144 Roy Major confirmation as building director
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Right, we're moving to is it one fourteen, one forty
one forty four or one forty four?
Mr. Herman?
Good morning, Chair Commissioners. Um, I'd like to thank you for this opportunity to bring forward for confirmation the appointment of Mr. Roy Major as our Building and Construction Services Director for Administration. Um, Mr. Major comes to us with a plethora of experience in both public and private sector.
Thank you.
He has served with St. John's River Water Management. He's worked for Hillsborough County. and um W R E. He is a licensed engineer, also a certified planner. It is with pleasure that I bring him here today. And as you were asking questions regarding the status of permitting activity within the department, I did include that information as a part of this agenda. because we do realize
that we have uh a lot of um challenges with service delivery when we're experiencing an unprecedented amount of work um that is being presented to us as a branch and we are Working extremely hard to keep that work level up. We're excited that just in my meeting Monday with the team, we had brought our turnaround
time on our single-family residential permits from Last in December it was eighteen days. We're now down to thirteen days. Our level of service that the industry is looking for is ten days and we're working towards that. Um, I feel that with Mr. Major's talents with regard to change management, which is what I feel is important and incumbent upon us to address with Service
delivery, looking at processes, and also enhancing our level of service. He brings those skills to our team. And I, Mr. Major, is here to ask answer any questions that you may have if you so choose. With that said, I'll answer any questions that you may have of me.
We're just very happy to have you here.
Yeah. Well I was gonna finish that after we get entertain a a motion. Okay,
sec second.
Got a motion and a second. All those in favor by roll call vote.
District two, Commissioner Oakley. District three, Commissioner Starkey. Aye. District four, Commissioner Fitzpatrick. Aye. District five, Commissioner Mariano.
Hi.
District One, Chairman Oakley.
Aye. And with that, congratulations and welcome aboard. Uh I've known Roy for uh twelve, fifteen years anyway. He actually, one of the things he did for me at Swift Mud when I was chair there is He set me up for uh throwing out the first pitch at the Indians game in Lakeland. So you go
But I thought he was with Swiftman.
But he was with
Kathryn was there at the same time. I said Saint John's, I'm sorry. I was thinking of a northern because I was there for many years.
We look forward to uh his talents and and help with the team because he's a very good addition to the team and and we need that. So
excellent. Welcome.
Very good.
And interviews for this opportunity.
Mr. Kim, can I?
Uh Commissioner Mariano?
I just want to uh welcome as well. I think it's a uh Sally, you're doing a great job. I think this gentleman is gonna be such a tremendous addition to the team. I'm very excited to have him on board and great job with everybody that helped you interview to bring this great gentleman with us.
Yeah. Thank you.
I I really appreciate the kind of words, Mr. Chair. I I appreciate the kind of words and I'm ecstatic to be here. You know, I just I'm just looking forward to going going get going and you know if you're ecstatic
to be here, we're just as excited.
Sally and the team and uh you know this this is you know the opportunity of lifetime and I just I just can't wait to get going.
I need your cell phone number.
Yeah.
I understand.
I know
I know other ways of
getting it. Me and Sally. Me and Sally.
It
was it was pretty interesting when Sally first called me about him last week and she mentioned Roy Major and I thought a minute and we were talking on and next time I said Ruy Major like that. I recognized who I said, I think I know him.
So
But he's a great great addition to the team that we have here at Pasco and William Prove uh along with all of our staff. Doing a great job. Thank you.
Welcome aboard.
Yeah.
It is I've got five minutes.
Is um is he doing it virtually?
He was I think the intent was he was gonna be here in person. Okay. Which is fine. So if you wanna start miscellaneous business and then you can break when you give students.
Okay, we'll start with real business. Um