TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Ordinance No. 2018-36, first reading, amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 4 - Boards and Committees, to address residency and membership requirements, public comment at meetings, terms, and voting
Recommended Action
Continue Ordinance No. 2018-36 to second reading
Background Information
On July 2, 2018, the City Commission directed certain changes to the City’s two codes related to advisory boards. The changes to the ULDC will come before the Commission in Ordinance No. 2018-37, as a separate agenda item. The changes to the Code of the City of North Port are captured in this ordinance.
The Commission directed the following changes to the Code of the City of North Port:
• Allow one nonresident to serve and vote on each board, provided that the nonresident has owned property in North Port for one year; ownership to be proven by the Sarasota County property tax bill;
• Allow the nonresident member of the Public Utility Advisory Board the right to vote;
• Provide a one-year residency requirement;
• Add public comment to the beginning and end of all meeting agendas;
• Require the Commission’s approval of appointed Audit Committee members in the same manner as other boards; and
• Ensure the vacancy and removal provisions of all boards are consistent with Section 4-3.
Strategic Plan
Efficient & Effective Government
Financial Impact
n/a
Procurement
n/a
Attachments:
1. Ordinance No. 2018-36
Prepared by: Amber L. Slayton, City Attorney
Department Director: Amber L. Slayton, City Attorney