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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final March 3, 2023 <br />presented today and to resume the discussions at the Board's meeting on <br />Tuesday. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman Adams, seconded by Commissioner <br />Moss, to consider the results for the top selection of candidates for County <br />Administrator to the March 7, 2023 Board Meeting. The motion failed by the <br />following vote: <br />Aye: 2 - Vice Chairman Adams, and Commissioner Moss <br />Nay: 3 - Chairman Earman, Commissioner Flescher, and Commissioner Loar <br />Commissioner Moss turned to Mr. Baenziger in regard to the selection process as <br />she expressed her concern that this procedure was not going to determine the <br />best candidate for the County Administrator position. Vice Chairman Adams <br />stated she would be willing to narrow the field down to two candidates, but was <br />strongly opposed to making a decision at this time for such an important position. <br />County Attorney Dylan Reingold suggested if each Commissioner had two votes, <br />there would be some coalescing around one individual candidate. A discussion <br />followed on how to proceed with Commissioner Flescher pointing out the Board <br />had ample time to review the candidate's information prior to the interviews. <br />Commissioner Moss requested additional time to digest the information received <br />from the candidate interviews. Chairman Earman suggested narrowing the <br />candidates down to the top two finalists, and making the final selection for County <br />Administrator at the March 7, 2023 Board meeting. He proposed the Board to <br />vote for either Mr. Rosenthal or Mr. Matson, as one of the top finalists. <br />Commissioner Moss expressed her concern that this method used to choose a <br />candidate had not been tested prior. <br />Chairman Earman opened the floor for public comment. <br />Steve Myers, Teamsters Local 769, suggested narrowing the field by voting for <br />either Mr. Rosenthal or Mr. Matson as their other top finalist. <br />Joseph Paladin agreed with statements by Commissioner Loar that the Board <br />should not penalize an internal candidate who had been successful here in the <br />County. He pointed out Indian River County was unique and that Mr. Matson <br />had 20 plus years of experience in the County and was respected by the <br />community, staff, and the Board. <br />There being no further comments, the Chairman closed the floor. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Loar, seconded by Commissioner <br />Flescher, to approve to vote for the second finalist from the top two <br />vote -getters: Mr. Rosenthal or Mr. Matson. The motion carried by the <br />following vote: <br />Indian River County Florida Page 5 <br />