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, Increasing Certain Building Fees Under the City Fee Structure; Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Appendix A - City Fee Structure, Section D, Building Fees; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Continue Ordinance No. 2022-14 to second reading on September 27, 2022.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
Approve Ordinance No. 2022-14 as presented.
Recommended Action on Third Reading
Approve and Adopt Ordinance 2022-14, Increasing Certain Building Fees
Background Information
On July 2, 2020, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2020-28 as a response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the Commission's desire to support local business operations by reducing certain building fees by twenty-five percent (25%).
On April 12, 2022, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2022-05, reinstating certain building fees to the level effective prior to the adoption of Ordinance 2020-28.
On May 10, 2022, the City Commission directed staff to increase the City's building fee rates as recommended by GovRates, a consultant hired by the City, to keep pace with operating expenses, fund major capital needs, and maintain healthy reserves while keeping the fees equitable and reasonable.
Ordinance 2022-14 has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is approved as to form and correctness.
Background Information for Second Reading
At its Regular Meeting on July 26, 2022, Commission continued Ordinance No. 2022-14 to second reading on September 27, 2022, as presented.
Third Reading
This ordinance was scheduled for second reading on September 27, 2022, and advertised; accordingly, that City Commission meeting was canceled due to Hurrica...
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