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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TOWN OF REDINGTON SHORES WORKSHOP MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026 immediately following the Special Meeting at 6:00 P.M. AGENDA A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. ROLL CALL D. APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS 1. Suncoast League of Cities 2. Beach Nourishment Permitting with the United States Army Corps of Engineers USACE E. OLD BUSINESS 1. Town Memberships 2. Proposed ORD2026-01 and ORD2026-02 Discussion – Commissioner Terms and Election Day F. NEW BUSINESS 1. Charter Section C-6 Expenses of Commissioners 2. Summer Internship Program 3. Town Manager Evaluation Update G. MISCELLANEOUS Planning & Zoning Board Meeting – Wednesday, March 4 – 6:00 P.M. Regular Meeting- Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – 6:00 P.M. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting - Wednesday, March 25, 2026 – 5:00 P.M. Workshop – Wednesday, March 25, 2026 – 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 D.1. Date: February 25, 2026 To: Board of Commissioners From: Margaret Carey – Town Manager Re: Suncoast League of Cities Commissioner Maynard invited a representative from Suncoast League of Cities to speak. ITEM D.2. Date: February 25, 2026 To: Board of Commissioners From: Margaret Carey – Town Manager Re: Beach Nourishment Permitting with the USACE Representatives from Pinellas County will provide a presentation to explain a request for the Town to adopt an ordinance regarding beach nourishment permitting. Adoption of the ordinance will enable the County to strengthen conversations with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding beach renourishment projects. A similar ordinance was adopted by Indian Rocks Beach in 2018 and reads… ITEM E.1. Date: February 25, 2026 To: Board of Commissioners From: Margaret Carey – Town Manager Re: Town Memberships Commissioner Maynard requested for the town to join Suncoast League of Cities. The cost is $750 per year. Details are attached.  If the Commission approves membership, a separate vote is needed to appoint 2 Commissioners to represent the Town: o 1- Representative o 1- Alternate Commissioner Hoyt is interested in discussing other options, such as the American City County Exchange. The group membership cost is $595 per year. Details are attached.  2025 - 2026 Message from Executive Director Dear Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas Local Elected Officials, On behalf of the Suncoast League of Cities Board of Directors, thank you for your interest in joining our organization. Membership within the regional league provides year-round opportunities to interact with other local, state and federal elected officials as well as government sponsors. The league hosts various meetings and special events dedicated to the needs of local elected officials throughout the year. We look forward to your participation as we continue to provide ADVOCACY, REGIONALISM, and EMPOWERMENT through the Suncoast Region. 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IRS Tax Code #52-0140979 ITEM E.2. Date: February 25, 2026 To: Board of Commissioners From: Margaret Carey – Town Manager Re: Proposed Ordinances – Change to Commissioner Term Length, Election Date and Qualifying Period At the February 11, 2026 Regular Meeting, Commissioners reviewed and discussed the draft ordinances to change Commissioner terms to 3 years and to change the Town’s elections to November instead of March. It was decided to workshop the topic to further discuss the draft ordinances. Clarification was sought regarding alternating the Mayor’s term between the District 1&3 and District 2&4 terms – as was the intention in the Town Charter. The draft ordinances are attached.  ORDINANCE NO. 2026-01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF REDINGTON SHORES, FLORIDA, AMENDING § 5 OF THE TOWN CHARTER TO INCREASE THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS FROM TWO TO THREE YEARS; MAKING RELATED FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND SCHEDULING A REFERENDUM DATE ON WHICH THE TOWN’S QUALIFIED ELECTORS WILL VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. WHEREAS, Florida Statutes § 166.031(1) provides, in part, that the governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, submit to the electors of said municipality a proposed amendment to its charter, which amendment may be to any part or to all of said charter except that part describing the boundaries of such municipality; and WHEREAS, the same statute also provides that the governing body of a municipality “shall place the proposed amendment contained in the ordinance or petition to a vote of the electors at the next general election held within the municipality or at a special election called for such purpose”; and WHEREAS, the Redington Shores Town Charter was adopted in its modern form by Chapter Law 31209, Laws of Florida, 1955; and WHEREAS, since 1974 and after the Florida Constitution’s amendment to provide for municipal home rule, the Charter has been amended 20 times, the most recent being in 2025; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores has determined that having extended terms will allow Commission members to better serve their constituents and to reduce the frequency of elections; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores finds that it is in the Town’s best interests to recommend the revision to the Town Charter set forth herein to the Town’s electors for a referendum vote. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores, Florida, that: Section 1. Section 5 of the Charter of the Town of Redington Shores is hereby amended to read as follows: § 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 1  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 three 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. 