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Sarasota News Leader January 11, 2013 Page 39 sota County Council of Neighborhood Associations, to make campaign contributions to Democratic candidates Keith Fitzgerald and Liz Alpert in the 2012 campaign. advisory board should be removed, Hines added. Waechter did withdraw his name from consideration for reappointment to the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority, Frederick "Rick" Piccolo, president and CEO of the Airport Authority, told The Sarasota News Leader on Dec. 18. ued, says people serving on that board "can be removed for cause." Regarding the TDC, he added, "There's silence in the ordinance and in the statutes about whether people can be removed for cause." First, DeMarsh explained the County Commission has a number of advisory boards that Ramirez, a registered Republican, served with were created by resolution and others that Waechter — a past chairman of the county were created by ordinance. Among the latter are the TDC and the BZA, DeMarsh added. Republican Party — for a number of years on the Siesta Key Association Board of Directors. With the other boards, he said, "rules of proAs of the Jan. 3 SKA meeting, Waechter had cedure indicate people serve at your pleasure, not resigned from that board, SKA President but they are appointed for a term." Catherine Luckner said. The ordinance creating the BZA, he contin- In his staff's review of case law, DeMarsh said, it appeared someone could be removed from "What's our authority?" Hines asked County a board for cause only after the County ComAttorney Stephen DeMarsh during the Jan. 8 mission gave that person notice and provided commission meeting. the person an opportunity to be heard. What process was available for the County "I don't believe that there are standards that Commission if it felt someone serving on an exist within any of your existing ordinances Carolyn Mason is the new chairwoman of the Sarasota County Commission, while Charles Hines is the new vice chairman. Photo by Norman Schimmel

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