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2019-06-17 Joint WorkshopCITY OF OKEECHOBEE JUNE 175 20197 JOINT WORKSHOP OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COUNTY COMMISSION, SHERIFF AND SCHOOL BOARD SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION PAGE 1 OF 2 11 AGENDA 11 DISCUSSION 11 Call to Order The Workshop was hosted and conducted by the Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) with an invitation extended to the City Council, Okeechobee County School Board and Sheriff Noel Stephen with their respective Staff. Attendance I. Commencement II. Public Comment A joint Workshop was conducted on June 17, 2019, at the Historic Courthouse, Room 270 located at 304 Northwest 2nd Street, Okeechobee, Florida, and called to order by Board of County Commissioner (BOCC) Chairperson Burroughs at 5:00 P.M. The names and attendance of Officials and Staff for each entity are listed below: CITY Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr. - Present Council Member Wes Abney - Present Council Member Monica Clark - Present Council Member Bob Jarriel - Absent Council Member Bobby Keefe - Present COUNTY Chairperson Terry Burroughs - Present Commissioner Bryant Culpepper - Present Commissioner Kelly Owens - Present Commissioner David Hazellief - Present Sheriff Noel Stephen - Present SCHOOL BOARD Chairperson Jill Holcomb - Present Vice Chairperson Amanda Riedel - Present Board Member Malissa Morgan- Present Board Member Joe Arnold - Present City Clerk Lane Gamiotea - Present City Attorney John R. Cook - Present City Administrator Marcos MontesDeOca - Present Police Chief Bob Peterson - Present Commissioner Bradley G. Goodbread - Present County Attorney Laura McCall - Present County Administrator Robbie Chartier - Present County Deputy Clerk Jeff Shain - Present Board Member Melisa Jahner - Present Board Attorney Tom Conely - Present School Superintendent Ken Kenworthy - Present Board Secretary Sharon Vinson - Present Commissioner Culpepper offered the invocation; the pledge of allegiance was led by Commissioner Goodbread. BOCC Chair Burroughs noted a letter from Jennifer Tewksbury, Executive Director of the Economic Council of Okeechobee County, Inc,, addressed to County Administrator Chartier was distributed. The letter was not read into the record; a copy is on file in the official minute packet for this meeting in the City Clerk's Office. III. Agenda BOCC Chair Burroughs stated the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act passed by the Florida 1. Joint Workshop: between the County, Sheriff, School Board, and City of Legislature requires the presence of law enforcement at each school. The funding required to adhere to the law is Okeechobee - Robbie Chartier. another matter, as the State is not fully funding the mandate. 5C , JUNE 17, 2019 - CITY/COUNTY/SHERIFFISCHOOL BOARD JOINT WORKSHOP - PAGE 2 OF 2 AGENDA Agenda continued Joint Workshop: between the County, Sheriff, School Board, and City of Okeechobee continued. IV. ADJOURNMENT Please take notice and be advised that when a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. 4CitCrk edia are for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the Clerk. ATT ST: Dowling R. Watt Jr., fvI a y o r r �ItJ7 7 Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk DISCUSSION The Sheriff's School Resource Officer (SRO) budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 is $1,100,000.00. The School Board provides funds allocated from the State which will cover approximately $618,215.00, the City's estimated portion is $160,000.00; leaving the funding short at approximately $322,000.00. BOCC Chair Burroughs confirmed that the County's position is that this endeavor is a shared partnership between the Sheriff and the School Board; then further stated the shortfall for the new FY will be provided in the Sheriff's budget, which comes out of the County budget. The Officials discussed funding methods and having to work with each entities lobbyist in order to be vocal enough for the State Legislature to understand that additional funding must be provided in the future, especially for physically constrained Counties such as Okeechobee. School Board Chairperson Holcomb provided the amount of time and energy the School Board labored with Legislators over the last two sessions in an attempt to obtain additional funds. School Board Member Arnold suggested working with the Small County portion of the School Board Association and the Small County Coalition in writing a joint Resolution from the small Counties, Cities, School Boards, and Sheriff Offices to their respective Legislators. Council Member Keefe questioned the methods available to comply with the law and increase the level of service, at the most economical method. School Superintendent Kenworthy responded there are four options: 1. SRO's provided through the Sheriff and Police Chief; 2. Safety Officers (where the School Board would have their own law enforcement department specifically for the School District); 3. Contract the services to a third party -private company; and 4. Guardian Program only. Options 2 and 3 are the most costly. Option 4 is the most cost efficient based on finances only, it would not provide the level of service the School Board Members, Administration, and parents want and expect. Additionally, the Sheriff would still have to provide services to the schools and transport when handling criminal matters. Overall, the best option is to continue collaborating with Sheriff Stephens and Police Chief Peterson to provide the SRO's for the schools. In closing BOCC Chair Burroughs confirmed, based on the language with the Florida Statute, the School Board will need to determine the appropriate agreement as to how the funds will be allocated to the Sheriff Office and the City/Police Department for the SRO's, it will not be with the County Commission. There being no further items to discuss, BOCC Chair Burroughs adjourned the Workshop at 5:30 P.M. S 41MI Boa rd d4r) "5Minutes of the Board of County Commissioners Okeechobee County, Florida Monday, June 17, 2019 Workshop The Board met this date in a Workshop in the Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse in the "Judge William L. Hendry Courtroom", Room 270, at 304 NW 2nd Street in Okeechobee, Florida at 5:00 PM. Call to Order Attendee Name Terry Burroughs _—_ Bryant Culpepper Title Chairman Status Arrived Present --.