Agriculture Advisory Committee Restructuring
13.A.
Cassidy Brown, Legal Intern with the County Attorney's office, recapped the Board's
direction at their January 12, 2021 meeting for the County Attorney's Office to work
on restructuring the Agriculture Advisory Committee (AAC) positions. After
researching similar committees in other Florida counties, she detailed the proposed
changes to the membership and recommended eliminating agricultural industry
positions to replace them with broader positions titled, "Actively Involved in
Agricultural Industry Representatives". The membership would consist of four (4)
Actively Involved in Agricultural Industry Representatives, one (1) Farm Bureau
Representative, two (2) Agriculture Industry Associated Representatives, and two (2)
Actively Engaged in Agritourism Representatives. She pointed out that the AAC
would retain all of its current members.
Commissioner Adams thanked Ms. Brown for her work on the restructuring of the
membership of the AAC.
Robert Adair, Chairman of the AAC, cautioned (via Zoom) that Resolution
2003-125 contained language such as the definition of Agriculture and the AAC
membership. He wanted Ms. Brown to work with the current members of the AAC,
so they could provide input on the membership of the AAC.
Commissioner Adams responded to Mr. Adair's comments and stated that if the
Board directed the County's Attorney Office to draft a Resolution for the restructuring
of the AAC, it would then go to the AAC for their input.
Mr. Adair made suggestions on the number of members for the AAC and its
representation. He asked that the Board not direct the County Attorney's Office to
draft a resolution until the AAC had a chance to review and consider the proposed
restructuring.
A motion was made by Commissioner Adams, seconded by Commissioner Moss,
to direct the County Attorney's Office to draft a resolution for the restructuring of
the Agriculture Advisory Committee. The motion carried by the following vote:
5 -
Aye:
Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner
Earman, and Commissioner Moss
14. COMMISSIONERS MATTERS
A. Commissioner Joseph E. Flescher, Chairman
B. Commissioner Peter D. O'Bryan, Vice Chairman
C. Commissioner Susan Adams