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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 /> "%ow 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 />