TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Heather Faust, MMC, City Clerk
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Repealing and Replacing Chapter 4, Article I of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Relating to Advisory Boards and Committees; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
City Commission continue Ordinance No. 2023-07 to second reading on February 14, 2023.
Recommended Action for Second Reading:
Adopt Ordinance No. 2023-07 as presented.
Background Information
Discussion took place at the September 6, 2022, Commission Workshop Meeting of the repealing and replacing of Chapter 4, Article 1 of the City Code, relating to Advisory Boards and Committees, including establishing a uniform criteria, processes, and procedures that govern the board’s meetings.
The repeal and replacement in its entirety of Chapter 4, Article I of the Code of the City of North Port is proposed by Ordinance No. 2023-07.
Ordinance No. 2023-07 has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct as to form.
Information for Second Reading
During their Regular Meeting on January 24, 2023, the City Commission continued Ordinance No. 2023-07 to second reading on February 14, 2023, with the following consensus items:
• There was consensus to amend Section 4.3(e) a. and b. to state “a. The board member has three absences from regular meetings within a 12-month period.”
• There was consensus to remove section 4.4(e)2.
Strategic Plan
Good Governance
Financial Impact
Not applicable.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance - Second Reading
2. Ordinance - First Reading
3. Minutes
Prepared by: Adrian Jianelli, Assistant City Clerk
Department Director: Heather Faust, MMC, City Clerk