May 18 2026 Special Mtg Executive Session Agenda.remediated.pdf?t=202605131103090

Board of County Commissioners

Wakulla County, Florida

Special Public Meeting and Executive Session

Agenda

Monday, May 18, 2026

5:00P.M.

Scheduled Items

Executive Session – 5:00p.m.

Pursuant to Section 286.011(8), Florida Statutes, the County Attorney hereby advises the Board of County

Commissioners that she desires advice concerning settlement negotiations and/or strategy relating to

litigation expenditures in the following pending litigation matters to which the County is a party:

Alyea v. Wakulla County, Florida, Case No. 2025-CA-000113 (In the Circuit Court of the

Second Judicial Circuit in and for Wakulla County, Florida)

In attendance at this meeting will be Commission Chairman Ralph Thomas, Commissioner Quincee

Messersmith, Commissioner Fred Nichols, Commissioner Josh Lawon, Commissioner Valerie Russell,

County Administrator David Edwards, County Attorney Heather Encinosa, Special Counsel Jason Taylor,

and a certified court reporter. The executive session will last approximately 1 hour.

Close Executive Session –

Chairman Thomas will close the Executive Session and adjourn the meeting. Following the closed session,

the Board will reconvene in open session so that the Chairman may announce the termination of the

Executive Session and take any actions regarding the above matter.

Citizens to be Heard

(There is a Three (3) minute time limit; non-discussion by Commission; there shall be no debate and no action by the

Commission. Citizens will have the opportunity to speak once under the Citizens to be Heard portion of the agenda,

which will be at the start or end of each meeting).

Adjourn

(Any departure from the order of business set forth in the official agenda shall be made only upon majority vote of the

members of the Commission present at the meeting)