City of Deltona  
2345 Providence Blvd.  
Deltona, FL 32725  
Regular Commission Meeting  
City Commission  
Mayor Avila  
Vice Mayor JodyLee  
Commissioner Avila-Vazquez  
Commissioner Colwell  
Commissioner Heriot  
Commissioner McCool  
Commissioner Shimkus  
Monday, July 1, 2024  
6:30 PM  
Deltona Commission Chambers  
DECORUM POLICY: The City of Deltona has a significant interest in conducting  
orderly and efficient public meetings, which includes preventing disruption,  
promoting civility, and preserving decorum. To that end, behavior which disrupts  
or impedes the efficient and orderly conduct of any public meeting, as  
determined by the Mayor, or presiding officer, or a majority of the City  
Commission, is not permitted. The Mayor, or presiding officer, or a majority of  
the City Commission, may interrupt, warn, or terminate a speaker’s statement  
when that statement is too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene,  
irrelevant, or otherwise reasonably perceived to be a disruption to the fair and  
orderly progress of the discussion at hand. The Mayor, or presiding officer, or a  
majority of the City Commission, may also interrupt any part of the meeting to  
warn any individual that they are being disruptive or otherwise impeding the  
efficient and orderly conduct of the meeting. The Mayor, or presiding officer, or a  
majority of the City Commission, may require any individual to leave a public  
meeting for its duration if that individual is unable to observe this Policy after  
being warned. Should an individual be required to leave a meeting for violating  
this Policy, that person shall be escorted from Commission Chambers by a  
Volusia Sheriff’s Deputy.  
1. CALL TO ORDER:  
2. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK:  
3. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:  
A.  
At the Regular City Commission Meeting on Monday, October 17,  
Background:  
2011, the City Commission approved to have each Commissioner by  
District schedule someone to present the invocation at each Regular  
City Commission meeting rotating each Commissioner by District  
starting with District #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and the Mayor.  
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES & AGENDA:  
A.  
N/A  
Background:  
Attachments:  
5. PRESENTATIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS:  
6. PUBLIC FORUM: Public comments during Public Forum are limited to items  
of City business that are listed on the Agenda and/or items that are not listed on  
the Agenda. Comments regarding listed Agenda items will take place after  
discussion of each item. Please be courteous and respectful of the views of  
others. In order to address the Commission, citizens must fill out a public  
participation slip and give it to the Deputy City Clerk. All citizen comments are  
limited to 4 minutes and shall be addressed to the Mayor or the Commission as a  
whole. Members of the City Commission shall not enter into discussion or  
respond to a citizen’s comments other than to give directions or to ask for  
clarification. However, individual Commissioners may choose to respond under  
the "City Commissioner Comments" portion of the meeting.  
7. ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
8. OLD BUSINESS:  
9. NEW BUSINESS:  
A.  
The City is required to obtain an annual audit of its financial  
statements. Purvis Gray and Company, LLC, is offering an  
engagement with the City to perform the annual audit through fiscal  
year 2023-2024 with the option to further extend the contract for  
subsequent years pending appropriation of funding for each  
additional fiscal year.  
Background:  
Continuance of these professional services allows for efficiency  
through the firm’s knowledge of the City and also ensures  
objectivity via rotation of assigned audit staff. Rates proposed in  
this extension are comparable to those charged for audit services  
to other entities, and vendor has demonstrated experience  
performing equivalent services for Deltona and other governments.  
Staff recommends approval of the engagement, and upon approval  
authorizes the necessary budget transfers to facilitate Commission  
approval and further authorizes the City Manager to sign any  
documents necessary to further Commission approval of this item.  
Attachments:  
B.  
At the Regular Commission Meeting held on June 17, 2024, the City  
Commission voted by a unanimous vote to accept the resignation  
letter of City Attorney Segal-George. This item is to discuss and  
determine the process moving forward for hiring a new City Attorney.  
Background:  
10. COMMENTS ON CONSENT ITEMS: Citizen comments are limited to issues  
and concerns on the Consent Agenda item(s). Please complete a public  
participation slip and indicate in the subject line the issue you wish to address.  
Members of the City Commission shall not enter into discussion or respond to  
individuals' comments during the public forum other than to give directions or to  
ask for clarification. Please be courteous and respectful of the views of others.  
Personal attacks on Commission members, City staff or members of the public  
are not allowed, and will be ruled out of order by the Mayor.  
11. CONSENT AGENDA: The Consent Agenda contains items that have been  
determined to be routine and non-controversial. If discussion is desired by any  
member of the City Commission, that item must be removed from the Consent  
Agenda and considered separately. All other matters included under the Consent  
Agenda will be approved by one motion. Citizens with concerns should address  
those concerns by filling out a public participation slip and giving it to the  
Deputy City Clerk prior to Consent Agenda items being pulled.  
A.  
The Statewide Mutual Aid agreement is in the process of being  
renewed. Cities and counties in the State of Florida are vulnerable to  
a wide range of emergencies and disasters that are likely to cause  
the disruption of essential services and the destruction of the  
infrastructure needed to deliver those services. Such emergencies  
and disasters often exceed the emergency response and recovery  
Background:  
capabilities of any one county or local government. This agreement  
allows the City of Deltona to request resources from across the state  
during such emergencies when our resources are overwhelmed.  
Attachments:  
B.  
Per the City Recognition Policy adopted by the City Commission at  
the Regular Commission Meeting held on Monday, June 17, 2024,  
the following recognitions are being requested for the month of July:  
Background:  
1. Proclamation - Parks and Recreation Month - July, 2024  
C.  
April through June 2024 Quarterly Reports of City Advisory  
Boards/Committees:  
Background:  
1. Affordable Housing Advisory Committee  
2. Firefighter Pension Board  
3. Planning and Zoning Board  
4. Team Volusia  
Attachments:  
12. CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL REPORTS AND REQUESTS:  
13. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS:  
14. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:  
15. CITY COMMISSION COMMENTS:  
16. ADJOURNMENT:  
NOTE: If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission  
with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need a  
record of the proceedings, and for such purpose he/she may need to ensure that a  
verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony  
and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based (F.S. 286.0105).  
Individuals with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these  
proceedings should contact the City Manager in writing at  
CityManager@deltonafl.gov or to Deltona City Hall, 2345 Providence Blvd.,  
Deltona, FL 32725 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting at which the person  
wishes to attend. The City is not permitted to provide the use of human physical  
assistance to physically handicapped persons in lieu of the construction or use of  
ramps or other mechanical devices in order to comply with Florida law. If proper  
accommodations for handicapped access cannot be made at a particular public  
meeting venue pursuant to a timely written request under Section 286.26 F.S., the  
City Manager shall change the venue of that meeting to a location where those  
accommodations can be provided.