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File #: 2026-21810   
Type: Committee Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/14/2026 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 2/17/2026 Final action:
Title: Tourist Development Council - Request to Appoint Two (2) Non-Collector Members to Individual New Terms Ending February 2030
Attachments: 1. 02 17 26 TDC Ballot - Non Collector, 2. - Walker, Robert_TDC Application_07.11.25, 3. -Fernandez, Chris_TDC Application_01 30 26, 4. - Baillie, Jaye_TDC Application_08.22.25

 

SUBJECT:

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Tourist Development Council - Request to Appoint Two (2) Non-Collector Members to Individual New Terms Ending February 2030

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INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Gennifer Medina, Executive Assistant

Commission Office

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

The Tourist Development Council has two (2) Non-Collector Members with terms expiring at the end of February 2026. A total of three (3) applications were received for consideration, including the incumbent members who are requesting consideration for reappointment. The applicants are as follows:

 

                     Robert Walker (INCUMBENT)

                     Christopher Duane Fernandez (INCUMBENT)

                     Jaye Baillie

 

Jaye Baillie’s professional relations require a waiver of conflict approval to be considered for appointment.

 

Sections 112.313(3) and 112.313(7), Florida Statutes, prohibit certain business relationships on the part of public officers and employees, including those serving on advisory boards.  However, Section 112.313(12), Florida Statutes, permits the BOCC to waive these requirements in a particular instance provided the waiver by the BCC is upon a two-thirds affirmative vote; and the advisory board member has fully disclosed the transaction or relationship which would otherwise be prohibited by Subsections (3) of (7) of Section 112.313, Florida Statutes by submitting the Form 4A as required. Jaye Baillie has provided the required Form 4A.

 

The waiver, if granted, would permit Ms. Baillie to serve as non-collector member of the Tourist Development Council should she be selected.

 

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

None

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

Motion to appoint two (2) applicants as non-collector members of the Tourist Development Council, to serve new individual terms ending in February 2030.

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