Confirmation, Public Infrastructure Fiscal and Business Administration Director – Joshua Wood – Annual Salary of $150,000.00

2:04:25R sixty. Do you wanna I'm sorry, do you wanna table it to next meeting or would just bring it back after you set a federal agenda? Set the federal agenda. Okay.

2:04:34That okay, what's our six seconds? Oh, we're uh we're approving six seconds.

2:04:42Good morning commissioners.

2:04:44Good morning.

2:04:44Bramford Adumwa Assistant County Administrator. public infrastructure branch. It's my pleasure to present for your confirmation Josh Wood. as our next PIFA director. Um When we are hiring, apart from the technical qualifications, we look for two key things. First A demon's trouble.

2:05:13focus on our core values. And also a fitness. into our cultural practices. Also lately we've pivoted towards hiring directors that are strategic in thinking, seeing the big picture, being able to connect things together. And those directors must have strong people skills, interpersonal skills. They must also have good customer service. And lastly,

2:05:43must be laser focused on delivering performance for our citizens. Also as you know We have a very rigorous um interview process. So it's not only me making the decision. We have one group of directors from the branch, uh another group of uh key team members from that department and then me. And the choice was overwhelming uh for Josh. Um commissioness? I'm proud to say we have our man here. I think it's

2:06:13gonna do wonderful things for us. And with that, Josh. We'll have to say some few words, right? And then you can pep pepper him with any questions.

2:06:26Great, thank you, Brantford. Um honorable commissioners, uh County Administrator Kobala, uh it's great to see you again. Um I just wanna say uh thank you for the consideration. I have worked, lived and played In Pasco County since 2006, when I started my family here. My son is currently at the recreation center right now, getting his last uh bits of basketball in before he goes back to class. And I

2:06:56go to church here. This is this is my home. So it's a considerable honor to serve. in Pasco County. I've been here before. I was uh uh served in roles in in this same department and uh been responsible for some key initiatives around acquisitions for our um water utilities and some of our big projects and doing financial analysis along that along that same line. So um it's a great

2:07:27Great honor. I'm excited about the leadership. I'm excited about the team. Um, and it's it it just feels like uh feels like home. So just want to thank you for the opportunity and I'll take any questions with that.

2:07:39Josh, I uh I appreciate you wanting to come back. Um I know you did great work talking to the staff about how when we had those acquisitions going on, so get to get your expertise in here is uh greatly appreciated. Uh I didn't know as far as your law. Long-term standing in the community, but that just cements it even more. So uh for you to have a long career to stay right here and continue to raise your great family, that'd that'd be awesome.

2:08:00Thank you.

2:08:03I don't have a question. I just want to say welcome. And you're working under um a great leadership there and um just congratulations and great success and I look forward to working with you.

2:08:13Thank you, thank you.

2:08:17No, I'm sorry.

2:08:21Not at all. That's aye. That or second then. I have a motion and second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Unanimous. Welcome, second. Congratulations, welcome back. All right.