Sheriff Kevin Rambosk, Tax Collector Rob Stoneburner, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Crystal Kinzel, Supervisor of Elections Melissa Blazier, and Property Appraiser Vickie Downs cut the ceremonial cake after taking the oath ofofCofice.
Photos by Lynn Alexander
Property Appraiser Vickie Downs, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Crystal Kinzel, Sheriff Kevin Rambosk, Supervisor of Elections Melissa Blazier, and Tax Collector Rob Stoneburner took their oaths of office on January 7.
“We have not really done this in a long time here in Collier County,” said theHonorable Joseph G. Fosterbeforeadministering the oath of office to the five constitutional officers for Collier County on January 7.Clerk of the Circuit Court and ComptrollerCrystal K. Kinzel,Property AppraiserVickie Downs,SheriffKevin J. Rambosk,Supervisor of ElectionsMelissa R. Blazier,andTax CollectorRob Stoneburner took the oathin front of a packed courtroom. Whilesome Florida countiesregularlyswear in their constitutional officerstogether,Collier hasn’t been one of those counties. “I am very honored to have the opportunity to be a small part of the revival,” said Judge Foster.
“The reason that we put it together, and we haven’t done it in so long as constitutionals, we wanted to show the public and the community that we are a unified group, we work together constantly, and that we’re here to represent them,” said Kinzelduring the reception afterward. Constitutional officers are independently elected countywide to four-year terms on a partisan ballot in presidential election years. This year, all but one of the constitutional officers was seeking reelection; Vickie Downs was new to the ballot andwon the primary against her Republican counter parts. She becameProperty Appraiser beforethe general electionwhen her write-in opponent withdrew his candidacy. Downs has been with the county appraiser’s office for 30 years.
Each of the other constitutionalofficers also havelong histories with the county. Kinzel has been Clerk since 2018. She joined the Clerk’s office as deputy clerk in 2005. Blazier was appointed to succeed retired Supervisor Jennifer Edwards in 2023 and has worked in the office since 2006. Stoneburner was elected tax collector in 2020 and worked in the taxcollector'soffice since 2009. Rambosk has been the Collier County Sheriff since 2009.
Kinzel, Rambosk,and Stoneburner had no opponentsregister by the June 14, 2024,deadlineandwere automatically re-elected.Blazier became Supervisor of Elections when she defeated her republican opponents, and the write-in candidate withdrew from the race in September.
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