Workshop Meeting

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TOWN OF REDINGTON SHORES WORKSHOP MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2024 – 6:00 P.M. AGENDA A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. ROLL CALL D. APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS E. OLD BUSINESS 1. Updated Town Logo F. NEW BUSINESS 1. Charter Review Committee Recommendations 2. Holiday Streetlight Decorations for Gulf Boulevard – PAR 3. FMA Grant Participation Discussion 4. Discussion to Create a Resolution Regarding Town Newsletters 5. Attorney Contract G. MISCELLANEOUS Regular Meeting- Wednesday, August 14, 2024 – 6:00 P.M. Budget Workshop Meeting- Wednesday, August 28, 2024 – 6:00 P.M. H. ADJOURNMENT Pursuant to Florida Statutes § 286.0105, if any person or entity decides to appeal any decision made on any matter considered at any meeting or hearing of any Redington Shores Board or Commission, he, she or it will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, he, she or it may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the legal arguments, testimony, and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. ITEM E.1. Date: June 26, 2024 To: Board of Commissioners From: Mike McGlothlin, Town Administrator Re: Updated Town Logo At the June 26, 2024 Workshop meeting, the Commission reviewed the draft logo prepared by Barry Elwonger. I submitted the below feedback and asked Mr. Elwonger to make the changes and submit an updated draft logo. The updates are attached for your review and consideration. Edit comments, from Commissioners, for the proposed logo: Option # 1 was the preferred logo between the two provided for review. 1. Please provide an edit for option # 1 that both removes as well as includes the clouds in the logo background. 2. Please provide additional font options for the text of option # 1. 3. For the bird depicted in the logo – please make bird larger and add a bit of orange at the bill so that it looks more like a Black Skimmer bird. The original bird in the logo looks more like a gull. 4. The teal color on option #1 is blurring a bit between the inner and outer portions of the logo… maybe bluer in the interior portion of the logo? 5. The palm trees in logo option #2 are preferred over the ones in option #1. 6. Please reduce the size of the turtle in option #1, if possible. 7. Where the stars are located on either side of the outer band of option #1, please substitute “star fish” in place of the actual stars, is possible. 8. Please make “TOWN OF” text in outer band of option #1 to match the font size of “REDINGTON SHORES, FL” within the same area. ITEM F.1. Date: June 26, 2024 To: Board of Commissioners From: Mike McGlothlin, Town Administrator Re: Charter Review Committee Recommendations The Town Charter requires at least once every 10 years the Town Commission shall appoint a Charter Review Committee (CRC) for the purpose of reviewing the Charter to make recommendations for amendments, additions or deletions. At the April 10, 2024 Regular meeting, the Board of Commissioners appointed the Charter Review Committee members. The CRC met for a total of 5 meetings. They summarized their recommendations with the final version of revisions submitted to you. The Board is now tasked with considering the revisions to determine which revisions to submit to the electorate in the March, 2025 election. The deadline to submit ballot language is 12/31/2024. Thank you to the Charter Review Committee Members for their service. • Marie Palena – District 1 • Christy Herig – District 2 • Ginger McQuigg – District 3 • Lisa Foster – District 4 • Jim Everett – At Large  Redington Shores, Florida, Code of Ordinances CHARTER CHARTER1 § C-1. Creation of municipality. A municipality to be known and designated as the "Town of Redington Shores, Florida," is hereby established and created in the County of Pinellas in order to serve the benefits of home rule and, as such, shall have perpetual existence, may contract and be contracted with and may sue and be sued and be impleaded in all courts of this or any other state in the United States and in all matters whatsoever. § C-2. Municipal limits. The boundaries of the Town of Redington Shores shall be as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the south boundary of Government Lot 1, Section 32, Township 30 South, Range 15 East, with the south boundary of Block 1 in Gay Shores Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 25 at page 64 of the public records of Pinellas County, Florida, run thence northeasterly along the southerly boundary of said Gay Shores Subdivision and of First Addition to Gay Shores Subdivision to the southeast corner of Lot 14 in Block 6 of First Addition to Gay Shores Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 27 at page 39 of the public records of Pinellas County, Florida; run thence northwesterly along the easterly boundary of said First Addition to Gay Shores Subdivision to the southeasterly corner of Lot 24 in Block 4 of said First Addition to Gay Shores Subdivision; run thence northerly 66 degrees, 24 minutes, 14 seconds east 100 feet to a point; run thence northerly along a line parallel to and 100 feet measured at right angles from the easterly boundary of said First Addition to Gay Shores Subdivision to an intersection with a line running north 66 degrees, 24 minutes, 14 seconds east from the northeasterly corner of Lot 14 in Block 1 of said First Addition to Gay Shores Subdivision; run thence north 66 degrees, 24 minutes, 14 seconds east to the midthread of the Government Channel in Boca Ciega Bay; run thence northerly and westerly along the midthread of said Government Channel in Boca Ciega Bay and to that extension of said bay known as the Narrows, to the northern boundary of Section 31, Township 30 South, Range 15 East; run thence westerly along the northern boundary of said Section 31, Township 30 South, Range 15 East extended to the westerly boundary of Pinellas County, Florida; run thence southeasterly along the western boundary of Pinellas County, Florida, to the southern boundary of said Section 31, Township 30 South, Range 15 East extended; run thence easterly along the said southern boundary of said Section 31, Township 30 South, Range 15 East extended, to the point of beginning; all situate, lying and being in the County of Pinellas, State of Florida. And all provided, however, that should the municipal limits hereinbefore defined be found to encroach upon the present limits of the Town of Indian Rocks South Shore or the Town of North Redington Beach, then, and 1 Editor's note(s)—Adopted by Chapter 31209 Laws of Florida, 1955*, incorporating all amendments adopted either by Legislative Act or home rule powers through August 6, 1974. *The original preamble stated as follows: "An Act to create and organize a municipality to be known and designated as the Town of Redington Shores, Florida; and to define its territorial boundaries; to provide for its government, jurisdiction, powers, privileges, franchises and immunities; to provide for a referendum election to be held to determine whether or not this Act shall take effect; to repeal all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith and to provide a saving clause." Redington Shores, Florida, Code of Ordinances Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:03 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 1 of 15  in that event, the limits of the last two mentioned municipalities shall be considered the limits of the Town of Redington Shores hereby created, over so much thereof as constitutes such encroachment. § C-3. Form of government. A. The form of government of the Town of Redington Shores provided for in this Charter shall be the a commissioner-manager form of governanceplan. There shall be a The Board of Commissioners which shall consist of five members who shall be residents and qualified registered voters in said Town and elected as hereinafter provided. Said board shall consist of a Mayor-Commissioner elected at large and four District Commissioners, each elected