TOWN COMMISSION WORKSHOP MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, :30 p.m. MASNY ROOM 507 OCEAN AVENUE AGENDA

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1 TOWN COMMISSION WORKSHOP MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, :30 p.m. MASNY ROOM 507 OCEAN AVENUE AGENDA Mayor Jim Simmons Interim Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro Vice Mayor Tom Davis Town Clerk Nancy Wilson Commissioner Wyatt Hoover. Commissioner Sherri Quarrie Commissioner Steve Walters PUBLIC NOTICE The Town Commission will conduct a Town Commission Workshop at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, October 30, 2017 in the Masny Room located at 507 Ocean Avenue to address the items below. Notice: Commission discussion and possible action may occur during any Commissioner Meeting. The following sections of the Agenda are always subject to such discussion and possible action without further motion by the Commission: Changes to the Agenda, Public Hearings, Old Business, and New Business. The public is advised that members of the Town Commission may be in attendance and participate in proceedings of the board. Attorney General Opinions (AGO) AGO 91-95, AGO 98-14, AGO PURSUANT TO SECTION , FLORIDA STATUTES, THE TOWN HEREBY ADVISES THE PUBLIC THAT: In order to appeal any decision made at this meeting, you will need a verbatim transcript of the proceedings. It will be your responsibility to ensure such a record is made. Such person must provide a method for recording the proceedings verbatim as the Town does not do so. In accordance with the Americans with Disability Act and Section , Florida Statutes, persons needing special accommodations for this meeting shall, at least 5 days prior to the meeting, contact the Office of the Town Clerk at (321) or Florida Relay System at

2 I. Call to Order Led by Mayor Simmons II. III. IV. Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence Public Comments After being acknowledged by the Mayor, members of the public should state their name and address for the record. The Commission encourages citizens to prepare their comments in advance. Each individual will have three (3) minutes to address the Commission on any topic(s) related to Town business not on the Agenda. Please remember to sign the sign-in sheet provided if you will be speaking at the meeting. V. New Business A. Town Manager Applicant Interviews 4:30 p.m. - Bill Cannon 6:00 p.m. - Robert Daniels B. Discussion regarding Town Manager Applicants VI. Adjournment 2

3 Bill Ed Cannon 802 N Crestview Circle, Wildwood Florida Cell: billed.cannon@gmail.com September 16, 2017 Nancy Wilson, Town Clerk Town of Melbourne Beach 507 Ocean Ave. Melbourne Beach, FL RE: Resume for Bill Ed Cannon Dear Ms. Wilson; I am enclosing my resume for the open position of City Manager for your Town. With nearly 20 years of experience in municipal government management, I believe that my experience and knowledge make me the best candidate for your position. The City of Wildwood is a city of approximately 8,100 citizens. The city measures about 4 miles east to West and about 17 miles north to south. During my tenure with the City of Wildwood, I have seen the city experience tremendous growth as the retirement community known as the Villages begins to expand into the city limits. The growth has created opportunities for the staff at the City of Wildwood. Development is happening quickly. Under my guidance, the staff has been able not only to keep up with the day to day activities but also keep the additional projects moving forward. One of my major accomplishments has been to oversee the City of Wildwood's move from financial instability to a City that has excellent reserves. I have accomplished this while the City has experienced an explosion of growth, In order to accomplish this feat; I worked diligently in obtaining 1.5 million in funding from the State of Florida Legislation. These funds have allowed the City to increase the infrastructure necessary due to growth without having to deplete the funds needed for the normal expenses. During my years at the City of Wildwood, I have changed the work atmosphere. One of t he first challenges I tackled was to eradicate single tunnel vision of each department. This was accomplished through smart hiring and training. Today, the City of Wildwood has department heads and departments that work together to resolve issues as they occur. Teamwork is no longer a foreign work. I look forward to discussing how I can lead the Town of Melbourne Beach into the future. Sincerely, Bill Ed Cannon

4 B i l l E d C a n n o n 802 N Crestview Circle, Wildwood, FL [ ] billed.cannon@gmail.com Career Summary Highly qualified, experienced professional City Manager with nearly 20 years of municipal management and 15 years of private business management. Well-rounded skill set with strength in budget oversight, human resources, personnel management, and project management. Dedicated and highly ethical leader who has the proactive ability to formulate strategies for common-sense problem solving. Education BACHELOR OF SCIENCE; CIVIL ENGINEERING 1973 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Professional Experience CITY MANAGER CITY OF WILDWOOD, FL PRESENT Serve as the chief administrative officer of all day-to-day city operations. Oversee a staff of over 100 city employees within 8 departments and a budget of $28.15 million. Plans, directs and controls all functions within the city; monitors and evaluates the performance of the different departments. Ensures that the city maintains a positive image with the citizens and offers the best serve to its citizens while monitoring to ensure budgets are achieved. Maintains harmony among workers and resolves grievances. Assures that all laws and ordinances are faithfully performed. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Successfully obtained over $1.5 million in Legislative Funding from the State of Florida Coordinated planning strategies for new Police Building design and new Municipal Park design Coordinated the construction of the $1.5 million Ashley Well. Oversaw the design and construction of a $2.25 million lower Floridian well. Successfully obtained a $ Community Development Block Grant Negotiated $2 million in USDA grants. Overhauled the management team and assembled a highly professional and knowledgeable management team. Oversaw the growth of the City of Wildwood budget from $11.4 million to $28.15 million in FY16/17. CITY MANAGER CITY OF CORBIN, KY Chief administrator officer for all of the day-to-day city operations, financial management, including overseeing more than 100 city employees and a budget of $8.2 million annually. Oversaw operation and budgets for public works department (which includes roads and street repair and storm drainage), solid waste department, recycling, landfill operations, police department, dispatch, building inspection/code enforcement, full-time fire department, parks and recreation and city administrative staff.

5 Bill Ed Cannon (continued) 802 N Crestview Circle, Wildwood, FL [ ] Negotiated contracts and make all purchases for the city. Developed, proposed and administered annual city budget. Worked closely with county officials and other municipalities, the state legislature and state officials and members of Congress to represent city interests o o o Successfully advocated for line-item state budget support on several projects Negotiated with tourism commission to use restaurant tax funding to support $30 million arena project Worked with Congressman Hall Rogers and Eastern Kentucky University to secure extended college campus within city limits. Pro-actively supported economic and community development initiatives Implemented all policies, procedures and city ordinances as directed by the city commission Prepared grant applications and oversee funding Spoke on behalf of city to community groups and made presentations to city commission. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Successfully applied for granting and completed a Safe Routes to Schools sidewalk replacement program in excess of $250,000 and continue to expand on this project with local funds on an annual basis. Successfully instituted an outdoor early warning system for our Community Oversaw all fundraising, planning. Building construction and day to day operations of the Corbin Arena. a $30 million, 5,000 fixed seat state of the art facility that spans 68 acres Oversaw development and building of a $4.5 million technology center Attracted businesses such as a green card production facility and assisted in bringing more than 750 new jobs to Corbin through regional industrial park development. Received a transportation grant to develop a creeks walk for local residents Implemented numerous cost-savings tactics, including restructuring public works with a transfer station to save approximately $55,000 annually in personnel costs and equipment. Oversaw $2.5 million project to build a new city hall and renovate the former building. OWNER ASSOCIATE J.O. CANNON AND ASSOCIATES, INC. Owned and operated a small civil engineering and surveying firm. Oversaw all aspects of businesses, including sales, payroll, customer service, purchasing, accounting, preparing RFP's and managing personnel. Disciplines included residential, commercial and industrial development of subdivisions, coal mining permitting [surface and underground], road design (including drainage and right of ways), small sediment control structures, railroads and rail load-out facilities, design of solid waste landfills including air space volumes, proper cell design, construction and proposed closure at completed designed life.

6 Bill Ed Cannon (continued) 802 N Crestview Circle, Wildwood, FL [ ] billed.cannon@gmail.com COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND VOLUNTEER WORK Serve as an active member of the Florida League of Cities Transportation Inter-local Governmental Board, Member present present An active member the Florida City and County Managers Association present Cumberland Valley Area Development Districts; Member Served as an active member of the Kentucky League of Cities o Kentucky League of Cities Executive Board, Member o Kentucky League of Cities Board of Directors, Member o KLC Drug Abuse Task Force; Member 2011 Certified Main Street Program: Interim Manager ACTIVE PROFESSIONAL LICENSES Land Surveyor (Kentucky) Professional Engineer (Kentucky)

7 Bill Ed Cannon (continued) 802 N Crestview Circle, Wildwood, FL [ ] billed.cannon@gmail.com BILL ED CANNON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING ROLE DURING MY TENURE AS CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF WILD WOOD The City of Wildwood is a city of approximately 8,100 citizens. It measures about 4 miles east and west and about 17 miles north and south. During my tenure with the City of Wildwood, I have seen the city experience tremendous growth as the retirement community known as The Villages begins to expand into the city limits. The growth has created opportunities for the staff at the City of Wildwood. Development is happening quickly. Under my guidance, the staff has been able to not only keep up with day to day activities but also keep the additional projects moving forward. One of my main accomplishments has been to oversee the City of Wildwood's move from financial instability to a City that has reserves. I have accomplished this while the City has experienced an explosion of growth. In order to accomplish this feat, I worked diligently in obtaining$1.5 million in funding from the State of Florida Legislation. These funds have allowed the City to increase the infrastructure necessary due to growth without having to deplete the funds needed for the normal expenses. During my years at the City of Wildwood, I have changed the work atmosphere. One of the first challenges I tackled was to eradicate the single tunnel vision of each department. This was accomplished through smart hiring and training. Today, the City of Wildwood has department heads and departments that work together to resolve issues as they occur. Teamwork is no longer a foreign word.

