIO.

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QUICK UPDATE ON AGENDA MANAGEMENT SELL, WE HAVE COMPETED INITIAL TRAINING FOR THAT SYSTEM.

THIS IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO FOR OUR BOARD AGENDA PACKETS FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS AND FOR ALSO PUBLISHING ON LINE.

WE ARE FINALIZEING THE SOFTWARE TEMPLATEAND ORGANIZING TRAINING SESSIONS TO ASSURE SMOOTH TRANSITION SO THAT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME WE ARE DOING THAT. RESULTS TAKING THE LEAD ON THAT DOING A GREAT JOB SO FAR. SO I'D LIKE TO THANK THE ENTIRE FPUA TEAM ESPECIALLY OVER THE PAST WEEK.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD BECAUSE OF THE STORMS WE HAVE HAD THE AFTERNOON RAIN AND LIGHTNING.

LINEMEN DID A GREAT JOB RESTORING POWER QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND TIME TELLING WHAT THE WASTE WATER GUYS DID. THEY DID A GOOD JOB MITIGATEING THE FLOODS. THURSDAY FRIDAY ESPECIALLY FRIDAY WE HAD JUST AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF RAIN AND IT ENDED UP GOOD PORTION OF IT AT THE WASTE WATER PLANT.

THE GUYS WERE ABLE TO MITIGATE THE FLOWS AND WE AVOIDED ANY MAJOR ISSUES THERE. LATE ON FRIDAY AND THREE THE WEEKEND WE KEPT IT OUT OF THE RIVER SO JUST A GREAT JOB TO ENTIRE FPUA TEAM. TOMORROW WE WILL BE HOSTING DANA TRAVOLCI AND GIVEN HER A TOUR OF THE OTHER FACILITIES.

WE HAVE GIVEN HER A TOUR OF THE WASTE WATER PLANT BUT WE ARE GOING TO GIVE HER A TOUR OF THE NEW WASTE WATER PLANT TO SEE WHAT'S BEEN DONE THERE. THERE'S FPUA'S EFFORT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR LOCAL STATE REPRESENTATIVES ENGAGED WITH THEIR LOCAL UTILITY SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT TOUR TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS FRIDAY FRIDAY RACHEL AND MYSELF WILL BE ATTENDING THE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.

WE HAVE ATTENDED THIS MEETING IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AND IT'S JUST TO KEEP OUR DELEGATES INFORMED ON WHAT THE STATUS IS OF FPUA PROJECTS ESPECIALLY NEW WASTE WATER PLANT BECAUSE THEY'VE GIVEN US MONEY AND WE ACCOUNT TO CONTINUE TO STAY IN FIR FAVOR TO BRING GRANTS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

[L. COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS]

THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE BOARD. >> MR. DIRECTOR.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME?

>> MADAM CHAIR I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ECHO HIS COMMENTS ABOUT MRS. GIBBONS. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS BOARD AND THANK YOU FOR.

IT'S BEEN GREAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT YEAR.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ACTUALLY ENJOY THE POSITION, SO I APPRECIATE IT AND NOW I GET TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND LET MR. BENNETT HAVE THE CAMERA. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ALL STANDING THERE AND BEING HERE FOR ME AT THE LAST MEETING I'M SO SORRY I MISSED IT AND I WAS REALLY UPSET TO HAVE NOT BEEN HERE. SO, I APPRECIATE IT.

>> GREAT TEAM. >> FOR SURE.

>> WORKING TOGETHER. ANY OTHER COMMENT? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT AND EXTEND AN INVITATION TO THE BO BOARD, MAGNET SCHOOL IS EVERYTHING OUR 10TH ANNUAL VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION FOR YOU ALL TO COME OUT AND LET US HONOR OUR VETERANS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS A COMMUNITY EVENT THAT WE ARE PUTTING ON AND WE WOULD INVITE YOU ALL, IT'S AT 9:00 ON NOVEMBER THE 9TH AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PARADE ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY.

SO, IT'S NOVEMBER THE 9TH AT 9:00 AT F.K. SUITE AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY VETERANS THERE AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR.

>> ON MY CALENDAR. >> AND I'M EXTENDING THE INVITATION TO FPUA SOME OF OUR STAFF IS COMING SO I'M EXTENDING IT OUT TO THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.

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ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, THE FPUA MEETING IS

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