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Home My WebLink AboutVII (A) Appointment to Various Boards Agenda 11-20-2001 Item VII A I "CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WERE ORANGE" MAYOR.coMMlssloNhR Ocoee S SCOTT VANDERGRII I' _% ��o CITY OF OCOEE COMMISSIONERS ►„ i - DANNY HOWELL O. 150 N. LAKESHORE DRIVE v (3_3p SCOTT JOHNS ON OCOEE, FLORIDA 34761-2258 rF RUSTY JOHNSON •4r " ,�? (407)905-3100 NANCY J. PARKER t4 Gr GOOD�� (407)656-5725 FAX CITY MANAGER FROM THE OFFICE OF JEAN GRAFTON, CITY CLERK JIM GLEASON MEMORANDUM To: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners From: Jean Grafton, City Clerky;J Date: November 13, 2001 �JJ Re: Appointment to General Employees' Retirement Trust Fund Board of Trustees Pursuant to Section 3.1 of the City of Ocoee General Employees' Retirement Trust Fund Plan, in a meeting on November 7, 2001, the elected and appointed members of the board chose Mrs. Pat Cornell to complete the term of Mrs. Joyce Oliver as fifth member on the board. Mrs. Oliver has resigned effective November 8, 2001, and her term would have ended September 30, 2002. Action Requested The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners appoint Mrs. Pat Cornell to serve the remainder of Mrs. Oliver's two year term as the fifth member of the General Employees' Retirement Trust Fund Board of Trustees, said term to end September 30, 2002. mg \NT)J1/41/4 POW Agenda 11-20-2001 Item VII A 2 CkNFEI<OV GOOD Ll17NG-PRIOF.OF (NEST ORNGE MAYOR•t ONINIRgoy YR Ocoee S.SCOT I VANDERGRIFT CITYOF OCOEE CLmmI„MONRRs DANNY HOWELL 150 N. LAKESIIORI DRIVI: SCOTT ANDERSON r� b OCOIL, FLORIDA 34761-225R RUSTY 101INSON dr (407)905-3100 NANCY 1. PARKER Of GOOD (407)(407)656-5725 FAX C I Y MANACLR FROM I HE OFFICE OF JEAN GRAFTON, CITY CLERK JimGLEASON MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor an City Commissioners FROM: Jean Grafton, City Clerk DATE: November 13,2001 (((JJJ RE: Appointment of Districting Commission for 2001-2002 In Article Xl, Subsection C-66, the City of Ocoee Charter requires that a Districting Commission be appointed after November 15, 2001, and before December 15,2001. This commission shall consist of five(5) members who shall be appointed by majority vote of the City Commission and who shall serve on such commission for terms of one (I)year, unless such terms are extended by the City Commission. The Districting Commission serves as an advisory body to the City Commission with respect to the geographic boundaries of the four(4) single-member districts. This commission is to be charged with the responsibility to review the most current official census data and other data relevant to the redistricting of geographic boundaries and prepare a report to the City Commission containing recommendations, if any,for the adjustment of district boundaries. The City Commission must accept or reject the recommendations of the Districting Commission within two (2) months of receipt thereof. Subsection C-66 also provides that it shall be the responsibility of the Planning Department, or such other department as may be designated by the City Manager, to provide technical data and assistance to the Districting Commission. City staff shall also he available to assist the Districting Commission as needed. A copy of Article XI of the Charter and a list of those citizens appointed to the 1991, 1994, and 1996 Districting Commissions is attached for your convenience. RECOMMENDATION It respectfully is recommended that the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners appoint a five(5) member Districting Commission no later than December 15, 2001, and that the Districting Commission be directed to (1) hold at least one public hearing to receive public input on the proposed districts, and (2) submit its report to the City Commission by March 5,2002. NNW t tLnz �!J City of Ocoee PC/Code book for Windows ARTICLE XI, Single-Member Districts [Added 9-20-1988 by Ord. No. 88-28] § C-65. Number of districts. The City of Ocoee shall be divided into four (4) single-member districts effective upon the adoption of the initial geographic boundaries of such districts by the City Commission of the City of Ocoee. § C-66. Establishment of Districting Commission. A. Appointment of members. The City Commission shall establish a Districting Commission after November 15, 1991, but no later than December 15, 1991, and every five (5)years thereafter(i.e., 1996, 2001, etc.) a new Districting Commission shall be appointed by the City Commission after November 15 hut no later than December 15 of that year. A Districting Commission may also be appointed by the City Commission at such other times as deemed necessary by the City Commission. The Districting Commission shall consist of five(5) members who shall be appointed by majority vote of the City Commission and who shall serve on such commission for terms of one(I) year, unless such terms are extended by the City Commission. B. Removal; vacancies. (I) Removal. Any member of the Districting Commission may be removed by the City Commission in accordance with the following procedures: (a) The City Commission shall adopt by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members a preliminary resolution which must state the reasons for removal. A copy of the resolution shall be promptly delivered to the member of the Districting Commission sought to be removed. (b) Within five (5) days after a copy of the resolution is delivered to the member sought to be removed, such member may file with the City Commission a written reply and/or a written request for a public hearing. This hearing shall be held at a City Commission meeting no earlier than fifteen (15)days and no later than thirty (30) days after the request is filed. (c) ']he City Commission may adopt by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members a final resolution of removal, which may be made effective immediately. Such resolution, if adopted, must be adopted no earlier than six (6) days and no later than thirty (30) days from the date a copy of the preliminary resolution was delivered to the member sought to be removed, if such member has not requested a public hearing. If such member has requested a hearing, such resolution, if adopted, must be adopted within forty-five(45) days from the date of the hearing. (2) Vacancies. If any vacancy occurs in the Districting Commission, a qualified individual 1 City of Ocoee PC/Codebookfor Windows shall be appointed by the City Commission to serve in place of the member who created the vacancy. Such vacancy shall be filled within thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs. C. Powers and duties. (l) The Districting Commission shall serve as an advisory body to the City Commission with respect to the establishment of initial geographic boundaries of the four(4) single-member districts of the City of Ocoee. Each new Districting Commission shall serve as an advisory body to the City Commission with respect to the redistricting of such boundaries. (2) Upon its initial appointment in 1991, the Districting Commission shall review the most current, official census data, together with all other data relevant to the establishment of initial geographic boundaries of the four(4) single-member districts, and shall prepare a report to the City Commission that contains recommendations concerning such boundaries. (3) Upon appointment of a new Districting Commission in 1996, and every five (5) years thereafter, the Districting Commission shall review the geographic boundaries of the four (4) single-member districts in light of the most current, official census data, together with all other data relevant to the redistricting of geographic boundaries. The Districting Commission shall prepare a report to the City Commission containing recommendations, if any, for the adjustment of district boundaries. (4) All recommendations concerning the geographic boundaries of single-member districts shall be prepared in compliance with the following criteria: (a) Each district shall be formed of compact, contiguous territory and shall be as rectangular as possible. To the extent possible, the boundary lines of each district shall follow the center lines of streets. (b) The districts shall be based upon the principle of equal and effective representation as required by the United States Constitution. (c) The boundaries of each district shall, to the extent possible, be aligned with the boundaries of the county precincts within the city and with the boundaries of the city. (d) All reports containing recommendations shall include a map that sets forth the proposed boundaries of each district. D. Recommendations to the City Commission. All reports of the Districting Commission shall be available to the public and submitted to the City Commission in accordance with such reasonable deadlines as may be established by the City Commission or as may otherwise be required by law. Within two (2) months of the receipt of any such reports, the City Commission shall accept or reject the recommendations contained therein, or the City Commission may send such reports back to the Districting Commission for further study and consideration. The establishment of the initial geographic boundaries of the four(4) single-member districts and any subsequent redistricting of such boundaries shall be done by ordinance by the City Commission; provided, however, that the City Commission shall not 2 City of Ocoee PC/Code book forWindows establish or redistrict such boundaries until after receipt of a report from the Districting Commission containing recommendations relating thereto, unless the Districting Commission fails to deliver its report by the deadline established by the City Commission. E. Officers. The Districting Commission shall create and elect appropriate officers as it deems necessary for the orderly conduct of its specific duties. F. Support. It shall be the responsibility of the Planning Department, or such other department as may be designated by the City Manager, to provide technical data and assistance to the Districting Commission. City staff shall also be available to assist the Districting Commission as needed. O. Expenses. The City Commission shall appropriate funds to defray reasonable expenses of the Districting Commission. § C-67. Date of adoption of initial districts. The City Commission shall adopt by ordinance the initial geographic boundaries of the four(4) single-member districts after receipt of a report by the Districting Commission containing recommendations concerning such boundaries, but in no event shall such initial boundaries be adopted later than June 1, 1992. Such ordinance shall designate four(4) single-member districts which will be identified in such ordinance as District Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4. § C-68. Representation of districts. In order to harmonize the terms of the present members of the City Commission with the form of government establishment by this Article, it is hereby provided that effective upon the adoption of the initial geographic boundaries of the single-member districts by the City Commission, each single-member district shall be represented by an incumbent City Commissioner as set forth below: A. District