4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes  
City Commission Special Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Alice White, Mayor  
Phil Stokes, Vice Mayor  
Pete Emrich, Commissioner  
Barbara Langdon, Commissioner  
Debbie McDowell, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Amber L. Slayton, City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Wednesday, July 24, 2024  
5:00 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor White called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. and provided required notifications  
regarding conducting a hybrid meeting.  
Commissioner Emrich stated he will be attending the hybrid meeting via  
Communications Media Technology (CMT) due to experiencing a medical condition.  
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Stokes, seconded by Commissioner Langdon,  
to accept the use of CMT for  
following vote:  
a hybrid meeting. The motion carried on the  
4 - Commissioner Emrich, Mayor White, Vice Mayor Stokes and Commissioner  
Langdon  
Yes:  
No:  
1 - Commissioner McDowell  
ROLL CALL  
5 - Commissioner Pete Emrich, Commissioner Debbie McDowell, Mayor Alice White,  
Vice Mayor Philip Stokes and Commissioner Barbara Langdon  
Present:  
Also Present:  
City Manager Fletcher, Deputy City Attorney Golen, City Clerk Faust, Police Chief  
Garrison, Fire Chief Titus, Budget Administrator Herrmann  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Finance Director Kimberly Williams.  
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Mayor White requests a motion to approve the agenda.  
A
motion was made by Vice Mayor Stokes, seconded by Commissioner  
McDowell, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried on the  
following vote:  
5 - Commissioner Emrich, Commissioner McDowell, Mayor White, Vice Mayor Stokes  
and Commissioner Langdon  
Yes:  
2. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
There was no public comment.  
3. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
24-0995  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the 2024 Certification of  
Taxable Value, Proposed Millage and Scheduled Dates for Public  
Hearings.  
A.  
Mayor White announced the item.  
Mr. Fletcher introduced the item and provided  
a
presentation including maximum  
millage, rolled back rate analysis, general fund by department, general fund overview,  
general fund budget proposals by department, and history of millage rate.  
Commission questions and discussion took place regarding effective millage rate.  
There was no public comment.  
Mayor White requested a motion.  
A
motion was made by Commissioner McDowell, seconded by Commissioner  
Langdon, to direct the City Manager to submit the 2024 Certification of Taxable  
Value with the proposed millage rate of 3.7667. The motion carried on the  
following vote:  
5 - Commissioner Emrich, Commissioner McDowell, Mayor White, Vice Mayor Stokes  
and Commissioner Langdon  
Yes:  
Yes:  
A
motion was made by Commissioner McDowell, seconded by Vice Mayor  
Stokes, to approve the dates of September 11, 2024 at 5:01 p.m. and September  
25, 2024 at 5:01 p.m. for the Budget Hearings. The motion carried on the  
following vote:  
5 - Commissioner Emrich, Commissioner McDowell, Mayor White, Vice Mayor Stokes  
and Commissioner Langdon  
4. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
5. ADJOURNMENT:  
There was no public comment.  
Mayor White adjourned the meeting at 5:10 p.m.  
City of North Port, Florida  
By: ___________________________________________  
Alice White, Mayor  
Attest: _________________________________________  
Heather Faust, City Clerk