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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final November 14, 2017 <br />Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Jeffrey R. Smith highlighted numerous <br />responsibilities, including the internal audits of the Clerk's Office and the Board of <br />County Commissioners. He congratulated a member of his staff, Ed Halsey, who <br />recently became a Certified Internal Auditor, and applauded him for his diligence <br />regarding the quarterly increase of tourist taxes collected from hotels and <br />short-term rentals. Mr. Smith also informed the Board of a successful program <br />initiated with the State of Florida, which allowed for the sharing of tourist tax and <br />sales tax information, generating leads that resulted in tourist tax revenue. <br />Vice Chairman O'Bryan expressed gratitude towards Mr. Smith and Mr. Halsey for <br />keeping the finances clean and being good stewards of taxpayer dollars. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, seconded by Commissioner Solari, to <br />accept the Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report of the Internal Audit Division. The motion <br />carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Solari, and Commissioner Zorc <br />8.F. 17-1164 Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act - Indian River County Traffic Education <br />Program Trust Fund Report through 09/30/17 <br />Recommended Action: Accept the report <br />Attachments: Finance Department Staff Report <br />*W Traffic Education Fund Report <br />Approved <br />8.G. 17-1159 Lobbyist for 2018 Legislative Session <br />Recommended Action: The County Attorney's Office recommends that the Board enter into an agreement <br />with Anfield Consulting, Inc., for lobbying services for the term of January 1, 2018, <br />to December 31, 2018, and authorize the County Administrator to execute the <br />referenced agreement. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Agreement for Professional Services - Anfield <br />Approved staffs recommendation <br />8.H. 17-1137 Approval of Renewal of the 800 MHz Communications System Infrastructure <br />Maintenance Contract with Communications International Inc. <br />Recommended action: Staff recommends the Board approve the 800 MHz Communications system Master <br />Service Agreement with Communications International Inc. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 4 <br />