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River Ridge CDD appoints resident Keith Merrill to fill vacant Seat 1; board adopts officer slate
Summary
The River Ridge Community Development District Board unanimously appointed resident Keith Merrill to the vacant Seat 1 and adopted Resolution 2025-01 to elect officers. The board also ratified its audited financial report and approved a series of operational contracts during the Oct. 22 meeting.
The River Ridge Community Development District Board unanimously appointed resident Keith Merrill to fill the unexpired term of Seat 1 (term expires November 2026) on Oct. 22. Chair Bob Schultz nominated Merrill; the motion, seconded by Robert Twombly, carried "with all in favor." Mrs. Adams administered the Oath of Office.
The board then adopted Resolution 2025-01, electing Bob Schultz as chair, Terry Mountford as vice chair, and naming Kurt Blumenthal, Robert Twombly and Keith Merrill as assistant secretaries. The resolution also removed James Gilman from board appointments. The motion to adopt was made by Kurt Blumenthal and seconded by Terry Mountford and passed unanimously.
During the meeting the board ratified Resolution 2024-05A to accept the audited financial report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2023, and approved the unaudited financial statements as of Sept. 30, 2024 for review. Mrs. Adams highlighted several budget variances and accounting items staff will correct and research, including a General Fund engineering line at 209% of budget and a contingencies line at 421% of budget.
Votes at a glance
- Appointment of Keith Merrill to Seat 1: Motion by Bob Schultz; seconded by Robert Twombly; outcome: approved (unanimous). - Resolution 2025-01 (Electing and Removing Officers): Motion by Kurt Blumenthal; seconded by Terry Mountford; outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Ratification of Resolution 2024-05A (accept audit FY2023): Motion by Bob Schultz; seconded by Kurt Blumenthal; outcome: ratified (unanimous). - Approval of Aug. 27, 2024 minutes (as amended): Motion by Kurt Blumenthal; seconded by Bob Schultz; outcome: approved (unanimous).
Why it matters: The appointment fills a vacant seat and the officer slate determines internal leadership for the district through routine administrative functions; board acceptance of the audit concludes the FY2023 reporting process while staff pursues corrections to identified accounting variances.
Board members and staff noted next steps: staff will circulate corrected invoices and ledger entries where appropriate and will administer any outstanding filing and oath requirements at the November meeting.