-t_ _ Present Commissioner Kelly Owens Commissioner Present David Hazellief Commissioner Present Bradley G. Goodbread Commissioner _ Present I _. Robble Chartier _�. County Administrator — Present i Laura McCall County Attorney Present Jeff Shain Deputy Clerk Present Commencement Chairman Terry Burroughs called the Joint. Workshop to Order. Commissioner Bryant Culpepper offered the invocation, after which Commissioner Bradley G. Goodbread led the Pledge of Allegiance. Joint Workshop attendees frorn the City, School Board and Sheriff's Office were: City Council Members: Mayor Dowling R. Watford Jr. Council Member Bobby Keefe Council Member Monica M. Clark Council Member Wes Abney City Administrator Marcos Montes De Oca City Clerk Lane Gamiotea School Board Members: Chairperson Jill Holcomb Vice Chairperson Amanda Riedel Member Joe Arnold Member Malissa Morgan Member Melisa Jahner Superintendent Ken Kenworthy Attorney Thomas W. Conley Sheriffs Office: Sheriff Noel Stephen [PoNigg Chief Peterson 211 Sharon Robertson Terry Burroughs, Chairman Clerk to the Board of County 1 of 3 Board of County Commissioners Commissioners June 17, 2019 Okeechobee County, Florida Okeechobee County, Florida Workshop Public Comment Minutes June 17, 2019 III. Agenda 1. JOINT WORKSHOP BETWEEN THE SHERIFF, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY OF OKEECHOBEE Chairman Terry Burroughs stated the Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS Public Safety Act passed by the Legislature, and requires the presence of law enforcement at each school. Chairman Burroughs stated the shortfall of funds will be provided by the Sheriffs Budget which comes out of the County Budget. Also, that amount of money will not impact the millage rate a great deal. The Boards discussed funding methods and having to work with the Tallahassee for physically constrained Counties to come up with more funding in the future. School Board Chair Jill Holcomb discussed fighting just as bad with Tallahassee as the County to get more funds, but to no avail. School Board Member Joe Arnold suggested working with the Small County portion of the School Board Association and the Small County Coalition should write a joint Resolution from the small Counties, Cities and School Boards and Sheriffs Office, to their own legislatures. City Council Member Bobby Keefe discussed maybe there are other ways of handling this situation, and increasing the level of service, getting the biggest bang for the buck. The Sheriffs SRO budget for 2019/2020 is $1,100,000. School Board will fund about $618,215 City is funding about $160,000. Funding is short about $322,000. School Superintendent Ken Kenworthy discussed four options the School District can do. 1. SRO (School Resource Officer) 2. Safety Officer (School Board having their own Police Force) 3. Hiring a 3rd party, private company 4. The Guardian Program Requested Action: Conduct a joint workshop with the School Board, City of Okeechobee and Sheriff. RESULT: CONDUCTED IV. Adjournment This document may be reproduced upon request in an alternative format by contacting the Information Technology Department by telephone at: (863) 763- 8426; or by email at: Helpdesk(a)_clerk.co.okeechobee.fl.us To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please provide the preferred format in which to receive the materials, and your contact information. We will make Book 23 212 Sharon Robertson Terry Burroughs, Chairman Clerk to the Board of County 2 of 3 Board of County Commissioners Commissioners June 17, 2019 Okeechobee County, Florida Okeechobee County, Florida Workshop Minutes June 17, 2019 reasonable efforts to accommodate all needs. There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Terry Burroughs declared the Workshop of the Board of County Commissioners adjourned at 5:30 p.m. ATTEST: Sharon Robertson Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller Approved: a.1,-2 6 v' Ken Kenwo"Schools Superintenl Book 23 213 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: / Terry . Burroug - Chairman (SEAL) OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (wl Jill, olcomb Tirman Sharon Robertson Terry Burroughs, Chairman Clerk to the Board of County 3 of 3 Board of County Commissioners Commissioners June 17, 2019 Okeechobee County, Florida Okeechobee County, Florida it Uf/,U Minutes of the Board of County Commissioners - Okeechobee County, Florida Monday, June 17, 2019 Workshop The Board met this date in a Workshop in the Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse in the "Judge William L. Hendry Courtroom", Room 270, at 304 NW 2nd Street in Okeechobee, Florida at 5:00 PM. Call to Order Attendee Name Terry Burroughs Bryant YCulpepper,_______,_ Kelly Owens Title Status Chairman Present _... Commissioner Present Commissioner Present Arrived j David