City of Deltona

2345 Providence Blvd.

Deltona, FL 32725

Minutes

Special City Commission Meeting

Thursday, May 2, 2024

5:30 PM

Deltona Commission Chambers

REVISED 05/02/2024

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:

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Mayor Avila.

2. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK:

Present:7 -

Mayor Avila

Vice Mayor JodyLee

Commissioner Avila-Vazquez

Commissioner Colwell

Commissioner Heriot

Commissioner McCool

Commissioner Shimkus

3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:

4. PUBLIC FORUM: Public comments shall be limited to items on the agenda and

shall not exceed four minutes. 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.

5. BUSINESS:

Request for approval of Mr. Dale “Doc” Dougherty’s proposed City

Manager employment agreement - City Attorney Marsha Segal-George,

Human Resources Director Floris Johnson and Commissioner Heriot.

Strategic Goal: Internal and external communication

Vice Mayor arrived at 5:31 p.m.

The City Attorney gave a brief explanation of the item.

Mayor Avila asked Commissioner Heriot to explain the changes and Commissioner Heriot

replied there were a lot of little changes but, the most substantial changes were the change

from 3% annual increase to 4%, the removal of Section 4, adding language to the

indemnification clause, and changes to the insurance contributions to an FSA (Flexible

Spending Account).

Vice Mayor asked if Commissioner Heriot was happy with the contract and Commissioner

Heriot replied very happy, this is a manageable contract.

Motion by Vice Mayor JodyLee, seconded by Commissioner McCool, to

approve the City Manager employment agreement as presented.

Mayor Avila opened the public comments and Edwin LaSanta, Elbert Bryan, Richard

Bellach and Tara D'Errico addressed the City Commission.

The motion carried by the following vote:

For: 7 -

Mayor Avila, Vice Mayor JodyLee, Commissioner

Avila-Vazquez, Commissioner Colwell, Commissioner Heriot,

Commissioner McCool, and Commissioner Shimkus

6. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:

Vice Mayor called Point of Order, he wanted to talk about something because there is

something going around about the IRS.

Mayor Avila asked for clarification if the Commission can talk about anything other than

what is on the agenda and the City Clerk replied no.

Mayor Avila called Vice Mayor out of order.

7. ADJOURNMENT:

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:49 p.m.