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Economic Development Council

Resolution 2003-127 approved October 21, 2003 reestablished and restructured the Economic Development Council. Ordinance 2003-010 approved March 11, 2003 provides that Commissioners serve as a non-voting liaison. Resolution 2018-049 changed the position of local citrus industry to local agriculture representative. Resolution 2019-011 added the position of health care industry representitive.

The Committee shall elect from among its voting members a chairman and a vice chairman annually at its first meeting in January, or at its next meeting if no meeting is held in January. A County Commissioner shall serve as a non-voting liaison to the committee. Each chair and vice chair shall serve for a one-year term and may be reelected but shall be limited to two successive annual terms, at which point they would be ineligible to chair the committee for at least one year.

The EDC shall have twenty three (23) voting members. Members must be residents of Indian River County with membership as follows:

One (1) representative from the City of Vero Beach City Council
One (1) representative from the City of Sebastian City Council
One (1) representative from the City of Fellsmere City Council
One (1) representative from the School Board of Indian River County
One (1) representative appointed by the Board of County Commissioners
One (1) representative from the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce
One (1) representative from the Sebastian River Chamber of Commerce
One (1) representative from local industry
One (1) representative from the local tourist industry
One (1) representative from the local agriculture industry
One (1) representative from a local developer
One (1) representative from the real estate industry
One (1) representative from the Gifford community
One (1) representative from the local banking industry
One (1) representative from the local manufacturing industry
One (1) representative from the Town of Indian River Shores
One (1) representative from the Town of Orchid
One (1) representative from the Work Force Development Board
One (1) representative from Indian River State College (Does not have to be IRC resident)
One (1) representative from the healthcare industry
Three (3) members from the county at-large appointed by the Board of County Commissioners

Members serve a 2-year term.

Meetings are held on call at the County Administration Building B, 1800 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL in Conference Room B1-501.

Members

  • MAYOR VAL ZUDANS - Representative from City of Vero Beach City Council
  • LINDA KINCHEN / Jim Hill, Alt - . Representative from City of Sebastian City Council
  • SARA SAVAGE / Jessica Salgado, Alt. - Representative from City of Fellsmere City Council
  • SAM CARROLL / Tom Slater, Alt - . Representative from Town of Indian River Shores Town Council
  • PAUL KNAPP / Harold Ofstie, Alt. - Representative from Town of Orchid Town Council
  • LAURA ZORC / Tiffany Justice, Alt. - Representative from School Board Indian River County
  • BRUCE A REDUS - Representative appointed by BCC
  • DORI STONE - Representative from Indian River County Chamber of Commerce
  • AMBER BATCHELOR / Ralph Tuner, ALT. – Representative from Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce
  • BRIAN BAUER / Glenda Matesic, Alt. - Representative from Work Force Development Board
  • JOHN DYER - Representative from local industry
  • CHAD OLSON - Representative from local tourist industry
  • GERALD W RENICK - Representative from local agriculture industry
  • PETER ROBINSON - Representative from local developer
  • TIM BORDEN - Representative from real estate industry
  • JOE IDLETTE III - Representative from Gifford community
  • CASEY LUNCEFORD - Representative from Indian River State College (formerly a representative from local civic organizations)
  • WILLIAM J. PENNEY - Representative from local banking industry
  • JAMES FUNK - Representative from local manufacturing community
  • TODD HOWDER - Member At Large
  • ANNA KIRKLAND - Member At Large
  • KARL L. ZIMMERMAN - Member At Large
  • DR. RALPH D. TURNER - Representative from healthcare industry