Hazellief Bradley G. Goodbread Commissioner Present Commissioner Present Robbie Chartier County Administrator Present Laura McCall County Attorney Present I Jeff Shain Deputy Clerk Present - Commencement Chairman Terry Burroughs called the Joint Workshop to Order. Commissioner Bryant Culpepper offered the invocation, after which Commissioner Bradley G. Goodbread led the Pledge of Allegiance. Joint Workshop attendees from the City, School Board and Sheriff's Office were: City Council Members: Mayor Dowling R. Watford Jr. Council Member Bobby Keefe Council Member Monica M. Clark Council Member Wes Abney City Administrator Marcos Montes De Oca City Clerk Lane Gamiotea School Board Members: Chairperson Jill Holcomb Vice Chairperson Amanda Riedel Member Joe Arnold Member Malissa Morgan Member Melisa Jahner Superintendent Ken Kenworthy Attorney Thomas W. Conley Sheriffs Office: Sheriff Noel Stephen Police Chief Peterson Sharon Robertson Terry Burroughs, Chairman Clerk to the Board of County 1 of 3 Board of County Commissioners Commissioners June 17, 2019 Okeechobee County, Florida Okeechobee County, Florida Workshop Minutes June 17, 2019 II. Public Comment III. Agenda 1. JOINT WORKSHOP BETWEEN THE SHERIFF, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY OF OKEECHOBEE Chairman Terry Burroughs stated the Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS Public Safety Act passed by the Legislature, and requires the presence of law enforcement at each school. Chairman Burroughs stated the shortfall of funds will be provided by the Sheriff's Budget which comes out of the County Budget. Also, that amount of money will not impact the millage rate a great deal. The Boards discussed funding methods and having to work with the Tallahassee for physically constrained Counties to come up with more funding in the future. School Board Chair Jill Holcomb discussed fighting just as bad with Tallahassee as the County to get more funds, but to no avail. School Board Member Joe Arnold suggested working with the Small County portion of the School Board Association and the Small County Coalition should write a joint Resolution from the small Counties, Cities and School Boards and Sheriff's Office, to their own legislatures. City Council Member Bobby Keefe discussed maybe there are other ways of handling this situation, and increasing the level of service, getting the biggest bang for the buck. The Sheriffs SRO budget for 2019/2020 is $1,100,000. School Board will fund about $618,215 City is funding about $160,000. Funding is short about $322,000. School Superintendent Ken Kenworthy discussed four options the School District can do. 1. SRO (School Resource Officer) 2. Safety Officer (School Board having their own Police Force) 3. Hiring a 3rd party, private company 4. The Guardian Program Requested Action: Conduct a joint workshop with the School Board, City of Okeechobee and Sheriff. RESULT: CONDUCTED IV. Adjournment This document may be reproduced upon request in an alternative format by contacting the Information Technology Department by telephone at: (863) 763- 8426; or by email at: Helpdesk�clerk.co.okeechobee.fl.us To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please provide the preferred format in which to receive the materials, and your contact information. We will make Sharon Robertson Terry Burroughs, Chairman Clerk to the Board of County 2 of 3 Board of County Commissioners Commissioners June 17, 2019 Okeechobee County, Florida Okeechobee County, Florida Workshop Minutes June 17, 2019 reasonable efforts to accommodate all needs. There being no further business to come before the Board. Chairman Terry Burroughs declared the Workshop of the Board of County Commissioners adjourned at 5:30 p.m. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: _j . Terry IM. Burroug - Chairman ATTEST: Sharon Robertson Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller (SEAL) Approved: Sharon Robertson Terry Burroughs, Chairman Clerk to the Board of County 3 of 3 Board of County Commissioners Commissioners June 17. 2019 Okeechobee County. Florida Okeechobee County. Florida Okeechobee County V. Board of County Commissioners i-F Workshop — Agenda FILE COPY Meeting Location 304 NW 2nd Street Okeechobee,FL 34972 863-763-6441 www.co.okeechobee.fl.us Monday, June 17, 2019 5:00 PM Historic Courthouse, Room 270 Call to Order Terry Burroughs Bryant Culpepper Kelly Owens David Hazellief Bradley G. Goodbread Robbie Chartier John Cassels Jeff Shain Commencement Public Comment Chairman Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner County Administrator County Attorney Deputy Clerk III. Agenda 1. JOINT WORKSHOP BETWEEN THE SHERIFF, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY OF OKEECHOBEE— Robbie Chartier That the Board of County Commissioners conduct a joint workshop with the School Board, City of Okeechobee and Sheriff. IV. Adjournment Any person deciding to appeal any decision by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing will need to ensure that verbatim record of the proceedings is made and that the record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal will be based. This document may be reproduced upon request in an alternative format by contacting the County ADA Coordinator at the County Administrator's Office by telephone at: (863) 763-6441, ext. 1; or by email at: rchartier(a�co.okeechobee.fl.us To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please provide the preferred format in which to receive the materials, and your contact information. We will make reasonable efforts to accommodate all needs. Board of County Commissioners