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City of Deltona Special Magistrate Hearing - August 26, 2026

City Commission & Boards — Wednesday, August 26, 2026
BodyDeltona, Florida
SessionCity Commission & Boards
DateWednesday, August 26, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Unassigned speaker

0:00

All right,

Speaker 1

0:01

let's go ahead and bring this proceeding to order.

0:03

This is the City of Del Tona Special Magistrate agenda for August uh 26, 2026.

0:10

We're getting in the way as scheduled at 530 p.m.

Unassigned speaker

0:13

My

Speaker 1

0:14

name is John Van Lanningham.

0:15

I am the city's special magistrate for justice enforcement,

Unassigned speaker

0:18

and

Speaker 1

0:18

I'll be conducting this evening's hearings.

Unassigned speaker

0:20

Uh,

Speaker 1

0:20

before we get into the individual cases, we do have

Unassigned speaker

0:24

some

Speaker 1

0:24

preliminary matters to attend to.

0:27

And uh let me begin by taking a roll call of the city personnel here, city personnel in attendance.

0:35

If you would please uh identify yourselves on the record,

Speaker 2

0:38

Danny Ron, co-compliance manager,

Unassigned speaker

0:42

Sam

Speaker 3

0:42

Shaller, Assistant Fire Marshal,

Speaker 4

0:45

Lee Snaddell, Fire Inspector,

Speaker 5

0:47

Mark Gibson, Code Compliance Supervisor.

Speaker 6

0:51

Todd Mead, Code Compliance Super Supervisor.

Speaker 7

0:54

Renee Kearney, Code Compliance Administrative Supervisor.

Speaker 8

0:57

Jessica Cotterman Hearing Clerk.

Speaker 7

1:00

Tyler Russell, Code Compliance Coordinator.

Unassigned speaker

1:06

The

Speaker 9

1:06

Shear Turk Z, Code Compliance Officer.

Speaker 10

1:10

Janice Pilasic, Code Compliance Officer.

Speaker 11

1:13

Enrique Rios, Code Compliance Officer.

Unassigned speaker

1:16

Tom

Speaker 11

1:17

Ruddy, Code Compliance Officer.

Speaker 12

1:19

Tina Pagan, co-compliance officer.

Speaker 6

1:22

Joel Taylor, code compliance officer.

Speaker 13

1:36

Kate Watson, City Attorney.

Speaker 1

1:43

All right, very good.

1:45

Um at this time, let me ask everyone who's able to do so to stand with

Unassigned speaker

1:52

me

Speaker 1

1:53

and say the Pledge of Allegiance.

1:54

If you would please rise.

2:01

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for

Unassigned speaker

2:13

all.

Speaker 1

2:14

Thank you.

2:14

You may be seated.

2:19

All right, good evening, uh everyone again.

2:21

We'll get into the individual cases in just a moment.

2:23

Uh let me state on the record that uh as special magistrate.

2:27

I have not seen, or rather, have not discussed any of these cases with uh anyone at the city or anyone else for that matter.

2:34

I have not discussed the merits uh of the cases with uh with any any persons.

2:39

Um I do

Speaker 14

2:40

have the

Speaker 1

2:40

minutes from uh last uh

Speaker 14

2:46

last month's uh meeting

Speaker 1

2:48

uh of uh July 22nd.

2:51

Uh are there any objections to the approval of the agenda of the minutes from last month's hearings?

3:04

Without objection, I'll approve those.

Unassigned speaker

3:06

Are

Speaker 1

3:06

there any announcements to place upon the record at this time?

Speaker 5

3:10

Yes, your honor.

3:12

We'd like to withdraw DEL 26052.

3:22

Um also we would like which is 1308 Azoro Drive.

