R84 Paula Barcardo support services director

1:33:16R eighty four. Ms. Pearson.

1:33:19Good morning. Kathy Pearson, Assistant County Administrator of Public Services. Congratulations, Commissioner Oakley, Commissioner Starkey, Commissioner Mariano, and welcome and congratulations, Commissioner Fitzpatrick. So I'm here before you to ask for your confirmation for Apollo Barracado to be the Director of Support Services. Director of Support Services is going to oversee our veterans and our fiscal and also act as our program administrator with special projects for our branch.

1:33:49We did advertise the position and we had six applicants that applied. And Paula came up on top. She is uh what can I what can I say about Paula? We all love Paula, she's probably one of the most professional, dedicated public. service that I've ever met. And I am so honored and humbled that she's going to be working for the public services branch. You know, Paula's been with us since 2011. She's had various positions throughout the county, most recently as the Chief of Staff to our

1:34:19County Administrator. She is a dedicated, dedicated person, and I know she's going to bring some great positive energy to the public services branch with the rest of the great positive energy team that we do have. She just recently graduated with a certified public manager. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida in political science and international studies, as well as a master's degree in public policy and administration from Northwestern University. So with that, I am requesting

1:34:49that you respectfully confirm Ms. Paulabara Kalo is the new director of support service. Yeah. I

1:34:56move to approve. Second.

1:34:58I

1:34:58second

1:34:59and second. I have a motion by Commissioner Starkey, second by Commissioner Oakley. You almost got that second in, Commissioner Fitzpatrick. Just another second.

1:35:09But I hope so. Thank you.

1:35:12Madam Clerk, please call the roll before we bring it We're coming up.

1:35:16District One, Commissioner Oakley.

1:35:17Aye.

1:35:18District three, Commissioner Starkey. Aye. District four, Commissioner Fitzpatrick. Aye. District five, Mr. Mariano.

1:35:25Hi.

1:35:26District two, Chairman Mariano

1:35:28passes. Welcome. Congratulations.

1:35:32Thank you so much, Chairman and board members. It is a pleasure and honor to be here. I would not be here without the support of our leadership team, our assistant county administrators, my co-workers in County Administrator, every single coworker and colleague that I've held in the last nine years. It has been a long trip to get home, but I think I'm finally getting there. And so thank you for your support and so grateful and humbled again.

1:35:59Thank you so much. Mr. Mariano?

1:36:02Yeah, follows. Paul, if I could. Well, I go I wanna say I think you are uh extremely professional, uh friendly, very competent. Uh I'm glad you're finding your career path where you want to go. I wanna say you've got tremendous courage to step in that permitting role as you did, and I appreciate your efforts in that intern position. Uh you did a did a great job there and I'm just happy that your career is going where you want it to go. So we wish you so much.

1:36:28Appreciate that, sir.

1:36:30Excellent. Congratulations again.