The State of Florida Independent Special District, known as the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA) was created by Special Act 96-507 of the Florida Legislature. There are nine members of the GIBA Board of Directors.  Five are publicly elected and four are board appointed. The Board of Directors meets quarterly.

G.I.B.A. Board Members

Elected

Term Expiration

George Robinson (Board Chairman)

November 2006

Peter Sholley (Supervisor)

November 2008

Grace Harvey (Supervisor)

November 2006

Jerry Lusk (Supervisor)

November 2008

David Rohrer (Supervisor)

November 2006

Appointed

Term Expiration

Sandra Burkhart (Supervisor)

November 2006

William Wilcox (Supervisor)

November 2008

William Jahnes (Supervisor)

November 2006

Arnold Rapoport, MD (Supervisor)

November 2008

Staff Directory

Executive Director

Jim Cooper

Accounting Manager

Kathy Banson

Customer Service

Janeane Aicardi

Maintenance & Bridges

Mike Lavoie

Toll Services

Sam Samsonov

www.fasd.com The G.I.B.A. is a member of the Florida Association of Special Districts. The purpose of the Association is to:

• Keep the public informed of the benefits of Special Districts
• Update members with information useful to themselves and their community
• Review all governments activities as they affect the interest of Special Districts
• Forward requests and comments to the Florida Legislature

G.I.B.A. State Award

PLACIDA, FLORIDA. In March 2002, the GIBA was presented with a state public works award for their new toll plaza, road and swing bridge improvements. Each year, the Florida Chapter of American Public Works Association (APWA) hosts an Awards Banquet to recognize select Florida public works projects that have improved transportation or recreation in their community while significantly upgrading the levels of quality and value available to the public. The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority and their primary project plans engineer, Kisinger, Campo and Associates (KCA) were recipients of this award.  Specifically, the award recognized the outstanding use of environmental-friendly building materials, natural xeriscape landscaping, and safe traffic flow and toll collection safety.