At Tuesday night’s Brevard County Commission meeting, a county commissioner who rallied with the firefighters will lead the search for solutions to getting firefighters a starting wage that’s better than just $15/hour. Commissioner Katie Delaney told News 6 reporter James Sparvero that could possibly mean raising taxes.

Just when a fight over a “man cave” made from shipping containers looked to be coming to an end, the Brevard County Commission turned down a compromise.

Ad[TRENDING: Tiger Woods’ leg shattered in rollover crash | Orlando City player faces sex charge | Woman loses $100,000 to romance conman]“This is a simple policy looking out for the well-being of the citizens of Brevard County,” Tobia said at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting. I’m not going to support a mandatory vaccine, but I do get your point,” Commission Chair Rita Pritchett told Tobia. “But it’s their choice, not ours.”The announcement of Tobia’s proposal drew concern and frustration last week from some local firefighters and their supporters, including the Brevard County Professional Firefighters union. Tobia balked at the frequent comparison during the meeting between his vaccine mandate and a countywide mask mandate, proposed last summer by Lober. “I’ve got union firefighters advocating for up to a 30% raise,” he said.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County Commissioners targeted an outgoing Florida Today editor with a resolution Tuesday “honoring” her but instead the commissioners targeted the journalist’s nationality and the decline of newspaper sales. Florida Today engagement editor Isadora Rangel announced last week she was leaving after 3.5 years at the Brevard County paper for a new position with the Miami Herald. After reading the “more palatable” of his suggestions to add to the resolution, Lober removed his mask to read the second. After laughs all around from the Brevard County Commission, Tobia recommended the commission stick with the first addition Lober suggested but not the second targeting Rangel’s Brazilian nationality. Editor’s note: News 6 has a content sharing agreement with Florida Today that does not include opinion or editorial pieces.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. Brevard County small businesses and nonprofit organizations will be eligible to apply for grants of up to $10,000 apiece to offset some of their expenses and lost revenue related to the coronavirus pandemic, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. The grant program with a total budget of $10 million was approved Tuesday by the Brevard County Commission. Money for the grants will come from Brevard County's $105.03 million federal allocation from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. With a maximum of $10,000 per grant, the $10 million would help at least 1,000 small businesses and nonprofits. Commissioner Curt Smith said that its really critical that we get the money out there to small businesses.

Lober's proposal will be considered by the County Commission during a special meeting that begins at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Brevard County Government Center in Viera. Lober said the five-member County Commission which is all-Republican should avoid having his proposal become entwined in politics. Lober said he made his decision to push for a mask policy after speaking with emergency medicine physicians. Lober generally wears a face mask when out in a public setting, except during County Commission meetings, at which the commissioners are socially distanced from one another. Members of the public can watch the meeting and deliver public comment via videoconferencing from the County Commission chambers on the first floor.

Brevard County has won the bid to host the 2020 Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games later this summer, News 6 partner Florida Today reports. The 2020 Junior Olympics also will include the first-ever Presidential Youth Fitness Program event as part of the games. Ron DeSantis will make the formal announcement about Brevard County hosting the Junior Olympics. This will be the 54th AAU Junior Olympics, and the second time the Junior Olympics will be held on the Space Coast, the first being in 1994. In all, 32 communities throughout the country have hosted the Junior Olympics since its inception in 1967.