TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, City Manager
TITLE: Discussion and Direction Regarding Submitting a Charter Amendment to Electors Related to the City Manager's Authority to Sign and Enter Into Contracts and Applications on Behalf of the City.
Recommended Action
Discussion and direction regarding submitting a Charter Amendment to electors related to the City Manager's authority to sign and enter into contracts and applications on behalf of the City.
Background Information
Chronological Order of Events: Changing Provisions in City Charter Regarding City Commission Approval of Contracts, Agreements and Interlocal Agreements and Designating the City Manager as the Authority for Approval of Contracts, Agreements and Interlocal Agreements
> January 12, 2021: During City Commission Regular Meeting, the following actions were taken:
* A motion was made to refer to the Charter Review Advisory Board a recommendation on removing the requirement that all contracts go the City Commission for review and Interlocal Agreements requiring Mayor signature.
* A motion was made to amend the motion to include a detailed summary of how the Charter Review Advisory Board arrived at their recommendations with the pros and cons of those items.
> March 31, 2021: During the Charter Review Board Meeting, the following actions was taken:
* A motion was made to recommend to City Commission that Section 9.01(l) be amended, and verbiage be added relative to providing the City Manager permission to sign any contracts, agreements, or applications that have been approved in the annual budget or that have no financial impact and are in the best interest of the City and that the City Manager shall notify Commission of contracts, agreement, or applications that he/she approved.
Pros of this recommendation included less administrative work for Commission and quicker processing time of documents. Cons of this recommendation include...
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