TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Items on the City Manager's Report.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Provide direction to staff to keep or remove items on the City Manager's Report.
Additional Commission Options
Option 1: Provide direction to staff to keep or remove items on the City Manager's Report.
* Pros: Aligns active directives with the current City Commission's priorities.
* Cons: Could result in removing items that staff has already invested time and resources into.
Option 2: Provide direction to staff to keep all items on the City Manager's Report.
* Pros: Continues to direct staff to work on all active City Commission directives.
* Cons: May continue work on items that no longer align with the City Commission's priorities resulting in time spent on projects that are not the best use of staff time and resources.
Background Information
Since 2018, the City Manager has provided a monthly report to the City Commission detailing the status of all active Commission directives. This reporting practice was established following a City Commission Workshop and Strategic Planning Session held on April 26, 2018, during which the Commission directed all Charter Officers to submit monthly updates on Commission directives.
When the City Commission issues a directive to the City Manager, it is added to the City Manager's Report. The status of each directive is updated as staff works toward completion. Once an item is completed, it is removed from the City Manager's Report.
Currently, the City Manager's Report includes several items that originated from Commission directives dating back as early as 2017. Some of these items were initiated by previous Commissions and may no longer reflect the current Commission's priorities. Staff is seeking direction from the City Commission regarding these longstanding directives to det...
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