BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA

Title: Ratification of Commissioners’ Appointments to the Contractors Licensing and
Examination Board, Housing Finance Authority, Library Advisory Board, Minority,
Women and Small Business Enterprise Committee, and Viva Florida Time Capsule
Committee
April 9, 2013
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Report and Discussion
Background:
At its August 23, 2011 meeting, the Board approved the revised process for Advisory Committee
appointments by having a Consent item prepared for individual Commissioner appointments.
Analysis:
Contractors Licensing and Examination Board (CLEB)
Members serve three-year terms, with each Commissioner having one appointment. Such board
should include, whenever possible, one architect or engineer, one business person, one general
contractor or other contractor (building & residential) one pool contractor or other contractor
(building, residential, or general), and three consumer representatives who may be any resident
of Leon County that is not, and has never been, a member or practitioner of a profession
regulated by the contractors licensing and examination board or a member of any closely related
profession. All members of the CLEB, except for the consumer representatives, should be
licensed in this state and actively engaged in the profession they represent on such board
(Attachment #1).
The term of Katherine Beck, Consumer Representative, (Commissioner Maddox), expired
March 31, 2013. Ms. Beck has served since 2001, completing her 4th term and would not be
eligible for reappointment due to term limits. Commissioner Maddox notes that during her
tenure as a member of the CLEB, Ms. Beck is in good standing with the CLEB and attends
meetings regularly. Additionally, her years of experience provides her with a wealth of
information regarding Board procedures/policy, Chapter 10 of the Leon County Code of Laws,
and the Florida Building Code. Therefore, Commissioner Maddox requests the Board waive
Policy No. 03-15, "Board-appointed Advisory Committees," regarding term limits to provide for
Commissioner Maddox to reappoint Ms. Beck (Attachment #2).
Housing Finance Authority (HFA)
Members serve four-year terms, with each Commissioner making one appointment; no less than
three members should be knowledgeable in one of the following fields: labor, finance, or
commerce. Members of the HFA also serve on the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Task Force (Attachment #3). Michael Hervey (Commissioner Desloge) has resigned
(Attachment #4); therefore, an appointment is needed to fill the unexpired term
(September 30, 2015. An application from Tom Lewis has been submitted (Attachment #5).
Commissioner Desloge appoints Tom Lewis.
Library Advisory Board (LAB)
Members serve two-year terms, expiring December 31, with each Commissioner making one
appointment. The Library Advisory Board serves as a forum for community input concerning
library programs and activities and as a liaison and advocate for the library (Attachment #6).
The term of Brian Lupiani (Commissioner Dozier) expired December 31, 2012. Mr. Lupiani has
served four terms (2004); therefore, according to Policy No. 03-15, Mr. Lupiani is no longer
eligible to serve.
Additionally, member Carrie Blanchard (Commissioner Dailey) has resigned (Attachment #7).
An appointment is needed to fill the unexpired term (December 2013).
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