TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Agreement By and Between the City of North Port, Sarasota County, Florida, and Bill Furst, Property Appraiser of Sarasota County, Regarding Uniform Method of Collection and Enforcement of Non-Ad Valorem Assessments for Nuisance Abatement Pursuant to Resolution 2025-R-87.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve the Agreement by and between the City of North Port, Sarasota County, Florida, and Bill Furst, Property Appraiser of Sarasota County, regarding Uniform Method of Collection and Enforcement of Non-Ad Valorem Assessments for Nuisance Abatement pursuant to Resolution 2025-R-87.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve the Agreement by and between the City of North Port, Sarasota County, Florida, and Bill Furst, Property Appraiser of Sarasota County, regarding Uniform Method of Collection and Enforcement of Non-Ad Valorem Assessments for Nuisance Abatement pursuant to Resolution 2025-R-87.
* Pros: Approval of the Agreement enables more efficient recovery of municipal resources that have been expended to abate certain Code Enforcement violations.
* Cons: There are no identified negative consequences regarding approval of the Agreement.
Option 2: Deny the Agreement by and between the City of North Port, Sarasota County, Florida and Bill Furst, Property Appraiser of Sarasota County, regarding Uniform Method of Collection and Enforcement of Non-Ad Valorem Assessments for Nuisance Abatement pursuant to Resolution 2025-R-87.
* Pros: There are no identified positive outcomes regarding denial of the Agreement.
* Cons: Denial of the Agreement would prevent the efficient recovery of municipal resources that have been expended to abate certain Code Enforcement violations.
Background Information
During the City Commission Regular Meeting held on December 9, 2025, the City Commission adopted Resolution 2025-R-87, electing to use the...
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