Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council — January 8, 2013 — Minutes — reading text

representatives of eight counties (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Franklin, and Wakulla), as well as representatives of state agencies (Governor, FDEP, Attorney General, Agriculture & Consumer Services, FDEO, Financial Services, Health, Emergency Management, and Fish & Wildlife). This commission produced Recommendations for Improving Oil Spill Planning and Response Capabilities in Florida. Additionally, the following three background reports were prepared by the Oil Spill Commission. They are: Report #1: Analysis of Current State and Federal Laws Addressing Oil Spill Planning and Response Report #2: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Use of the Incident Command System in the DWH Incident Report #3: A Comparison of the National Response Framework and National Contingency Plan during a Major Oil Spill Incident Mr. Parisot thanked Public Safety Director Dino Villani during the incident and for his input to the commission. He advised the full report is available on the State’s Department of Environmental Protection website. PUBLIC COMMENTARY Mr. Lin Mack, Shalimar, referred to the discussion earlier in the meeting regarding School Resource Officers. He stated that his daughter attends a private school and said SRO should be in all schools. Mr. Harris responded that tax dollars cannot be expended for private use. However, he was confident January 8, 2013 -21- Minute Book 68, Page Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners representatives from the private schools could be a part of the discussions. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 8:23 p.m. _____________________________ _______________________________ DON W. HOWARD DON R. AMUNDS, CHAIRMAN CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (These minutes were transcribed by Teresa Ward.) **** January 8, 2013 -22- Minute Book 68, Page Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners