4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Regular 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  
Thursday, March 7, 2024  
4:00 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
PUBLIC COMMENT: Properly submitted comments will be accepted and included in the official record of the  
meeting pursuant to City Commission Policy No. 2020-04 . Any comment received that does not meet the public  
comment timing and requirements will be rejected and will not be included in the official record of the meeting.  
PLEASE NOTE: Those wishing to provide public comment on quasi-judicial agenda items must appear before the  
City Commission to give testimony under oath.  
Public comment may be submitted in the following ways:  
In Person Attendance:  
Submit a comment card to the City Clerk. Comment cards with completed information may  
be submitted until the Mayor closes Public Comment for the agenda item. When recognized by the Mayor, the  
Commenter will approach the podium. Public Comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person.  
Online:  
Submit a written eComment using the eComment link at cityofnorthport.legistar.com/Calendar. The link will  
be available online at 8:00 a.m. the day before the meeting until one hour prior to the start of the meeting. Your  
public comment is limited to 2,000 characters. PLEASE NOTE: Online public comment cannot be considered as the  
basis for a quasi-judicial decision and will be read into the record under general public comment.  
Voice Mail Message:  
Leave a voice mail message via telephone at 941-429-1032. Voice Mail messages will be  
accepted the day before the meeting from 8:00 a.m. until one hour prior to the start of the meeting. Please provide  
information as listed in the City’s outgoing message. The message must not exceed two minutes, fifteen seconds.  
Voice messages will be forwarded to Commission and played into the record. PLEASE NOTE: Comments provided  
via voice mail cannot be considered as the basis for  
under general public comment.  
a quasi-judicial decision and will be played into the record  
Florida’s Sunshine Law requires the Commission to discuss this Agenda only in open session. The Commissioners  
cannot discuss these items with each other before this meeting is called to order. The Commissioners, individually,  
can however, discuss any item with concerned citizens and staff in preparation for the meeting.  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
2. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
(The purpose of the Public Comments Section of the Agenda is for members of the public to speak to the City  
Commission/District Governing Body on any subject pertaining to City Business whether or not it is on the Agenda, with the  
exception of Quasi-Judicial Items. The City Commission shall not act, except to direct the City Manager to take action or to  
schedule the matter for discussion at a later date.)  
3. WELCOME OF NEW EMPLOYEES:  
24-0342  
Welcome New Employees  
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS  
24-0167  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming March 18, 2024, Through  
March 22, 2024, as Government Finance Professionals Week, to be  
Presented to City of North Port Finance Department.  
Attachments:  
Proclamation  
5. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
(The purpose of the Public Comments Section of the Agenda is for members of the public to speak to the City  
Commission/District Governing Body on any subject pertaining to City Business whether or not it is on the Agenda, with the  
exception of Quasi-Judicial Items. The City Commission shall not act, except to direct the City Manager to take action or to  
schedule the matter for discussion at a later date.)  
6. ADJOURNMENT:  
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS - The Agenda is a summary of the proposed actions to be taken by the City  
Commission. For almost every agenda item, the City staff has prepared materials for Commission consideration and  
provided  
a
staff recommendation. All of these materials are available at the City Clerk's Office, during normal  
fee) copying. Questions on these materials may be directed to the staff  
business hours, for inspection and (for  
a
member who prepared them, or to the City Clerk's Office, who will refer you to the appropriate person.  
AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 - The North Port City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Special parking is  
available on the west side of City Hall and the building may be accessed from the parking area. Persons with  
hearing difficulties should contact the City Clerk to obtain a hearing device for use during meetings.  
NONDISCRIMINATION: The City of North Port does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex,  
age, disability, family or religious status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or  
physical characteristic in administration of its programs, activities or services.  
No stenographic record by  
a
certified court reporter is made of these recordings. Accordingly, anyone seeking to  
verbatim record of the  
appeal any of the decisions involving the matters herein will be responsible for making  
a
meeting/testimony and evidence upon which any appeal is to be based. Copies of the recordings are available (for  
fee) at the City Clerk's Office.  
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