Leon County Board of County Commissioners
Water Resources Committee

Considers the value provided of the various lakes and related water resources of Leon County, including groundwater, and to provide input and recommendations to County staff with regard to any necessary or appropriate policies, regulations, management activities and long-term funding strategies that protect or enhance these values, while considering the various impacts to these resources from accelerated runoff, including flooding and surface and groundwater degradation. 
Created by BCC action on 7/18/1995.
Resolution No. 18-33
Focus Group
Members shall be representatives of four interest groups:
  • conservation/environment
  • legal/planning
  • real estate/economic development
  • boating/fishing
Report to the Board of County Commissioners at least annually.
7 members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, with each Commissioner appointing one member.
4-Year(s) Expiring July 31
Maximum Number of Terms: 3
Staggered initial terms:
  • Districts 1 and 3, and At-Large 1 appointed members with initial terms of three (3) years.
  • Districts 2 and 4 appointed members with initial terms of two (2) years.
  • District 5 and At-Large 2 appointed members with initial terms of one (1) year.
After the initial appointments, all terms will be for four (4) years, with no member serving more than three consecutive four-year terms per Resolution No. 15-43.
Vacancies are filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Meets the first Monday of each month, 6-8 p.m. in the Renaissance Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 435 N. Macomb Street Tallahassee, FL
Eric Pate, Principal Urban Designer
Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department
435 N. Macomb Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 891-6427




1 Priddle , Jeffrey 03/07/2017 3 08/01/2023 07/31/2027 4 Year(s) Conservation/ Environment Bill Proctor - District 1
2 Irwin, Danielle 03/12/2019 2 12/13/2022 07/31/2026 4 Year(s) Legal / Planning Christian Caban - District 2
3 Wacongne-Speer, Sophie 05/09/2023 1 05/09/2023 07/31/2027 4 Year(s) Conservation / Environment Rick Minor - District 3
4 Boyd, Brandon 07/12/2022 1 08/01/2022 07/31/2026 4 Year(s) Conservation/ Environment Brian Welch - District 4
5 Speas-Frost, Shanin T 06/13/2023 2 08/01/2025 07/31/2029 4 Year(s) Conservation / Environment David O'Keefe - District 5
6 VACANT SEAT QUALIFIER: Must be a representative of one of the four interest groups: 1) conservation / environment, 2) legal / planning, 3) real estate / economic development or 4) boating / fishing Commissioner Carolyn D. Cummings - At-Large I
7 Lopez-Calleja, Matthew Alexander 07/09/2025 1 08/01/2025 07/31/2029 4 Year(s) Conservation / Environment Nick Maddox - At-Large II