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

Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney

Heather Faust, City Clerk

Monday, November 4, 2024

9:00 AM

City Commission Chambers

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor White called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

ROLL CALL

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Present:

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

Vice Mayor Philip Stokes and Commissioner Barbara Langdon

Also Present:

City Manager Fletcher, Interim City Attorney Golen, Assistant City Clerk Powell, Board

Specialist Bodmer, Deputy Police Chief Morales, Fire Chief Titus, Assistant Finance

Director Kukharenko, and Assistant Public Works Director Wisner

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Tricia Wisner.

1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mayor White requested a motion.

motion was made by Commissioner Emrich, seconded by Commissioner

Langdon, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried on the following

vote:

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Yes:

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

and Commissioner Langdon

2. PUBLIC COMMENT:

There was no public comment.

3. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

RESOLUTION:

A. RES. NO.

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

Adopting City Commission Policy No. 2024-01 Related to the Debt

Management Policy; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for

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

2024-R-57

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

only.

Mr. Powell read the Resolution by title only.

Mr. Fletcher introduced the item.

Commission questions and discussion took place regarding additions, dependence on

referendum, debt affordability measures, resolution's effective date, impact fees, West

Village agreement, election results, policy language, and debt management policy.

There was no public comment.

Mayor White closed the public hearing and requested a motion.

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

to adopt Resolution No. 2024-R-57 as presented. The motion carried on the

following vote:

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Yes:

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

and Commissioner Langdon

ORDINANCE - Second Reading:

B. ORD. NO.

An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Establishing the Debt

2024-37

Management Advisory Committee; Amending the Code of the City of North

Port, Florida, Chapter 4 - Boards and Committees, to Create Article XI -

Debt Management Advisory Committee; Providing for Findings; Providing

for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and

Providing an Effective Date.

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

only.

Mr. Powell read the Ordinance 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.

motion was made by Commissioner McDowell, seconded by Commissioner

Langdon, to adopt Ordinance No. 2024-37 changing section 6 to have it be effective

immediately. The motion carried on the following vote:

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Yes:

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

and Commissioner Langdon