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The Clay County Utility Authority is governed by a
seven-member Board known as the Board of Supervisors. The Board Members are
required to be ratepayers of the Clay County Utility Authority’s utility system.
Individual supervisors may serve no more than three consecutive 3-year terms,
not including the initial term of the members appointed in this act. Six of the
Board Members are appointed by the Clay County Board of County Commissioners
(“BCC”) and one is appointed by the Governor of the State of Florida
(“Governor”).
The Clay County Utility Authority was created as an independent special district
by the Florida Legislation in 1994
(F.S. 94-491).
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Appointment: November 2005 (BCC)
Years Clay County Resident: 17
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Mr. Emery is a graduate of Florida Junior College. He also graduated from a number of professional institutes as a member of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for over thirty years. Throughout his tenure with the JSO, Mr. Emery served as a patrol officer, detective sergeant and patrol lieutenant. After moving to Clay County in 1988, he was a youth soccer coach at both the YMCA and Clay County Soccer Club. Mr. Emery has also served as a volunteer coach at Orange Park High School.
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Appointment: October 2008 (BCC)
Committees: Chairman of the Personnel Committee
Years Clay County Resident: Native
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Ms. Wood is the Vice President of the Wood Development Company of
Jacksonville and owner of Floridian Property Management, LLC. She holds a Certified Building Contractor's license and has worked in the real estate industry for 26 years. Ms. Wood served as a member and past chair of the Clay County Development Authority, member of the Economic Development Advisory Board, member of the Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary and presently serves on the St. Johns Country Day School Board of Trustees, and two Community Development Districts in Northeast Florida. |
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Appointment: October 2007 (Governor)
Committees: Audit/Finance Committee
Years Clay County Resident: 39
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Ms. Williford has a banking and finance degree and 27 years of experience in
the banking industry. She is a member and past President of the Clay County
Chamber of Commerce, member and past President of the Orange Park Rotary Club,
member of the Board of Trustees of Orange Park Medical Center, member and past
Chair of the Clay County Development Authority.
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Appointment: October 2009 (BCC)
Committees: Audit/ Finance Committee
Years Clay County Resident: 30
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Mr. Knott, married 44 years to wife, Jo, has been a resident and business owner in Clay County for over 30 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Education & Counseling from Western California University, with Doctoral coursework in School and Clinical Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. He has held a certified General Contractor's License in both Florida and North Carolina for 30 years, and has been a State Farm Insurance Agent in Orange Park since 1979. He has served on the Clay County YMCA Board as both member and Chairman for over 25 years. Tony was awarded "Volunteer of the Year" in 2006 by the YMCA of Florida's First Coast, and received WTLV's 12 Who Care award in 2007.
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Appointment: October 2009 (BCC)
Committees: Personnel Committee
Years Clay County Resident: 13
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Dr. Rizer has a Ph.D. in Social Work from The Catholic University of America, a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Maryland. He is the Executive Director of the Clay County Council on Aging, Inc. Dr. Rizer retired from the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1996 and has since focused on non-profit management.
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Appointment: October 2008 (BCC)
Committees: Chairman of the Audit/Finance Committee
Years Clay County Resident: 30
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Mr. Robertson has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Florida
State University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc., a
facilities and infrastructure consulting firm. He is a member and past chairman
of the Clay County Chamber of Commerce, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
Trustee, past member of the Clay County Development Authority, serves on the
Advisory Board of Take Stock in Children and is a graduate of Leadership
Jacksonville and Leadership Florida.
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Appointment: November 2004 (BCC)
Committees: Personnel Committee
Years Clay County Resident: 40
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Mr. Cogdill has a Bachelor of Building Construction from the College of
Architecture at the University of Florida. He has professional affiliations with
the Northeast Florida Builders Association, Clay Building Council, Clay County
Historic Preservation Board, and Clay County Board of Adjustments and Appeals.
Mr. Cogdill is also the President of Cogdill Builders, Inc., Vice-President of
Cogdill Builders of Florida, Inc., and Vice-President of Castlebrook
Development, Inc.
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Attorney for Clay County Utility Authority
Appointment: October 1994
Years Clay County Resident: Native
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Mr. Williams has a Bachelor of Science from Florida State University, J.D.
from the University of Georgia, and LL.M. from the University of Florida. He has
16 years of private law practice in Texas and Florida and professional
affiliations with the American Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, Texas
Bar Association, Clay County Bar Association, Rotary Club of Orange Park, and
legal counsel to the Clay County Development Authority.
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