Page 1 Updated 611712019 12:32 PM 3.1 Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners 304 NW 2nd Street Department: Administration Okeechobee, FL 34972 Category: General Business Prepared By: Robbie Chartier COMPLETED Initiator: Robbie Chartier ACTION ITEM (ID # 5294) SUBJECT: JOINT WORKSHOP BETWEEN THE SHERIFF, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY OF OKEECHOBEE MEETING: Workshop June 17, 2019 FINANCIAL IMPACT: unknown REQUESTED ACTION: That the Board of County Commissioners conduct a joint workshop with the School Board, City of Okeechobee and Sheriff. BACKGROUND: The Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS Public Safety Act passed by the Legislature, and requires the presence of law enforcement at each school. Page 1 Packet Pg. 2 CITY OF OKEECHOBEE JOINT WORKSHOP WITH BOCC & SCHOOL BOARD June 17, 2019 Minutes taken during the meeting by Lane Gamiotea CALL TO ORDER: BOCC Chair Terry Burroughs called the Joint Workshop to order on June 17, 2019, at 5:00 P.M. in the Historical Courthouse, Room 270, located at 304 Northwest 2nd Street, Okeechobee, Florida 34972. WCIC IIULCU II III dILCIIUdIIGC UI IIUL... Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr. - Present County Commission Chair Terry Burroughs - Present Chairperson Jill Holcomb - Present Council Member Wes Abney - Present Commissioner Bryant Culpepper - Present Board Member Joe Arnold - Present Council Member Monica Clark - Present Commissioner Kelly Owens - Present Board Member Melisa Jahner - Present Council Member Bob Jarriel - Absent Commissioner David Hazellief - Present Board Member Malissa Morgan - Present Council Member Bobby Keefe - Present Commissioner Bradley G. Goodbread - Present Board Member Amanda Riedel - Present City Attorney John R. Cook - County Administrator Robbie Chartier - Present Superintendent Ken Kenworthy - Present City Administrator Marcos MontesDeOca - Present County Attorney John Cassels - Present Board Attorney Tom Conely - Present City Clerk Lane Gamiotea — Present, County Deputy Clerk Jeff Shain - Present Board Secretary Sharon Vinson - Present College Summer Intern Alysa Osterman attended with City Clerk Finance Director Corey Wheeler - Present Sheriff Noel Stephens - Present SO Finance Director Becky Barnhart - Present Commencement Culpepper offered the invocation, Goodbread led the pledge of allegiance. Public comment Burroughs — handout from the Economical Council to everyone. III. Agenda 1. JOINT WORKSHOP BETWEEN THE SHERIFF, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AN CITY OF OKEECHOBEE -- Robbie Chartier That the Board of County Commissioners conduct a joint workshop with the School Board, City of Okeechobee and Sheriff. BACKGROUND: The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act passed by the Legislature, and requires the presence of law enforcement at each school. Burroughs — there's been alot of miss information out there, were going to fund it, not know if anyone else wants to have a conversation about it. The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) didn't question about funding it, made it clear. Why it was such an interesting commentary, letter from Dept of Education very clear who will be responsible for the school resource office (SRO). Culpepper — worked with all involved, important we have is the health safety and welfare of the kids in school system, I have grand children in the system will do everything I can to make sure they are safe. Important were all together to find a funding solution, we're all adults, excited about meeting with all of yall and make the necessary things. Burroughs — this is in our budget for this year, not have a question about a path to fund it. Holcomb — your position then it is a shared partnership between the sheriff office (SO) & school board (SB). Burroughs - the SB, basically say as in FL Statutes the SB has authority to contract with local law enforcement, SO private or guardians, that's your opportunity. Holcomb — I'm just trying to clarify then that, the F.S. as I read it clearly state a partnership as a SB partner with the SO to provide a deputy of some type in ea and every school, clarify with that with you so there wont be another misunderstanding with the BOCC in the future. Burroughs — SO budget comes from the county tax payers, there, if you contract with another organization, then it wont. works with the Sheriff directly, not the BOCC. if you contract with the Sheriff then his budget will have it in That is for you all to settle with the SB not this board. The SB Watford — assume everything worked well last year, city providing for the 2 schools, worked as well as we would have expected. lem we & parents like the SRO, we kind of have a redundancy system with a guardian for a backup. How its working, couldn't have asked for a better relationship, they are there for security but do much more than that, it has not gone unnoticed, shared how blessed we were that everyone stepped up to the plate. June 17, 2019 Joint Workshop: City/BOCC/SB/SO Page 1 of 3 Watford — assume for next FY, the SB allow 614...... Watford — same to offset the amount Owens — yes. Watford — get the impression if I were in your seat there is a little, is there going to be a discussion each year, cant speak for fellow council members, think we're committed to funding another year, haven't heard anything else from anyone. The BOCC bears the biggest portion and concern with funding it year after year. Burroughs — we don't have a choice, until we can make the FL understand what burden they are putting on the financially strapped counties. It causes miss information