Brevard Charter Review Commission considers elected Comptroller position

Members of the Brevard County Charter Review Commission (CRC) will be having the final rounds of discussion on an amendment to the County Charter that would give the county an elected comptroller with the authority to audit the Constitutional Officers Thursday night.

Almost half of the Board of County Commissioners’ budget goes to the Constitutional Offices, but the board currently has no authority to perform internal audits of those offices.

Advocates say approval of this amendment would increase transparency between the Board of County Commissioners and the Constitutional Offices and potentially save Brevard County millions of dollars each year. Read more

Brevard Republican Executive Committee votes to support Sharon Day for RPOF Chair

Members of the Brevard Republican Executive Committee voted overwhelmingly last night to support Sharon Day in her bid for RPOF Chair in a motion to ascertain the “sense of the body”, with only Chairman Jason Steele and a few others voting against. A resolution (pdf) offering a more detailed statement of support for Day failed with just shy of 50% of the votes, however.

Supporter after supporter took the podium to share why they support Sharon Day as the new Chair of the Republican Party of Florida. The recurring theme expressed by committee members was principles over politics, with members pointing to Day’s refusal last year to sign the Rule 11 letter put forth by Jim Greer that would have allowed the RNC to endorse Governor Charlie Crist over rival Marco Rubio for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez as the hallmark of a principled leader. Other supporters pointed to her years of service and experience as a grassroots volunteer. Read more

Brevard Republicans pass resolution condemning primary endorsements

Local party just says ‘no’ to primary endorsements

In a move bound to shock some party officials, the Brevard County Republican leadership voted May 14, on a resolution condemning the actions of the state and national organizations for interfering with state and local decisions.

The resolution comes on the heels of the announcement that the NRSC has already taken sides in the primary election to nominate a candidate to replace outgoing Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez. The NRSC, National Republican Senatorial Committee, and arm of the Republican National Committee, has announced it will support Gov. Charlie Crist as Martinez’s replacement. There are at least two other Republicans announced in the primary election, including conservative former Speaker of the Florida House, Marco Rubio.
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Palm Bay Works 2009 rejected by voters

The $75.2 million Palm Bay Works 2009 bond referendum failed yesterday with 56.5 percent of voters voting against the project. Less than 13 percent of the city’s 60,617 registered voters turned out to cast their ballots.

Some advocates of the referendum, like Palm Bay City Manager Lee Feldman, explained that the program was based on the (Keynesian) premise that government spending on public works projects spurs economic activity, and believe that FDR and the New Deal are what got us out of the Great Depression.
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Location secured for Independence Day Tea Party

I have just signed a contract that will allow us to have the Tea Party at the Space Coast Stadium from 4-6pm on Saturday, July 4th at a cost of $5 per head. The $5 ticket price will include admission to the Tea Party, as well as the ballgame and fireworks afterwards.

There is nothing more American than baseball and fireworks, so bring the whole family and celebrate the founding of our country at the Independence Day Brevard Tea Party. The stadium seats 8,000, and our goal is to fill it!
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City of Palm Bay spends taxpayer money to promote higher taxes

I received the memo below from Palm Bay City Councilwoman Kristine Isnardi, the only Palm Bay City Council member to vote “no” on the Palm Bay Works Referendum.

It seems the City of Palm Bay wasn’t content to have the Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce lead the charge in promoting the referendum. Nope, they actually spent taxpayer dollars and paid staff to put out signs to promote the referendum.
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Senate Bill 956 – The “Cleansing” Begins

SB 956 to be read before Senate today; language to allow top down party control remains.

In spite of RPOF Chairman Greer’s promises to make the party more inclusive during the last round of RPOF elections, Senate Bill 956, which contains language that would “pack” the state parties with appointees chosen by party leadership, was filed on January 26th by Senator JD Alexander and introduced into committee on March 26th. The bill passed out of committee on April 16th, 2009, and is scheduled for a reading before the Senate today.
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Hundreds Show For “We Surround Them” Viewing

Glenn Beck’s Event Proves The Silent Majority Will Be Silent No Longer

If you wanted to see proof that average Americans are sick and tired of lying politicians, big government and out of control spending, all you had to do was go to the Mighty Mushroom on Dairy Road in Melbourne on Friday night.

Hundreds of people turned out for the event, which was organized by Tim Wooley utilizing the meetup.com web site and promoted by local talk show host Bill Mick of WMMB AM.

The Mighty Mushroom, the host for he event, was packed inside and out, with folks sitting in lawn chairs and standing in the parking lot to watch Beck’s show on Fox on two big screen LCD TVs. Bill Mick emceed, and there were tables set up to sell T-Shirts, food and other merchandise.

There were at least four locations hosting the events across the county.

Ron Paul Endorses Mark Cross for RPOF Chair

Race for RPOF Chair Seat Heats Up

In a press release dated December 17, Texas Congressman Ron Paul endorsed Mark Cross, State Committeeman for the Osceola County Republican Executive Committee as his pick for chair of the Republican Party of Florida.

“Mark Cross served as my Florida Coordinator for the Presidential campaign and was at my side for every debate and event scheduled in the Sunshine State. Mark helped establish an informal network of support across the state and I know that he has the integrity, leadership, and resources that would ensure a successful term as Chairman,” Paul said.
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County Manager Dodges Bullet Tuesday

D3 Commissioner Infantini makes her case for terminating County Manager Peggy Busacca

The County Commission voted Tuesday to table discussion of the termination of County Manager Peggy Busacca’s contract until mid January. Commissioner Trudie Infantini, District 3, made her debut as well as waves by adding the item to the agenda last week.

Infantini, along with Commissioners Fisher, District 1 and Anderson, District 5, were sworn in last Tuesday.
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