SUBJECT:
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Request Appointment of Joshua Kramer, Utilities Deputy Director, as the Marion County Representative and Tony Cunningham, Utilities Director, as the Alternate Member Representative for the Board of Directors for the Florida Governmental Utility Authority
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Mounir Bouyounes, P.E., Administration
County Administrator
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
An eight (8) member board of directors, with eight (8) alternates, governs the Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA), with representatives from Citrus, Flagler, Hendry, Lee, Marion, Nassau, Pasco, and Polk counties. These board members meet monthly to represent the member systems and establish policy and priorities on issues such as expansion, rates, environmental resource management, and long-range planning. Each board member is a county employee, with expertise in water and sewer utility management, appointed by their local government.
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners has been a member of FGUA since November 2013. It is recommended that Joshua Kramer, Utilities Deputy Director, transition from the Alternate Member Representative to the Marion County Representative for the FGUA Board of Directors. It is also recommended that the Alternate Member Representative position be filled by Tony Cunningham, who will be joining Marion County as the Utilities Director.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to appoint Joshua Kramer, Utilities Deputy Director, as the Marion County Representative and Tony Cunningham, Utilities Director, as the Alternate Member Representative for the FGUA Board of Directors.
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