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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: June 18, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Daniel O'Byrne
SUBJECT: TDC Membership Selection - June 2013
DEPARTMENT: Tourist Development Department
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: This request seeks Board approval to proceed with a selection
process to fill a recently vacated seat on the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council.
BACKGROUND: In April 2013, the Board appointed six (6) non-elected members to serve on
the Tourist Development Council. Due to unforeseen personal circumstances, Michael Bass,
who was appointed to serve a two-year term as a Lodging Industry Owner/Operator, has
tendered his resignation.
Pursuant to Section A.500(4) of the Tourist Development Department Operations & Procedures
Manual, vacancies on the Council are required to be filled in the same manner as the
appointment of the person whose absence created the vacancy.
The Board previously appointed a Selection Committee, comprised of Commissioner Kelly
Windes, Dan O’Byrne and John Hofstad, to review thirteen (13) candidate applications and
recommend qualified candidates to be appointed by the Board. The Selection Committee
convened duly-noticed public meetings and recommended six (6) candidates to serve on the
Council, which was subsequently approved by the Board.
There remains five (5) qualified Lodging Industry Owner/Operator candidate applications from
the initial selection process. At its May 30, 2013 meeting, the Okaloosa County Tourist
Development Council recommended that the initial Selection Committee review the remaining
five (5) candidate applications and recommend a qualified candidate to fill the vacant seat on the
Council.
At this time, the Board is requested to authorize the Selection Committee to contact the five (5)
remaining Lodging Industry Owners/Operator candidates and determine whether they continue
to be interested in serving on the Council. The applications of those candidates that remain
interested in serving would then be reviewed by the Selection Committee and a recommendation
would be made to the Board.
OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the recommended selection process as described above.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator