Special City Commission Meeting

City of Deltona 2345 Providence Blvd. Deltona, FL 32725 Agenda Special City Commission Meeting Mayor Avila Vice Mayor JodyLee Commissioner Avila-Vazquez Commissioner Burbank Commissioner Colwell Commissioner McCool Monday, February 26, 2024 6:30 PM Deltona Commission Chambers DECORUM POLICY: The City of Deltona has a significant interest in conducting orderly and efficient public meetings, which includes preventing disruption, promoting civility, and preserving decorum. To that end, behavior which disrupts or impedes the efficient and orderly conduct of any public meeting, as determined by the Mayor, or presiding officer, or a majority of the City Commission, is not permitted. The Mayor, or presiding officer, or a majority of the City Commission, may interrupt, warn, or terminate a speaker’s statement when that statement is too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene, irrelevant, or otherwise reasonably perceived to be a disruption to the fair and orderly progress of the discussion at hand. The Mayor, or presiding officer, or a majority of the City Commission, may also interrupt any part of the meeting to warn any individual that they are being disruptive or otherwise impeding the efficient and orderly conduct of the meeting. The Mayor, or presiding officer, or a majority of the City Commission, may require any individual to leave a public meeting for its duration if that individual is unable to observe this Policy after being warned. Should an individual be required to leave a meeting for violating this Policy, that person shall be escorted from Commission Chambers by a Volusia Sheriff’s Deputy. 1. CALL TO ORDER: 2. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK: 3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: 4. PUBLIC FORUM: Public comments shall be limited to items on the agenda and shall not exceed two minutes. Please be courteous and respectful of the views of others. Personal attacks on Commission members, City staff or members of the public are not allowed, and will be ruled out of order by the Mayor. 5. BUSINESS: City of Deltona Page 1 Printed on 2/21/2024 Special City Commission Meeting Agenda February 26, 2024 A. Ranking and selection of an individual to fill the vacancy of the District 1 Commission seat until the next regularly scheduled City election, November 2024 - Joyce Raftery, City Clerk, (386) 878-8502. Background: Commissioner Burbank submitted his resignation letter to the City of Deltona on January 30, 2024 with an effective date of February 1, 2024. The process used to fill the vacancy is the same as used in the past and is set per the City Charter, Section 5. City Commission. The Commission vacancy was advertised on the City’s website, in the newspaper, on social media and in a Press Release. The deadline for applications was by Noon on Monday, February 19, 2024. The purpose of this Special City Commission Meeting is to appoint an individual to fill the Commission District 1 vacancy until the next regularly scheduled election, November 2024 and for that individual to be sworn in immediately after this agenda item. Applications have been received from the following interested individuals: Morris Froscher, Davison Heriot, Ramon Rodriguez, Tracy Thomas, Lyman Wescott, and Brandy White. The following applicants do not qualify as they do not live in District #1: Richard Dicks, Matthew Shaw and German Taveras. Also, Tom Burbank withdrew his application. Attachments: Commissioner Burbank Resignation Vacancy Instructions & Information Morris Froscher Davison Heriot.pdf Ramon Rodriguez Tracy Thomas.pdf Lyman Wescott.pdf Brandy White Tom Burbank - WITHDREW.pdf Richard Dicks - DOES NOT QUALIFY Matthew Shaw - DOES NOT QUALIFY.pdf German Taveras - DOES NOT QUALIFY.pdf B. Swearing in of the Commission appointed individual to fill the District 1 Commission seat until the next regularly scheduled election, November 2024 - Joyce Raftery, City Clerk’s Office, (386) 878-8502. City of Deltona Page 2 Printed on 2/21/2024 Special City Commission Meeting Agenda February 26, 2024 Background: Commissioner Burbank submitted his resignation letter to the City of Deltona on January 30, 2024 with an effective date of February 1, 2024 and the City Commission has ranked and selected the individual to fill the District 1 Commission seat. The City Clerk will swear in the individual appointed to fill the District 1 Commission seat until the next regularly scheduled election, November 2024. Attachments: Informal Memo - Ranking District 1 Applicants.pdf 6. ADJOURNMENT: NOTE: If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based (F.S. 286.0105). Individuals with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Manager in writing at CityManager@deltonafl.gov or to Deltona City Hall, 2345 Providence Blvd., Deltona, FL 32725 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting at which the person wishes to attend. The City is not permitted to provide the use of human physical assistance to physically handicapped persons in lieu of the construction or use of ramps or other mechanical devices in order to comply with Florida law. If proper accommodations for handicapped access cannot be made at a particular public meeting venue pursuant to a timely written request under Section 286.26 F.S., the City Manager shall change the venue of that meeting to a location where those accommodations can be provided. City of Deltona Page 3 Printed on 2/21/2024