like what has happened. I'm concerned with fiscally constrained county's, we should be getting some additional funding to assist us. We don't have enough tax base to fund this. We take 1 part of our budget to put over here, we need the legislature to continue to put these unfunded mandates down, you cant rob peter to pay paul, not a good business deal. Arnold — funding and then level of service, haven't discussed, think SB intends to discuss the level of service, under guardian we have options to increase thru that program, not the level of service that we would want to maintain. I prefer the current level of service. Burroughs — appreciate comments, but we are going to fund it again. I encourage you all to do what you all can to work on the FL to get more funding. When we go to Tally we need them to understand what's happening. We're going to have to focus on these leg to understand the unfunded mandates. Need FL to understand you can shove money all over the place but when you don't put it with the .... Holcomb — appreciate that, we've been to Tally, worked on that hard last year, on our legislative platform, not what you alluded to, know that was misinformation, lobbyist that have worked toward this, fought for this, just want to make sure that is understood as well and then sitting back and saying here we are, appreciate your help as well. Burroughs — anybody who dealt with FL found some of the worse communication with them this past year. Arnold — solution and have more money come from legislation, need of work together through multiple organizations, SB's City's & small County BOCC write letters to the legislators, start with us and move to other counties with things in common. Unity with the Sheriff Assoc enough parties involved they may fund more. Remember the money comes from another place. Keefe — for the SB, not very smart on this issue, alt avenues has the SB researched those alt ave's for protecting our schools? Looked at other ways to provide the security & would it meet your level of service? Would it bring it into budget. Other schools have school police officers. What research have you done so you can compare the current service? Are we getting for our tax payers, best bang for our buck, not saying they are not providing the best service, but with that same amount of money are there other avenues. traditional. Safety officer, create our own police force. Don't think best avenue don't want to compete with Sheriff and we don't have the expertise, think if we went that route would cost more money. Guardian. It is a possibility if you are looking purely at finances, but not the level of services we want. When we look at the funds, that would shift the state funds away from the sheriff's budget. The Sheriff trains them and then they are part of the schools. He would still have to provide resources for criminal. Keefe — before this, how was it handled? Prior to SROs. �Owixk - Stephens — SRO started under retired Sheriff Miller. I still have the judicial issue of the safety and the baker act issues. Prior to SB 726. Sgt & 5 officers no one was assigned to the elementary schools. 3 or 4 of the 10 that would have to be used as SRO's with a 50/50 split. With the allocation the safe schools are providing the funding is coming from is 60/40 spread. 1996-2000 Miller. Burroughs — environment has changed significantly. It's not our obligation to figure out what the school needs to take care of it's the school board and the Sheriff to figure it out. It's the SB responsibility to figure out what kind of contract you all want. June 17, 2019 Joint Workshop: City/BOCC/SB/SO Page 2 of 3 Culpepper — sheriff not supposed to improve the FCAT scores. Kids have less respect for law enforcement. Biggest issue I see all the way to DC is easy to make budgets that make them look good, they pass budgets that make them look good and not always the best outcome, sheriff responsibility for security, SB for education, BOCC & City to fund as we can. Important to meet every year to help control the rising rates. Property rates start to rise we can work toward making that happen, things that have let go, were catching up on many issues that haven't been deal with. How do we fund the county and sheriff. The more people you have to share the load the better. Work together to identify areas we can make adjustments. IV. ADJOURNMENT - BOCC Chair - Workshop was adjourned at 5:30 P.M. June 17, 2019 Joint Workshop: City/BOCC/SB/SO Page 3 of 3 ECO Economic Council of Okeechobee June 17, 2019 Ms. Robbie Chartier Okeechobee County Administrator 304 NW 2nd Street Okeechobee, Florida 34972 RE: Joint workshop with Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners, Okeechobee County Sheriff, Okeechobee County School Board and City of Okeechobee Ms. Chartier: On behalf of an organization which finds value in a strong and unified community, I offer my thanks to the Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners and each agency participating in this workshop as you attempt to sit down and find solutions which best benefit the community as a whole. To arrive at such an end, the Economic Council believes the following measures will be prudent to consider as we move forward: o For the Okeechobee County School District to carefully review the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year to ensure our limited resources are wisely spent in ways that best benefit our students, their quality education and ultimately our community. This budget review may best be achieved through a professionally -facilitated strategic planning process. o For the Okeechobee County Sheriffs Office to carefully reconsider the proposed budget and requested increases for FY 2019/2020 for this same reason o And as a leader in this endeavor, we ask for the Board of County Commissioners to remain a forward -thinking, unifying agent of the community and continue to seek solutions for the benefit of Okeechobee County as a whole Thank you again for taking the time to work together to resolve these issues with open minds. