TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Heather Faust, MMC, City Clerk
TITLE: Approve the Municipal Election Agreement for the August 23, 2022, City of North Port Primary Election and the November 8, 2022, City of North Port General Election.
Recommended Action
Approve the Municipal Election Agreement for the August 23, 2022, City of North Port primary election and the November 8, 2022, City of North Port general election.
Background Information
The City of North Port will hold a primary election on August 23, 2022, and a general election on November 8, 2022, to fill the vacant Commission seats for District 4 and District 5.
The Supervisor of Elections will be responsible for costs associated with the conduct of the general and primary elections.
The Municipality will be responsible for any additional printing or mailing costs incurred as a result of a multi-page ballot due to the Municipality’s ballot questions or candidates, and for publishing and paying for its own legal advertisements required by its Charter, Ordinance or Resolution or Florida Law. The Municipality also will be responsible for payment of unanticipated expenses including, but not limited to, expenses incurred due to a required recount per Florida Statute of a municipal contest, changes made by the Municipality to ballot wording after printing, the need for an extra ballot page, and proving defense of any legal challenge made due to wording of municipal initiative.
The Municipal Election Agreement has been reviewed by the City Attorney and the Risk and Benefits Division of the Human Resources Department and is legally correct as to form.
Strategic Plan
Good Governance
Financial Impact
Not applicable.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. Municipal Election Agreement
Prepared by: Adrian Jianelli, Assistant City Clerk
Department Director: Heather Faust, MMC, City Clerk