No. 1 shall be represented by the City Commissioner previously elected to Seat No. 1 for the duration of such Commissioner's current elected term of office. B. District No. 2 shall he represented by the City Commissioner previously elected to Seat No. 2 for the duration of such Commissioner's current elected term of office. C. District No. 3 shall be represented by the City Commissioner previously elected to Seat No. 3 for the duration of such Commissioner's current elected term of office. D. District No. 4 shall be represented by the City Commissioner previously elected to Seal No. 4 for the duration of such Commissioner's current elected term of office. § C-69. District residency requirements. Effective upon the adoption of the initial geographic boundaries of the single-member districts by the City Commission, the City Commissioners shall be required to comply with the following 3 City'.of Ocoee PC/Codebookfor Windows residency requirements: A. The Commissioners to be elected in November 1992 must be bona fide residents of their respective districts as of the date of qualifying to run for office in order to qualify for and hold office as a Commissioner for their respective districts. Thereafter the City Commissioners representing said districts and elected to said seats must be bona fide residents of their respective districts in order to qualify for and to hold the office of Commissioner as required under § C-1 1 of Article 111 of this Charter. B. 'fhe Commissioners to be elected at the next general municipal election following the November 1992 election must be bona fide residents of their respective districts as of the date of qualifying to run for office in order to qualify for and hold office as a Commissioner for their respective districts. Thereafter the City Commissioners representing said districts and elected to said seats must be bona fide residents of their respective districts in order to qualify for and to hold the office of Commissioner as required under § C-1l of Article Ili of this Charter. § C-70. Annexed territory. After the establishment of the initial geographic boundaries of the districts, any territory annexed to or consolidated with the City of Ocoee shall, at the time of such annexation or consolidation, be added to an adjacent district or districts by an ordinance of the City Commission which may be a part of the annexation or consolidation ordinance. § C-71. Redistricting. 'fhe City Commission shall, by ordinance adopted by a majority vote of all the members of the City Commission, redistrict the geographic boundaries of each single-member district after each official decennial census conducted by the United States Government and, to the extent permitted by law, after receipt of a report by the Districting Commission containing recommendations, if any,for the adjustment of district boundaries as required under § C-66 of this Article. District boundaries shall not be changed less than four (4) months prior to a regular municipal election, except to include territory annexed to or consolidated with the city. All redistricting of district boundaries shall be in accordance with the Constitutions and the laws of the United States and of Florida and the provisions of§ C-66C(4)(a)through (d) of this Article. 4 "CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" AYOR•CM DABBS,I ER Ocoee LESTER JR. ° 0 tit: 4t5 ca. CITY OF OCOEE Rammissionrus USTY OHNSON Cl. 150 N.LARESHORE DRIVE PAUL W.FOSTER v O OCOEE FLORIDA 34161 VERN COMBS (4aT b5Fa322 SAM WOODSON '4, J~ CIIYMANAGM �. • of coon ELLIS SHAPIRO - OCOEE DISTRICTING COMMISSION Established by Charter effective January 1 , 1989 , which provided for the first Districting Commission to be appointed between November 15 , 1991 and December 15 , 1991 . In regular session foron November 19 , 1991 , the five members listed below were appointed one year terms by Ocoee Board of City Commissioners . NAME PHONE TERM EXPIRES Bill Breeze 656-5969 November , 1992 351 S . Lakeshore Dr. Cathy Doss 877-6411 November , 1992 613 Spring Lake Circle Ann Dunnaway 877-6070 November , 1992 1101 Maureen Avenue Philip Pauline 877_2898 November, 1992 1011 Ruth Jordana Ct . Bill Stebbins 877-6707 November , 1992 621 Aldama Ct. DISTCOM/mbg/December 11 , 1991 OCOEE DISTRICTING COMMISSION This is the second appointment of the Districting Commission as established by Charter effective January 1, 1989. In regular sessions (in February and March 1994) Ocoee City Commission determined that there were several traditional neighborhoods divided by the initial districting and called this Commission to consider a solution. All of the original members were willing and able to serve except for Mr. Bill Stebbins. Commissioner Combs appointed Mr. Frank Carlsson to serve in his place. First meeting scheduled for March 17, 1994 at 7:30 p.m. in the community center lobby. NAME PHONE Bill Breeze 656-5969 351 S. Lakeshore Drive Frank Carlsson 298-7233 (W) 408 Orlando Avenue - A3 877-0442 (Id) Aim Dunaway 877-6070 1101 Maureen Avenue Cathy Doss Starn 656-7900 (W) 613 Spring Lake Circle 899-7557 (pager) Philip Pauline 877-2898 1011 Ruth Jordana Court \w'Does\Disr\mic\031794 DISTRICTING COMMISSION Appointed December 3, 19%pursuant to Charter requirement in Article XI,¢C-66. Member Kunst Phone Number Robert W.Williams 1 656-4409 H 905 Hawaii Drive Ocoee,FL 34761 CU Bruce D.Holm a 8774203 H A. 469 Little Rock Street 291-7461 est 369 W Ocoee,FL 34761 Betty Hager 2 656.3838 H 511 Orange Avenue Ocoee, FL 34761 Ruth Grafton 656-3345 H 25 T'Street Ocoee,FL 34761 Martha Lopez-Anderson 293-9333 H 1796 Cassiugbam Circle 896 6651 0 Ocoee,FL 34761 894-7245 FAX