CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER

David R. Ellspermann
January 5, 2015
By UPS Ground Delivery
Mr. Neil J. Gillespie
8092 S.W. 115 th Loop
Ocala, FL 34481
Re:

Public Records Requests of January 2,2015

Dear Mr. Gillespie:

The attached documents are being produced in response to your public records requests
of January 2,2015.

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Enclosures

Marion County Clerk ofthe Circuit Court and Comptroller

Post Office Box 1030 Ocala, Florida 34478-1030 Telephone (352) 671-5604 Facsimile (352) 671-5600 www.marioncountyclerk.org

PAGE NUMBER:
AUDITSl

MARION COUNTY aoce DATABASE - FIN PLUS

PROJECT TRANSACTION ANALYSIS

DATE: 01/05/2015
TIME: 11: 30 :27

SELECTION CRITERIA: transact.trans._date between '20100101 00:00:00.000' and '20140930 00:00:00.000' and
ACCOUNTING PERIOD:

transact.project~'CWSTATUE'

4/15

PROJECT -. CWSTATUE - CIVIL WAR STATUE

ACCOUNT

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DATE

36600021
4 /10
4 /10
4 /10
4 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10
5 /10

ENC/RECV REFERENCE

PAYER/VENDOR

CIVIL WAR STATUE

01/19/10 15
01/27/10 24
01/27/10 24
01/27/10 24
02/11/10 24
02/11/10 24
02/11/10 24
02/11/10 24
02/11/10 24
02/11/10 24
02/11/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/12/10 24
02/19/10 24
02/19/10 24
02/19/10 24
02/19/10 24
02/19/10 24
02/19/10 24
02/19/10 24
02/19/10 24
02/19/10 24
02/19/10 24
02/19/10 24
02/23/10 24
02/23/10 24
02/23/10 24
02/23/10 24
02/23/10 24
02/23/10 24
02/23/10 24
02/23/10 24
02/23/10 24
02/24/10 24

P00582
POOS82
P00582
P03118
P03119
P03120
P03121
P03122
P03123
P03125
P02240
P03126
P03126
P03127
P03128
P03129
P03130
P03132
P03133
P03134
P03135
P03136
P03131
P03140
P03141
P03142
P03137
P03l37
P03137
P03137
P03143
P03144
P03145
P03146
P03125
P03148
P03149
P031S0
P03151
P03152
P03153
P03154
P03155
P01402

EXPENSES
RECEIPTS

BUDGET

.00
AYRES CLUSTER CU
AYRES CLUSTER CU
AYRES CLUSTER CU
FRED N ROBERTS
WILLIAM S PHILLI
DARIAN C FERGUSO
DON OLAUGHLIN
JAMES E THOMAS
RUSSELL R HARDIN
LANDIS V CURRY,J
ROBERT A STERMER
YOUNG J SIMMONS
YOUNG J SIMMONS
ETHELEE P ERKES
JUDITH M CHRISTO
ROXY SIMS
TRUSTEN DRAKE
DRAKE CONSTRUCTI
FOXFIRE REALTY L
CHARLES T COLLIN
JANET J CHAMPION
ALLEN S HALL
L LORENA FRAZIE
VIRGINIA MCLUCAS
SARA CONNELL ARN
FAITH COOMES
CRAIG W TURNER
CRAIG W TURNER
CRAIG W TURNER
CRAIG W TURNER
MARGARET ANN FOR
DANIEL MCCALL
OCALA MANUFACTUR
GREINERS INC
LANDIS V CURRY,J
ELAINE P KNOWLES
HENRY WINCE
ELKA MALEVER
BETH LEWIS
GARY C SIMONS
BARBARA T BROWN
C L MCLEOD
CHARLES M CULVER
ALBRIGHT,JR GEOR

ENCUMBRANCES
RECEIVABLES DESCRIPTION

1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
50.00
100.00
500.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
4,200.00
50.00
100.00
100.00
25.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
250.00
100.00
40.00
40.00
50.00
100.00
100.00
600.00
1,200.00
-1,200.00
-600.00
25.00
100.00
150.00
100.00
3,120.00
25.00
4,000.00
50.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
50.00
250.00

.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
. 00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00

01-21-10 MSB-TUITION
01-21-10 MSB TUITION
CONTRIBUTIONS
DONATION-CONFEDERATE
DONATION-CONFEDERATE
DONATION-CONFEDERATE
DONATION-CONFEDERATE
DONATION-CONFEDERATE
DONATION-CONFEDERATE
DONATIONS CONFEDERATE
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-STATUE RELQ
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-MICHAEL DEAN
DONATION-RANDY BRIGGS
DONATION-RANDY BRIGGS
DONATION-MICHAEL DEAN
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-STATUE RELO
02-16-10 RELOC STATu~
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE

RUN DATE 01/05/2015 TIME 11:30:28

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DATE: 01/05/2015
TIME: 11:30:27

PAGE NUMBER:
AUDITS 1

MARION COUNTY BOCC DATABASE - FIN PLUS

PROJECT TRANSACTION ANALYSIS

SELECTION CRITERIA: transact.trans_date between '20100101 00:00:00.000' and '20140930 00:00:00.000' and transact.project='CWSTATUE'
ACCOUNTING PERIOD:

4/15

PROJECT - CWSTATUE - CIVIL WAR STATUE

ACCOUNT
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8

/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10

DATE
02/24/10
02/24/10
02/24/10
02/24/10
02/24/10
02/24/10
02/26/10
03/02/10
03/02/10
03/10/10
03/10/10
03/10/10
03/10/10
03/11/10
03/11/10
03/11/10
03/11/10
03/11/10
03/11/10
03/11/10
03/15/10
03/15/10
03/17/10
03/17/10
03/19/10
03/19/10
03/19/10
03/24/10
03/24/10
03/25/10
03/25/10
03/25/10
03/25/10
04/05/10
04/05/10
04/15/10
04/15/10
04/15/10
04/16/10
04/20/10
04/20/10
04/26/10
04/28/10
04/28/10
05/11/10
05/12/10

T/C

ENC/RECV REFERENCE

24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24

PAYER/VENDOR
P03156
P03157
P03158
P03159
P03160
P03161
P03125
P03162
P03163
P03159
P03164
P03165
P03166
P03168
P03169
P03170
P03171
P03172
P03173
P03125
P03174
P03175
P03178
P03179
P03180
P03181
P03182
P03183
P03184
P03125
P03185
P03186
P018S0
P03187
P03188
P03125
P03189
P03190
P03194
P03196
P03195
P03125
P03197
P03198
P03184
P03125

EXPENSES
RECEIPTS

BUDGET

GEORGE J ALBRIGH
MRS ERNEST FARME
CONSOLIDATED ELE
R MORGAN MAINE
MARTHA J RAINEY
KATHLEEN GEANES
LANDIS V CURRY,J
W T PINNER
WHITFIELD M PALM
R MORGAN MAINE
MARINE CORPS LEA
KEN HAYN
GEN EUGENE A CAR
ED & PEGGY HOWEL
MELVA ANN ALLRED
SHEILA M BROWN
PAUL P STURGIS
D H OSWALD
JAMES R COLBURN,
LANDIS V CURRY,J
JEANNE LYLES
OLIVER W MCDONAL
RAF GROUP 45 LLC
JEFFREY ASKEW
THE BOWLES FAMIL
ELDEN H LUFFMAN
CHARLES WHITEACR
MRS BOBBY A RICH
HOYALENE P THOMA
LANDIS V CURRY,J
REBECCA SCOTT
UNITED DAUGHTERS
MICHAEL PAPE & A
W E BISHOP,JR,PA
CHARLOTTE 0 POND
LANDIS V CURRY,J
WILLIAM C DUTTON
CATHERINE A PRIE
H KEITH LINSCOTT
BRENT MALEVER
SCHATT LAW FIRM
LANDIS V CURRY,J
JOHN L DINKINS
MARION HORNETS 8
HOYALENE P THOMA
LANDIS V CURRY,J

250.00
100.00
50.00
52.00
100.00
100.00
2,775.00
25.00
250.00
10.00
100.00
5.00
50.00
2.00
10.00
5.00
10.00
100.00
30.00
850.00
100.00
10.00
100.00
20.00
50.00
100.00
100.00
50.00
20.00
1,450.00
25.00
100.00
50.00
150.00
50.00
1,000.00
100.00
100.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
710.00
100.00
25.00
25.00
2,150.00

ENCUMBRANCES
RECEIVABLES DESCRIPTION
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
. 00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00

DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION -RELO STATUE
OONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
02-24-10
OONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
MR & MRS TOM DONALDSON
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO
DONATION-RELO
DONATION-RELO
DONATION-RELO
DONATION-RELO
DONATION-RELO
DONATION-RELO
DONATION-RELO
DONATION-MARIAN WILSON
03-24-10 DONATIONS
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-STATUE RELO
04-13-10 STATUE RELO
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-STATUE RELO
DONATION-RELO STATUE
OONATION-RELO STATUE
04-23-10 RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION
05-06-10 DONATIONS

