Resolution No. 17-R17 establishing a Limited Charter Review Commission.

     Resolution No. 17-R17 establishes a Limited Charter Review Commission (CRC) to review provisions of Article XII of the City Charter regarding the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority ("Authority"), and propose any amendments or revisions that may be advisable for placement on the general election ballot on November 6, 2018.

The CRC shall be composed of seven (7) members as follows:

• Five (5) appointed members, each member of the City Commission shall appoint one (1) member.
• Two (2) alternate members appointed by majority vote of the City Commission.
• The City Manager and the Director of Utilities of the Authority, or their designees, shall serve as ex-officio members without vote.

     The CRC shall prepare its recommendations for amendments, deletions, or new provisions as a single item in a final report (“Final Report”) approved by a vote of not less than a majority of the voting members of the CRC to the City Commission.  The CRC shall cease to exist forty-five (45) days after issuance of its final report, unless extended by majority vote of the City Commission. 

     The following timeline shall apply to proceedings of the CRC:

1. The City Commission will appoint members to the CRC by September 5, 2017.
2. The first meeting of the CRC shall occur on or about September 11, and thereafter the CRC shall set its own meeting schedule.
3. No later than six (6) months after its first meeting, the CRC shall issue a Final Report containing its findings and recommendations to the City Commission.
4. After issuance of the Final Report, a joint meeting of the City Commission and CRC shall be scheduled to discuss the CRC’s findings and recommendations.

     Adopt Resolution No. 17-R17 to establish a Limited Charter Review Commission.

Do not establish the CRC.

James M. Messer, City Attorney

Nicholas C. Mimms, P.E., City Manager
Linda Cox, City Clerk