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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final September 10, 2024 <br />Recommended Action: Recommend Read and Present <br />Attachments: Proclamation <br />Ms. Patricia Draper expressed her gratitude to the Board for the Proclamation and to <br />the Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation for selecting her as the Poet Laureate of <br />Indian River County. She also thanked the members of the Porch Poets for their <br />support and encouragement. During her speech, she read an Ars Poetica that she had <br />written for the occasion. <br />Read and Presented by Chairman Adams <br />5.C. 24-0739 Presentation of Proclamation Designating September 2024 As National Suicide <br />Prevention Awareness Month <br />Recommended action: Recommend Read and Present <br />Attachments: Proclamation <br />Suncoast Mental Health Center (SMHC) Director of Development, Tracy <br />Hernandez, accepted the Proclamation for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, <br />expressing gratitude for the opportunity to represent SMHC. She stated that SCMH <br />offers client -focused, community-based, and family -centered mental health care, <br />serving over 1300 clients and hundreds of students. SCMH was also running a new <br />program, Wellness Without Walls Family Support Services, in collaboration with the <br />Mental Health Association's Parent and Child SMHC, to empower families in Indian <br />River County. In addition, the SMHC would be hosting its annual Suicide Symposium <br />on September 20, 2024, in Stuart, welcoming everyone to join this free community <br />event. <br />Read and Presented by Commissioner Earman <br />5.D. 24-0744 Recognition of Two Indian River County Chamber of Commerce Awards for <br />Outstanding Tourism Marketing and the Henry Award for its redesigned consumer <br />website <br />Recommended Action: Present <br />Vice Chairman Flescher introduced Ben Earman, Indian River County Chamber of <br />Commerce (Chamber) Vice President of Tourism and Marketing, noting his significant <br />contribution to enhancing tourism in Indian River County. He expressed his gratitude <br />to the entire team for their dedication and hard work that led to this accomplishment. <br />Mr. Earman and Chamber Tourism Communications Manager Krista Hoyt attended <br />the annual Florida Governor's Conference on Tourism. He stated that during the <br />ceremony, they were thrilled to receive the first -place award for their website <br />visitindianrivercounty.com, which was developed with the marketing agency Madden <br />Indian River County Florida Page 2 <br />