RUN DATE 01/05/2015 TIME 11:30:28

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PAGE NUMBER:
AUDITS 1

MARION COUNTY BOCC DATABASE - FIN PLUS

PROJECT TRANSACTION ANALYSIS

DATE: 01/05/2015
TIME: 11:30:27

SELECTION CRITERIA: transact.trans_date between '20100101 00;00;00.000' and '20140930 00:00:00.000' and transact.project='CWSTATUE'
ACCOUNTING PERIOD;

4/15

PROJECT - CWSTATUE - CIVIL WAR STATUE

ACCOUNT

DATE

T/C

ENC/RECV REFERENCE

PAYER/VENDOR
P03125
P03186
P03202
P03203
P03204
P03125
P03210
P03210
P03210
P03125
P03125
P03215

8 /10
8 /10
9 /10
9 /10
9 /10
10/10
10/10
11/10
11/10
11/10
11/10
12/10
1 /11
1 /11
5 /11
6 /11
1 /12
1 /12
1 /13
1 /13
1 /14
1 /14
1 /15
1 /15
TOTAL
TOTAL

05/19/10 24
OS/28/10 24
06/09/10 24
06/09/10 24
06/14/10 24
07/07/10 24
07/26/10 24
08/02/10 24
08/02/10 24
08/02/10 24
08/25/10 24
09/03/10 24
09/30/10 15
09/30/10 19
02/16/11 24
03/31/11 24
09/30/11 19
09/30/11 15
09/30/12 19
09/30/12 15
09/30/13 19
09/30/13 15
09/30/14 19
09/30/14 15
CIVIL WAR STATUE
REVENUE

534101
11/10
11/10
12/10
1 /11
1 /11
1 /11
2 /11
2 /11
2 /11
3 /11
6 /11
7 /11
7 /11
7 /11
10/11
1 /12
1 /12
13/11

OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICE

08/23/10 15
08/24/10 17 101536
09/14/10 21 101536
440523
09/30/10 15
09/30/10 19
NEW YEAR
10/29/10 17 110384
11/23/10 17 110462
443793
11/23/10 21 110384
NOV10STB
11/30/10 20 0
DEC10STB
12/30/10 20 0
03/31/11 20 0
MAR11STB
04/05/11 17 110835
04/26/11 21 110462
449874
04/26/11 21 110835
449813
07/26/11 17 111171
09/30/11 19
NEW YEAR
09/30/11 15
10/19/11 21 111171
456527

BUDGET

LANDIS V CURRY,J
UNITED DAUGHTERS
ADOLF A KUNZ
MARY M TOWNSEND
E F & I SERVICE
LANDIS V CURRY,J
VAN H AKIN
VAN H AXIN
VAN H AKIN
LANDIS V CURRY,J
LANDIS V CURRY,J
GINA PEEBLES
.00

NEW YEAR
P03125 LANDIS V CURRY,J
P03125 LANDIS V CURRY,J
NEW YEAR

EXPENSES
RECEIPTS
350.00
25.00
75.00
25.00
500.00
100.00
25.00
100.00
-100.00
100.00
4,528.00
50.00
33,562.00
1,025.00
200.00
34,787.00

.00
34,787.00

NEW YEAR
.00

34,787.00

NEW YEAR
.00

34,787.00

NEW YEAR

RUN DATE 01/05/2015 TIME 11:30:29

.00
.00
.00
.00
20005046 LAPERLE MEMORIAL
20005046 LAPERLE MEMORIAL
.00

207,497.00
207,497.00

23,000.00
23,000.00

20005117
20005160
20005117
20002802
20002802
20002802
20004972
20005160
20004972
001369 A

MIMS GRADING & E

UNITED MASONRY I
MIMS GRADING & E
SUNTRUST BANK SUNTRUST BANK SUNTRUST BANK MILLAR CONCRETE
UNITED MASONRY I
MILLAR CONCRETE
& A TRuCKING &

2,080.00
3,582.00
751.85
150.00
3,495.00
750.00
33,808.85

.00
001369 A & A TRUCKING &

778.15

ENCUMBRANCES
RECEIVABLES DESCRIPTION
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
. 00
.00

