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PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL BCC MEETINGS ARE RECORDED AND TELEVISED   AGENDA Board of County Commissioners Special Meeting –May 7, 2015– 5:00 p.m. Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building – First Floor

1.					Call to Order. (PLEASE TURN YOUR CELL PHONE TO THE VIBRATE, SILENCE, OR OFF SETTING)
2.					Was the Meeting Properly Advertised?
3.					Are there any items to be added to the agenda? Recommendation: That the Board adopt the agenda as prepared (or duly amended).
4.					Department of Corrections' Honor Guard.
5.					Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. (The Honor Guard will present the Flag.)

6.					Proclamations. Recommendation:  That the Board adopt the following two Proclamations: A. The Proclamation proclaiming May 4 - 8, 2015, as "National Correctional Officers and Employees Week" in Escambia County, recognizing correctional officers and employees for their service, and commending them for the tremendous job they do and for the exceptional performance of their duties under the most difficult of circumstances; and B. The Proclamation proclaiming the week of May 6 - 12, 2015, as "National Nurses Week" in Escambia County and calling upon all citizens of Escambia County to join us in honoring the nurses who strive to provide safe and high-quality patient care and in expressing our appreciation for nurses not just during this week but at every opportunity during the year.
7.					Presentation of a memorial plaque to Michael Tidwell, Corrections Department Director, commemorating the Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Center explosion on April 30, 2014.

8.					Presentation of Certificates of Recognition for service beyond the call of duty, to honor the following employees of the Department of Corrections, Shift "B," who worked at the Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Center during the explosion of April 30, 2014:   Tamara Amaral Joseph Lane Donald Bast Roger Lastinger Kelly Bradford Calvin Lymons April Brown Joyce Montgomery Raymond Brown Shawn Moyers Ashley Conrad Cameron Perkins Christine Crosby Diane Royals Theresa Dumas Joseph Ryals Jerald Evans Peggy Ryan Aaron Freeman Pamela Simmons Larry Fradejas Veronica Stanton Heather Gresham Sherri Sullivan Christopher Hankinson Stacy Taylor Shannon Hankinson Kassie Thompkins Eve Harris Amanda Tijerina Tanja Howard Roberta Varvorines Randy Holiday Vadra Weatherspoon Melanie Johnson Christopher Whelan Jessica Jones
9.					Adjournment.