REC (Republican Executive Committee) of PBC Meeting March 10, 2010

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Highlights from your Board:

**Attorney General Bill McCollum (Candidate for Gov.) stopped by to speak to us:
1) 11.9% FL Unemployment
2) Jobs are created by small businesses; government sets the climate
3) If the Federal Governtment requires us to purchase health insurance, as AG, Mr.

McCollum will sue the Fed. Gov’t!
4) Platform – Lower taxes, Reasonable regulations, Education, Litigation reform
5) Tourism and Agriculture must be strong in FL
6) To Resolve – Homeowner’s Insurance, Property Taxes and Water

**REC Chair Sid Dinerstein:
PBC has 12.5% unemployment
Chairman Dinerstein had warned the County Commissioners when they raised the property taxes by 20% – we will be in debt. Debt = $70,000,000.00+
$92,000 = average PBC government employee’s salary and benefits
$52,000 = average PBC private employee’s salary and benefits

**REC Vice Chair Beth Kigel:
VOTE NO ON 4

Presentation against Hometown Democracy Amendment

For more information, go to FLORIDA2010.org

**George Blumel (standing in for Phil Blumel):
TERM LIMITS
Sen. Jim DeMint, SC has sponsored a term limit amendment
Supports term limits for National and Local officials

**TARS – Teenage Republicans Club
President John Clark received a $500 check from Boynton Beach Republican Club

**Bill Skinner – Ballot Initiative Resolution
To be voted on at April REC meeting