from a district hereinafter provided. There shall also be a Town Manager who shall be appointed by, and report to and take direction from, the Commission. A.B. Neither the Commission nor any of its members shall in any manner dictate the appointment or removal of any Town employee whom the Manager is empowered to hire. No member of the Commission may give any order to any Town employee who reports to the Manager. All requests or inquiries from Commissioners dealing with any portion of the Town’s administration shall be made to the Town Manager, and neither the Commission nor any member thereof shall give any orders to any subordinate employee of the Town either publicly or privately, directly or indirectly. § C-4. General powers. Without denial or disparagement of other powers now held or that may hereafter be held or that may hereafter be given to the Town under the Constitution or Laws of the State of Florida, the Town of Redington Shores shall have power: A. As given to such municipal corporations and the officers thereof under the general laws of this state in existence or that may hereafter be passed, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter; also the power to purchase, lease and hold property, real, personal and mixed, within said Town, and may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the same for the benefit of the Town and may purchase, lease, receive and hold property, real and personal, beyond the limits of the Town to be used for the burial of the dead, for the erection of waterworks, power plants and sewerage disposal plants, for the establishment of poorhouses, pest houses and houses for detention and for public parks and promenades, recreation parks and pavilions, hospitals, golf courses and buildings incident thereto. B. To acquire, own, hold, build, construct and operate such garbage disposal equipment or garbage disposal plants as deemed necessary, and to contract with any responsible person, firm or corporation, municipal or private, to establish a garbage disposal service and police and fire protection for the use of the inhabitants of the Town as may to the governing authorities seem advisable and best and suitable to the best interests and protection of the Town. C. To establish and impose by ordinance a charge or fee for the service of garbage collection rendered by the Town. D. In addition to the acquisition and ownership of real estate and personal property above provided for, to own and operate said property for such other public purposes as the Board of Commissioners may deem necessary and proper, and may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of said property for the benefit of the Town to the same extent that natural persons may do, provided that before said Town shall sell or lease real property owned by the Town and dedicated to public use as distinguished from property held in its proprietary function for a term exceeding 10 years, such proposed sale or lease for a term of more than 10 years shall be submitted to a vote of those persons who are residents and qualified registered voters within the Town and are otherwise qualified to vote at Town elections at an election to be called by the Board of Commissioners of said Town, and the majority of the votes cast shall be in favor thereof, except as hereinafter provided. 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To make a special assessment upon a pro rata basis upon property benefited for the purpose of building sidewalks, seawalls, wharves and piers and constructing drainage and sanitary sewers and grading, paving and curbing streets, sidewalks and promenades and to subject itself to a bonded indebtedness for the purpose of building sidewalks, seawalls, wharves and piers and constructing drainage and sanitary sewers and grading, paving and curbing streets, to construct waterworks and power plants, securing protection from fires or for such other public municipal improvements as the Board of Commissioners shall decide upon, provided that before any bonded indebtedness shall be incurred, the Board of Commissioners shall submit the same to a vote of those persons who are residents and qualified registered voters of property situated within the limits of the Town and are otherwise qualified to vote at Town elections and the majority of the votes cast shall be in favor thereof and provided, further, that said bonded indebtedness shall never exceed 15% of the assessed value of the real and personal property within the corporate limits. F. By ordinance to require the owner or agent of vacant lots or other property in the Town to comply with property maintenance standards clean the same of weeds and remove therefrom any stagnant pools of water and other matter injurious to the public health and to prescribe the penalty for the violation thereof, and in case such owner or their agents fail to comply with requirements of said ordinance, to have work done and to assess the cost thereof and constitute the same a lien against such property and enforce the collection thereof in the manner as taxes are collected that may be due upon such property. G. By ordinance or otherwise, to define, prevent or abate nuisances; to regulate and prevent the bringing into and depositing within the Town limits of any carcasses or any offensive or unwholesome matter and to require the removal or destruction thereof by any person who shall have placed upon or near his or her premises any offensive matter and to provide penalties for the violation of such regulation; to restrain and punish gambling or other disorderly conduct; to prevent running at large of animals cattle, horses, dogs, cats, fowl, sheep, hogs and goats in the streets of the Town or within the Town limits; to provide for the purchasing or establishing of waterworks, electric or other lighting plants and all the other plants necessary for the Town, and to provide for the regulation thereof; to regulate the use of streets, avenues and beaches within the Town and to prevent encroachment thereof; to regulate the speed at which bicycles, automobiles or other vehicles may be ridden, driven or propelled through the streets of the Town; to regulate height below which airplanes, dirigibles or other aircraft may operate over Town or in corporate limits; to regulate the speed at which street or other railway cars, locomotives or motors shall run in the Town limits; to regulate the speed and manner in which boats may be operated over or through the waters lying within the Town limits; to license privileges, businesses , occupations and professions carried on and engaged in within the Town limits, and the respective amounts of such licenses to be fixed by Town ordinance in accordance with Florida lawand the amounts of such taxes shall not be dependent upon the general state revenue law; to establish quarantine and health provisions of the State Board of Health; to organize and provide a Fire Department and to regulate the same so as to protect the Town from fire; to establish fire limits and to prescribe the character and method of construction of buildings to be erected or repaired therein and the materials to be used in the construction and repair thereof; to provide for and authorize Town planning and zoning and to regulate and control the agencies therefor; to establish hospitals and, in conjunction with the County of Pinellas, to establish rules and regulations respecting the poor, indigent, infirm and insane, and to provide for their support and to fix the conditions upon which such persons coming into said Town shall be allowed to remain; and in conjunction with the County of Pinellas, State of Florida, or any other municipality, agency or authority, to build bridges leading from the Town across any body of water to the other shore thereof, within the County of Pinellas, and to make payment for such bridges and maintenance thereof, the cost, construction and maintenance to be such as may be agreed upon between the Town and such other governmental agency; to provide for the punishment of persons who may at any time disturb the peace