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Commission on Marine Resources

COMMISSION OH MARINE RESOURCES

CO("l1ISS!ON MEETING

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 9:00 a.m.

eo1 ton Building Audi tori um 1141 Bayview Avenue

Biloxi, Mississippi 39530

Co1M1ission Members:

Steve Bosarge, Chairman

Ron Ha r"mon, vice Chairman

Mark Havard

Jolynne Trapani

A 1 so Present:

Joe Spraggins, Executive Director l»IR

Sandy Chestnut, Esq., ASsistant Attorney General

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COMM[SSIONER BOSARGE: I would like to call this

meeting to order and welcome everyone to the January

meeting of the comnission on Marine Resources.

I would like to welcome Mr. Joe Spraggins

onboard. we look forward to working with him and,

hopefully, keep this thing sailing smoothly.

The first item on the agenda is the Pledge of

Allegiance. I'm going to ask Mr. Joe to lead us in that

Pledge of Allegiance.

???: Please stand.

(Whereupon, the Pledge of Allegiance was

red ted.)

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: At this time, I have been

asked to ask for a moment of silence to show support and

to do whatever you night like in that IIOfflent of silence to

support the people that support this country and this

agency. Thank you.

(Moment of si 1 ence observed.)

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: Next on the agenda is

approval of the minutes for the December 19" meeting.

oo we have any changes to the minutes?

(No response.)

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: Do we have a motion to

approve the 11inutes for the December 19"' meeting?

CO•IMISSIONER HAVARD: Mr. Chairman, I'll make a

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mot ion that we approve the minutes for the December 19"

neeting.

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: Do we have a second for

4 that motion?

COMMISSIONER HARMON: So seconded, Mr. Chai nnan?

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: we have a motion and a

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All those in favor say aye.

(All in favor.)

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: Opposed?

(None opposed.)

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: Motion carries.

Now, we have the agenda.

oo we have any changes, or ,nodifications, lO the

agenda?

COMMISSIONER HARMON: Yes. Sir. Mr. Chairman. I

would like to "'ake a notion, please.

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: All right.

COMMISSIONER IIARMON: I would like to make a

motion that we ainend the agenda to put public commenu

before other business.

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: So we wi 11 move "K" to

2) the end and "l" in K's place.

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COMMISSIONER HARMON: Also, Mr. Chairman,

would like to add closed session to other business.

second.

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COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: we have a motion.

Do we have a second for that mot ion?

C�ISSIONER TRAPANI: I' 11 second that.

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: we have a motion and a

A 11 those fo favor say aye.

(All in favor.)

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: Opposed?

(None opposed.)

COMMISSIONER BOSARGE: MOtion carries.

we will move on to our Executive Director's

report, Mr. >oe Spraggins.

JOE SPRAGGINS: well, first off, it's an honor

to be here and an honor to be in this position.

appreciate and thank you very much, the Co,,..ission and the

Governor, for allowing me to have this opponuni ty.

I can tell you, as the Agency, that we are in

fantastic shape. la"'i e Miller did not 1 eave us in bad

shape. He left us in v.onderful shape.

This agency is going to move forward, and my

biggest goal in life is to keep that train on the same

track and headed right do,m it. �·e are going to work hard

with that.

we've got great people here. Some of lhe

greatest people in America work at this agency, and it is

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