The March 18, 2010 Naples Sunset Rotary meeting featured the Collier County Tax Collector Larry H. Ray. Larry was introduced by Naples Sunset Rotary member George Leamon. In January of 2007, Larry joined the staff of the Collier County Tax Collector as the Compliance Officer. In this role, he is responsible for insuring that the various departments and the 12 satellite offices of the Tax Collector operate in accordance with accepted accounting procedures and conform to the provisions outlined in the Florida Statutes. Since joining the Tax Collector's staff, Larry has been instrumental design, construction, and opening of a new satellite office in North Naples that provides all tax collector functions to include the issuance of driver’s licenses. This office, a joint venture with the Clerk of Courts and the Collier County Sheriff's Office, features the latest in technology and is designed to serve as the prototype for future expansion as the county grows. Larry was elected by the citizens of Collier County to be their Tax Collector in November of 2008. Larry is active in the Naples community having served on the boards of Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida and the Health Planning Council of Southwest Florida. Additionally, he has been a member of the Collier County Privatization Committee and the Collier County Transportation Citizens Advisory Committee. Larry is graduate of Leadership Collier, and is currently enrolled in the Leadership Institute Executive Management Program at Hodges University. He is a past president of the Naples North Rotary Club. Larry excellent presentation was well received and many questions were asked by the members of Naples Sunset Rotary Club.
The Naples Sunset Rotary Club meeting adjourned and the Naples Sunset Rotary Club Board began its meeting to discuss our next week's Annual Raffle status as well as routine administrative information. The board meeting was presided by President Zillman and was adjourned at 8:50pm.