05-13-10 DONATIONS-RELO
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION-RELO STATUE
STATUE RELO-S GRAY
DONATION-RELO STATUE
DONATION RELO STATUE
DONATION RELO STATUE
DONATION RELO STATUE
DONATION RELO STATUTE
DONATION RELOC
POSTED FROM BUDGET SYSTEM
BEGINNING BALANCE
.00 02-10-11 RELOC STATUE
.00 03-16-11
BEGINNING BALANCE
POSTED FROM BUDGET SYSTEM
BEGINNING BALANCE
POSTED FROM BUDGET SYSTEM
BEGINNING BALANCE
POSTED FROM BUDGET SYSTEM
BEGINNING BALANCE
POSTED FROM BUDGET SYSTEM
.00
.00

23,000.00 CONFEDERATE STATUE REMOVA

-23,000.00 CONFEDERATE STATUE REMOVA
POSTED FROM BUDGET SYSTEM
BEGINNING BALANCE
2,080.00 SITE GRADING FOR CONFEDER
3,495.00 CONCRETE PAVERS/SAND BASE
-2,080.00 SITE GRADING ~R CONFEDER
.00 Hd Supply Elec. #62
.00 John Deere Landscapes073
.00 HD SUPPLY ELEC. #62
750.00 SIDEWALK FOR PARK BENCHES
-3,495.00 CONCRETE PAVERS/SAND BASE
-750.00 SIDEWALK FOR PARK BENCHES
778.15 REMOVAL OF CONCRETE FOUND
BEGINNING BALANCE
POSTED FROM BUDGET SYSTEM
-778.15 REMOVAL OF CONCRETE FOUND

PAGE NUMBER:

MARION COUNTY Boce DATABASE - FIN PLUS

PROJECT TRANSACTION ANALYSIS

DATE: 01/05/2015
TIME: 11:30:27

AUDIT51

SELECTION CRITERIA: transact.trans_date between '20100101 00:00:00.000' and '20140930 00:00:00.000' and transact.projcct='CWSTATUE'
ACCOUNTING PERIOD:

4/15

PROJECT - CWSTATUE - CIVIL WAR STATUE

ACCOUNT

DATE

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

03/12/12
09/30/12
09/30/12
09/30/13
09/30/13
09/30/14
09/30/14

/12
/13
/13
/14
/14
/15
/15

T/C

ENC/RECV REFERENCE

19
15
19
15
19
15
19

PAYER/VENDOR

BUDGET

CLOSE YR

EXPENSES
RECEIPTS

ENCUMBRANCES
RECEIVABLES DESCRIPTION
TRANSFER 13TH PERIOD BAL
POSTED FROM BUDGET SYSTEM
BEGINNING BALANCE
POSTED FROM BUDGET SYSTEM
BEGINNING BALANCE
POSTED FROM BUDGET SYSTEM
BEGINNING BALANCE

778.15
.00

NEW

34,587.00

YEAR

.00

NEW

34,587.00

YEAR

.00

TOTAL
TOTAL

NEW YEAR
OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICE
EXPENSE

.00
.00

34,587.00
195,935.00
195,935.00

.00
.00

TOTAL
TOTAL
TOTAL

REVENUE
EXPENSE
CIVIL WAR STATUE

.00
.00
.00

207,497.00
195,935.00
11,562.00

.00
.00
.00

TOTAL
TOTAL

REVENUE
EXPENSE

.00
.00

207,497.00
195,935.00

.00
.00

.00

11,562.00

.00

TOTAL REPORT

RUN DATE 01/05/2015 TIME 11:30:29

Page 1 of 2

Neil Gillespie
From:
"Greg Harrell" <GHarrell@marioncountyclerk.org>
To:
"Neil Gillespie" <neilgillespie@mfi.net>
Sent:
Thursday, January 08, 2015 3:12 PM
Attach:
Return of Service Gillespie 1.8.15.pdf; Gillespie Receipt 1.5.15.pdf; 13-115-CA receipt_5.pdf
Subject: Re: Regarding the attached records for the "Johnny Reb" Confederate statue
The requested two page document of today is attached, as are your receipts for today and for the items requested and paid
for on the 5th. I do not know the answers to the questions you pose regarding the Project Transaction Analysis document
and, in any event, am not able (or required) to interpret or confirm anything stated therein. The document says what it says.
You are free to construe it however you see fit.
Gregory C. Harrell
General Counsel to David R. Ellspermann, Marion County Clerk of Court & Comptroller
P.O. Box 1030
Ocala, Florida 34478-1030
(352) 671-5603
gharrell@marioncountyclerk.org
>>> "Neil Gillespie" <neilgillespie@mfi.net> 1/8/2015 2:54 PM >>>

