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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MADISON COUNTY, FLORIDA

July 6, 2012 Around Madison, Front Page Comments Off

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Madison County, Florida will hold a special public meeting, to which all persons are invited to attend, as follows:

Date: Monday, July 9, 2012

Time: 11:00 A.M.

Place: The Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, Room No. 107
Madison County Courthouse Annex
229 S.W. Pinckney Street
Madison, Florida 32340

Purpose: (1) Approve Tourist Development Council (TDC) Grant for Community Baseball League in the amount of $2,000; (2) Discussion with possible action on the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for County Engineering Services; (3) Approve Contract for Services with Apalachee Center, Inc. for jail mental health services; and (4) Discussion of tentative schedule for 2012-13 FY budget process.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in any of the above meetings is asked to advise the Board at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting Tim Sanders, Clerk, at Post Office Box 237, Madison, Florida 32341, telephone:(850) 973-1500. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Clerk by calling 711.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at such meeting he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Posted on July 6, 2012. Board of County Commissioners of
Madison County, Florida

By: /s/ Tim Sanders
Tim Sanders, Clerk

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Regular County Commission Meeting Cancelled For Today

November 16, 2011 Front Page Comments Off

PUBLIC NOTICE
CANCELLATION OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING

The Chair, the Honorable Roy Ellis, of the Board of County Commissioners of Madison County, Florida, and members of said Board, have cancelled the Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners to be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Courthouse Annex, Madison, Florida.

Dated and posted this 16th day of November, 2011.

Tim Sanders, Clerk
Board of County Commissioners
Madison County, Florida

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Special Meeting

August 11, 2011 Front Page Comments Off

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MADISON COUNTY, FLORIDA

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Madison County, Florida will hold a special public meeting, to which all persons are invited to attend, as follows:

Date: August 17, 2011

Time: 1:30 P.M.

Place: The Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, Room No. 107
Madison County Courthouse Annex
229 S.W. Pinckney Street
Madison, Florida 32340

Purpose: Continuation of FY2011-2012 Budget Preparation.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in any of the above meetings is asked to advise the Board at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting Tim Sanders, Clerk, at Post Office Box 237, Madison, Florida 32341, telephone:(850) 973-1500. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Clerk by calling 711.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at such meeting he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Posted on August 11, 2011. Board of County Commissioners of
Madison County, Florida

By: /s/ Tim Sanders
Tim Sanders, Clerk

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August 14 Declared Charles W. Evans Day

August 4, 2011 Church 4 comments
Charles Evans pauses for a moment at the Winn-Dixie Pharmacy, where he also works, in addition to pastoring Mt. Zion A.M.E.

Charles Evans pauses for a moment at the Winn-Dixie Pharmacy, where he also works, in addition to pastoring Mt. Zion A.M.E.

By Lynette Norris
Greene Publishing, Inc.

At the request of Jerome Wyche, speaking as a private citizen, the County Commission unanimously approved and read a proclamation naming Saturday, Aug. 14, as Charles W. Evans Day.

Evans, 58, was born in Monticello, served in the military and then settled in Madison, where he has worked as a long-time pharmacist as well as pastor of several churches, including Mt. Zion A.M.E.  In fact, Evans, who was ordained in October of 1983 and began as pastor of Mt. Zion in 1999, has been the longest sitting pastor (11 years) in the church’s history.

In the pastor’s honor, the congregation has planned two special events at the church.  The first is Saturday evening, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m., and the second is Sunday afternoon, Aug. 14 at 2:30 p.m.

At Saturday even-ing’s service, the speaker will be Rev. Herbert Thomas from Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville.  Thomas also oversees Welaunee Missionary Baptist Church in Lamont, Florida.

Sunday’s service will be conducted by Rev. Alonzo Fudge.  County Commission Chair Renetta Parrish will also be on hand to read the proclamation approved by the County Commission naming August 14 as Charles W. Evans Day.

Members of the Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church would like to invite the public to come by and participate in the services congratulating Rev. Evans on his 11 years with Mt. Zion and his continued service to the congregation through his ministry, and his service to the community in his capacity as pharmacist.

After the Sunday service, dinner will be served in the attached dining hall.  Mt. Zion is located at 576 S.W. Dade Street.  For directions or more information, contact 850-464-0196.

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County Commission Approves Amendment To Interlocal Agreement With Hospital

July 21, 2011 Front Page Comments Off
By Lynette Norris
Greene Publishing, Inc.

The County Commission approved an amendment to the interlocal agreement between Madison County and its incorporated municipalities to allow a portion of the proceeds form the local option sales tax to go to the Madison County Memorial Hospital to help defray the cost of indigent care provided by the Hospital.

County Attorney Tom Reeves explained the interlocal agreement process step by step as to how it was structured, and how it governed the use of monies collected through the local option sales tax, then explained the process by which the county had been able to refinance a loan for completed road infrastructure work, freeing up the money that was to go to the hospital.  Marianne Green asked for clarification and assurance that the money was to go only for indigent care and not for any other purpose, and that the indigent care thus paid for was only for Madison County residents.  County Court Clerk Tim Sanders assured all those present that the Clerk’s Office would be responsible for the money and any payments made to the hospital for indigent care, and that the hospital would provide invoices for such payments.

The board also approved allowing the hospital to lease part of the old EMS building for storage desperately needed for hospital records and to use as a staging area for when the hospital begins making the switch-over from the old to the new facility.  AHCA requires that the hospital run both the old and new facilities in parallel until the new facility is approved and permission is given to shut down the old facility.  During that time, rather than buy duplicates of needed equipment and extra beds, the hospital plans to borrow these items from other regional hospitals – a common practice among hospitals whenever a replacement facility has been built and is awaiting approval – and it needs a staging area both to receive the borrowed items and later to store them until they can be returned once the old facility is closed.

The question of security for the aging EMS building came up, and hospital CEO David Abercrombie agreed that the hospital would take responsibility for securing the building, whether it was by installing deadbolt locks or putting up chain-link fencing.

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County Commission Passes Indigent Care Money Request For Hospital

June 30, 2011 Around Madison, Health Comments Off
By Lynette Norris
Greene Publishing, Inc.

Wednesday night, June 29, the Madison County Commission convened its 6 p.m. meeting in front of a standing-room-only crowd.  Every seat was taken and nearly a dozen people, including Sheriff Ben Stewart, who led the opening prayer, stood off to the side and leaned against the wall.

The Commission was meeting for two reasons:  The first was to pass an emergency measure to begin the process of replacing an old bridge on Highway 150 (Lovett Road) across the Aucilla River.

The second was to decide whether or not to release $250,000 a year of the half-cent sales tax to go to the Madison County Memorial Hospital; the hospital had requested the money to help pay for the three million a year it provides in indigent care, for which it was not reimbursed by any state or federal agency.

After several minutes of discussion as to how the county would go about repairing or replacing the bridge, how long it would take, and what was involved, the measure passed 5-0.

Discussion then turned to the hospital and the meeting became a little more intense.

The audience contained several hospital employees as well as several hospital supporters; at one point Commission Chair Renetta Parrish asked how many in the audience were employees of the hospital and about six people raised their hands.  Another in the audience asked, “What does that matter anyway?”

Court Clerk Tim Sanders then explained two options for refinancing another loan that the county had almost paid off, which would free up the money requested by the hospital.

Several members of the public took the podium to speak out on the issue, both for and against providing the money.  Those against the measure primarily .noted what was referred to as a lack of accountability or transparency of the two-board hospital system, and questioned where the tax money was going and how it was being spent.  Those for the measure spoke of Madison hospital being the only hospital in the state that was required to provide indigent care, yet receive no help with the expense other than $35,000 already mandated by the state.

After several people had spoken, the board discussed whether to vote on the matter that night or extended the discussion to two more board meetings that had been advertised.  Board member Roy Ellis was ready to take action, however, and made a motion that the board pass the second of two options explained earlier and the money be released to the Hospital.   Wayne Vickers seconded the motion.  The motion passed with Ellis, Vickers and Hamrick voting yes; Parrish and Board member Alfred Martin voted against it.

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County Commission Meeting Hears Naming Proposal And Other Items

April 26, 2011 Front Page Comments Off

By Lynette Norris
Greene Publishing, Inc.
In their April 20 meeting, the County Commission approved a resolution honoring the late Deputy Marcus Jones, Sr., and also heard a heartfelt proposal from Jones’ friend, Michael Maurice, about renaming part of the bike trail, from Hanson up to the railroad tracks, after Jones.
“He had found a new love,” said Maurice.  “When that bike trail was finished, he had bought himself a new expensive bike and he loved riding that trail.”

Jones died suddenly at age 40, of a massive heart attack, earlier this month.
The Commissioners agreed to check with the Water Management District, which is responsible for that section of the bike trail, and take up the proposal at the next meeting.
Fran Pylus, of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), also spoke to the Commission, seeking their help in letting the seniors of Madison County know that her agency is available and ready, to either provide them with assistance, or put them in touch with the right organization that provides the elder service they need.  Her agency is one of several in Florida, and her particular AAA is responsible for 14 counties; it is a kind of “one stop shopping” for seniors, for everything from free telephones with amplified audio technology to the organization SHINE that specializes in helping the elderly fill out forms and applications.  “We’re trying to find seniors in rural areas to let them know we’re here to help.”
Finally, an ongoing disagreement between the Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Tommy Jonas, who owns the Family Fun and Game Center, was resolved.  The conflict began severeal weeks ago, when the Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous complaint that Jonas was selling beer without a license.  At the meeting last Wednesday, a frustrated Jonas was ready to turn in his beer license and call it quits, when Lt. Ralph Campbell, of the Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco out of Tallahassee, took the podium to clear up the matter.   His research had found that Jonas was properly licensed to sell beer, but that the address had been recorded incorrectly, causing the confusion.  With that mistake corrected, he stated that Jonas should be able to run his business without any future problems.

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Amended Notice: Public Meeting Between Hospital District and County Commission Set For Friday

March 9, 2011 Front Page Comments Off

PUBLIC NOTICE SPECIAL MEETING-8

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Feb. 2 County Commission Agenda

January 28, 2011 Front Page Comments Off

 AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MADISON COUNTY, FL,

 TO BE HELD AT THE COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM

COURTHOUSE ANNEX, WEDNESDAY, 

February 2, 2011, 9:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

 

PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC – FIVE (5) MINUTE LIMIT

 

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING HELD January 19, 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

 

1.              Constitutional Officers

2.              County Attorney

3.              County Coordinator

CONSENT AGENDA

1.     Budget Amendment Request for CTTF-Capital Projects to Amend Budget to Include the Board Approved Grant for NW Hare Ave.

2.     Budget Amendment Request for Community Development Block Grant to Bring Forward End of the Year Balances of 2010.

3.     Budget Amendment Request for Capital Projects Fund for Budget Rollovers from FY 2010 Grant and FY 2010 Board Approved Road Projects.

4.     Budget Amendment Request for Emergency Management to Increase Budget to Actual.

5.     Budget Amendment Request for BOCC Finance to Add UF/Shands Grant to the FY 2011 Budget.

6.     Budget Amendment Request for Library to Increase Budget to Actual Revenues Received.

7.     Budget Amendment Request for Fire Special Assessment to Amend Budgets to Include FY 2010 Rollover Funds.

8.     Approval to Include America Saves Brochure in Employee Pay Check Stubs.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

1.     .

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.     Review with Approval of Contract for Drug Testing Services – County Attorney.

