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Manatee Public Water Authority approves officer elections, administrative changes and scheduling
Summary
The Manatee Public Water Authority held routine administrative business and several procedural votes at its Oct. 14 meeting in Hamilton.
The Manatee Public Water Authority held routine administrative business and several procedural votes at its Oct. 14 meeting in Hamilton.
The board accepted the results of officer elections conducted at the start of the meeting: Steve Cox was announced as chairman, Barney Shackleford as vice chairman and Jeremy Prestige as secretary-treasurer. Members then approved a motion to formalize the election results.
Other approved items included the minutes of the Sept. 9 meeting and the Sept. 25 financial report. The board authorized continued check-signing arrangements and instructed staff to prepare a bank resolution listing three officer signers (the board said it wants three signers to make in-person signing feasible when necessary). The board also voted to eliminate mileage reimbursement for routine monthly board meetings while preserving reimbursement for eligible travel and conferences under the authority’s bylaws.
The board voted to change its regular meeting day to the second Monday of each month at 06:30; the next regular meeting was set for Nov. 10 at 06:30. Board members asked staff to schedule vendor presentations before that meeting so the board can evaluate maintenance-proposal options.
Votes at a glance (recorded outcomes in meeting transcript): - Election results (chairman Steve Cox; vice chairman Barney Shackleford; secretary-treasurer Jeremy Prestige): approved (motion carried; no roll-call tally recorded). - Approval of minutes (09/09/2025): approved (motion carried). - Approval of financial report (09/25/2025): approved (motion carried). - Check-signing authority (authorize three officer signers): approved (motion carried). - Eliminate mileage reimbursement for monthly board meetings: approved (motion carried). - Change meeting date to second Monday at 06:30: approved (motion carried).
The transcript records these motions as moved and seconded and marked "Motion carries" or equivalent; the meeting did not record a detailed roll-call vote or per-member tallies for the motions in the portions of the transcript provided.
Ending: The board adjourned after directing staff to finalize bank-signing paperwork and to arrange vendor presentations ahead of its Nov. 10 meeting.
