TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for Increased Impact Fee Revenue and Reimbursement, In the Amount of $200,000; Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-29 as presented and move to second reading on September 22, 2026.
Recommended Action Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-29 as presented.
City Commission Options First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-29 as presented and move to second reading on September 22, 2026.
Pros: Sufficient budget will be available for required reimbursement payments to the developer.
Cons: There are no identifiable cons to approving this Ordinance.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-29 as presented.
Pros: There are no identifiable pros to denying this Ordinance.
Cons: The required reimbursement payments to the developer may make the Fire Impact Fee Fund over budget.
City Commission Options Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-29 as presented.
Pros: Sufficient budget will be available for required reimbursement payments to the developer.
Cons: There are no identifiable cons to approving this Ordinance.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-29 as presented.
Pros: There are no identifiable pros to denying this Ordinance.
Cons: The required reimbursement payments to the developer may make the Fire Impact Fee Fund over budget.
Background Information
The North Port Fire Rescue Department is requesting an increase of $200,000 to the Fire Impact Fee Fund revenue and expenditure budgets to reflect anticipated additional impact fee revenue and provide sufficient budget for the corresponding developer reimbursement payment required under the...
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