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact either me or any of my Directors. r M. Tewksbury ve Director Economic Council of Okeechobee County, Inc. 1679 NW 9+h Street 1863.467.0200 1 economiccouncilofokeecko6ee,org ECO Economic Council of Okeechobee CC: Commissioner Terry Burroughs Commissioner Kelly Owens Commissioner David Hazellief Commissioner Bryant Culpepper Commissioner Bradley Goodbread Superintendent Ken Kenworthy School Board Member Joe Arnold School Board Member Jill Holcomb School Board Member Melisa Jahner School Board Member Malissa Morgan School Board Member Amanda Riedel City Administrator Marcos Montes De Oca Mayor Dowling R. Watford Jr. City Council Member Monica Clark City Council Member Bob Jarriel City Council Member Bobby Keefe City Council Member Wes Abney The Honorable Sheriff Noel Stephen The mission of the Economic Council of Okeechobee is to create an environment that promotes prudent economic growth and improves the quality of life in Okeechobee County, Florida 1679 NW 9th Sfreef 1863.467.0200 1 economiccouncilofokeecho6ee,org v- Bobbie Jenkins From: Tracy Rowland <trowland@co.okeechobee.fl.us> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2019 1:19 PM To: Bobbie Jenkins Subject: RE: Billing for Advertisement of Joint Workshop :. 7411 The advertising amount ended up being much less than quoted, and it was such a small amount, we covered the advertising. You do not owe anything, and my apology in not advising you earlier. Have a nice weekend. Tracy Rowland, CP, Executive Assistant to Robbie L. Chartier, County Administrator Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners • Office: 863-763-6441 Ext. 1 • Fax: 863-763-0811 • Email: trowlandPco.okeechobee.fl.us 304 NW 2°d Street, Room 123, Okeechobee, FL 34972 Public Records Notice: Per F.S. 668.6076 under Florida law e-mail addresses are public records. Written communications to or from State and Local Officials regarding State or Local Business are public records available to the public and media upon request. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public -records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. E-mail Disclaimer: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from local officials regarding county business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. From: Bobbie Jenkins <bienkins citvofokeechobee.com> Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 12:37 PM To: Tracy Rowland <trowland co.okeechobee.fl.us> Cc: Lane Gamiotea<Igamiotea@cityofokeechobee.com> Subject: Billing for Advertisement of Joint Workshop Good afternoon Tracy, Can you provide me a copy of an invoice from the BOCC with the City's portion of the cost of the Ad for the 6/17 Joint Round Table Meeting? In order for the voucher to be processed, a copy of the invoice must be attached. Thanks for your help O Have a great weekend! Bobbie J. Jenkins Deputy Clerk City of Okeechobee 55 SE 3`d Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34974 Phone: (863) 763-3372 ext. 9814 Direct: (863) 763-9814 Fax: (863) 763-1686 NOTICE: Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the City of Okeechobee officials and employees will be available to the public and media, upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this office. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing. Bobbie Jenkins From: Robin Brock Sent: Monday, June 03, 2019 11:05 AM To: Lane Gamiotea Cc: Bobbie Jenkins Subject: FW: Notice of Publication - Round Table Meeting 6/17/19 at 5.00PM Attachments: RoundTableMeeting_QP.pdf Fyi, please see below. Executive Assistant City of Okeechobee 55 SE Td Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34974 (863)763-3372 (863)763-9812 (direct) FAX: (863)763-1686 Email: rbrock(.@-cityofokeechobee.com Website: http://www.cityofokeechobee.com NOTICE: Due to Florida's broad public record laws, this email may be subject to public disclosure. From: Tracy Rowland[mailto:trowlandCaco.okeechobee.fl.us] Sent: Monday, June 03, 2019 10:57 AM To: Robin Brock; SHARON VINSON Cc: Paula Poskon Subject: FW: Notice of Publication - Round Table Meeting 6/17/19 at 5.00PM Good Morning Ladies: Attached is a copy of the prod ad for publishing on Wednesday, 6/5/19. Okeechobee News advises the publication price is $188. So a 1/3 share would be $62.66 from each of us. Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Kindest regards, Tracy Rowland, CP, Executive Assistant to Robbie L. Chartier, County Administrator Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 123 Okeechobee, FL 34972 1 Office: (863) 763-6441 ext. 1 Fax: (863) 763-0118 Email: trowland@co.okeechobee.fl.us From: Tracy Rowland <trowland@co.okeechobee.fl.us> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 8:40 AM To: Kay Sheedy <ksheedv@newszap.com> Subject: Notice of Publication - Round Table Meeting 6/17/19 at S.00PM Good Morning Kay: Please find attached the Notice of Publication (for legal ad display) to be published on Wednesday, 6/5/19 in the Lake Okeechobee News. Kindly provide a proof ad for confirmation prior to publication. All invoices for this publication should be forwarded to Okeechobee County Finance at 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, FL 34972 Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Kindest regards, Tracy Rowland, CP, Executive Assistant to Robbie L. Chartier, County Administrator Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 123 Okeechobee, FL 34972 Office: (863) 763-6441 ext. 1 Fax: (863) 763-0118 Email: trowland@co.okeechobee.fl.us Public Records Notice: Per F.S. 668.6076 under Florida law e-mail addresses are public records. Written communications to or from State and Local Officials regarding State or Local Business are public records available to the public and media upon request. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public -records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. E-mail Disclaimer: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from local officials regarding county business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. NOTICE OF ROUND -TABLE MEETING AMONG THE OKEECHOBEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, OKEECHOBEE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SHERIFF Notice is hereby given that the Okeechobee County Board of County Commis- sioners, Okeechobee County School Board, Okeechobee City Council Mem- bers and Sheriff, will hold a round -table meeting to discuss funding School Resource Officers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2019, at the Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse, "The Judge William L, Hendry Courtroom;' Room 270, located at 304 NW 2nd Street, Okeechobee, Florida. The meeting is open to the public. If a person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, he/she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he/she may need to en- sure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Please note that matters may be discussed at the meeting which are not on the prepared agenda for the meeting. In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, persons with disabili- ties needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact the Okeechobee County Administrators Office not later than four (4) days prior to the proceeding at 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 123, Okeechobee, Florida 34972, or call 863.763.6441. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call TDD 800.222.3448 (voice) or 888.447.5620 (TTY). Okeechobee County is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Terry W. Burroughs, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Okeechobee County, Florida Sharon Robertson, Clerk Board of County Commissioners Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Tracy Rowland, Executive Assistant Publish Date: June 5, 2019 ANDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA INC. USA STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Katrina Elsken, who on oath says she is the Publisher of the Lake Okeechobee News, a three times a week Newspaper published at Okeechobee, in Okeechobee County, Florida, that the attached copy of advertisement being a eo_a .c. Na-fic_e in the matter of�-� tit in the 19th Judicial District of the Circuit Court of Okeechobee County, Florida, was published in said newspaper in the issues of Affiant further says that the said Lake Okeechobee News is a newspaper published at Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been published continuously in said Okeechobee County, Florida each week and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement, and affiant further says that she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. 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Olaeedrobee Casty S an equal oPP ' A and mfluYec �,#7//q MumKfv From: Robin Brock Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 10:42 AM To: Lane Gamiotea Cc: Bobbie Jenkins Subject: FW: Joint Meeting on 6/17 at 5:00 p.m. FYI Executive Assistant City of Okeechobee 55 SE 3rd Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34974 (863)763-3372 (863)763-9812 (direct) FAX: (863)763-1686 Email: rbrock `yofokeechobee.com Website: http://www.cityofokeechobee.com NOTICE: Due to Florida's broad public record laws, this email may be subject to public disclosure. From: Tracy Rowland [mailto:trowland co.okeechobee.fl.us] Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 10:38 AM To: Robin Brock Subject: RE: Joint Meeting on 6/17 at 5:00 p.m. Thank you Robin. Perfect, the Publication Notice will be advertised on June 5th, and when our office receives the invoice, the County will bill the City for their share. Have a blessed day! Tracy From: Robin Brock <rbrock cityofokeechobee.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 10:36 AM To: Tracy Rowland <trowland@co.okeechobee.fl.us> Cc: Marcos Montes De Oca<mmontesdeoca@citvofokeechobee.com>; Lane Gamiotea <Iamiotea@citvofokeechobee.com> Subject: RE: Joint Meeting on 6/17 at 5:00 p.m. Good morning, Tracy, Yes, the City would be happy to split the cost of advertising for the combined publication notice. The City Clerk's Office handles the City's advertising; please send the invoice for our portion to Lane Gamiotea, City Clerk. Thank you, Robin Executive Assistant City of Okeechobee 55 SE Td Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34974 (863)763-3372 (863)763-9812 (direct) FAX: (863)763-1686 Email: rbrock aOcityofokeechobee.com Website: http://www.citVofokeechobee.com NOTICE: Due to Florida's broad public record laws, this email may be subject to public disclosure. From: Tracy Rowland[mailto:trowland(a)co.okeechobee.fl.usl Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 8:10 AM To: Robin Brock Subject: Joint Meeting on 6/17 at 5:00 p.m. Hi