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CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
BOARD / COMMITTEE MEMBER APPLICATION FORM
Please check('1)beside each Board or Committee that you are applying to serve on:
(A summary of each board/committee is available on page 2 of this form.)
X Code Enforcement Board ❑ Community Development Board
❑ Pension Board of Trustees ❑ Tree Conservation Board
❑ Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee
APPLICANT'S NAME: Velda C. Wells
ADDRESS: 1757 Seminole Road
DAYTIME PHONE: 904-953-0905 EVENING PHONE: 904-270-1193
E-MAIL ADDRESS: wells.velda@mayo.edu FAX: 904-953-1010
Please explain any employment experience, board/committee experience, and/or community volunteer
experience relative to the board/committee applying for.
This is my first experience applying for a community board position. I am very excited about the prospect of
serving on this board if the opportunity presents itself. I feel like I will be able to make a positive
contribution to this board in a very short period of time. I have been an operations manager at Mayo Clinic
for 8 years. The departments I have responsibility for are Radiation Oncology and the Multidisciplinary
Breast Clinic. Administrators sit on many committees at Mayo Clinic. My assignments include the Radiation
Safety Committee, Allied Health Subcommittee, and Education Committee. As an administrator with
responsibility for many employees and their interactions between employees and physicians I feel like I
already have experience in code enforcement, although granted from a different perspective. In the past I
have participated in activities sponsored by the American Cancer Society such as Relay or Life.
Please provide a brief explanation of your interest or any special qualifications you have in this field and
your reasons for wishing to be appointed to this board/committee.
My only qualification for membership on this board in a strong interest in assisting with the enforcement of
codes in Atlantic Beach. I feel like we have many codes in place and need to educate the public about them
and do a better job of enforcement. Living between 17th and 18th street on Seminole Road I am constantly
aware of code enforcement issues involving rental properties. Instead of complaining to neighbors about the
problem I would very much like to be part of the solution to these issues. Recently residents in this block got
together to meet each other and discuss concerns in the area. It became apparent to me that a meeting of this
type was not going to change the issues being discussed unless we became active in the community. As a
result of the Mayor's invitation to apply to the boards in the last issue of Tide Views I decided to apply for
membership on the Code Enforcement Board. Atlantic Beach is a beautiful and wonderful place to live and I
would like to be able to contribute to maintaining our way of life by participating in its future.
Please return completed form to
Donna L. Bussey, City Clerk, 800 Seminole Road, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
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Code Enforcement Board
Meets in Commission Chambers, 800 Seminole Road, at 7:00 pm the second Tuesday of January, March,
May, July, September and November. The board consists of seven members who are appointed by the City
Commission and who serve three-year terms. The Code Enforcement Board has the jurisdiction and
authority to hear and act on alleged violations of the following:
• City of Atlantic Beach Code of Ordinances,
• Building codes, as adopted by the City,
• Standard Housing Code, as adopted by the City,
• State of Florida Health Code,
• Florida State Statutes, and
• State, county, and local laws and ordinances whose intent is to promote the health, welfare, and
safety of the citizens of the City. The Code Enforcement Board has the authority to assign penalties
as provided by Florida Statutes, Chapter 162.
Community Development Board
Meets in Commission Chambers, 800 Seminole Road, at 7:00 pm the third Tuesday of each month. The
board consists of seven members who are appointed by the City Commission and who serve two-year terms.
Applications for Variances, Uses-by-Exception, and rezonings are considered by the Community
Development Board. The board makes final decisions on Variances and forwards recommendations to the
City Commission on Uses-by-Exception, rezonings and several other types of applications. The City
Commission makes a final decision on these requests.
Pension Board of Trustees
Meets in City Hall, 800 Seminole Road, quarterly, as scheduled. The City has two five-member pension
boards, one for police employees and one for general employees. The boards are responsible for the general
administration, management, and oversight of the operation of the retirement system. Each board consists of
five members.
Tree Conservation Board
Meets in Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Boulevard at 7:00 pm on the second and fourth
Wednesday of each month. The board consists of five members who are appointed by the City Commission
and who serve 2-year terms. The board reviews applications for site clearing and removal and relocation of
protected trees, determines mitigation for removal of protected trees, brings to the attention of the
community development director any violations of the City's tree protection ordinance and recommends
appropriate action toward enforcement and correction.
Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee
Meets in Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Boulevard at 7:00 pm on the fourth Tuesday of each
month. This committee consists of nine members who are appointed by the City Commission and who serve
2-year terms. The duties and responsibilities of the committee include:
• Develop plans, promote and support programs and projects to bring the benefits of recreation to
the citizens of Atlantic Beach,
• Recommend a calendar of special events,
• Evaluate and advise the City on the effectiveness of programs,
• Evaluate and make recommendations on assignments or requests made by the City Commission
or City Manager, and
• Evaluate and make recommendations to the City commission on requests for City funding for
special events, art projects, and recreation programs.
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