4970 CITY HALL BLVD

NORTH PORT, FL 34286

City of North Port

Meeting Minutes

Solid Waste District Governing Body

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, September 25, 2024

5:01 PM

City Commission Chambers

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor White called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m.

ROLL CALL

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Present:

Vice Mayor Pete Emrich, Commissioner Debbie McDowell, Mayor Alice White,

Vice Mayor Philip Stokes and Commissioner Barbara Langdon

Also Present:

City Manager Fletcher, Assistant City Attorney Roberts, City Clerk Faust, Police Chief

Garrison, and Deputy Fire Chief Herlihy

1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mayor White requested a motion to approve the agenda.

A motion was made by Vice Mayor Stokes, seconded by Commissioner Langdon,

to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried on the following vote:

5 -

Yes:

Vice Mayor Emrich, Commissioner McDowell, Mayor White, Vice Mayor Stokes

and Commissioner Langdon

2. PUBLIC COMMENT:

There was no public comment.

3. PUBLIC HEARING:

RESOLUTION:

A. RES. NO.

A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, as

the Governing Body of the North Port Solid Waste District, Adopting the

2024-R-53

Final Solid Waste Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2024

and Ending September 30, 2025; Prescribing the Terms, Conditions, and

Provisions with Respect to the Items of Appropriation and Their Payment;

Providing

for

Supplemental

Appropriations

and

Reappropriations;

Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting of the Budget; Providing for

Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.

Mayor White announced the item and called on the City Clerk to read by title only.

Ms. Faust read the Resolution by title only.

Mr. Fletcher introduced the item.

There were no Commission questions or discussion.

There was no public comment.

Mayor White closed the public hearing and requested a motion.

A motion was made by Vice Mayor Stokes, seconded by Commissioner Langdon,

to adopt Resolution No. 2024-R-53 as presented. The motion carried on the

following vote with Commissioner McDowell dissenting due to including Payment

in Lieu of Fees (PILOF) and increases not being services that benefit solid waste.

4 - Vice Mayor Emrich, Mayor White, Vice Mayor Stokes and Commissioner Langdon

1 - Commissioner McDowell

Yes:

No:

4. PUBLIC COMMENT:

There was no public comment.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Mayor White adjourned the meeting at 5:24 p.m.

City of North Port, Florida

By: ___________________________________________

Alice White, Mayor

Attest: _________________________________________

Heather Faust, City Clerk