4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes  
City Commission Regular Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Phil Stokes, Mayor  
Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor  
Barbara Langdon, Commissioner  
David Duval, Commissioner  
Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Thursday, June 5, 2025  
4:00 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Stokes called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.  
ROLL CALL  
5 -  
Present:  
Vice Mayor Pete Emrich, Commissioner David Duval, Commissioner Demetrius  
Petrow, Commissioner Barbara Langdon and Mayor Philip Stokes  
ALSO PRESENT  
City Manager Fletcher, Interim City Attorney Golen, Assistant City Clerk Powell, Board  
Specialist Lane, Police Chief Garrison, Fire Deputy Chief Herlihy, and Human Resources  
Director McDade.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Amanda Broat.  
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
A motion was made by Commissioner Langdon, seconded by Vice Mayor Emrich,  
to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried on the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Vice Mayor Emrich, Commissioner Duval, Commissioner Petrow, Commissioner  
Langdon and Mayor Stokes  
2. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Public Comment:  
Brigitte Grassmann: Spoke to Warm Mineral Springs.  
Pam Tokarz: Spoke to North Port University.  
Ken Wells: Spoke to Warm Mineral Springs.  
3. WELCOME OF NEW EMPLOYEES:  
25-2309  
Welcome New Employees  
A.  
Mayor Stokes announced the item.  
Mr. Fletcher introduced the item.  
Ms. McDade acknowledged new employees.  
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS  
25-2122  
A.  
Presentation of Certificates to the Graduating Class of North Port  
University (NPU), to be Presented to the Graduating Class.  
Commission presented this certificate.  
25-2213  
B.  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming June 2nd Through June 6th,  
2025, as Code Enforcement Officer’s Appreciation Week, to be Presented  
to the City of North Port Code Enforcement Division.  
Commission presented this proclamation.  
25-2230  
C.  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming June 16th Through June 24th,  
2025, as National Waste and Recycling Workers Week, to be Presented to  
the City of North Solid Waste Division.  
Commission presented this proclamation.  
25-2231  
25-2287  
Present 2025 Greenest Citizen Award to Jeremy Ansel.  
D.  
E.  
Commission presented this award.  
Presentation of Certificates and Awards Earned in the Government  
Communications Program Through the Florida Municipal Communicators  
Association, to be Presented to the North Port Communications Division,  
North Port Police Department, Chief of Staff Josh Taylor, Communications  
Manager Jason Bartolone, and Deputy Communications Manager  
Madison Ingalls.  
Commission presented this certificate and award.  
5. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
There was no public comment.  
6. ADJOURNMENT:  
Mayor Stokes adjourned the meeting at 4:36 p.m.  
By: ___________________________________________  
Phil Stokes, Mayor  
Attest: _________________________________________  
Heather Faust, City Clerk