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, Adopting the Non-District Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2025, and Ending September 30, 2026; Adopting the Capital Improvement Budget and Program; Prescribing the Terms, Conditions, and Provisions with Respect to the Items of Appropriations and Their Payment; Providing for Supplemental Appropriations and Reappropriations; Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting of the Budgets; Providing for Conflicts: Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2025-25 on first reading and move to second reading on September 18, 2025.
Recommended Action on Second Reading
New Option 1: Amend Ordinance No. 2025-25 to exclude funding for budget proposals related to elevating the Communications and Information Technology Divisions to Departments.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Amend Ordinance No. 2025-25 to exclude funding for budget proposals related to elevating the Communications and Information Technology Divisions to Departments.
* Pros: Reduces the General Fund budget by $107,330 by eliminating funding for the following:
o Budget Proposal 3213: Reclassify Communications Manager to Director ($47,260)
o Budget Proposal 2983: Reclassify Information Technology Manager to Director ($52,370)
o Budget Proposal 3150: Reclassify Assistant Director (IT) ($7,700)
This reduction could be applied to decrease the use of fund balance required to balance the budget.
* Cons: The City Commission may prefer to retain funding for these proposals in support of transitioning the Communications and Information Technology Divisions into full Departments.
Option 2: Approve the Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Budget and Program for Fiscal Year 2026, as presented.
* Pros: The City follows the Truth in Millage (TRIM) t...
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