of the Town, or violate any of its ordinances, or any of the rules and regulations of said Board of Commissioners; to fix and regulate Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 3 of 15  from time to time the salaries of the appointed or hired employees of the Town except as herein provided; to provide, erect, construct and maintain a Town sanitary sewerage system and to compel property owners or occupants to connect with Town sanitary sewer, and to do and regulate any other matter or thing that may tend to promote the peace, health, prosperity, morals and general welfare of the Town; and shall have the right and power of eminent domain for the purpose of condemning private property for the purpose of opening any street, alley, sidewalk or promenade in said Town or for constructing any sewer or for parks, beach, municipal docks or any other public purpose. H. To extend its territorial limits by the annexation of any unincorporated tract of land or any incorporated city or town lying contiguous to said Town of Redington Shores in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of the State of Florida pertaining to extension of municipal territorial limits. I. In all matters pertaining to the Board of Commissioners, Town employees and the operation of the Town, strict adherence shall be given to all provisions of the Florida Statutes, pertaining to the ethical standards for public employees, elections and financing. J. Personal financial interest. Any Town officer or employee who has a financial interest, direct or indirect, or by reason of ownership of stock in any corporation, in any contract with the Town or in the sale of any land, material, supplies or services to the Town or to a contractor supplying the Town shall make known that interest and shall refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating in his capacity as a Town officer or employee in the making of such sale or in the making or performance of such contract. Any Town officer or employee who willfully conceals such a financial interest or willfully violates the requirements of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or position and shall forfeit his office or position. Violation of this section with the express or implied knowledge of the person or corporation contracting with or making a sale to the Town shall render the contract or sale voidable by the Board of Commissioners. All Town officers and employees shall strictly comply with the provisions of the Florida Ethics Code as contained in the Florida Statutes. § C-5. Creation of Board of Commissioners. A. There is hereby created a Board of Commissioners to consist of one Mayor-Commissioner and four District Commissioners who shall be residents and qualified registered voters of the Town. B. Qualifications and term of office. Each District Commissioner shall be a resident and qualified registered voter of the district from which he or she is elected, and the Mayor-Commissioner shall be a resident and qualified registered voter of said Town. Terms of office of all Commissioners shall be for a period of two years and shall commence on the day following their election to office as soon as the ballots have been canvassed and the results certified and declared and shall terminate the day of their successors' election to office. Commencing with the general election in March 2000, the term of office of the Mayor shall be for a period of three years and shall commence on the day following his or her election to office as soon as the ballots have been canvassed and the results certified and declared and shall terminate the day of his or her successor's election to office. C. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the first Commissioners elected from Districts 2 and 4 shall serve for terms of only one year, it being the intent and purpose hereof that the Commissioners from even- numbered districts shall be elected on alternate years with the Commissioners from the odd-numbered districts. D. Vacancies. Any vacancy in the Board of Commissioners shall be filled by appointment by the majority of the remaining members of the Commission for the unexpired term (or until the next election provided that the vacancy not occur within less than 30 days of a Town election). If the Mayor-Commissioner ceases to be a resident or if any District Commissioner ceases to be a resident of the district from which he or she was elected, there shall immediately occur a vacancy in that office and the remaining members of the Board of Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 4 of 15  Commissioners shall fill that office in accordance with this subsection. No elective incumbent office holder shall be qualified to hold or run for any other elective office unless he or she shall resign his or her incumbent office. E. Removal of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners shall have the power and authority to remove any member of such Board for incompetency, corruption, misconduct, misfeasance or malfeasance in office, absence from four successive meetings unless physically disabled or unless excused by the Commission for other good and sufficient cause after due notice to said member and an opportunity to be heard in his or her defense. F. Rules of procedure. The Commission may determine its own rules of procedure, may punish its own members for misconduct and may compel attendance. The majority of all members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum to do business. A smaller number may adjourn from time to time. The Commission shall hold regular meetings at such time and place as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution. Special meetings may be called by the Mayor-Commissioner, or in his or her absence, the Vice Mayor when necessary. All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public. § C-6. Expenses of Commissioners. The Mayor-Commissioner of the Town shall receive for his or her monthly per diem expenses the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month, and a stipend salary of six hundred dollars ($600.00) per month. The other Commissioners of the Town shall receive as their monthly per diem expenses the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) each, per month, plus a stipend salary of five hundred dollars ($500.00) each, per month. In addition, the Mayor-Commissioner and other Commissioners shall be reimbursed for out-of-town travel under procedures established from time to time by the Town Commission of the Town of Redington Shores. The salaries authorized by this section shall take effect January 1, 2007. § C-7. (Reserved)First Commissioners. A. The following persons shall be and are hereby named and constituted as members of the first Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores hereby created, who shall hold office until their successors are duly elected in a general election of the Town which shall be held in December 1955, and until their successors have been duly qualified as herein provided. Mayor-Commissioner: Jacob Mason. Commissioners: District 1 Harold Olsen District 2 Leo A. Poldevaart, Jr. District 3 Clayton Grimes District 4 Della Jackson B. In the event that any of the above-named persons are unable or unwilling to act as a member of the first Board of Commissioners of said Town, the governor of the State of Florida, with the advice and counsel of the remaining members above-named, shall appoint a resident or residents of the Town hereby created to fill such vacancies. § C-8. Election districts. A. The Board of Commissioners above-named shall divide, within 20 days of this Act becoming law, the territory lying within the municipal boundary of the Town of Redington Shores into four areas to be known as "districts." These four districts shall be created by the Board of Commissioners by dividing said territory such that each district shall contain as nearly as possible the same number of electors. The districts shall be Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 5 of 15  numbered 1 to 4 in order, from south to north, with District No. 1 being that district lying most southerly within the municipal limits. Upon completion of the divisions of the territory into four districts, the Board of Commissioners shall forthwith prepare a map setting forth the four districts, showing their numbers and boundaries, and file the same with the Town Clerk, and a copy shall be provided for public inspection. B. Thereafter, the Board of Commissioners may from time to time by ordinance change the boundaries of said districts as it may deem expedient so that each district shall contain as nearly as possible the same number of electors. No change in districts shall be made within six months next preceding an election in said Town, and the election district so fixed by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to this subsection shall remain as so fixed until, in the judgment of the Board of Commissioners, a change may be necessary. C. In each instance where the Commission revises the boundaries of the districts, it shall, in addition to considering the numbering and population distribution requirements set forth in subsections (A) and (B) above, attempt to develop district boundaries which would prevent or make less likely the election of more than one Commissioner (excluding the Mayor-Commissioner) from any one master homeowner or condominium association. The intent of this subsection is that no one condominium or master homeowner association should hold a majority of the Town Commission seats. § C-9. Nominations for Board of Commissioners. Every person who shall desire to become a candidate for election under the provisions of this Charter to the office of Mayor-Commissioner and District Commissioner shall qualify to become such candidate by filing with the Town Clerk his or her application to have his or her name printed upon the ballot as a candidate for election to the office for which he or she aspires, in which application he or she shall declare from which district he or she is a candidate and so declare if he or she is a candidate for Mayor-Commissioner during the qualifying period established by ordinance and as stated in Chapter 12 of the Redington Shores Code, Elections. All applications shall be accompanied by an affidavit that the candidate is a qualified elector of the Town of Redington Shores, Florida, and has been a resident of the area included in the Town hereby created for one year immediately prior to the date of said application and has been a resident of the area included in the district for which he or she declares himself or herself to be a candidate for a period of one year prior to the date of said application. With said application shall be filed a petition which shall indicate prominently the district from which the petitioner is a candidate, or if he or she is a candidate for Mayor-Commissioner, said petition shall so state. The petition shall be signed by not fewer than 15 nor more than 25 qualified electors, for District Commissioner. Said petition shall be signed by not fewer than 75 nor more than 100 qualified electors for Mayor-Commissioner. In the case of a candidate for District Commissioner, his or her petition shall be signed by the electors of the district in which he or she resides. No electors shall sign more than two petitions, one of which may be that of a candidate of and from the district in which the elector resides and one of which may be that of a Mayor-Commissioner. The Board of Commissioners shall prescribe the form of and prepare such petition papers. § C-10. Elections. A. An election shall be held in the Town of Redington Shores on the second Tuesday in March of each year for the purpose of electing successors to each elective office, whose terms shall expire on the day following the election of such year. B. The provisions of the general laws of the State of Florida pertaining to state and municipal elections relating to the qualification of electors, registrations, transfer of electors from one district to another, manner of voting, duties of election officers, canvassing the returns and all other particulars in respect to the management of elections, shall, so far as the same may be applicable, govern all Town elections. C. The candidate who receives the greatest number of votes at the general election shall be declared the winner of such election. Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 6 of 15 D. Induction of Board of Commissioners into office. The first meeting of each duly elected Board of Commissioners for induction into office shall be on the first business day following the ballots having been canvassed, the results certified and declared and the officials so elected shall have been qualified (or as soon thereafter as is practical) at which time such officials shall take the oath of office, after which the Board of Commissioners shall meet regularly at such times as may be prescribed by its rules but not less frequently than once each month. All meetings of the Board of Commissioners shall be open to the public, as required by state law. § C-11. (Reserved)Powers and duties of Board of Commissioners. A. Powers. All powers of the Town and determination of all matters of policy shall be vested in the Board of Commissioners. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Board of Commissioners shall have power to: (1) Appoint and remove the Town Clerk, Town Attorney and all other employees of said Town. (2) Establish other administrative departments and distribute the work of other departments. (3) Adopt a budget of the Town. (4) Authorize issuance of bonds by appropriate ordinances or resolution. (5) Inquire into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the Town and make investigations as to municipal affairs. (6) Appoint the members of the Town boards and committees. (7) Approve and adopt plats. (8) Regulate and restrict the height and number of stories of buildings and other structures, the side of yards and courts, the density of populations and location and use of buildings for trade, industry, business, residence or other purpose. (9) Provide for independent audit. B. Town Clerk. The Board of Commissioners shall appoint an officer of the Town who shall have the title of Town Clerk and who shall give notice of its meetings, keep the journal of its proceedings and authenticate by his or her signature and record in full in a book kept for the purpose all ordinances and resolutions and shall perform such other duties as shall be required by this Charter or by ordinance. C. Induction of Board of Commissioners into office. The first meeting of each duly elected Board of Commissioners for induction into office shall be on the first business day following the ballots having been canvassed, the results certified and declared and the officials so elected shall have been qualified at which time such officials shall take the oath of office, after which the Board of Commissioners shall meet regularly at such times as may be prescribed by its rules but not less frequently than once each month. All meetings of the Board of Commissioners shall be open to the public, as required by state law. D. Town Attorney. The Town Commission shall appoint a Town Attorney upon such terms and for such compensation as the Commission may fix, who shall act as legal advisor to and [an] attorney for the Town and all of its officers and matters relating to their official duties and shall prosecute and defend for and on behalf of the Town all complaints, suits and controversies in which the Town is a party and shall perform such other professional duties as may be required of him or her by the Board of Commissioners. The Town Attorney shall be an attorney at law, admitted to practice in the courts of Florida. The Board of Commissioners may appoint such Assistant Town Attorneys as they may deem necessary. § C-12. (Reserved) Former § C12, Municipal Court, was repealed 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 94-10. Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 7 of 15 § C-153. Vice Mayor. The Mayor-Commissioner, with the consent of the Board of Commissioners, shall appoint a Vice Mayor at its first regular meeting, and his or her duties shall be to preside over the meetings of Board of Commissioners during the absence of the Mayor-Commissioner, and in general during the absence or incapacity of the Mayor- Commissioner, he or she shall do and perform those acts and things provided in this Charter to be done by the Mayor-Commissioner. § C-164. (Reserved)Ordinances. A. The Board of Commissioners shall have the power to make ordinances and establish for the government of said Town such ordinances in writing not inconsistent with this Charter, the Constitution and Laws of the State of Florida or the United States as it may deem necessary, said ordinances to be passed and become effective as hereinafter provided. B. All ordinances shall be passed and adopted in accordance with the procedure for adoption of ordinances as set forth by general law. § C-145. Mayor-Commissioner; duties and powers. The Mayor-Commissioner shall preside at all meetings of the Commission and shall perform other duties consistent with his or her office as imposed by the Commission. He or she shall have voice and vote in the proceedings of the Commission. He or she may use the title of Mayor-Commissioner in the execution of any legal instruments of writing or other necessity arising from the general laws of Florida or from this Charter, but this shall not be considered as conferring upon him or her the functions of a Mayor under the general laws of Florida. He or she shall be the official head of the Town for the purpose of serving civil process and for all ceremonial purposes. He or she may take command of the police and govern the Town by proclamation under the direction of the Town Commission during the times of grave public danger or emergency, and the Town Commission shall be the judge of what constitutes such public danger and shall have the power during such times to appoint additional temporary officers and patrolmen. The powers and duties of the Mayor-Commissioner shall be such as are conferred upon him or her by Florida law and this Charter, and no other. § C-136. Town Commission; duties and powers. The Town Commission shall be responsible for the proper administration of all affairs of the Town, and to that end its powers are and they shall be: A. To adopt ordinances, resolutions, and budgets in accordance with Florida law, and to see that the laws and ordinances are enforced. B. To appoint or and remove: all subordinate officers and employees of the Town. 1. a Town Manager who shall oversee the administrative affairs of the Town, subject to such regulations and duties as are established for the position by the Commission. 2. a Town Clerk who shall post legal notices of Town meetings, keep the journal of the Commission’s proceedings, authenticate by his or her signature and record in full in a record kept for the purpose all ordinances and resolutions, be the custodian of Town records, and who shall perform such other duties as may be required by this Charter, or by ordinance, resolution, direction of the Commission, or job description. 3. a Town Attorney upon such terms and for such compensation as the Commission may fix, who shall act as legal advisor to and attorney for the Town, including all subordinate boards and commissions and officials, on matters relating to their official duties, and shall prosecute and Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 8 of 15  defend for and on behalf of the Town all complaints, suits and controversies in which the Town is a party, and shall perform such other professional duties as may be required of him or her by the Board of Commissioners. The Town Attorney shall be an attorney at law, admitted to practice in the courts of Florida. The Board of Commissioners may appoint such Assistant Town Attorneys as they may deem necessary. C. To create or abolish exercise control and direct supervision over all departments and divisions of the Town, on recommendation of the Town Managermunicipal government under this Charter or which may hereafter be created by the Town Commission. D. To see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the Town or its inhabitants in any public utility franchise are faithfully kept and performed and, upon knowledge of any violation thereof, to call the same to the attention of the Town Attorney whose duty it is hereby made to take such legal steps as may be necessary to enforce the same. E. To ensure that procurement activities Purchases of the Town of Redington Shores shall be made pursuant to ordinance enacted by the Town Commission, with such ordinance requiring fairness in the preparation, evaluation and award of any contracts or purchase ordersbids, and with such ordinance further providing for purchases being made pursuant to competitive bids, whether formal or informal, whenever practical. F. To authorize the issuance of bonds in accordance with Florida law.At least once every five years, the Town Commission shall consider the necessity for the appointment of a Charter Review Committee, and at least once every 10 years, the Town Commission shall appoint a Charter Review Committee, for the purpose of reviewing the Charter of the Town of Redington Shores, and making recommendations to the Town Commission on any amendments, additions or deletions to the Town Charter. Such Charter Review Committee shall be made up of five residents appointed by the Town Commission, with one appointee designated by each District Commissioner from within that District, and with one appointee designated by the Mayor-Commissioner from the Town at large. G. To inquire into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the Town and make investigations as to municipal affairs. H. To appoint the members of all Town boards and committees. I. To approve and adopt plats. J. To regulate and restrict the height and number of stories of buildings and other structures, the side of yards and courts, the density of populations and location and use of buildings for trade, industry, business, residence or other purpose. K. To provide for independent audit. L. To exercise any other home rule authority granted by the Florida Constitution and the laws of Florida. § C-17. Charter reviewTown Treasurer. At least once every five years, the Town Commission shall consider the necessity for the appointment of a Charter Review Committee, and at least once every 10 years, the Town Commission shall appoint a Charter Review Committee, for the purpose of reviewing the Charter of the Town of Redington Shores, and making recommendations to the Town Commission on any amendments, additions or deletions to the Town Charter. Such Charter Review Committee shall be made up of five residents appointed by the Town Commission, with one appointee designated by each District Commissioner from within that District, and with one appointee designated by the Mayor-Commissioner from the Town at large.The Town Clerk shall also be the Town Treasurer and, as such, shall be custodian of all moneys, including depositing funds and moneys into appropriate depositories or accounts, and shall keep the same in such manner and place as provided by the Town Commission. Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 9 of 15 § C-18. (Reserved)Necessary parties to instruments. All contracts, bonds, notes, time warrants, certificates of indebtedness, improvement certificates, redemption certificates, deeds and other legal instruments shall be signed by the Town Clerk and the Town Mayor- Commissioner or Vice Mayor-Commissioner. § C-19. Warrants. All warrants shall be paid in a timely manner the order in which they are presented out of the moneys in the respective funds upon which drawn, provided that no warrant shall be issued against any fund unless there are sufficient moneys on hand therein to pay the same. All such warrants shall be signed by the Town Clerk and the Mayor-Commissioner or Vice Mayor-Commissioner and a co-signer authorized by the Commission. § C-20. (reserved)Town Clerk; Deputies. The Town Clerk with the approval of the Town Commission may appoint deputy clerks who, when appointed, shall have such powers and authority as shall be conferred by the Town Commission. § C-21. Finances and taxation. A. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of the Town shall begin on October 1 and end on September 30 of each year. B. Budget. The Town Commission shall adopt by resolution a budget, capital improvement program and other financial measures or controls as required, and make amendments thereto as deemed necessary, in accordance with appropriate provisions of Florida Statutes and the sections and paragraphs concerning financial procedures in the Redington Shores Code, as amended from time to time. C. Transfer of funds. The Town Commission shall have authority to transfer any fund or funds of said Town to any other fund. D. Capital asset acquisition or replacement funds. There shall be established by ordinance capital asset acquisition or replacement funds, with provision for periodic input of moneys thereto and restrictions upon use of said funds to stated capital asset purposes. No transfer of funds from such restricted reserve shall be made other than for the stated purpose unless such transfer is approved by the electorate at referendum in connection with a regularly scheduled municipal election. E. Taxation and millage. The Town of Redington Shores shall have the right to raise by taxes such amounts as may be necessary and allowed pursuant to Florida Statute for carrying on the government of said Town, on the assessed value of all the real and personal property in said Town. In addition, said Town shall have the right to levy additional taxes as may be necessary and allowed pursuant to Florida Statute to pay the interest on any bonds that said Town may from time to time issue in accordance with the law and also to provide a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds when the same mature. It shall be the duty of the Board of Commissioners after having adopted the budget as provided for in Subsection B above and after having been notified of the amount of the total taxable property in the Town to fix and determine the millage which shall be levied and assessed against such taxable property and to certify to the Tax Assessor of Pinellas County, Florida, the amount of such millage, such certificates to be signed by the Mayor-Commissioner or, in his or her absence, by the Vice Mayor and the Seal of the Town placed thereon and attested by the Town Clerk. All matters affecting taxation, assessment for taxes or collection of taxes for any municipal purpose shall be controlled and governed by the provisions of Chapter 26160, Laws of Florida, 1949, and any amendments thereto and by the general laws of the State of Florida affecting taxation. F. The Town may not borrow money from a bank or other lending institution in an amount which exceeds the greater of the Town’s most recent audited annual revenue or 50% of current reserves unless the amount of Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 10 of 15  the proposed loan is first approved by vote of the Town’s electors who are owners of freeholds therein not wholly exempt from taxation. The Town Commission may waive the referendum requirement if it adopts a resolution which finds that the funds to be borrowed are necessary to respond to emergency conditions of exigent circumstances, which conditions or circumstances shall be set forth in the resolution. § C-22. Tax revenue bonds. The Upon the affirmative vote of 4/5 of the membership of the Board of Commissioners is authorized to issue general revenue bonds in the manner set forth in Florida lawof said Town, the Town is hereby authorized at any time to borrow money to the extent of 1/2 of the amount of the taxes levied in any one year and to issue as evidence of indebtedness for the money borrowed revenue bonds which shall be signed by the Mayor- Commissioner of the Town and attested by the Town Clerk under the Seal of said Town. Pursuant to Article VII of § 12 of the Florida Constitution, the Town may not issue a bond in any amount which is payable from ad valorem taxation and maturing more than twelve months after issuance unless the bond is: (a) to finance or refinance capital projects authorized by law, (b) and only when approved by vote of the electors who are owners of freeholds therein not wholly exempt from taxation; or (c) to refund outstanding bonds and interest and redemption premium thereon at a lower net average interest cost rate. § C-23. (Reserved) Editor's note(s)—Former § C-23, Power to issue bonds, limitation, ratification, type and execution, was repealed 7- 25-2012 by Ord. No. 12-04. This ordinance provided as effective date of 12-1-2012. § C-24. Subdivisions and plats. A. The owner or owners of any real property lying within the corporate limits of said Town and the agent or agents of such owner or owners desiring to subdivide the same into lots and blocks and to lay out the same with one or more streets, alleys or parks shall be required to submit to the Board of Commissioners of said Town said proposed plat or plats for their approval. B. If the proposed plat or plats in their original or amended form are approved by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, it shall be the duty of the Mayor-Commissioner to endorse upon the same or a copy thereof the approval of said Town, and it shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to attach thereto the seal of the Town, attested by the Town Clerk. No plats subdividing lands within the corporate limits of said Town shall be entitled to record in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Pinellas County, Florida, without written approval so endorsed thereon, provided that in case there is a lien or encumbrance on the lands covered by said map or plat, the same shall not be accepted unless accompanied by a release from the person or persons holding the same as to the streets, alleys and parkways designated on said plat. § C-25. Suits against the Town. A. No suit shall be filed against the Town of Redington Shores, Florida, unless and until a written notice of the nature and character of the claim which may be the basis of such suit shall first be served upon the Mayor- Commissioner of the Town or one of the other Commissioners, and this written notice must be served 30 days before the institution of any suit. B. No suit shall be instituted or maintained against the Town for damages arising out of any personal injury unless written notice of such claim or injury is within 60 days of the date of receiving the alleged injury given to the Mayor-Commissioner, setting forth the time, place and circumstances of said alleged injury. Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 11 of 15 § C-26. Oath of office. All officers of the Town, before entering upon the duties of their offices, shall take and subscribe to an oath to faithfully perform the duties of their offices and uphold the Constitution and Laws of the State of Florida and of the United States of America. § C-27. (reserved)Additional powers of Commissioners. The Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores shall have and exercise all powers conferred by general law upon municipal officers not inconsistent with the terms of this Charter. § C-28. Limitations on contracts. In addition to the requirements in the Florida Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees set forth in Florida law, Tthe Board of Commissioners of the Town shall not employ nor contract with any member of said Board or of the Town Manager or Clerk, of the Town nor with any spouse, business partner, son or daughter, or spouse husband or wife of said son or daughter of any member of the Board orf the Town Manager or of the Clerk thereof. § C-29. (reserved)Public records. The custody of the public records of the Town shall be in the keeping of the Town Clerk, and he or she shall be responsible for their safety. § C-30. Extension of municipal services. A. The Board of Commissioners is hereby empowered to enter into contracts with any other person, firm or