TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Adopting City Commission Policy No. 2020-04 Related to Procedures and Methods for Public Comment in City Commission Meetings and Workshops; Incorporating Recitals; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date
Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution No. 2020-R-30
Background Information
Section 2-55 of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida relating to public comment, provides one method for public comment in-person at a commission meeting. During the COVID-19 declared emergency, other methods for public comment have been implemented.
At its September 22, 2020 meeting, the City Commission held the first reading of Ordinance No. 2020-37, removing public comment regulations from the Code and providing that they be adopted by Commission policy. The City Commission continued the ordinance to second reading for October 13, 2020.
This resolution provides regulations for in-person comment, online public comment submissions, and voicemail public comment submissions. It further includes the definition of communication media technology (CMT) consistent with state law.
Strategic Plan
Efficient & Effective Government
Financial Impact
n/a
Procurement
n/a
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 2020-R-30. Public Comment
2. City Commission Policy No. 2020-04
Prepared by: Margaret T. Roberts, Assistant City Attorney
Department Director: Amber L. Slayton, City Attorney