May 20, 2025

8:00 am

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

BOARD MEETING

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, & SUBSTITUTIONS

MAY 20, 2025

PAGE ITEM

* Special *ADD-ON / SPECIAL PRESENTATION – Commissioner Flores and

Commissioner Powell Jr.

– Certificate of Recognition for Reverend Kevin Jones (District 3 and District 7)

2 3B1 *ADD-ON / (ADMIN) / Staff recommends motion to approve:

A) an Amendment to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Plan outlining the recruitment and retention process for the County Administrator position. The County Administrator Task Force (CATF) is requesting to extend the duration of the CATF interviews from 20 minutes to a maximum of 45 minutes per applicant; and

B) an Amendment to Resolution R2025-0509, Section 5 Duties and Functions; recommending not more than six (6) applicants to the BCC in lieu of the five (5) as originally approved.

Summary: The Plan was designed by the BCC for outlining the recruitment and retention process for filling the County Administrator position on March 18, 2025. The Plan was amended by the BCC on March 27, 2025. As part of the Plan, the CATF is tasked with conducting interviews of the selected applicants with an allotted time of 20 minutes each; allowing two (2) minutes for opening remarks and two (2) minutes for closing remarks. On April 8, 2025 Resolution 2025-0509 was adopted and approved by the BCC stating the CATF shall select no more than five (5) applicants for recommendation to the BCC. On May 14, 2025 the CATF completed the initial step of selecting the applicants for interview. During the May 14, 2025 CATF meeting; the CATF requested an amendment to the Plan for additional interview time, and requested an amendment to R2025-0509 for additional applicants to be presented to the BCC for consideration. Countywide (DO)

1 Item #6 – *ADD-ON / (BCC) / Commissioner Flores - Interim County Administrator

BCC Comments

NOTE: Items that were revised, added, deleted, or backup submitted and were not listed on the preliminary addition/deletion sheet distributed to the Board the prior day are noted with an asterisk (*).

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ORDER OF BUSINESS

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

MAY 20, 2025

TUESDAY COMMISSION CHAMBERS

9:30 A.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER

A. Roll Call

B. Invocation

C. Pledge of Allegiance

2. AGENDA APPROVAL

A. Additions, Deletions, Substitutions

B. Adoption

3. REGULAR AGENDA (Page 2)

4. WORKSHOP SESSION 9:30 A.M.

A. Behavioral Health

B. FY 2026 Budget Review

5. RECOGNITION – COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, MS. VERDENIA C. BAKER

6. BCC DIRECTION

7. BCC COMMENTS

8. ADJOURNMENT
MAY 20, 2025

3. REGULAR AGENDA

A. CLERK AND COMPTROLLER

1. Staff recommends motion to receive and file: Warrant List – Backup information can be viewed in the Clerk & Comptroller’s Office.

2. Staff recommends motion to approve: Contracts (regular) and claim settlements list as submitted by various departments to the Clerk & Comptroller=s Office. Countywide

B. ADMINISTRATION

1. Staff recommends motion to approve:

A) an Amendment to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Plan outlining the recruitment and retention process for the County Administrator position. The County Administrator Task Force (CATF) is requesting to extend the duration of the CATF interviews from 20 minutes to a maximum of 45 minutes per applicant; and

B) an Amendment to Resolution R2025-0509, Section 5 Duties and Functions; recommending not more than six (6) applicants to the BCC in lieu of the five (5) as originally approved.

Summary: The Plan was designed by the BCC for outlining the recruitment and retention process for filling the County Administrator position on March 18, 2025. The Plan was amended by the BCC on March 27, 2025. As part of the Plan, the CATF is tasked with conducting interviews of the selected applicants with an allotted time of 20 minutes each; allowing two (2) minutes for opening remarks and two (2) minutes for closing remarks. On April 8, 2025 Resolution 2025-0509 was adopted and approved by the BCC stating the CATF shall select no more than five (5) applicants for recommendation to the BCC. On May 14, 2025 the CATF completed the initial step of selecting the applicants for interview. During the May 14, 2025 CATF meeting; the CATF requested an amendment to the Plan for additional interview time, and requested an amendment to R2025-0509 for additional applicants to be presented to the BCC for consideration. Countywide (DO)

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