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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: December 27, 2017
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Subject: Senior Citizens' Advisory Board
References: Agenda for January 11, 2018
Enclosures: List of members
The Senior Citizens' Advisory Board was created by City Ordinance 13534 to advise and
make recommendations to the City Commission concerning subjects of particular interest to senior
citizens and others who share the same interests as senior citizens. Such subjects include without
limitation health, nutrition, medical services, recreation, transportation, housing, utility rates and
service, employment and other matters related to the safety and welfare of senior citizens.
Members of the Senior Citizens' Advisory Board, with the exception of the person nominated
by the American Association of Retired Persons ("AARP") must reside, own property, own a
business, or work in City and, if nominated by a City Commissioner, must reside, own property,
own a business, or work in the district represented by the Commissioner making the appointment.
Five (5) appointments are required at this time:
• Mayor Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:'
1. Maria Campos, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017.
• Chair Keon Hardemon has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant. (TY Jones resigned effective November 21, 2017)
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant. (Agatha Caraballo resigned effective November 22, 2017)
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:2
1. Sonia Suarez, incumbent, whose term expired on December 2, 2017.
• Commissioner Manolo Reyes has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:3
1. Antonio Gonzalez -Sanchez, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15,
2017.
1 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating mayor leaves office the board member's term shall expire."
2 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's term shall expire."
3 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's term shall expire."
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the board. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the January 11, 2018,
Commission Agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Susana M. Penaranda, Liaison
Domini J Gibbs, Assistant City Attorney
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator