AG Bill McCollum – Keynote Speaker at our 7/16 Luncheon!
Attorney General Bill McCollum, Candidate for Governor
and
Hon. Ellyn Bogdanoff, Candidate for FL Senate (Dist. 25)
WHERE: Bear Lakes Country Club, 1901 Village Blvd, West Palm Beach
BLCC Policy: Business Casual Dress (No Jeans); Please Silence Cell Phones,
TIME/DATE:
Friday, July 16; 11:30 Gathering; Lunch and Program at noon
(NOTE: CHANGE to FRIDAY)
COST $25 Members
$30 Guests
Complimentary Valet
RSVP by Wednesday, July 14 NOON — 561-697-4911 or email:
info@gopclubpb.org
Action Center Grand Opening
Call to Action – Speak out against the 1% Fire/Rescue Sales Surtax on June 8 at BCC mtg
NOTE: Time change – the agenda item is now time-certain for 11:00AM. In order to speak you must have a comment card submitted by 10:45 at the latest. Allow time to park and get through security!
At the last minute (not noted yet in the official agenda but confirmed) the County Commission has placed the sales tax proposal on the agenda for the 6/8/10 BCC Meeting (Item 6A2). At approximately 10:15am, they will discuss questions posed by staff in preparation to placing it on the ballot in November. It is also a slated agenda item for the County Workshop on 6/15 where the first reading of the ballot measure will occur. PLEASE COME TO THE MEETING ON TUESDAY JUNE 8 AND SPEAK AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL.
We need a big crowd against this. Please spread the word.
Key Points:
1) We oppose a new tax at this time
2) We oppose this being an item on the ballot in November
Here is a link to the Since this agenda item is NOT time certain – please plan on being there before 6A2 is begun to pick up a card so that you can speak. And it may come up as late as 10:45 – so allow sufficient parking meter time. The notice about the meeting has also been posted on the Announcement section of .
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Anne Roberts Scholarship Awarded to Cindy Morris and James Shackelford
This year, in a break from the past, the Scholarship Committee led by Dorothy Harper decided to award our annual scholarship to two worthy individuals.
Cindy Morris, a mother of 5 with a 3.6 GPA attends Palm Beach Atlantic University and hopes to graduate this year with a BS in Elementary Education.
James Shackelford is attending FAU with a 3.57 GPA. He is Chairman of the FAU chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), and a member of FAU student government. He spoke to his interest in politics and his involvement with the FAU online radio show Owls with Issues, where he represents the Republican point of view. If he maintains his academic standing and reapplies, James will continue to be eligible for a continuing scholarship.
The Anne Roberts Memorial Scholarship, which honors a founding member of the Republican Club of the Palm Beaches and a recipient of the Jean Pipes Award, is available to any Republican student seeking to further their education (undergraduate or graduate). Current members may refer applicants for this scholarship. In 2009, RCPB made the commitment to follow the Scholarship recipients annually, up to 4 years with a $500 Scholarship, considering the criteria is met.
Congratulations to both Cindy and James. We wish them success in their endeavors.
RCPB May Lunch Meeting
Lunch – Bear Lakes Country Club
SENATOR JOHN THRASHER (FL SD8)
(Pending Special Session-Special Star TBA)
Former Speaker of the House, now representing the Jacksonville area in the Senate, Thrasher is our new star hero Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. You will be totally engaged by his take on this year’s legislative session and his update on the plans for rebuilding the state Party.
Meet our 2010 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
11:30am Meet & Greet 12:00 Program Begins
Wake Up, America! Please!
You’re invited to join us to hear from author, attorney and Palm Beach County Committeeman, Peter Feaman. Peter will be talking about his two books and the war against terrorism, both domestic and foreign.
BOOK # 1: “WAKE UP, AMERICA”-
BOOK # 2: “WAKE UP, AMERICA! PLEASE!”
PETER M. FEAMAN, ESQ., Author, Attorney, Activist, has subtitled his books, “Understanding Jihad for Dummies”
WHERE: Bear Lakes Country Club, 1901 Village Blvd, West Palm Beach
Club Rules: Business Casual Dress (No Jeans); Please Silence Cell Phones, NO VALET TONIGHT—SELF PARKING
TIME/DATE: Wed. May 26 ; 5:30 Gathering; Program 6-7
COST: $5 Members and Guests / Light Refreshments / Cash Bar
RSVP: by MONDAY, May 24 NOON — 561-697-4911 or email: info@gopclubpb.org (NEW EMAIL ADDRESS AND WEBSITE)
Palm Beach County Inspector General Chosen
Following two days of interviews, members of the seven-member Palm Beach County Inspector General Selection Committee have tentatively chosen the county’s first independent Inspector General (IG).
Sheryl G. Steckler was the top choice among eight finalists for the new position. She is currently the inspector general with the Florida Department of Children and Families, and is second Vice President for the National Association of Inspectors General and President for the local Chapter (Tallahassee) Association of Inspectors General.
The County Attorney’s Office will now begin negotiating a contract with Ms. Steckler which, by ordinance, will be for four years.
Click HERE for the county press release.
RCPB members were involved in the creation of the county Ethics Ordinances that passed late last year. Through public comment, meetings with commissioners and staff, drafting some of the final ordinance wording that helped guarantee the independence of the office of Inspector General, and participation on the implementation committee, we fully support the process and wish Ms Steckler well in her new role if she chooses to accept it.
Background on Sheryl Steckler from the DFC website: (Click HERE.)
Appointed Inspector General in October 2002, Sheryl’s office currently consists of three units: Investigations, Internal & Single Audit and Appeal Hearings. Ms. Steckler’s oversight includes the agency’s programs and functions which extend to the agency’s outsourced community partners as well. Ms. Steckler has worked in law enforcement and related positions for over 24 years. Prior to joining the Inspectors General community in 2002, she spent eight years as the Director for Pinellas County, Florida Consumer Protection which included Mediation, Criminal Investigations and Regulatory Oversight. Ms. Steckler was also with the Florida Auditor General’s office in Performance Auditing and Public Assistance Fraud for over nine years. Ms. Steckler is currently a Certified Inspector General and Certified Inspector General Investigator. She is an Infragard member with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (Homeland Security). She is also a former certified law enforcement officer and certified welfare fraud investigator. Ms. Steckler holds a master’s degree in Public Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Criminology from Florida State University. She is currently second Vice President for the National Association of Inspectors General and President for the local Chapter (Tallahassee) Association of Inspectors General. She has held elected positions as President and Vice President of Conferences for the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators. Ms. Steckler has also served as a member (appointed by the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services) of the Florida’s Consumer Council
Action Alert! Voters' Coalition of Palm Beach County to host debate on 1% Sales Tax Increase
This was posted in the Sun-Sentinel and appeared in Sunday’s paper:
Voters Coalition hosting sales tax increase debate
> Posted by Andy Reid on April 29, 2010 06:20 PMThe Palm Beach County Voters’ Coalition on May 6 plans to host a debate over the proposed 1 percent sales tax increase to help pay for fire-rescue costs.
The Palm Beach County commission is considering allowing voters in August to decide whether to approve a “tax swap” – which calls for a 1 percent increase in the sales taxes with the money raised being used to reduce the property taxes normally designated for firefighting.
If approved, sales taxes would go up in January.
The Economic Council and firefighters union are scheduled to discuss the proposed sales tax increase at the May 6 Voters Coalition meeting.
Business leaders have raised concerns about increasing the sales tax. Firefighters support the move as a way to potentially lower property taxes and diversify fire-rescue revenue sources.
The debate begins at 1 p.m. and will be held at the South County Civic Center, located at 16700 Jog Road in Delray Beach.!
The Voters’ Coalition meeting on May 6th at 1:00 p.m. in the South County Civic Center is open to the public. No reservations nor tickets are required.
Right Nights – Uncommon Common Sense – Encore by Aubie Baltin
5:30 to 7 pm – By Popular Demand at Bear Lakes
Hear a Pin Drop as DR. AUBIE BALTIN, Publisher/Editor, “UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE” connects the dots between Communism and Progressivism.
Apply for 2010 SCHOLARSHIP by May 3 at www.gopclubpb.org
RSVP by Mon Mar 22 (561) 697-4911—BA Starkey
or e-mail: info@gopclubpb.org
RCPB Luncheon – Take Back Our Country
“Take Back our Country”
Lunch – Bear Lakes Country Club
AMBASSADOR AL HOFFMAN
West Point graduate, Fighter Pilot, Entrepreneur, CEO & Founder of WCI Communities, Nat’l Republican Leader, Nat’l Finance Chair for Presidents Bush 41 & 43; State Finance Chair for Jeb’s successful elections; Appointed Ambassador of Portugal by Pres. GW Bush
Lessons learned from the Democrats- How to get past being the minority party-How to get rid of the elitist tag and portray Republicans as common folk–
11:30am Meet & Greet 12:00 Program Begins