Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-08-13--regular — reading text

Michael Beedic, City Manager Date: January 8, 2013 Subject: Nomination of Candidates for Council Seat 3 Vacancy 2. 2. The City Council, at the meetings of December 11, 2012, and January 8, 2013, shall nominate citizens for Seat 3. At the City Council meeting of January 22, 2013, Council shall appoint a citizen, by majority vote, to fill the Seat 3 vacancy until March 31, 2013. 2. 2. 1. A letter of intent is not necessary to receive a nomination for appointment by City Council. 2. 3. During the election of March 12, 2013, an individual will be elected to Seat 3 for a two - year term beginning April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2015. 3. 3. 1. As per the City Charter, Staff respectfully requests City Council close the nominations for the appointment to fill the vacancy in Council Seat 3 at the January 22, 2013 City Council meeting. ATTACHMENTS: Charter -Section 4B ( PDT) Nomination Letter -Bartz ( PDT) Nomination Letter- Chappel PDT) Nomination Letter4iore ( PDT) Nomination Letter- Holmes PDT) Nomination Letter- Hudson PDT) Nomination Letter -Mead ( PDF) Nomination Letter- Patterson PDT) Nomination Letter- Thetford PDT) SIGNATURE BLOCK: Carole Jones Completed 01/ 02/ 2013 4:02 PM City Manager Completed 01/ 02/ 2013 5: 11 PM City Council Pending Packet Pg. 152  F145. PtSection FORT WALTON BEACH - CHARTER 4B. Filling vacancies in the city council or in the office of mayor. aj In the event a vacancy occurs on the city council or in the office of mayor, after election of rson to fill the office concerned, the positron shall be filled as follows: 1) If a person elected has not yet been sworn into office, the office shall not be filled until the person would ordinarily have been sworn in. The council taking its seat at the time that person would have been sworn in shall determine the successor, by majority vote. 2) If the person elected has been swom into office, and if more than sixty ( 60) days remain before the next primary election to be held within the City of Fort Walton Beach, then that vacancy shall be filled by a vote of the majority of the council then sitting. the two UVoting oint the or both public meetings atwhich nominations were accepted. 4) If fewer than sixty (60) days remain before the next primary election, no successor shall be appointed unless no one qualifies to run for the vacant position. All vacancies which occur on the city council, or in the office of mayor, shatl be filled by arajorityvote of the council, but only until the next election held in the city c) Whether or not the seat becoming vacant has been swom into office , the appointment by a majority of the council shall be for a period extending only until the beo nning of the first regular _ meeting after a successor is chosen by election as provided herein. That seat shall be open for qualification m the next election beginning sixty (60) days before the first primary and ending thirty 30) days before the fast primary . Those candidates qualifying for that posm" shall nun in a nonpartisan election. The candidate m a particular group or ward race who receives a majority of the votes cast shall be elected to that position. In the event no candidate receives a majority.,of the votes cast, then the two ( 2) candidates with the highest number of votes will participate in a runoff to be held at the next primary election, or if none, at the general election. The winner of that election shall fill the balance of the term of the seat in which the vacancy occurred. Section 5. Regular and special meetings of council. , On the first day of July, 1956, and thereafter on the first day of April in the years in which there are elections of councilmen, the council shall meet in the council chamber of the city hall, and the newly elected members shall assume the duties of office. Thereafter the council shall meet at such times as maybe prescribed by ordinance or resolution, but not less frequently than twice each month. Special meetings shall be called by the clerk upon written request of the mayor, city manager or three members of the council. Any such notice shall state the subject or subjects to be considered. All meetings of the council and of the committees thereof shall be open to the public, and rules of the council shall provide that the citizens of the city shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard at any such meetings in regard to any matter considered thereat. Notice may be waived by written waiver signed by all members. e Volume I - 3 Packet Pg...153  14. S. b December 11, 2012 MEMORANDUM for Fort Walton Beach City Clerk FROM: Mr. Scott Bartz SUBJECT: Letteroflntent Ms Spencer, This is my Letter of Intent to run for City Council Seat III. I' ve also enclosed a brief resume of my experience and qualifications. Thank you and kind regards, t• trams Scott R. Bartz Packet Pg. 154  Scott R. Bartz 348 Brooks St, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32548 850 -362 -8062, scott. barizi3Ovahoo. com Clearance: TOP SECRETISCI Professional Summary Highly decorated Combat Veteran with twenty -three years of experience in managing multi -million dollar resources and leading teams of professionals. Positions in technical, staff4evel, executive officer, and career broadening assignments provided a breadth of experience to take on any challenge. Experience - Booz Allen Hamilton, Tyndall AFB, FL Dec 2011 —Present ( Associate) Senior Cyber -Security Engineer ( Gov' t Contractor) Provides Risk Management Framework ( RMF) expertise and support to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center for implementing the Certification and Accreditation of the USAF Industrial Control System (ICS) critical infrastructure under the Homeland Security Presidential Directive —7 and DoD Directive 3020. 40 Defense Critical Infrastructure Program. Mr. Bartz successfully integrated his knowledge base of cyber security into the ICS systems analysis process, making recommendations for optimization that have been successfully adopted by the Air Force. Air Force Special Operations Command ( AFSOC) Feb 2011 — Dec 2011 Hurlburt Field, FL Uitt Regional Network Operations Program Manager ( Military Officer) 0 Led staff of 15 personnel; Managed IT project integration for 2 air bases and 46 sites in deployed locations o including 4 core services; 46 circuits; 240 servers, 750 net devices, & enterprise security boundary. Provided real -time analysis and guidance for $45M enterprise Command and Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C41) capabilities to AFSOC senior leadership. Directed operations of 55 military, civilians and E contractors providing support for 17, 000 AFSOC customers worldwide. Developed and procured customer requirements while maintaining cost and risk management to enable and integrate C41 processes and applications. M N Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force -Afghanistan Jul 2010 —Feb 2011 w Communications Director /J6 ( Military Officer) Bagram, Afghanistan Senior communicator for all Special Operations Forces (SOF) in Afghanistan. Led 62- person joint staff m responsible for all communications aspects for $74M enterprise directly supporting over 5, 000 SOF personnel v scattered throughout 73 locations in Afghanistan. Managed 8 distinct tactical and fired C41 networks ensuring u strict security and control procedures including software patches, security updates, information assurance practices, reach -back capabilities and other administrative controls to ensure mission effectiveness. o USAF Special Operations School Jun 2008 —Jul 2010 Deputy Chief Information Officer /Special Operations Course Director ( Military Officer) Hurlburt Field, FL Executed all aspects of network security and Information Assurance for Air Forces only Special Operations School and Joint Special Operations University. Managed SharePoint site and collaborative tools enabling greater on -line flexibility. Coordinated with USSOCOM and other agencies as SOF liaison. Delivered 13 -19 comprehensive SOF operations courses annually as platform lecturer and operations expert. Developed course material and cufling dge curriculum for current and future operations.  R. Bartz Jun 2007 —Jun 2008 HQ USAFCENT /HQ 9AFIA6 Deputy Chief, Plans and Requirements Division & Director of Operations ( Military Officer) Shaw AFB, SC Led 58- person staff, managed theater strategic communications and network support throughout Southwest Asia as well as a $ 550M annual budget. Directed deployment, engineering, installation, commercialization and operational effectiveness of communications infrastructure for all bases throughout the Southwest Asia region.