NEW BUSINESS

1.     Appointment of At-Large Member to the Planning and Zoning Board – County Coordinator.

2.     Appointment of Member to the Historic Design Review Board – County Coordinator.

3.     Appointment of Member to the Code Enforcement Board – County Coordinator.

4.     Update from Suwannee River Economic Council – Mr. Matt Pearson.

5.     Discussion Regarding Possible Change of February 16, 2011 Meeting Date – County Coordinator.

      Planning & Zoning Board

Jimmy King – District 1 – Term Ends January 1, 2013                                       Marianne Green – At-Large – Term Ends June 1, 2012

Brent Whitman – District 2 – Term Ends December 1, 2011                                                 Michael Akes – School Board Representative

James Brown – District 3 – Term Ends February 1, 2013                                                      Julia Shewchuck – Alternate – Term Ends February 1, 2011

Fain Poppell, Chair – District 4 – Term Ends December 1, 2011                          Elise Dawkins – Alternate – Term Ends February 1, 2011

Christy Grass – District 5 – Term Ends February 1, 2012                                                     

VACANT – At-Large – Term Ends June 1, 2012

Madison County Development Council

BOCC APPOINTEES:

Ed Meggs – Term Ends – January, 2012

Roy Ellis – Term Ends – January, 2012

Tourist Development Council

Justin Hamrick – Chair of BOCC or His Designee, Chair to be Re-Appointed Annually Prior to July 1st – Term Ends June 1, 2011

Jim Catron, Vice-Chair – Elected Municipal Official from Most Populous Municipality – Term Ends June 1, 2013

Shirley VonRoden – Elected Municipal Official from Any Municipality – Term Ends June 1, 2011

Latrelle Ragans – Involved in Tourist Industry and SUBJECT to the Tax – Term Ends June 1, 2013

Craig Waldrop, Chair – Involved in Tourist Industry and SUBJECT to the Tax – Term Ends June 1, 2011

Teresa Williamson – Involved in Tourist Industry and SUBJECT to the Tax – Term Ends June 1, 2013

Jackie Blount – Involved in Tourist Industry and NOT SUBJECT to the Tax* – Term Ends June 1, 2011

Roy Milliron – Involved in Tourist Industry and NOT SUBJECT to the Tax* – Term Ends June 1, 2011

Ben Harris – Involved in Tourist Industry and NOT SUBJECT to the Tax* – Term Ends June 1, 2013

*Not More Than One of the Positions Marked with an Asterisk May Also be Filled by a Person who is Subject To the Tax.

Madison County Design Review Board

Marianne Green – Term Ends – February 1, 2010                           Dr. Julie Pestella – Term Ends – February 1, 2012

VACANT – Term Ends – February 1, 2010                                                      Michael San Filippo – Term Ends – February 1, 2011

Steve Hart – Term Ends – February 1, 2012                                                    Jerome Wyche – Term Ends – February 1, 2011

Stanley James – Term Ends – February 1, 2012

 

Competency Board                                                                                   Code Enforcement Board

                                    Gary Williams                                                                                                           Brian Leonardson

                                    Travis Renfroe                                                                                                           Gary Williams

                                    Richard Edwards                                                                                       Bill Steves

                                    Jayson Williams                                                                                       Curtis Johnson

                                    Curtis Johnson                                                                                                            VACANT

                                    Dewayne O’Quinn                                                                                     Freddie Simmons

                                                                                                                                                Walter Jarvis

 

 

 

 

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Justin Hamrick, District 1,

Wayne Vickers, District 2

Renetta Parrish, District 3, Chair

Alfred Martin, District 4, Second Vice-Chair

Roy Ellis, District 5, Vice-Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

 

                  The following notices are hereby given to all persons concerning the meetings of the Board of County Commissioners of Madison County, Florida (hereinafter the “Board”):

1.  The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the meetings of the Board in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the law, these rules or are otherwise waived by the Board.

2.  No comments from the floor will be allowed under any circumstances.

3.  The Board shall hear as many comments from the public as practicable during any meeting.

4.  No member of the public may address the Board who has not previously signed up to address the Board, unless he or she is requested to do so by the Chair.

5.  Any member of the public who wishes to address the Board on any topic, which appears on the agenda or otherwise, must sign up with the County Manager or his designee before the scheduled time for public comments.

