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, Repealing Approval for the Use of Nondisclosure and Confidentiality Agreements Relating to Economic Development Activities; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-34 as presented and move to second reading on December 8, 2026.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-34 as presented and move to second reading on December 8, 2026.
Pros: Implements the City Commission’s September 8, 2026 direction and repeals the authority previously granted to the City Manager or designee to execute the approved Nondisclosure and Confidentiality Agreement template.
Cons: Eliminates the City’s ability to use the previously approved Nondisclosure and Confidentiality Agreement template as a contractual tool in qualifying economic development discussions.
Option 2: Deny approval of Ordinance No. 2026-34.
Pros: Retains existing authority for the City Manager or designee to execute agreements using the Nondisclosure and Confidentiality Agreement template.
Cons: Does not implement the City Commission’s September 8, 2026 direction to discontinue use of the Nondisclosure and Confidentiality Agreement template.
Background Information
Florida law recognizes that certain information associated with economic development activities may require temporary or ongoing confidentiality. Section 288.075, Florida Statutes, provides that, upon a qualifying written request, information held by an economic development agency concerning a private entity’s plans, intentions, or interests to locate, relocate, or expand business activities in Florida is confidential and exempt from public disclosure for the period established by statute.
Consistent with this statutory framewor...
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