To make your listening to these presentations as efficient as possible, CMF Public Media offers two listening options and in either option we provide links to material each speaker mentions in their presentation and a link to their organization’s web page. We’ve also provided a slide show of still pictures taken during the delegation meeting.

The first option is a podcast which presents only 7 of the 30 organizations (others will be presented at a future date). We present them serially, first one, then the next, in an order we have determined for you. This podcast lasts about 40-minutes.

The second option presents 7 stand-alone or individual podcasts. You choose the subject of most interest to you without needing to listen to the others. These podcasts, most less than 5-minutes in length, featuring just one organization.

Full podcast option – featuring all 7 organizations

The Seminole County Delegation

David Simmons (R) (Chairman) Florida Senate/District 10 Web | Meeting Agenda

Jason Brodeur (R) Florida House of Representatives/District 28 Web

Mike Clelland (D) Florida House of Representatives/District 29 Web

Karen Castor Dentel (D) Florida House of Representatives/District 30 Web

Presenters & Issues (as heard in sequence on the podcast)

Issue: Voter Election administration

Issue: Public education

Issue: Health and welfare

Issue: Child advocacy

Issue: Transportation planning

Individual podcasts option

Issue: Voter Election administration

	Michael Ertel supervisor of elections, Seminole County Web Referenced document		Jeanne Morris president, League of Women Voters of Seminole County Web
(Length - 04:24)		(Length - 03:10)

Issue: Public education

	Dr. E. Ann McGee president, Seminole State College Web Referenced document		Boyd E. Karns, Jr. director, employee and governmental relations, Seminole County Public Schools Web Referenced document
(Length - 02:31)		(Length - 07:24)

Issue: Health and welfare

	Jim Berko president/CEO, Seminole Behavioral Healthcare Web Referenced document
(Length - 04:49)

Issue: Child advocacy

	Sharon A. Graham program director, Seminole County Guardian Ad Litem Web Referenced document
(Length - 03:34)

Issue: Transportation planning

	Harold W. Barley executive director, Metro Plan Orlando Web Referenced document
(Length - 04:18)

Seminole County Delegation

The Seminole County Legislative Delegation is chaired by Republican state senator David Simmons, and 3-state representatives — Republican Jason Brodeur, and Democrats Mike Clelland and Karen Castor Dentel. They each introduce themselves in this 2-minute clip.

On March 5, the annual 2-month session of the Florida Legislature will convene in the state capitol for a two month period in order to approve an annual budget and propose or amend state laws.

In order for state legislators to deliberate from an informed basis, their delegations – like Seminole’s — meet publically to hear testimony from organizations or individuals seeking to provide information to legislators about their local needs.

The 3-hour meeting was open to the public Thursday, December 20, 2012 and held in the Chambers of the Seminole County Board of County Commission, in Sanford, Florida. Each presenter was allowed 3-minutes to speak. Legislators occasionally asked questions or made comments and when they did, they remain in the podcast.

Part-2 of our coverage will post on-line February 14, 2013, and will include a sampling of other groups making their presentations.

Pictures