corporation, whether such corporation is private, public, municipal or otherwise, for the purpose of furnishing municipal services of whatsoever kind or character to or for the Town of Redington Shores by such person, firm or corporation; and the Board of Commissioners may enter into contracts to furnish persons, firms or corporations such municipal services, and for the purpose of carrying out such contracts, the Town is hereby authorized to receive such municipal services from without or to extend the same beyond its corporate limits and into or through any other incorporated or unincorporated area. The term "municipal services" shall include all services usually or ordinarily furnished by municipal corporations and specifically, sewerage collection and disposal, fire protection, police protection and garbage collection and disposal. B. In the event that the Town hereby created shall undertake to furnish a municipal service which shall constitute in effect a duplication of a service already afforded the Town or any part thereof by the County of Pinellas, Florida, Gulf Beach Service District or any other agency or authority created by the legislature of the State of Florida, upon the Board of Commissioners enacting a resolution effectuating such service and affording said County of Pinellas, Gulf Beach Service District or other authority or agency a certified copy thereof, such duplicated service shall thereupon cease, and any act or law authorizing the same inconsistent herewith shall thereupon be repealed or held inoperative as the same affects the area incorporated in the Town hereby created, and the County of Pinellas and such other agency, board or authority affording such duplicated service shall have no jurisdiction, authority and control whatsoever within the territorial limits of the Town hereby created; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit and impair the furnishing of water to users thereof within said Town by Pinellas County, Florida. Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 12 of 15 § C-31. Erosion control; bulkheads and seawalls. A. The Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized to appropriate funds for the purpose of controlling erosion along the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico within the Town and to construct, establish and erect any and all bulkheads, seawalls, groins, jetties or other structures necessary to prevent erosion and to defray the costs thereof from any funds appropriated for such purpose, and for the purpose of carrying out such powers, the Town of Redington Shores is hereby granted the right of eminent domain. B. The Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores is hereby authorized to establish bulkhead lines over, upon or adjacent to the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico within said Town and may by ordinance prohibit building of any bulkhead, seawall or other structure westward of said bulkhead line. § C-32. (reserved)Limitation on transfer of funds. No part of the money raised by ad valorem levy shall be diverted from the object for which it was raised except by the consent of the Mayor-Commissioner and 3/5 of the entire Board of Commissioners. § C-33. Notices. Unless otherwise allowed or required by Florida law, Aall public notices required to be published by the provisions of this Charter or any ordinances adopted hereunder may be published in any daily or weekly newspaper published in the County of Pinellas and having a general circulation in the Town of Redington Shores and empowered by law to accept legal advertisements or by posting such notices at the Town Hall and at one other place of public resort within the Town, unless otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Charter. § C-34. Invalidation. In the event any section, subsection, portion or provision of this Charter shall be held to be unconstitutional or void, it shall not in no wise affect the remaining valid portions hereof. § C-35. Referendum. A. This Charter shall become operative immediately upon its becoming a law to the extent of holding a referendum as hereinafter provided, and upon a favorable vote therefor, this Charter shall thereupon become and be immediately and completely effective. B. For purposes of referendum, the Commissioners hereinbefore named are hereby empowered and directed to call, hold, supervise and canvass an election to effectuate this Charter as follows: (1) The election shall be held on any Tuesday determined by said Commissioners not less than two months and not more than six months from this Charter becoming law. (2) Notice of the time and polling places for said election shall be published by said Commissioners one time at least seven days prior to said election in a newspaper of general circulation within the area to be incorporated and enabled by law to accept legal publications. Such notice shall recite the title of this Charter. (3) All electors residing in the area hereinbefore described shall be entitled to vote. (4) Electors shall be so qualified if registered on the rolls of the Supervisor of Registration of Pinellas County, Florida, and are residents of said area at the time of said election and for 30 days prior thereto. Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:03 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 13 of 15  (5) Any resident otherwise qualified to vote in elections under the laws of the State of Florida but not registered may register with the Supervisor of Registration of said county for purposes of this referendum until one week prior to said election. (6) The polling place shall be within the area hereinbefore described as designated by said Commissioners. (7) Voting may be by machine method, and the County of Pinellas and all necessary departments thereof are hereby authorized and directed to afford the necessary machines and technical advice and set said machines to record the vote contemplated hereby at a charge customarily made to municipalities in municipal elections. (8) The form of ballot shall be a recital of the title of this Charter and then the designation: () For Incorporation () Against Incorporation (9) Hours and procedure of voting shall follow the laws of this state providing for municipal elections as are not inconsistent herewith. (10) Upon a canvass of the vote and a determination by said Commissioners that a majority of those voting have voted "for incorporation," this Charter shall thereupon be and become fully and completely effected and effective. (11) If a majority of those voting have voted "against incorporation," this Charter shall thereupon become and be null and void and held for naught. CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE This table shows the location of the sections of the Charter and any subsequent amendments since August 6, 1974 thereto. Ord. No. Adoption Date Referendum Date Effective Date Section of This Charter 82-5 9-28-1982 C-21 86-4 4- 8-1986 C-10 86-5 4- 8-1986 C-10 87-1 1-27-1987 C-6 88-3 6-14-1988 C-16 90-11 12-12-1990 C-5 B. C-5 D. 94-10 1-10-1995 Rpld C-12 95-09 12-12-1995 C-9 95-11 1- 9-1996 3-12-1996 C-14 95-10 1- 9-1996 3-12-1996 C-17 95-12 1- 9-1996 3-12-1996 C-6 97-8 11-11-1997 3-10-1998 C-5 B. 97-9 11-11-1997 3-10-1998 C-10 00-3 1- 9-2001 3-13-2001 C-9 02-01 3-12-2002 11- 5-2002 12- 1-2002 C-16 06-11 8- 8-2006 11- 7-2006 C-6 07-02 7-10-2007 C-16 07-4 10-10-2007 1-29-2008 C-10 Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:03 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 14 of 15  - CHARTER CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE 12-04 7-25-2012 11- 6-2012 12- 1-2012 C-3, C-4 C-5 A., B. C-5 F. C-9—C-11 C-13 C-16 C-21, C-22 Rpld C-23 Redington Shores, Florida, Code of Ordinances Created: 2023-12-08 14:33:03 [EST] (Supp. No. 12) Page 15 of 15 ITEM F.2. Date: July 31, 2024 To: Board of Commissioners From: Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Re: Gulf Blvd. Pole Decorations Commissioners, In recent years the Winter Holiday decor hung on the light poles on Gulf Blvd in Redington Shores has become