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 City Charter of North Port, Florida to Create Section 1.05, Corporate Boundaries; Providing for Findings; Providing for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-05 on first reading and continue to second reading on March 24, 2026.
Recommended Action Second Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-05 as presented.
City Commission Options First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-05 on first reading and continue to second reading on March 24, 2026.
* Pros: Establishes the corporate boundaries of the City in accordance with Section 166.031(3) Florida Statutes and Section 8.01 of the City Charter.
* Cons: There are no identifiable disadvantages to the approval of Ordinance No. 2026-05.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-05.
* Pros: There are no identifiable advantages to the denial of Ordinance No. 2026-05
* Cons: The city would be in noncompliance with Section 171.091, Florida Statutes.
City Commission Options Second Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-05 on first reading and continue to second reading on March 24, 2026.
* Pros: Establishes the corporate boundaries of the City in accordance with Section 166.031(3) Florida Statutes and Section 8.01 of the City Charter.
* Cons: There are no identifiable disadvantages to the approval of Ordinance No. 2026-05.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-05.
* Pros: There are no identifiable advantages to the denial of Ordinance No. 2026-05
* Cons: The city would be in noncompliance with Section 171.091, Florida Statutes.
Background Information
The boundaries of the City of North Port have changed over time due to a series of annexations and contrac...
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