6.  All speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes per topic, unless leave is given by the Chair.

7.  Any identifiable group of three (3) persons or more shall be limited to a total of ten (10) minutes per topic.

8.  All members of the public given the privilege of addressing the Board, shall do so at the beginning of its scheduled meeting, or immediately following the lunch time break, if the scheduled meeting continues past the lunch time break.

9.  The Chair may rule any speaker out of order and require that speaker to cease addressing the Board and if necessary order the bailiff to remove that speaker from the Commission Chambers if:

A.      The speaker refuses to confine his remarks to the topic at hand.

B.        The speaker becomes belligerent, irrational, or in any way disruptive to the meeting of the Board, or,          

C.      The speaker refuses to cease addressing the Board after his allotted time.

10.  No agenda item will be designated for any specific time other than a time during the first three (3) hours of the meeting, unless leave is given by the Chair.  All times shown on the agenda are approximate.

11.  No item may be added to the agenda of the Board of County Commissioners except upon request of the Chair, a Board member, the County Manager, the Clerk of the Board or the County Attorney.

12.   All decisions of the Chair concerning parliamentary procedures, decorum, or rules of order will be final, unless they are overcome by a majority of the members of the Board in attendance.

13.   The Chair shall vote on all issues that come before the Board in the same manner as a member of the Board.

Notices

 

All items listed on the agenda are for discussion and possible action including vote by the Board.

The Board reserves the right to amend the agenda of any meeting to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting of the Board, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.  Please contact Tim Sanders, Clerk of Court, at Post Office Box 237, Madison, Florida 32341, telephone: (850)973-1500, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.  If you are hearing or speech impaired, please call 711.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

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County Commission Denies Nestle Waters Request; Military Covenant Vote for Next Meeting

January 20, 2011 Front Page Comments Off

By Lynette Norris
Greene Publishing, Inc.

At Wednesday night’s Jan. 19 meeting, the County Commission voted 5-0 to deny a request from Nestle Waters to vacate three undeveloped subdivision lots the company had purchased from River Highlands subdivision. The three lots, five acres each, are contiguous to Nestle’s well field property near the town of Lee.
Kent Koptiuch, Natural Resources Director for Nestle, said that the company wants to extend its level of protection over the property and include the three lots in its forestry management plan to protect its groundwater system.
Commission Ellis asked if anything was preventing Nestle from doing that now, with property remaining as it was, undeveloped platted lots owned by the company. Koptiuch replied that there was noting stopping them, but that the company simply wanted to make it formal, the three lots becoming one contiguous lot instead of three separate ones, returning to acreage as if the lots had never existed. Ellis raised the concern about setting a precedent; other businesses have sometimes taken advantage of a zooming change that pulled platted lots out and reverted them back to an agricultural zoning.
“We’re in it for the long run,” said Koptiuch. “We don’t have an ulterior motive (except) protecting our investment. This is one more tool in our tool box to better protect that land.”
Jimmy Anderson, a resident of River Highlands subdivision, who lives next to one of the lots, protested the zoning change. Nestle attorney Austin Peele pointed out that the company had met all requirements for the request and had shown good faith in resource management so far.
However, because Nestle could continue its current plans without the change they had requested, the Commissioners voted 5-0 to deny the request.
Another item generating much discussion was the signing of the Community Covenant pledging support for military families in the Madison area. Rae Pike spoke for several minutes assuring the Commission that the covenant was nothing more than a statement of affirmation for active military personnel and their families, that the county was not going to be made financially liable for anything by signing, and that contrary to previous information the Commission had received, no “plan of action” was required before they signed the document at the signing ceremony, Saturday Feb. 5.
“This is a coalition, not a contract,” she said. “It is a promise of support.”
This public show of support, she said, is what motivates other people, other groups, to formulate the plans of action and the initiatives to provide help where it is needed. The Pentagon and Department of Defense has been actively encouraging small communitie across the country to sign these covenants, and if Madison signs, it would be the first community in the entire state of Florida to do so.
Since the Commission has on more meeting scheduled before the Feb. 5 ceremony, they agreed to put the covenant signing on the agenda for a vote at the next meeting, when they would have the new information documented for the county’

s records.

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