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, Calling for a Referendum Question to be Placed before the Qualified Electors of the City of North Port, Florida at the May 13, 2025 Special Election; Providing a Referendum Question Determining Whether to Amend the City Charter to Authorize the City Commission to Issue Debt to Respond to a Declared Emergency or Disaster without Prior Voter Approval; Providing for the Full Text of the Proposed Charter Amendment; Providing Findings; Providing for an Effective Date for the New Charter Language if the Proposed Charter Amendment is Approved; Providing for the Filing of the Ordinance with the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections; Providing for Publication of the Text of the Proposed Charter Amendment; Providing for Filing with the Florida Department of State if the Proposed Charter Amendment is Approved; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Continue Ordinance 2024-48 to second reading on January 28, 2025.
Recommended Action - Second Reading
Adopt Ordinance No. 2024-48 as presented, with amendments in response to City Commission direction from the City Commission Regular Meeting on December 10, 2024.
Background Information
The following provides a chronological order of events pertinent to Ordinance No. 2024-48:
> July 23, 2024: During the City Commission Regular Meeting held on July 23, 2024, the Commission approved Ordinance No. 2024-07 calling for a referendum question to be placed on the November 5, 2024, general election determining whether to amend the City Charter to authorize the City Commission to issue debt in response to an emergency and in instances related to safety or public health. Less than a majority of the votes cast for the referendum question supported the charter amendment and the referendum was d...
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