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Votes at a glance: Brevard County commission actions, April 8, 2025
Summary
A compact list of formal actions taken by the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners during the April 8, 2025 meeting, including roll-call results and immediate next steps.
The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners recorded the following formal actions during the April 8, 2025 meeting. Tally counts and outcomes are verbatim to the meeting roll calls.
1) Approval of minutes (Jan. 14, Feb. 11, Feb. 25, 2025) - Motion: Approve minutes - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0 - Notes: Standard consent action
2) Resolution: Commander K9 ‘Junie’ recognition - Motion: Approve resolution honoring Commander K9 Junie - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0 - Notes: Ceremonial resolution
3) Proclamation: Child Abuse Prevention Month (April 2025) - Motion: Approve proclamation - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0 - Notes: Ceremonial proclamation
4) Proclamation: Fair Housing Month (April 2025) - Motion: Approve proclamation - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0 - Notes: Ceremonial proclamation
5) Consent agenda (including appointment of Marcia Gedke to EDC) - Motion: Approve consent - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0 - Notes: Includes multiple routine items and appointments
6) H1: Mid-year budget supplement - Motion: Approve mid-year budget supplement and advertise public hearing - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0 - Notes: Adjusts projected balance-forward amounts and multi-year projects
7) I1: Tourist Development Council item (allow TDC to keep $20,000) - Motion: Allow TDC to retain $20,000 - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0
8) I2: Termination of lease for Forever Home (2605 Flake Road) - Motion: Terminate lease - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0 - Follow-up: Staff to process termination; related demolition topic addressed later in meeting
9) I2 (follow-up): Authorize demolition and retain property - Motion: Authorize demolition; county to retain parcel for future needs; County Attorney to work with City of Titusville - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0
10) I3: Confirm Tad Calkins, Assistant County Manager (Development & Environmental Services) - Motion: Confirm - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0
11) I4: Confirm Billy Prasad, Planning & Development Director - Motion: Confirm - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0
12) I5: Confirm Jim Lisenfeld as Interim County Manager - Motion: Confirm interim county manager - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0
13) I6: Direct staff to prepare RFP for consultant to run county manager search - Motion: Direct staff to develop RFP and process for consultant-led national search - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0 - Notes: Board asked to review consultant plan and remain involved in screening
14) J1: File maintenance map for portion of Erwin Avenue (Orchard View subdivision) - Motion: Approve maintenance map filing - Result: Passed, roll-call 5-0 - Notes: Confirms county-maintained fee-simple ownership based on historic maintenance
15) J3: Reallocate county membership funds (~$68,507) to Fire Rescue; end voluntary association participation - Motion: Transfer membership funds to Fire Rescue and end participation - Result: Passed, roll-call 3-2 (Delaney and Altman opposed) - Notes: Funds reallocated immediately; implementation by Finance/Fire Rescue
16) J2: North Brevard Economic Development Zone (NBEDS) — table action for additional public input - Motion: Table NBEDS action to gather more public input - Result: Passed, roll-call 3-2 (Goodson and Altman in favor of tabling; others opposed)
17) Later J2 motion: Direct staff to prepare statement of legislative intent to discontinue county TIF payments to NBEDS, dissolve NBEDS and refund any uncommitted TIF funds - Motion: Direct staff to draft legislative-intent language and legal/fiscal analysis - Result: Passed, roll-call 3-2 - Notes: Requires state-level action to effect statutory change; staff to return with draft and analysis
Notes on votes: If a roll-call roll shows “Yes” without a named mover or seconder in the meeting audio, the motion and second are recorded in the minutes as stated by the chair and clerk. All vote tallies above match the transcript roll-call counts.
For more information: Staff contact points and agenda item references are listed on the agenda package; items that require further work (RFPs, legislative language, demolition planning) were assigned to specific county departments during the meeting.
