WATCH REPLAY: Brevard County Fee Selects Jason Steele as Chair, Rita Pritchett as Vice Chair

appointed by Governor Ron Desantis in June 2023

WATCH REPLAY: 11/21/2023 – Brevard County Fee Assembly

BREVARD COUNTY • VIERA, FLORIDA – District 5 Brevard County Commissioner Jason Steele was elected unanimously as Chair of the Fee for the upcoming yr throughout Tuesday morning’s assembly in Viera.

Steele takes over from District 1 Commissioner Rita Pritchett, who was additionally chosen unanimously as Vice Chair.

He was appointed by Governor Ron Desantis in June 2023 to fill the vacant Board of County Fee seat.

Steele stuffed the District 5 seat that spans throughout south Brevard that was left by former Commissioner Kristine Zonka, who stepped down in March. Zonka left the place after she was employed to guide the Florida Division of Well being in Brevard County, which was left vacant by former well being director Maria Stahl after she introduced her retirement.

Earlier than turning into Commissioner, Steele is an actual property dealer for The Steele Group, which he co-founded together with his brother, Val Steele, in 2008.

Steele can also be the director of presidency affairs for Smith and Associates Legislation Places of work in Tallahassee and Melbourne and served within the Florida Home of Representatives between 1980 and 1982.

Steele is the chief producer of the tv present “Political Meals for Thought,” which is broadcast to 7,000,000 properties statewide. Steele, a former Brevard County Republican Celebration chairman, has served on quite a few boards together with Enterprise Florida and House Florida.

ABOVE VIDEO: Meet Jason Steele, Brevard County Commissioner for District 5 which accommodates Palm Bay, Melbourne Village, West Melbourne, and Melbourne. House Coast Every day’s Giles Malone sits down with the Gov. Ron DeSantis-appointed commissioner to debate methods wherein he’ll assist and serve Brevard County.

MEETING AGENDA

A. CALL TO ORDER 9:00 AM
B. MOMENT OF SILENCE
C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner John Tobia, District 3
D. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL:
SELECTION: CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR FOR 2023-2024
E. RESOLUTIONS, AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
F. CONSENT AGENDA (The whole Consent Agenda might be handed in a single movement to
embrace all the pieces beneath Part F.)
Improvement and Environmental Companies Group
Planning and Improvement
F.1. Board Approval, Re: Waiver to Brevard County Stormwater Pond Design Standards for
U.S. 192 Strong Waste Administration Facility. (23WV00019) (23SP00036) (District 5)
Neighborhood Companies Group
Parks and Recreation Division
F.2. Decision and Lease Contract with GROW Non-Revenue Companies Company. RE: Gibson
Advanced, Constructing H, Annex House 2H – District 1
F.3. Approval, Re: Administration of Parrish Property by Environmentally Endangered Lands
(EEL) Program- District 1
Administrative Companies Group
County Supervisor
F.4. Permission to make use of present Chair’s signature plates.
F.5. Acceptance and Approval of Inside Audit Studies and the FY 2023/2024 Inside
Audit Plan
Miscellaneous
F.6. Invoice Folder
G. PUBLIC HEARINGS
H. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
I. NEW BUSINESS
Neighborhood Companies Group
I.1. Approval, Re: Employees to enter into negotiations with a number of businesses for the supply
of First Yr Opioid Abatement companies inside Brevard County (as much as $2,701,458.44)
Add Ons
J. BOARD REPORTS
J.1. Frank Abbate, County Supervisor
J.2. Morris Richardson, County Lawyer
J.3. Tom Goodson, Commissioner District 2, Vice-Chair
J.4 John Tobia, Commissioner District 3
J.5. Rob Feltner, Commissioner District 4
J.6. Jason Steele, Commissioner District 5
J.7. Rita Pritchett, Commissioner District 1, Chair
Okay. PUBLIC COMMENTS