Mr. Harrell,
The person who answered the phone located Ms. Tucker and I paid for the return of service records.
Regarding the attached records for the "Johnny Reb" Confederate statue, it appears the account is still
open, is that correct? The highlighted part shows donations by Craig W. Turner going to Michael Dean
and Randy Briggs, is that correct?
Total for "revenue" and "Civil War Statue" each shows $207,497, is that correct? That amount is about
10 times the estimate of $25,000 shown in the Ocala Star Banner story. The accounting provided is
difficult to understand and does not appear to meet GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting
Principals.
Thank you.
Neil J. Gillespie
----- Original Message ----From: Greg Harrell
To: Neil Gillespie
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2015 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: Records request-Mr Harrell for the Clerk Jan-07-2015
Yes, certainly. The two page document can be scanned and provided to you via e-mail in a pdf format and there will be
no extra charge for doing so.
I am not aware of any "disability accommodation procedure" for the Clerk's office or any forms related thereto. We
evaluate and then grant or deny any specific disability accommodation requests that we receive from employees or
customers on a request-by-request basis. It is my understanding and belief that Court Administration for the Fifth
Judicial Circuit is responsible for disability accommodations pertaining to litigants' participation in court proceedings and
that the County's Facilities Management Department is responsible for disability accommodations pertaining to people
physically accessing the courthouse.

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Gregory C. Harrell
General Counsel to David R. Ellspermann, Marion County Clerk of Court & Comptroller
P.O. Box 1030
Ocala, Florida 34478-1030
(352) 671-5603
gharrell@marioncountyclerk.org
>>> "Neil Gillespie" <neilgillespie@mfi.net> 1/8/2015 12:09 PM >>>

Thank you Mr. Harrell. Since the return of service is only two pages, can those pages be scanned and
provided by email in PDF format? I am willing to pay for the copies the same as paper copies, and I
am willing to pay a reasonable fee for providing the records by email in PDF.
Regarding disability accommodation, since the Clerk and the Court are separate entities, does the
Clerk have its own separate disability accommodation procedure? If so, kindly provide the forms or
information to request disability accommodation with the Clerk. Thank you.
Neil J. Gillespie
----- Original Message ----From: Greg Harrell
To: Neil Gillespie
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2015 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: Records request-Mr Harrell for the Clerk Jan-07-2015
Mr. Gillespie:
In response to your public records request of yesterday, please note as follows:
1-The court file contains no record of the plaintiff having filed a nonresident bond to date; and
2-A copy of the requested two-page Return of Service with attached Civil Action Summons can and will be provided
you upon your payment of the $2.00 copying costs. You may pay by credit/debit card by calling Mellissa Tucker at
352/671-5614.
It is my belief that the Clerk was required by rule 1.070(a) of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure to issue the
summonses presented upon the commencement of the action once the required summons issuance fees were paid.
Whether the particular summons in question was defective and whether the clerk may have any liability for having
issued it, along with all of the other matters set forth in your letter to me of yesterday, are all matters that you will need
to take up with the court.
Sincerely,
Greg Harrell

Gregory C. Harrell
General Counsel to David R. Ellspermann, Marion County Clerk of Court & Comptroller
P.O. Box 1030
Ocala, Florida 34478-1030
(352) 671-5603
gharrell@marioncountyclerk.org
>>> "Neil Gillespie" <neilgillespie@mfi.net> 1/7/2015 6:24 PM >>>

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VIA Email gharrell@marioncountyclerk.org

January 2, 2015

Gregory C. Harrell
General Counsel to David R. Ellspermann
Marion County Clerk of Court & Comptroller
Ocala, Florida 34475
RE: Records request, Art. I, Sec. 24, Florida Constitution
Dear Mr. Harrell:
This is another request for records inadvertently omitted from my earlier request. Provide
records for the fundraising to move Johnny Reb reported in the Ocala-Star Banner November
18, 2009, copy attached:
On Tuesday, the County Commission appeared to reach a consensus to relocate the statue
of the Confederate infantryman, known commonly as "Johnny Reb."
That came after Ocala lawyer Lanny Curry proposed a public-private partnership to
relocate the 101-year-old monument and volunteered to help raise the estimated $25,000
needed to move it from its present location, a nook on the building's south side fronting
Northwest First Street.
To further the project, commissioners agreed to set up an account with the court clerk's
office to accept tax-exempt donations and accepted Commissioner Charlie Stone's offer
to serve as a liaison to work with Curry and other parties interested in finding Johnny
Reb a new home.
The same Ocala-Star Banner story reported Marion County received almost $2.5 million in
federal stimulus funding from President Barack Obama's $787-billion spending program.
Provide records showing the receipt and use of the $2.5 federal stimulus. Did Marion County
keep and use the $2.5 federal stimulus? Or return the money under Confederate ideology?
Regarding disability accommodation, I believe the Court is also subject to the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, (Pub.L. 93112, 87 Stat. 355, enacted September 26, 1973), codified as 29 U.S.C. 701
because the Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs receiving federal
financial assistance, and it appears the Court got much of the $2.5 federal stimulus money.
Sincerely,

Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, Florida 34481

Phone: 352-854-7807
Email: neilgillespie@mfi.net

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County prepares to move Confederate

monument
County administrator to create list of possible sites for statue.
By Bill Thompson
Staff writer
Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6:30 a.m.

The Confederate monument that stood guard in

front of the Marion County Courthouse for
nearly a century, only to be stuck in a corner
two years ago as the facility was expanded, is
likely moving.
The question remains: Where?
On Tuesday, the County Commission appeared

FILE

to reach a consensus to relocate the statue of

the Confederate infantryman, known commonly

The Confederate statue at the Marion

courthouse.

as "Johnny Reb."
That came after Ocala lawyer Lanny Curry proposed a public-private partnership to
relocate the 101-year-old monument and volunteered to help raise the estimated
$25,000 needed to move it from its present location, a nook on the building's south
side fronting Northwest First Street.
To further the project, commissioners agreed to set up an account with the court
clerk's office to accept tax-exempt donations and accepted Commissioner Charlie
Stone's offer to serve as a liaison to work with Curry and other parties interested in
finding Johnny Reb a new home.
County Administrator Lee Niblock said he would prepare at least three new
locations for the board to consider at its next meeting, scheduled for Dec. 1.
Niblock indicated that the Ocala-Marion County Veterans Memorial Park, a site
favored by many, is one option. Leaving the monument where it is will be offered as
another, he added. As for where else it might go, Niblock was mum, only saying the
spot would reflect the statue's "historical significance."
Johnny Reb was removed in 2007 from the front of the courthouse in downtown
Ocala in preparation for a $41-million expansion.
Other than spending a four-year stint in storage in the late 1980s when the
courthouse was last renovated, the two-story-tall, 15-ton statue has been a fixture at
the facility's entrance since being dedicated in April 1908.
The current courthouse project is expected to be completed in January.
Former county administrator Pat Howard had designated Johnny Reb's current
location as permanent and Niblock was inclined to concur unless the County
Commission directed otherwise. Curry, a U.S. Navy veteran and member of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans, appealed to the board to find a "suitable location" for the
monument.

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Relating that his great-grandfather, Lawton Curry, was a Confederate soldier in the
Florida cavalry who had been wounded in battle, Curry said it was not "in a place of
honor and not in a proper location."
His preference is the veterans' park, at Fort King Street and Southeast 25th Avenue,
about two miles from where Johnny Reb is now situated.
Curry also said he was trying to fulfill a commitment to the late Tommy Needham, a
former county commissioner and impetus for the park.
"I promised him that I would not let the issue go away," Curry told the commission.
Curry said he felt strongly about the need to sustain the memory of the efforts of
those who fought in the Civil War.
While the monument has periodically ignited controversy as civil rights groups
complained it is an affront to blacks, the commission's reluctance to overrule
Howard's decision was primarily rooted in the cost of moving it.
Relocating the statue requires a specialized moving company that can dismantle its
three fitted parts and reassemble it.
Stone suggested the board could perhaps convince some company to offer in-kind
services to move it.
Once the cost issue is resolved, the monument should be placed in a more
prominent position, Stone offered.
"It's just not in a location where people can see it on an ongoing basis," he said.
In other action, the board learned that Marion County had received almost $2.5
million in federal stimulus funding to make the courthouse and some county offices
more energy efficient.
Roughly $727,000 of that amount will be used to install new cooling units to replace
the 50-year-old units at the courthouse's heating and air conditioning system. An
additional $303,000 will be spent to replace the facility's windows and lighting.
Another $450,000 will go for installing solar heating panels at the Marion County
Jail.
Other improvements include updating traffic signals, installing waterless urinals,
improving lighting and air conditioning at three county firehouses and replacing
windows.
"It's a huge accomplishment that will save the citizens a ton of money,"
Commissioner Stan McClain observed.
Congress passed President Barack Obama's $787-billion spending program in
February.
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