BP CELEBRATORY COMMISSION MEETING

Greetings, neighbors, After a failed attempt at our first commission meeting of 2020 in January, we'll finally get this village back to work this Tuesday, 7p, at the log cabin. I'm hoping for a big turnout for this first meeting of the fully seated commission that now includes Ginny O'Halpin and me alongside previously elected commissioners Tracy Truppman, Will Tudor and Dan Samaria. (Ginny and I were sworn in on Jan16 outside a public meeting after the attorney figured out how commissioners are sworn in. Took the attorney a minute, but she figured it out.) This first meeting is a biggie, so please plan to attend, even if you can't stay for the entire meeting. Let's pack the log cabin and start a fresh year of resident engagement with our local government. Our Charter (ie Constitution) requires the Commission to elect a new mayor at this first meeting of a new commission, and that always happens at the start of the meeting. Other hot topics include: - replacement of the attorney (The current firm resigned our account just prior to having its case against another sitting commissioner dismissed by the judge. We can't function without legal representation, so that's a top priority.) - ratifying a Code Magistrate (the "judge" who hears your Code violations) - proposed changes to our Charter for the November election - a discussion about the village manager's weekly report (that's hotly debated, it seems) - first steps in dealing with the village manager's employment agreement that expires in September - And, of course, every resident gets three minutes at the public podium to say anything they like to the commission, from comments on agenda items to personal gripes and grievances to ideas/suggestions for village improvements. Those are YOUR three minutes, and I encourage everyone to always take advantage of them You are active participants in our local government, and commissioners are there to respond to YOU! Note that if you share your opinions here, I won't be able to reply. Discuss things freely among yourselves, but I won't engage until the public meeting. Here's a link to the full agenda and back-up documents so you can read up before you come. Or, just come for the Charter-mandated "changing of the guard," which we all deserve to be dignified and gracious after a positive campaign season that ended with just a small hiccup in January. Mac. https://www.biscayneparkfl.gov/index.asp?SEC=A482E78D-C7CA-4E86-BD0D-AA20BD7CDAEB&DE=30CA35FA-9C98-4BDA-A593-3E203785288B&Type=B_EV