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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 terms. 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 2002 (BCC)
Years Clay County Resident: 12
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Mr. Wood has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Jacksonville University. He is the owner of a real estate development company involved in developing projects throughout Northeast Florida. Mr. Wood is a registered Florida Real Estate Broker with professional affiliations with the Clay County Chamber of Commerce, Committee of 100, and the North Florida Builders Association. |
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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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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: November 2005 (BCC)
Committees: Chairman of the Personnel Committee
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: November 2003 (BCC)
Committees: Personnel Committee
Years Clay County Resident: 30
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Mr. Vallencourt has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Alabama. He has served as President of Vallencourt Construction Company since 1985. Vallencourt Construction Company is currently the fifth largest employer in Clay County
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Appointment: October 2002 (BCC)
Committees: Audit/ Finance Committee
Years Clay County Resident: Native
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Mr. Robertson joined his family’s commercial printing business, Robertson Press, Inc., in Green Cove Springs and is currently the President and CEO. He has served as Senior Warden and Lay Reader for St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Scoutmaster for BSA Troop #105 Keystone Heights, President of the Rotary Club of Green Cove Springs, President of Clay County Behavioral Health Center, Inc. and was organizing President of the White Sands Lake Association, Inc. Mr. Robertson has served on numerous other community and governmental committees including the Green Cove Springs Charter Revision Committee, Clay County Authorities Review Commission and the Clay County Citizens for Better Education.
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Appointment: October 2006 (BCC)
Committees: Chairman of the Audit/Finance Committee
Years Clay County Resident: 19
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Ms. Gorgus has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida. She has worked as an industrial engineer for the Fleet readiness Center -South East for the past 21 years. She is a member of the Clay Action Network.
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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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