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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes -Final September 19, 2017 <br /> Lieutenant Thom Raulen welcomed the 1976• Carnegie Medal recipient, Cash g <br /> Kaschi. <br /> Mr. Kaschi, on behalf of the Carnegie Hero 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 Helene 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 /> 5.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 />