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 and Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for Additional Funding for the Emergency Operations Center Project F24EOC in the Amount of $1,685,105; Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2025-34 as presented and move to second reading on December 9, 2025.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-34 as presented.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2025-34 as presented and move to second reading on December 9, 2025.
* Pros: The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Building Project may proceed with design and construction as planned.
* Cons: Surtax and Building funds will not be available for other infrastructure projects or operational needs.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2025-34 as presented.
* Pros: Surtax funds currently appropriated for the construction of the EOC Building Project could be reallocated to other infrastructure projects.
* Cons: The EOC Building Project would not have sufficient funding to proceed with construction, leaving the City without an adequate base of operations in the event of a large-scale emergency event.
City Commission Options for Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-34 as presented.
* Pros: The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Building Project may proceed with design and construction as planned.
* Cons: Surtax and Building funds will not be available for other infrastructure projects or operational needs.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2025-34 as presented.
* Pros: Surtax funds currently appropriated for the construction of the EOC Building Project could be reallocated to other infrastructure projects....
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