North Bay Village advisory board introduces new controller, defers major items to May meeting

Vice Chair Paul Jacob called the North Bay Village Advisory Board to order at 6:34 p.m. and confirmed a quorum despite several absences. The meeting was brief; members introduced a new city controller on the call, discussed scheduling, agreed to move substantial new-business items to the May meeting, and adjourned at 6:42 p.m.

Mady (a committee member) announced that a newly appointed controller and budget officer — named in the meeting as "Neli Parnish" — was on the call. A participant who spoke and identified themself as "Diaz" said they were the new city controller and budget officer and expressed eagerness to work with the committee. The transcript shows an inconsistency in names: Mady introduced "Neli Parnish," while the person who spoke identified as "Diaz" and later responded when called "Sandra" by other participants. The record does not reconcile those name references.

The meeting advanced a short set of housekeeping items. Jacob asked for approval of the February and March meeting minutes; members seconded the request, though the transcript records seconds rather than a formal roll-call tally for approval. Sandy, who reviewed the February minutes, said there had been a misunderstanding that listed her as secretary; she said she cannot take on the secretary role for the next few months because of family health responsibilities.

Because several members with historical knowledge of ongoing projects were absent (including the chair and Dr. Scrivone), Jacob proposed postponing discussion of multiple substantial items — updates on Treasure Island Elementary School, the village community center project, plans for the new village hall, the finance office budget award, and stalled projects on West Drive and the Shoma property — until the May meeting so those stakeholders can participate. Members present agreed to defer and to add tonight’s planned agenda to May’s meeting.

Mady asked whether the auditor’s presentation would be heard tonight. Committee members said Dr. Scrivone’s historical perspective would be useful and, because he was not present, preferred to hear the auditor in May alongside the absent members. Members confirmed the May meeting date as the second Tuesday in May at 6:30 p.m.; there was brief confusion about whether the date was May 12 or May 13 before members settled on the second-Tuesday timeframe and agreed to slot the attendee who must leave early (identified in the record as Andrew) at the start of the May agenda.

Jacob moved to adjourn at 6:42 p.m.; the motion was seconded and members present voted 'aye.' The meeting closed with brief goodbyes.

The record shows the committee opted to delay substantive policy and budget discussions until a later meeting when more members can attend, and it contains an unresolved inconsistency about the name of the new controller introduced on the call.