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Board of County Commissioners <br />Meeting Minutes - Final September 19, 2017 <br />Lieutenant Thom Raulen welcomed the 1976 Carnegie Medal recipient, Cash <br />Kaschi. <br />Mr. Kaschi, on behalf of the Carnegie I lero Fund Commission, awarded the <br />Carnegie Medals to Deputies Linda Nolan and Robert Sunkell. Deputies Nolan <br />and Sunkell had rescued Cheryle D. Coons from a burning car on March 23, 2016. <br />Read and Presented <br />5.E. 17-0907 Presentation of Proclamation Designating September 18-22, 2017 as <br />Industry Appreciation Week <br />Recommended Action: Read and Presented. <br />Attachments: Proclamation <br />Commissioner Adams read and presented the Proclamation to I lelene Caseltine, <br />Economic Development Director, Indian River County Chamber of Commerce; and <br />Industry Awards Committee Members Anna Valencia Tillery. White Glove Moving, <br />Storage, and Delivery; Lynn Fiske, EGP Document Solutions; Donna Kingsley, <br />Vero Chemical; and Alphonse Alexander, Alexander Insurance Company. <br />Ms. Caseltine announced that the Industry Appreciation Awards Luncheon is <br />scheduled for September 21, 2017 at the Indian River State College Richardson <br />Center. <br />Read and Presented <br />5.F. 17-0974 Presentation by New Horizons of the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee on <br />Mental Health Matters and a Spoken Word Poem about Mental Health by <br />Indian River County Poet Laureate, Sean Sexton <br />Recommended Action: Presentation only <br />Lisa Rymer, New Horizons of the Treasure Coast, announced that September is <br />National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. <br />Poet Laureate Sean Sexton read two poems written by Rhett Iseman Trull. The <br />first poem "Last Word" was about how friends and family may not realize that a <br />loved one is experiencing suicidal thoughts. The second poem "Counting <br />Miracles" was about the experience of being in a rehabilitation center. <br />No Action Taken or Required <br />S.G. 17-0912 Presentation by Jeffrey R. Smith, Indian River County Clerk of the Circuit <br />Court and Comptroller, of the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in <br />Financial Reporting Award for the FY 2016 Comprehensive Annual Finance <br />Report (CAFR) and Outstanding Achievement Award for Popular Annual <br />Financial Reporting (PAFR) for the FY 2016 PAFR, to the Finance <br />Indian River County Florida Page 3 <br />