GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla – Clay County welcomed a new District 2 Commissioner, Alexandra Compere, at a swearing-in ceremony in the Board of County Commissioners meeting room on November 22, 2022. Commissioner Compere was joined by her family and friends and was sworn in on a family bible by the honorable Judge Steven B. Whittington. District 4 Commissioner Betsy Condon was also joined by her family and sworn in for her first full term on the Board of County Commissioners during the ceremony.

Commissioners Condon and Compere were sworn in by Judge Whittington

Commissioner Compere was born and raised in Clay County, Florida, and comes from three generations of sugarcane farmers. Her parents migrated to the United States in the 1980s from Haiti in search of a better life. Alexandra lives out the American dream every day. Her parents taught her that, with a little determination and a lot of hard work, she could accomplish just about anything here in America. She attended Clay County District Schools and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of North Florida, a master’s degree in Christian Education from North Florida Theological Seminary, and a Juris Doctor degree from the Florida Coastal School of Law.

Alexandra serves northeast Florida as an attorney— currently in her fifth year of private practice. She also serves on various boards including Clinical Pastoral Education International and Clay County’s Republican Executive Committee. 

As a lifelong resident of Clay County, and resident of Oakleaf for nearly 10 years, her aim is to make a meaningful contribution by being a servant leader who advocates for this deserving community.  

Alexandra has attended MorningStar Family Church for almost 30 years. When work and community service give way to leisure, she spends time with her large family made up of five sisters and brothers.

District 2 Commissioner Alexandra Compere

Commission Bids Farewell to Two-Term Commissioner Wayne Bolla

Commissioner Compere replaces outgoing two-term commissioner Wayne Bolla who presided over his last BCC meeting on Wednesday, November 9 as Chairman. Commissioner Bolla has faithfully served Clay County residents since he was first elected as District 2 Commissioner in November 2014. He served as Chairman in 2017 and 2022, and his second term on the Board came to an end on November 21, 2022.

Former Chairman Bolla’s legacy of working with the Board to improve infrastructure, fund major public safety initiatives, and improve recreational opportunities will be enjoyed by Clay County residents for generations to come.

While serving as BCC Chairman, he helped secure legislative appropriations for three key projects including the expansion of the Clay County Jail, continued funding for the SWEAT juvenile intervention program, and the Northeast Florida Greenway Trail project, which will connect the Jax/Baldwin Rails to Trail to the Lake Butler/Palatka Trail. Additionally, Chairman Bolla worked with the Board to secure American Rescue Plan Act funding for major drainage projects including Pine Ridge and Indigo Branch, and numerous community paving and drainage improvement projects throughout Clay County.  He also led the effort to secure additional funding to cover inflationary costs in the Bonded Transportation Program and led the Board through the process of modernizing the Land Development Code, enhancing broadband infrastructure, revising the sign and animal ordinances, and developing county-wide comprehensive roads, drainage, and solid waste master plans. 

Outgoing District 2 Commissioner Wayne Bolla was recognized at the November 9 BCC Meeting

District 4 Commissioner Betsy Condon has served on the Board of County Commissioners since November 2020, after voters elected her to replace Commissioner Gavin Rollins who left to seek a seat in the U.S. House representing Florida's 3rd Congressional District. Commissioner Condon is beginning her first full term on the Board and has served as the Vice Chair for the past year. She is a native of Keystone Heights and attended Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High School and earned a bachelor's degree in Environmental Health Science from the University of Georgia. She and her husband Joe own and operate a manufacturing company called Auxadyne in Keystone Heights.

District 4 Commissioner Betsy Condon

Reorganization of the BCC

At the conclusion of the November 22 Board of County Commissioners meeting, the Board unanimously approved the selection of District 4 Commissioner Betsy Condon to serve as Chair, and District 3 Commissioner Jim Renninger to serve as Vice Chair, effective immediately following the Board meeting. Condon will preside over her first Board of County Commissioners meeting on December 13, 2022, at 4 p.m. and will serve as chair for one year.