increasingly unsightly. Upon inquiring, PAR was informed that the Town contracts with a vendor for the selection and installation of these decorations and "what's available” is installed in R-Shores. PAR recommends that R-Shores take the necessary steps to work with a vendor who can and will provide decorations that are not damaged and worn out. It is our understanding that the first step is for the commission to instruct Town Staff to pursue this idea. Preliminary searches produced this site with a good sampling of decor. https://moscadesign.com/pole-mounted-decorations/ Parks and Rec Committee is happy to work with Town Staff as needed to review such topics as • Winter Holiday decorations, styles and quantity • Flags or banners to display during summer months • Poles or fixtures that lack power ITEM F.3. ITEM F.4. Date: July 31, 2024 To: Board of Commissioners From: Margaret Carey, Town Clerk Re: Resolution Regarding Town Newsletters Mayor Hendrickson requested a discussion with the Commission regarding development of a resolution setting forth guidelines for the town newsletter. ITEM F.5. Date: June 26, 2024 To: Board of Commissioners From: Mike McGlothlin, Town Administrator Re: Attorney Contract Renewal The Town’s 3-year agreement with Trask Daigneault, LLP is due to expire on September 8, 2024. Attached is the new agreement for your consideration. The agreement is effective until terminated by either party – on 30 days written notice. If acceptable, staff will place this item on the August 14, 2024 Regular agenda for formal approval. NEW AGREEMENT  AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF REDINGTON SHORES AND TRASK · DAIGNEAULT, LLP, FOR LEGAL SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT is entered into 14th day of August, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), between the Town of Redington Shores, a Florida municipal corporation (“Town”) and Trask · Daigneault, LLP (“the Firm”). WHEREAS, on September 8th 2021, the Town selected the Firm to provide services as Town Attorney after a Request for Proposals process; and WHEREAS, the initial term of the agreement was three years, ending September 8th 2024; and WHEREAS, the Firm has substantial expertise and long experience in representing Florida municipal governments on municipal law matters and the Town has remained satisfied with the legal services provided by the Firm since it assumed Town Attorney duties for the Town; and WHEREAS, § C-11(D) of the Town Charter vests in the Town Commission the authority to appoint a Town Attorney to perform the duties of Town Attorney set forth in that provision; and WHEREAS, the Town Commission agrees to continue the appointment of the Firm to provide Town Attorney services, and the Firm agrees to continue to provide Town Attorney services, under the terms and conditions as are set forth in this Agreement. NOW THEREFORE, and in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows: 1. The Town retains the Firm to serve as its Town Attorney. The Firm shall designate one of its attorneys to serve as the Town Attorney, and that designated attorney shall perform the functions of Town Attorney as are set forth in the Town Charter, its resolutions, and its Code of Ordinances. 2. The Town Commission reserves the right to request the designation of a different Firm attorney should it so desire. In the absence or unavailability of the assigned Town Attorney, the Firm may assign one or more other qualified attorneys to serve as Town Attorney. 3. The Town Attorney shall report directly to the Town Commission, which shall provide general oversight and direction of the work of the Town Attorney. Legal services requests may be submitted to the Town Attorney, either directly by the Town Commission or through the Town Administrator, Town Clerk, or by an individual Commissioner. Assignments from individual Commissioners shall be governed by such provisions as are set forth in the Board of Commissioners’ Rules of Procedure Manual. 4. The Parties agree that the ultimate client of the Firm is the Town. If the requested legal services may, in the professional judgment of the Town Attorney, result in a conflict of interest 1 or otherwise not be in the legal interests of the Town, the Town Attorney shall follow the steps to consult with the Town as are set forth in the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, and any applicable laws. 5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent no conflict exists, the Town Attorney shall be authorized to provide legal opinions, advice and counsel to the individual Town Commissioners and Town officials regarding the exercise of their respective duties under the Town Charter, Town Code and other applicable laws. 6. The Firm shall be compensated for attorney services at the rate of $225 per hour for attorney work. Paralegal services shall be billed at the rate of $90 per hour for all work performed under this Agreement. The Firm will bill the Town on a monthly basis for all legal fees and costs incurred in the prior month, sending invoices to the Town Clerk or such other official as the Town designates. The Town shall pay these invoices in accordance with the Florida Prompt Payment Act. 7. The Town shall pay all costs incurred or advanced by the Firm in representing the Town pursuant to this Agreement. Such costs include, but are not limited to, court filing fees, deposition charges, photocopying charges, long distance telephone charges, shipping/courier charges, computer research fees, and other out-of-pocket costs. 8. Travel shall not be charged to the Town for attorney commute time, nor for legal services performed at Town Hall including travel to and from the Town Attorney’s offices to Town Hall, but shall be charged at the applicable hourly rate for those services that require travel outside of the Town, including travel to state or federal court hearings. 9. Bond and bank loan legal opinions shall be billed separately on a set fee based on the size of the loan or bond issue. 10. The Firm will bill the Town on a monthly basis. 11. This Agreement is terminable by either the Town (acting through its Town Commission) or the Firm (acting through its Managing Partner) for any or no reason on thirty (30) days written notice to the other Party. 12. In the event the Town terminates the Firm’s services under this Agreement, the Firm shall be entitled to be compensated according to the terms of this Agreement for all services rendered or costs incurred prior to the effective date of the termination. Thereafter, the Firm shall be compensated for any continuing legal services rendered to or on behalf of the Town at the hourly rate of $250 per hour for attorney services and $90 per hour for paralegal services. 13. All notices and communications required under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or by registered or certified mail to the following persons: 2  For the Town: Town Administrator Town Hall 17425 Gulf Blvd. Redington Shores, FL 33708 For the Firm: Jay Daigneault, Esq., Managing Partner Trask · Daigneault, L.L.P 1001 South Fort Harrison Avenue, Suite 201 Clearwater, FL 33756 Either Party may change the person or address to which notices and other communications are to be sent by giving written notice of the change in the manner specified in this paragraph. 14. This Agreement shall be effective upon the Effective Date notwithstanding the actual date(s) of approval or execution by the Parties, and shall be effective until terminated by either Party as provided for herein. 15. This Agreement shall automatically renew upon the anniversary of the Effective Date but may be terminated by either Party as provided for in paragraph 11 above. The Parties may elect to amend this Agreement in such manner as the Parties may agree. Any such amendments shall be in writing and signed by Parties. The Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the Effective Date set forth above. TOWN OF REDINGTON SHORES TRASK · DAIGNEAULT, L.L.P By: By: Lisa Hendrickson, Mayor Jay Daigneault, Esq., Managing Partner 3 ORIGINAL AGREEMENT