Okaloosa County BOCC — October 18, 2016 — Reappointment of Parks Advisory Committee Members — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: October 18, 2016 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Jason Autrey SUBJECT: Reappointment of Parks Advisory Committee Members DEPARTMENT: Public Works BCC DISTRICT: 1 and 2 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Consideration of citizen appointments for the Parks Advisory Committee. BACKGROUND: The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 13-07 regulating County Recreation Areas. The establishment of a Parks Advisory Committee was included within this ordinance, for the purpose of advising the BOCC and Parks Division to improve various aspects of the County recreational system. The members of the Parks Advisory Committee have been heavily involved in making parks and recreation related recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners, doing research and tapping their various contacts with the public to form these recommendations. The current terms of two members of the Parks Advisory Committee are due to expire in October 2016. These two are: Bobby Vaughn (District 1), and Carol Bernich who recently moved to District 2 from District 4. Commissioner Ketchel gladly accepted Carol Bernich to represent District 2. Both have served faithfully and contribute to the committee and are in agreement to serve an additional three-year term. Attached are charts of the current terms of office showing the term expirations and proposed terms of office if the two members are reappointed. OPTIONS: Approve / Disapprove the reappointment of Bobby Vaughn and Carol Bernich to an additional three-year term on the Parks Advisory Committee. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff requests Board approval of the reappointment of Bobby Vaughn and Carol Bernich to the Parks Advisory Committee to serve an additional three-year term representing their respective seats. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator