May 18, 2026 Charter Review Commission

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ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND LET'S START WITH AN INVOCATION BY OUR VICE CHAIR.

MR. MCNAIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE BOW OUR HEADS.

HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. LORD, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND DO THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US PATIENCE TO GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS THIS CYCLE.

LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE US WITH OUR DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROVIDE THE CITIZENS WITH OPTIONS ON MAKING THIS COMMUNITY BETTER.

IN YOUR NAME I PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO OFFICIALLY CALL THIS TO ORDER AT 5:04.

YES. COME ON UP HERE, BRANDON. OKAY. HEY, IT'S OUR LAST MEETING.

IT'S THE LAST MEETING. OKAY, FANTASTIC. LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO FIRST OF ALL,

[WELCOME]

WE DO APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS A SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND IT IS A PART OF OUR CHARTER.

SO AGAIN, APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND THE TIME AND COMMITMENT YOU'VE GIVEN.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO A ROLL CALL. LET'S START WITH BILL.

BILL ENGELBREKT. SUSAN CALLAHAN, BRANDON SALTER.

STEVE. ANDERSON. GLENN. HERRING. COURTNEY. CONNOR.

UEL. MCNAIR. CHRISTY. PERRY. DEBBIE. PASCOE. GLENN.

TAYLOR. YOU'VE GOT TO SAY IT INTO A SPEAKER, PLEASE.

TIM WINN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE 123456789 TEN. YEAH. COME ON UP HERE. BRANDON ALREADY MOVED UP HERE.

SO. GET YOUR NAME. ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE.

FOUR. FIVE. SEVEN. EIGHT. NINE. TEN. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO.

FANTASTIC. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR ATTORNEY GLENN TAYLOR HERE.

SO WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD. LET'S START WITH APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM OUR MEETING DATED MAY 4TH,

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOTION TO APPROVE.

I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION THAT'S BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.

THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED FOR OUR MAY 4TH MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M GOING TO SKIP THE GAVEL AT THE MOMENT. SO PUBLIC COMMENT IS OFFICIALLY OPEN.

HEARING AND SEEING NONE I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT. AND WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG HERE TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[1. Revisions to the Clay County Charter, Section 2.2.C. Legislative Branch, Salaries and Other Compensation]

IT REQUIRES US, IF WE DO HAVE ANYTHING TO SUBMIT IN TERMS OF REVISION, AN AMENDMENT TO SUBMIT TO OUR BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, IT DOES REQUIRE US TO HAVE THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

LIKE I SAID, THIS IS OUR THIRD AND FINAL ONE FOR THAT.

SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE REVISIONS TO THE CLAY COUNTY CHARTER SECTIONS 2.2, POINT C LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SALARIES AND OTHER COMPENSATION THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET. IT HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC AS WELL FOR REVIEW.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THAT.

ALL RIGHTY. SCANNING. I'M SCANNING. ALL RIGHT.

SEEING AND HEARING NO ONE. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT.

AND LET ME JUST READ A STATEMENT HERE. SO WE GET THIS ON THE RECORD.

SO ON THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT THAT HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC, APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CRC AT THE MARCH 16TH,

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AGAIN, THIS IS ALL PURSUANT TO OUR CHARTER. ALL RIGHT.

AND WITH THAT SAID, LET ME MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

[1. Approval of Payment to Glenn A. Taylor, P.A. for Professional Legal Services]

LET'S GO TO THAT IN OUR PACKET HERE, PAGE NINE OF 14.

SO WE HAVE. IS DATED MAY 18TH LISTING OUT REVIEW OR EXCUSE ME, THE FINAL PAYMENT.

WE DID APPROVE A PARTIAL PAYMENT, IF YOU RECALL OUR LAST PUBLIC HEARING.

SO THE FINAL PAYMENT TOTAL DUE IS $1,346.25. AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE OUR ATTORNEY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED HIS LEGAL FEES FOR OUR BENEFIT AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT AND GIVING US THAT CONSIDERATION.

SO LET ME OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE INVOICE WE SEE BEFORE US? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. IF IF THERE'S IF THERE'S NOTHING, I'M GOING TO ACCEPT A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED.

IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. HEARING NO OPPOSITION.

THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL PAYMENT TO OUR ATTORNEY IS HEREBY APPROVED.

AGAIN, GLENN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

THANK YOU. AND HE'S RIGHT HERE IN ORANGE PARK.

SO FOR ALL THOSE WHO NEED LEGAL SERVICES, PLEASE SEE REAL ESTATE LEGAL SERVICES.

GLEN TAYLOR, IT IS. ALL RIGHTY. LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND POINT FOR NEW BUSINESS, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE

[2. Approval of the Charter Review Commission 2025/2026 Final Report]

AGAIN, THIS WAS PREPARED BY OUR ATTORNEY. IT IS STARTING ON PAGE 11 OF 14 AND PROVIDES A VERY CONCISE BUT PRECISE, I BELIEVE, SUMMARY OF EVERYTHING THAT WE WENT THROUGH FROM FROM BEGINNING TO END A TO Z HERE.

SO LET ME OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION. ANY COMMENTS, ANY REVISIONS THAT ANYONE HERE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.

I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO. TO REVIEW IT.

ALL RIGHT. UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS OR ADDITIONAL ANY REVISIONS TO THIS, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE FINAL REPORT.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I MAKE A SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION ON SAID MOTION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. HEARING NONE.

MOTION CARRIES. THE FINAL REPORT IS HEREBY APPROVED.

FANTASTIC. ALRIGHTY. SO THAT THAT COMPLETES OUR NEW BUSINESS.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT, HEARING AND SEEING NONE.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING IT BACK TO CRC MEMBERS.

[CRC MEMBER COMMENTS]

SHARE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP.

PHIL. GO RIGHT AHEAD. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT AND PARTICIPATING AND BEING A PART OF THIS CHARTER REVIEW.

IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN AN HONOR, AS WELL AS A GREAT UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN OUR COUNTY AND THE THE REVIEW THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

I STILL THINK THAT THERE'S PROBABLY SOME OTHER CHANGES, BUT IT'S PROBABLY NOT UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE CHARTER.

BUT I WILL GO AHEAD AND LEAVE THAT THERE. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WELCOMING INTO THE FAMILY PER SE.

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I WANT TO THANK THE VICE CHAIR, MR. MCNAIR, FOR YOUR SERVICE AND EVERYONE ELSE HERE FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.

I MEAN, EVERYONE HERE HAS GOT A BUSY SCHEDULE, BUT EACH OF YOU ARE LEADERS AND IN OUR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. I KNOW EACH EACH OF US KIND OF REPRESENTS OUR OWN LITTLE SECTION WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY.

BUT WHEN WE'RE HERE, I BELIEVE WE'RE ONE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE SPEAK WITH ONE, WITH, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF THAT.

AND I WANT TO SEND A THANK YOU TO OUR TERESA CHRISTINE, OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY, COURTNEY.

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT AND GETTING US THROUGH, BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO TO KEEP US ROLLING AND KEEP US WITHIN STRAIGHT LINES. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, SUSAN.

SO WHAT DO WE DO AT THIS POINT? BECAUSE I KNOW WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY.

WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? SO THE EDUCATION OF OF THIS IS BEYOND THE PURVIEW OF THE CRC COMMISSION. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO WOULD LIKE EDUCATION ON THE CRC, WHAT THE CRC IS.

THE INTENT IS WHAT IT DOES AND THE RESULTS FROM IT.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND LEAN ON THEM.

THEY ARE THE EXPERTS FOR EACH COMMUNITY. SO IN WHICH THEY SERVE.

SO I WOULD DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE THAT. I THINK THE BUCK STOPS WITH THEM, RIGHT.

AS IT WERE. SO GOOD QUESTION THOUGH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER STATEMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOTION TO ADJOURN. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND.

SECOND. WE'RE HEREBY ADJOURNED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU GUYS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.