TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for Purchase of Replacement Fire Engine 85 and Associated Equipment, Additional Costs for the Utilities Administration Building and Field Operations Center Project U18UAB, for a Total Sum of $3,795,000; Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action for First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-06 as presented and move to second reading on March 24, 2026.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-06 as presented.
City Commission Options for First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-06 as presented and move to second reading on March 24, 2026.
* Pros: The City can move forward with purchases and construction as planned.
* Cons: Funds currently available in fund balance will not be available for other uses.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-06 as presented.
* Pros: Funds planned for the replacement engine purchase could be reallocated to other needs and the additional funding needed to complete the Utilities Administration and Field Operations Complex could be utilized for other future capital needs.
* Cons: The City would be unable to purchase the replacement engine as intended and construction and occupation of the new Utilities Administration and Field Operations Complex would not proceed as scheduled.
City Commission Options for Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-06 as presented.
* Pros: The City can move forward with purchases and construction as planned.
* Cons: Funds currently available in fund balance will not be available for other uses.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-06 as presented.
* Pros: Funds planned for the...
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