3:27

We'd like to withdraw DEL 26055, 3032, North Covington Drive.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Code Enforcement█████████████████████████████████████████████80%
Procedural█████8%
Public Safety██3%
Engineering And Infrastructure██3%
Zoning And Land Use█2%
Water And Wastewater Management█1%
Affordable Housing█1%
Solid Waste Management█1%
Fiscal Sustainability█1%
Summary of Proceedings

City of Deltona Special Magistrate Hearing - August 26, 2026

The City of Deltona Special Magistrate hearing convened on August 26, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., with Special Magistrate John Van Lanningham presiding over code enforcement cases. The meeting included a Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call of city personnel, and the swearing-in of code officers and witnesses. Two cases were withdrawn, two were continued to September 23, 2026, and one fine order was issued for a property in violation.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of July 22, 2026, hearing minutes and the agenda for this hearing were approved without objection.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments or testimony were provided outside of the cases on the agenda.

Discussion Items

  • Case DEL 26016 (1432 Tivoli Drive): Code Compliance Officer Tom Ruddy presented the case against property owners Elgardo Rios Negron and Petronila Cruz. The property was ruled noncompliant on March 25, 2026, and the owners were given 90 days to comply. A $25-per-day fine has accrued since June 24, 2026, totaling $1,600 over 64 days as of the hearing date (August 26, 2026). Officer Ruddy requested the fine continue at $25 per day until compliance is verified.
  • Case DEL 26060 (595 Tyler Avenue): Code Compliance Officer Janice Pilasic presented the case against Felicita Roach (EST). The case concerned a violation of Deltona City Ordinance Section 38-73, C.5 regarding loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise. Specific details of the violation and the requested action were not fully read into the record in the portion of the transcript provided.
  • Case Withdrawals and Continuances: The city withdrew DEL 26052 (1308 Azoro Drive) and DEL 26055 (3032 North Covington Drive). Cases DEL 26054 A–C (719 Loretta Court) and DEL 26059 (2401 Dumas Drive) were continued to September 23rd, 2026, per the city's request.

Key Outcomes

  • DEL 26016 (1432 Tivoli Drive): Special Magistrate imposed an order for 64 days of accrued fines totaling $1,600.00 ($25/day), with the fine continuing to accrue at $25 per day until the property is brought into compliance and verified by code compliance.

Next Meeting Date

  • The next hearing is scheduled for September 23rd, 2026.

Meeting Transcript

All right, let's go ahead and bring this proceeding to order. This is the City of Del Tona Special Magistrate agenda for August uh 26, 2026. We're getting in the way as scheduled at 530 p.m. My name is John Van Lanningham. I am the city's special magistrate for justice enforcement, and I'll be conducting this evening's hearings. Uh, before we get into the individual cases, we do have some preliminary matters to attend to. And uh let me begin by taking a roll call of the city personnel here, city personnel in attendance. If you would please uh identify yourselves on the record, Danny Ron, co-compliance manager, Sam Shaller, Assistant Fire Marshal, Lee Snaddell, Fire Inspector, Mark Gibson, Code Compliance Supervisor. Todd Mead, Code Compliance Super Supervisor. Renee Kearney, Code Compliance Administrative Supervisor. Jessica Cotterman Hearing Clerk. Tyler Russell, Code Compliance Coordinator. The Shear Turk Z, Code Compliance Officer. Janice Pilasic, Code Compliance Officer. Enrique Rios, Code Compliance Officer. Tom Ruddy, Code Compliance Officer. Tina Pagan, co-compliance officer. Joel Taylor, code compliance officer. Kate Watson, City Attorney. All right, very good. Um at this time, let me ask everyone who's able to do so to stand with me and say the Pledge of Allegiance. If you would please rise. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. You may be seated. All right, good evening, uh everyone again. We'll get into the individual cases in just a moment. Uh let me state on the record that uh as special magistrate. I have not seen, or rather, have not discussed any of these cases with uh anyone at the city or anyone else for that matter. I have not discussed the merits uh of the cases with uh with any any persons. Um I do have the minutes from uh last uh

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