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Clearwater Sister Cities advisory board approves minutes, elects Robert Cantor chair and keeps Stephanie Chill as vice chair
Summary
Advisory board approved previous meeting minutes and unanimously elected Robert Cantor as chair; Stephanie Chill was reappointed vice chair. The board also discussed outreach and upcoming events but took no additional formal actions.
The Clearwater Sister Cities advisory board approved the minutes of its previous meeting and elected new leadership for the advisory board at today’s meeting.
Lina Takeda, vice mayor of Clearwater, moved to approve the minutes of the prior meeting; Stephanie Chill seconded the motion and members voted unanimously to approve.
On board leadership, Takeda nominated Robert Cantor for chair. Cantor accepted the nomination. A motion to elect Cantor as chair was moved and seconded; the board voted unanimously to elect Robert Cantor as chair. The board then conducted a separate motion to appoint Stephanie Chill as vice chair; members again voted unanimously.
"Robert Cantor is our new chair, and Stephanie Chill will remain vice chair," board members announced after the vote.
Why it matters: the appointments set who will lead the advisory board for the remaining scheduled meetings (August 28 and October 23, as noted by staff). The elected chair will preside over the August and October meetings, and the vice chair will assume duties when the chair is unavailable.
Other business and reports: board members heard a director’s report on recent exchanges and discussed outreach to the Mexican community in Clearwater. Vice Mayor Takeda also reminded attendees of the city’s July 4 "Clearwater Celebrates America" event at Coachman Park and BayCare Sound with festivities starting at 5 p.m.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of previous meeting minutes: Unanimous approval (moved by Lina Takeda; seconded by Stephanie Chill). - Election of Robert Cantor, chair: Unanimous approval (mover/second: not specified in roll‑call transcript). - Appointment of Stephanie Chill, vice chair: Unanimous approval (mover/second: not specified in roll‑call transcript).
There were no citizen comments recorded during the meeting and no other formal votes or budget actions taken.
