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Lee County Commission hires COO, approves parks reorganization and several routine items
Summary
The commission approved hiring Blake Beck as COO effective Oct. 1, restructured Parks and Recreation to absorb grounds maintenance, approved an abatement extension and other routine approvals, and authorized the chairman to sign a mutual aid agreement. Several items drew questions about operational impacts on elections and staffing.
The Lee County Commission on Monday took a string of personnel, administrative and administrative-contract actions as part of its regular meeting, including hiring a chief operating officer, reorganizing parks operations and approving tax-abatement and audit arrangements.
The board approved hiring Blake Beck as county chief operating officer, effective Oct. 1. The motion passed after one commissioner voiced a procedural objection; the chair and a majority voted in favor. No changes to the effective date were recorded at the meeting.
Commissioners also approved a reorganization moving grounds maintenance operations into the Parks and Recreation Department. Ms. Leverett described an organizational change…
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