Robin: The County and School Board would like to combine our publication notice as one, and split the cost of advertising. I was wondering if the City would like to join in with us, and split the cost as well. I would be happy to prepare and publish the publication notice. I look forward to hearing from you. Kindest regards, Tracy Rowland, CP, Executive Assistant to Robbie L. Chartier, County Administrator Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners 304 NW 2"d Street, Room 123 Okeechobee, FL 34972 Office: (863) 763-6441 ext. 1 Fax (863) 763-0118 Email: trowland@co.okeechobee.fl.us Public Records Notice: Per F.S. 668.6076 under Florida law e-mail addresses are public records. Written communications to or from State and Local Officials regarding State or Local Business are public records available to the public and media upon request. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public -records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. E-mail Disclaimer: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from local officials regarding county business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. Lane Gamiotea From: Robin Brock Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 10:36 AM To: Tracy Rowland Cc: Marcos Montes De Oca; Lane Gamiotea Subject: RE: Joint Meeting on 6/17 at 5:00 p.m. Good morning, Tracy, Yes, the City would be happy to split the cost of advertising for the combined publication notice. The City Clerk's Office handles the City's advertising; please send the invoice for our portion to Lane Gamiotea, City Clerk. ThanU: you, Robin Robin Brock Executive Assistant City of Okeechobee 55 SE Td Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34974 (863)763-3372 (863)763-9812 (direct) FAX: (863)763-1686 Email: rbrock(@-cityofokeechobee.com Website: http://www.cityofokeechobee.com NOTICE: Due to Florida's broad public record laws, this email may be subject to public disclosure. From: Tracy Rowland [mailto:trowland co.okeechobee.fl.us] Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 8:10 AM To: Robin Brock Subject: Joint Meeting on 6/17 at 5:00 p.m. Hi Robin: The County and School Board would like to combine our publication notice as one, and split the cost of advertising. I was wondering if the City would like to join in with us, and split the cost as well. I would be happy to prepare and publish the publication notice. I look forward to hearing from you. Kindest regards, Tracy Rowland, CP, Executive Assistant to Robbie L. Chartier, County Administrator Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 123 Okeechobee, FL 34972 Office: (863) 763-6441 ext. 1 Fax: (863) 763-0118 Email: trowland(@co.okeechobee.fl.us Public Records Notice: Per F.S. 668.6076 under Florida law e-mail addresses are public records. Written communications to or from State and Local Officials regarding State or Local Business are public records available to the public and media upon request. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public -records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. E-mail Disclaimer: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from local officials regarding county business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. Bobbie Jenkins From: Robin Brock Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 8:30 AM To: Lane Gamiotea; India Riedel; Robert Peterson; Donald Hagan; Council Member Abney; Council Member Clark; Council Member Jarriel; Council Member Keefe; Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr. Cc: Bobbie Jenkins Subject: FW: Joint Meeting to discuss SRO's - 6/17/19 at 5:00 p.m. June 17th at 5:00 p.m. as been confirmed for the joint meeting regarding the SRO program. Please see email below. Executive Assistant City of Okeechobee 55 SE 3rd Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34974 (863)763-3372 (863)763-9812 (direct) FAX: (863)763-1686 Email: rbrock(aD-cityofokeechobee.com Website: http://www.cityofokeechobee.com NOTICE: Due to Florida's broad public record laws, this email may be subject to public disclosure. From: Tracy Rowland[maiIto: trowland<abco.okeechobee.fl.us] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 8:51 AM To: Robbie Chartier; kenworthyk0okee.k12.fl.us; Noel Stephen; Dowling Watford; Marcos Montes De Oca Cc: Paula Poskon; Jeff Shain(jshain@clerk.co.okeechobee.fl.us); Connie Curry; SHARON VINSON; Robin Brock Subject: Joint Meeting to discuss SRO's - 6/17/19 at 5:00 p.m. Good Morning Everyone: This will confirm the Joint Meeting to discuss the SRO's will be held on Monday, June 17th at 5:00 p.m. at the Historical Courthouse, The Judge William L. Hendry Courtroom, Room 270, Okeechobee. Thank you all for your quick responses in securing a date for the upcoming Joint Meeting. We look forward to seeing you! Kindest regards, Tracy Rowland, CP, Executive Assistant to Robbie L. Chartier, County Administrator Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 123 Okeechobee, FL 34972 Office: (863) 763-6441 ext. 1 Fax: (863) 763-0118 Email: trowland@co.okeechobee.fl.us Public Records Notice: Per F.S. 668.6076 under Florida law e-mail addresses are public records. Written communications to or from State and Local Officials regarding State or Local Business are public records available to the public and media upon request. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public -records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. E-mail Disclaimer: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from local officials regarding county business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure.