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PS-26-0001

Published agenda

Heard once, at the Board of County Commissioners on Dec 9, 2025.

OutcomeApproved by the Board of County Commissioners on Dec 9, 2025
Approved Staff’s recommendation with Commissioner Yeager absent from the vote.

Official title

Confirmation of Community Development Director – Mari Thieryung – Annual Salary of $130,000.00

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TranscriptWhat was said at each appearance is below it. Machine transcription, with speaker names inferred from voice matching. 84% of 19 lines carry a name. It shows what was said, not what was decided, and both the words and the names can be wrong.

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    Board of County CommissionersR76Regular businessApproved
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    Approved Staff’s recommendation with Commissioner Yeager absent from the vote.

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    Jack MarianoVice Chair

    Yeah we'll go to R seventy six. Confirmation.

    Okay.

    Mike Carballa

    Uh no, I prefer if we do R76 first. Okay. Okay.

    Jack MarianoVice Chair

    So I'm gonna go back to R76.

    Mike Carballa

    Sorry.

    Jack MarianoVice Chair

    Confirmation of community development director, Mary Thurik?

    Kathy Pearson

    Yeah, I got s I still got tears running down my eyes. Not because you want to have it down my eye. Hold on, I gotta pull my agenda here. So Kathy Pearson, Assistant County Administrator, and I am proud Very proud of Mary who is hopefully going to be confirmed today by all of you as the permanent director of community development. Mary has um been with the county since 2020 and is just a

    bundon about every job there is at community development. She really has. And she served as the assistant director for a very short time until we grabbed Chuck to become the disaster recovery. So that's why we have two interims today. So with that said, um Mary is uh has a bachelor's degree in Business Management and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Hodges University in Fort Myers, Florida. She's been with the county for a long time and knows a lot

    of people. And so she's just a wonderful to work with and she's a hoot, I'll tell you. She's a lot of fun to work with. And with that, I respectfully um ask you all to confirm Miss Mary for the permit position.

    Jack MarianoVice Chair

    And Mary, if you would have to do that. Please say your last name. I'll make sure I get it right. I know I got it wrong there. Theory Young. Theory Young? Theory Young. Oh, okay. All right. Do we have a motion?

    Kathryn StarkeyChair

    Absolutely. I make that motion. Second.

    Jack MarianoVice Chair

    All in favor say aye. Aye.

    Unidentified speakerVoice A

    Congratulations.

    Jack MarianoVice Chair

    Welcome. Congratulations.

    Unidentified speakerVoice A

    Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner, for your trust.

    Seth WeightmanSecond Vice Chair

    I don't think we've ever seen that before.

    Unidentified speakerVoice A

    Pasco County is my home and being able to work here is extremely important to me. And I am honored that you made me the Director of Community Development, and I can enforce our mission and continue to serve the citizens of Pasco County.

    Jack MarianoVice Chair

    They do a great job. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'll have to go see

    Lisa Yeager

    that one right now.