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Home My WebLink AboutVII (E) Discussion/ Action re: Resolution No. 98-07, establishing the City of Ocoee Education Commission Agenda 5-19-98 F O LEY & L A R D N E R Item VII E t ATTORNEYS AT LAW CHICAGO POST OFFICE BOX 2193 SACRAMENTO JACKSONVILLE ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32802-2193 SAN DIEGO LOS ANGELES 111 NORTH ORANGE AVENUE,SUITE 1800 SAN FRANCISCO MADISON ORLANDO,FLORIDA 32801-2386 TALLAHASSEE MILWAUKEE TELEPHONE(407)423-7656 TAMPA ORLANDO FACSIMILE(407)648-1743 WASHINGTON D.C. WEST PALM BEACH MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of Ocoee FROM: Paul E. Rosenthal, Esq. , City Attorney fciA. DATE: May 12, 1998 RE: City of Ocoee Education Commission Pursuant to the direction of the City Commission, I have met with the City Staff and Lester Dabbs to discuss the proposed City of Ocoee Education Commission. After receiving their input, I have prepared a proposed a Resolution which would establish the Education Commission as a permanent advisory body to the City Commission. Attached hereto is the proposed Resolution. Should the City Commission adopt the Resolution, it would then be necessary to initially appoint a Chairman who would serve until July 15, 2000 . Additionally, up to 14 other members of the Education Commission would need to be appointed. The Resolution provides that the members of the Education Commission will have staggered two year terms based upon a July 15 expiration date. The members would hold an organizational meeting and adopt their own rules of procedure consistent with the Resolution. Mr. Shapiro, Ms. Grafton and Mr. Dabbs have all reviewed and approved the proposed Resolution and recommend its adoption to the City Commission. PER/ww Enclosure cc: J. Lester Dabbs, Jr. C:\WP51\ROCS\OCOE\OCOEE_CC.MEM I5/12/981 ROSENTHAL I PER:ww ESTABLISHED 1 8 4 2 A MEMBER OF GLOBALEX WITH MEMBER OFFICES IN BERLIN,BRUSSELS,DRESDEN,FRANKFURT,LONDON,SINGAPORE,STOCKHOLM AND STUTTGART RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 07 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF OCOEE EDUCATION COMMISSION; STATING ITS PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES; SETTING FORTH ITS MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR ITS ORGANIZATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee recognizes the importance of quality education in the continuing growth and development of the City; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to enhance the quality of education in the City by improving the lines of communication between the City Commission and the School Board of Orange County and the Area Superintendent; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to foster and promote open communication and cooperation among the citizens of the City of Ocoee with respect to education within the City; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to create an Education Commission to serve in an advisory role to the City Commission on education issues within the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the authority to adopt this Resolution pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes. SECTION 2. Establishment. The "City of Ocoee Education Commission" is hereby established as a permanent advisory body to the City Commission. SECTION 3. Purpose. The general purpose of the Education Commission is to improve the quality of education for Ocoee students by serving as an advisory body to the City Commission on education issues within the City. In no event shall the Education Commission by itself possess any decision-making authority or be authorized to bind the City of Ocoee. SECTION 4. Objectives. The City of Ocoee Education Commission shall promote and improve education in the City of Ocoee by: a. Maintaining communication with each school within the City; b. Facilitating communication between the City Commission and the School Board of Orange County; c. Facilitating communication between the City Commission and the Area Superintendent; d. Publicizing positive happenings in the schools attended by Ocoee students; e. Serving as a forum for discussion of educational issues and concerns within the City; f. Making recommendations regarding the education of Ocoee students directly to the City Commission; g. Serving as an informational conduit to the community at large; and h. Assisting the City Commission and staff as additionally requested. SECTION 5. Membership. a. The Education Commission shall consist of no less than seven (7) and no more than fifteen (15) members not including the City Manager or the City Manager's designee who will serve as an ad hoc non-voting, member. 2 b. All members will be appointed by the City Commission from a list of interested persons that have completed the application form for membership on City boards and committees. c. Of the initial members of the Education Commission, one-half of the members (or one more than one-half if the initial Education Commission has an odd number of members) shall be appointed to serve a term expiring on July 15, 1999. The remaining initial members shall serve a term expiring on July 15, 2000. Thereafter, all.members shall serve two (2) year terms and may be reappointed, irrespective of the number of terms previously served. d. All members must reside within the City of Ocoee. e. Each public school within the City of Ocoee shall have at least one representative member. To qualify as a representative for a particular school, the member shall reside within that school's district and shall be an immediate family member of at least one student attending that particular school at the beginning of the member's current term. f. All members serve at the pleasure of the City Commission and may be removed for cause at any time. In no event will the Education Commission have the authority to remove any member. SECTION 6. Organization. The Education Commission shall establish its own operating rules not inconsistent with matters addressed herein; provided, however, that (1) the initial Chairman shall be appointed by the City Commission and shall serve as Chairman until July 15, 2000, whereupon the Education Commission shall thereafter elect from among its members a Chairman for a term of one (1) year; (2) the activities of the Education Commission and its members shall be subject to the Florida Sunshine Law; and (3) all meetings of the Education Commission will be open to the public with notice thereof posted at Ocoee City Hall at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of any such meeting. Unless 3 otherwise provided in the rules established in this Resolution or by the rules established by the Education Commission itself, the Education Commission shall follow the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order. SECTION 7. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto. SECTION 8. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1998. 4 APPROVED: ATTEST: CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA Jean Grafton, City Clerk S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor (SEAL) FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY APPROVED BY THE CITY OF OCOEE THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA COMMISSION AT A MEETING APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY HELD ON , 1998 this _ day of , 1998. UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. FOLEY & LARDNER By: City Attorney a:\educatian.Kes(SAC Disk A2)15/12/9812451saca:lec 5