At the November 3, 2015, Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board took the following action:

Business Development Board – amended an agreement with the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County allocating an additional $500,000 to enable the BDB to continue staffing for the Glades Economic Development Program and provide for enhanced marketing and advertising activities.

County Attorney – approved an amendment to the contract of County Attorney Denise Neiman allowing for conversion of sick leave exceeding a certain number of hours to vacation leave and updating and clarifying provisions relating to deferred compensation, renewals and termination.

Immigration Reform – tabled indefinitely a resolution supporting President Obama’s executive action on immigration reform expanding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents programs and requesting that Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi withdraw the state of Florida from the lawsuit Texas v. United States.

Criminal Justice Commission – discussed the mission, structure, duties and responsibilities of the Criminal Justice Commission and its executive director. Directed staff to meet with others and make recommendations to the board.

Brownfield – adopted a resolution authorizing the Department of Economic Sustainability to utilize the state’s Brownfield Redevelopment Bonus Refund Incentive Program to support the growth and expansion of businesses in designated Brownfield areas in Palm Beach County. Under the program, eligible businesses may receive a tax refund equal to 20 percent of the average annual wage of the new jobs created in a designated Brownfield area up to a maximum of $2,500.

Chain of Lakes – directed staff to draft a resolution adopting the Chain of Lakes Blueways Trails project as a priority project and supporting a state funding request of $350,000 for engineering, planning and permitting to help promote the initiative.

strategic plan – authorized the county administrator to seek participation by the Economic Council, business leaders and other community partners in a joint visioning session with the BCC to begin development of a strategic plan.