4970 City Hall Blvd  
City of North Port  
North Port, FL 34286  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Joint Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Pete Emrich, Mayor  
Barbara Langdon, Vice Mayor  
Phil Stokes, Commissioner  
David Duval, Commissioner  
Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Michael Fuino, City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Friday, January 16, 2026  
9:00 AM  
Suncoast Technical College Conference Center  
4748 Beneva Road, Sarasota  
Convocation of Governments  
1. Welcome/Pledge/Introducations - Tim Enos, Chair, School Board of Sarasota County  
2. Convocation Goals and Agenda - Bridget Ziegler, Chair, School Board of Sarasota  
County  
3. Open to the Public - Citizen Comments  
4. Capital Projects – Update/Highlights  
Dr. Michael Kemp, SCS, Chief Operations Officer  
Jody Dumas, SCS, Executive Director of Facilities  
Diane Cominotti, SCS, Director of Planning  
Jane Dreger, SCS, Director of Construction Services  
5. Future Focused Strategic Initiative - Terry Connor, SCS, Superintendent  
6. City of North Port - A. Jerome Fletcher, City Manager, City of North Port  
7. City of Sarasota - David Bullock, Interim City Manager, City of Sarasota  
8. Sarasota County Government - Jonathan Lewis, County Administrator, Sarasota  
County  
9. City of Venice - James Clinch, City Manager, City of Venice  
10. Town of Longboat Key - Howard Tipton, Town Manager, Longboat Key  
11. Other Business - Bridget Ziegler, Chair, School Board of Sarasota County  
12. Adjournment - Bridget Ziegler, Chair, School Board of Sarasota County  
Next Convocation:  
January 15, 2027 9:00-11:00am Suncoast Technical College- Main Campus- 4748  
Beneva Road