TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Heather Faust, MMC, FCPC, City Clerk
TITLE: Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Commissioner Appointments to the Florida League of Cities Legislative Policy Committees and the Legislative Advocacy Committee.
Recommended Action
Approve Florida League of Cities Legislative Policy Committee appointments and the Legislative Advocacy Committee appointment.
Background Information
Legislative Policy Committees: The Florida Leagues of Cities (FLC) is announcing the start of its Legislative Policy process for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The deadline to sign up is August 18, 2026. The FLC is asking for participation on five Legislative Committees. No more than one elected official from each City can be on each Committee.
The Legislative Policy Committees for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 titles and brief descriptions along with currently appointed Commissioners are listed below:
• Development, Code Compliance, and Redevelopment Committee (Vice Mayor Langdon) - This Committee addresses development, redevelopment, housing, community planning, zoning, eminent domain, property rights, short-term rentals, code enforcement, building and fire codes, building permitting, and concurrency management.
• Finance and Taxation Committee (Commissioner Petrow) - This Committee addresses general finance and tax issues, fees, assessments, infrastructure funding, local option revenues, pension issues, revenue sharing, franchise fees, Communications Services Tax (CST), and ad valorem.
• Intergovernmental Relations, Mobility, and Emergency Management Committee (Mayor Emrich) - This Committee addresses transportation, municipal roads, traffic safety, municipal airports, drones, vertiports, ports, telecommunications, broadband, use of public rights-of-way, parking, signage, emergency management, homelessness, charter Counties, annexation, ethics for public officers and employees, elections, special districts, and general preemptions.
• Municipal Operations Committee (Commissioner Duval) - This Committee addresses government operations, municipal service delivery, cybersecurity, technology, public safety, public meetings, public records, public property use and management, procurement, personnel, insurance, collective bargaining, workers’ compensation, liability, and sovereign immunity.
• Utilities, Natural Resources, and Public Works Committee (Commissioner Stokes) - This Committee addresses coastal management, environmental permitting, hazardous and toxic wastes, recycling, solid waste collection and disposal, stormwater, wastewater treatment and reuse, water management, water quality and quantity, resiliency, brownfields, and municipal utilities.
The following provides the dates, times and locations of the Legislative Policy Committee meetings scheduled for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027:
• Friday October 9, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Hilton Orlando, 6001 Destination Parkway, Orlando, FL 32819
• Friday November 13, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Hilton Orlando, 6001 Destination Parkway, Orlando, FL 32819
• Thursday December 3, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. during FLC Legislative Conference at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, 6677 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32821
• Thursday August 19, 2026, during FLC Annual Conference at the Hilton Orlando, 6001 Destination Parkway, Orlando, FL 32819.
Legislative Advocacy Committee: (Commissioner Duval) The Florida League of Cities is accepting applications to serve on its Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Advocacy Committee. This Committee is responsible for building support amongst the League membership and the Legislature for the legislative priorities adopted by the membership of the Florida League of Cities. Additionally, the Advocacy Committee is responsible for making direct contact with state elected officials to advocate the FLC Legislative Action Agenda and other key issues and provide strategic direction on the Leagues' lobbying initiatives. Application deadline is August 17, 2026.
Strategic Plan
Good Governance
Financial Impact
Not applicable.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. Current Committee List
Prepared by: Sara Lane, Administrative Service Specialist
Department Director: Heather Faust, MMC, FCPC, City Clerk