8 Bill Ed Cannon (continued) 802 N Crestview Circle, Wildwood, FL [ ] billed.cannon@gmail.com BILL ED CANNON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING ROLE DURING MY TENSURE AS CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF CORBIN The City of Corbin is unique in several aspects. The City is incorporated [chartered] within two separate counties. The City adjoins a third county. While it is the largest community within the counties [by a three mile radius of city hall], it is not the county seat. In the management concerns of the budget needs, it was necessary for the City to implement an occupational tax. One of the counties in which it is incorporated worked out an interlocal agreement with the City, which in essence, kept the Kentucky Department for Local Government from having to actually take over the county's day to day operation. The other county, which had an existing occupational tax, refused to recognize the City's tax and would not give the proper credit to the City. As a result of this action, a legal battle ensued. The City won in the local court, which was appealed by the county. The City won at the Court of Appeals level, which lead the county to request a decision by the Kentucky Supreme Court. I have not followed up on the final decision. As a result of the inter -local agreement with the one county, I was able to budget the necessary funding for mo st of the City's needs. The City was very fortunate as we were able to construct a new 5,000 seat multipurpose Arena at a cost of approximately $30 million. Near the completion of construction, the decision was made to have a national arena management firm to manage this new facility. Upon completion of all construction the City had a debt service of nearly $12 million. After approximately two years of their extremely poor service and a very careful review of the contract obligations, it became apparent that the management firm was not performing in accordance with all terms and conditions of the contract. The management firm was released and I was successful in find a new manager for the facility. The Arena became a new department of the City, the manager and her staff became new City employees. With my guidance and the industry knowledge of the new manager, the Arena did a complete turnaround. I represented the City in presentations to economic development prospects as part of the City's promotional team. I played a key role as a City Manager and an engineer in convincing the Kentucky's Economic Development Cabinet to select Corbin as the locati on for one of Kentucky's original 8 regional business parks (Southeast Regional Business Park). Represented the City in structuring a regional board to manage the regional business park and met with the board to coordinate the development of property, infrastructure, access as well as the continued promotion of this park. I performed the same role for the community's local business park (Corbin Tri-County Business Park). As

9 Bill Ed Cannon (continued) 802 N Crestview Circle, Wildwood, FL [ ] billed.cannon@gmail.com Corbin is a major funding source for both business parks; I directed the City's financial and management efforts in their support of these parks. When a major employer in Corbin experienced a tragic explosion in 2003 (CTA Acoustics), Corbin was threatened with the loss of several hundred, high paying automotive industry jobs. This key Ford Moto Co supplier lost its entire facility and was contemplating leaving the state to be able to restart operations quickly. As City Manager, I worked with the CTA and Ford Motor management team to implement a plan that allowed the company to occupy temporary facilities and restart partial production within 14 days. We then followed through with utilization of a "pad-ready" site in the regional business park that resulted in the company constructing a new facility with startup to full production in 6 months. Today CTA is Corbin's largest manufacturing employer. I have worked closely with the Kentucky Economic Development Cabinet and cultivated long term relationships with the Commissioner of Jobs Development and his project managers. I have been successful in always keeping Corbin and what it has to offer industry in a priority place in their site selection activities. I have been involved with several redevelopment efforts for the City. A few of those include neighborhood improvement, street program, park improvements, recycling center, storm drainage, improvements of our the major drainage streams, restoration of the Engineer Street Bridge, the beautiful Creek-Walk, the annual Nibroc festival, downtown redevelopment, Eastern Kentucky University's campus infrastructure and worked with the congressional delegation to obtain funding for the construction and operation of a state of art technology center to mention a few. I have conducted speaking engagements, speaking at chamber functions, local civic club luncheons and have shared our successful approach in building the new Arena to other local governments. Provided updates and reports on the health of Corbin and the city's efforts to improve services and infrastructure and quality of life. For our local citizens, I had an open door policy including visits with neighborhood groups. I was in continuous participation with local agencies such as the health departments, ambulance service, 911 boards, tourism, and others. 1 am a member of one of the largest churches in town, provide contact for the news media and state agencies. Coordinate city activities with the regional area development district, district office for Kentucky transportation cabinet, Kentucky disaster and emergency services, other state agencies as well as regional and local economic development agencies (Southern Kentucky Economic Development) and PRIDE which was an initiative of our local longstanding congressman. I was also the local contact and coordinator for the congressional delegation [Senate and House of Representatives].

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