FPUA Board
The FPUA Board meets every first and third Tuesday of the month at City Hall.
100 North US Highway 1, Fort Pierce, Florida
Please see below for exact dates, times.
Robert W. Summerhays, Jr., Chairman
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Mr. Summerhays graduated from Western Kentucky University, and is a Certified Public Accountant. He has practiced for 37 years with international, regional and local accounting firms. Mr. Summerhays holds Series 6 and 65 securities licenses and Florida life and health insurance licenses. He is a Past-President of the Fort Pierce Rotary Club and was appointed to the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority Board by the City Commission in August 2003. He is also a member of the Fort Pierce Area Council of the St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Over the years, Mr. Summerhays has served as an officer or member of numerous civic organizations and advisory committees. |
Darrell Drummond, Vice Chairman
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Mr. Drummond graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing in 1979. In 1982, Mr. Drummond was hired by the City of Fort Pierce as an assistant to the Community Development Coordinator, and during his tenure, he became the City’s first African-American City Planner and held the position of Acting Director of Planning & Zoning. Mr. Drummond started his own real estate company in 1985. In 1987, he became the first African-American to be elected President of the St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce. In 1988, Mr. Drummond was first appointed and then elected to become the youngest City Commissioner in the history of the City of Fort Pierce, and served for eight years. Mr. Drummond went to work for the Council on Aging of St. Lucie, Inc. in 1995 and is now its President and CEO. The Council on Aging/Community Transit is the contracted public transportation provider for St. Lucie County. Mr. Drummond was appointed to the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority Board by the City Commission in November 2002. |
Pamella Cully, Secretary
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Ms. Cully attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. While living in Indianapolis, she obtained her real estate brokers’ license and was a million dollar producer for over ten years. In 1990, Ms. Cully moved to Fort Pierce, obtained her Florida real estate license, and was again a million dollar plus producer through 2000. In 1996, she became a volunteer for Main Street Fort Pierce. Ms. Cully was President of Main Street from 2001 through 2004 during which time the Sunrise Theater, an old vaudeville theatre built in 1923, was restored as a performing arts center serving the Treasure Coast. In 2001, she was asked to join Harbor Federal Savings Bank as Public Relations Coordinator. She retired from Harbor Federal in 2007 when the bank was acquired by National City. Ms. Cully sits on the A. E. Backus Museum board, and has done so since August 2008. She was appointed to the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority Board by the City Commission in October 2005, and has served as Chairperson since October 2008. Ms. Cully was elected at the Florida State FMEA/FMPA conference in July 2009 to sit as Vice Chairman of the Policy Makers Liaisons Committee for FMPA (Florida Municipal Power Agency). |
Michael A. Perri, Jr., Deputy Secretary
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Mr. Perri has lived in Fort Pierce since 1957. He is a former member of the city’s Planning Board, Board of Adjustment and St. Lucie County Housing Finance Authority.
Mr. Perri is currently retired and has previously worked in the automotive industry, as the General Manager of Perri Oldsmobile, Dependable Dodge and St. Lucie Motors. For ten years, he ventured into marine construction and backhoe services. From 1982 until 1987, Mr. Perri served as the business representative for the International Union Operating Engineers, Local 675, which covers 13 south Florida counties. Before retiring, he was a heavy equipment operator for 20 years working on nuclear and fossil fuel power plant construction and maintenance, including Treasure Coast Energy Center. Send Email |
Robert J. Benton, III, Mayor CFP
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Mr. Benton is Mayor of the City of Fort Pierce. He is serving his second term and is a former two-term City Commissioner for District 2. Mayor Benton began his public service career in 1989 by becoming a member of the City’s Planning Board. In the following years, he has continued to be actively involved on many boards including the St. Lucie County Fire Board, St. Lucie County Board of Adjustment, the Transportation Planning Organization, Fort Pierce Utilities Authority Board, Florida League of Cities and the Treasure Coast League of Local Governments. Mayor Benton has been a resident of the City of Fort Pierce for more than 40 years and is dedicated to serving the community. |
Rupert N. Koblegard III, Attorney
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William G. Thiess, Director of Utilities
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