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. It being the intent and purpose hereof that the Commissioners from even-numbered districts shall be elected on alternate election cycles years with the Commissioners from the odd- numbered districts, commencing with the general election in 2027 Commissioners elected from Districts 2 and 4 shall serve three year terms and commencing with the general election in 2028 Commissioners elected from Districts 1 and 3 shall serve three year terms. 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 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 excused by the Commission for 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. 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. Section 2. The foregoing Charter amendment shall be placed on a referendum ballot by use of the ballot language set forth in Exhibit A, attached to and incorporated into this Ordinance. Section 3. The referendum for the Town’s electors to consider and vote on the foregoing 2 Charter amendments shall occur during the Town’s regular election on November 3, 2026. Section 4. Should a majority of the Town’s electors voting approve the Charter amendment set forth in Section 1 above, then, on the day immediately following the certification of the results of the referendum, the Town Clerk shall transmit this Ordinance to the Town Code’s Codifier for codification, and, pursuant to Florida Statutes § 166.031(2), shall file the revised Charter with the Florida Department of State. Section 5. Pursuant to Florida Statutes § 100.342, the Town Clerk shall ensure that notice of the referendum is provided by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town. Such publication shall be made at least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior to the date on which the referendum is to be held. Section 6. For purposes of codification of any existing section of the Redington Shores Town Charter herein amended, words underlined represent additions to original text, words stricken are deletions from the original text, and words neither underlined nor stricken remain unchanged. Section 7. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, provision, or word of this Ordinance is held unconstitutional or otherwise legally invalid, same shall be severable and the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity, such that any remainder of the Ordinance shall withstand any severed provision, as the Board of Commissioners would have adopted the Ordinance and its regulatory scheme even absent the invalid part. Section 8. Upon being informed by the Town Clerk of the results of the referendum vote, the Codifier shall codify the substantive amendments to the Redington Shores Town Charter contained in Section 1 of this Ordinance which have been approved by the voters, and shall not codify the exordial clauses nor any other sections of this Ordinance not designated for codification. Section 9. The Clerk is authorized to coordinate and approve all necessary advertisement and election expenses and agreements, and to secure all required translation services and ballot 3 language reviews by the Supervisor of Elections, as may be required to lawfully conduct the referendum. Section 10. The Charter amendment approved by the voters shall take effect on the day immediately following the certification of the results of the referendum. Section 11. Pursuant to Florida Statutes § 166.041(4), this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption. ADOPTED ON FIRST READING on the 11th day of February 2026, by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores, Florida. ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING on the 11th day of March 2026, by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores, Florida. _____________________________ Tom Kapper, Mayor - Commissioner Attest: _______________________________ Margaret Carey, Town Manager 4  ORDINANCE NO. 2026-02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF REDINGTON SHORES, FLORIDA, AMENDING § 10 OF THE TOWN CHARTER TO CHANGE THE DATE OF TOWN ELECTIONS FROM MARCH TO NOVEMBER; AMENDING § 12-4 OF THE TOWN’S CODE OF ORDINANCES TO CHANGE QUALIFYING PERIODS; AND EXTENDING THE TERMS FOR COMMISSIONERS FROM DISTRICTS 2 AND 4 UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 2027 ELECTION; MAKING RELATED FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; CODIFICATION; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Florida Statutes § 166.021(4) provides, in part, that the governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, set election dates, qualifying periods for candidates, and changes in terms of office necessitated by a change in an election date; and WHEREAS, Florida Statutes § 101.75(2) provides that the date of municipal elections shall be set by the municipality by ordinance; and WHEREAS, Florida Statutes § 101.75(3) provides, in part, that the ordinance setting the date for the municipal election shall also provide the dates for qualifying for the election; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores has determined that moving the municipal elections from the second Tuesday in March to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November to align with State elections thereby reducing the frequency of elections is in the Town’s best interest; and WHEREAS, changing the election date from March to November requires changing the time period during which a candidate can qualify to run for office; and WHEREAS, changing the election date from March to November requires extending the current terms for Commissioners from Districts 2 and 4 from March 2027 to November 2027. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores, Florida, that: Section 1. That the current terms for Commissioners from Districts 2 and 4 are extended until the November 2027 election. Section 2. Section 10 of the Charter of the Town of Redington Shores is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 § C-10. Elections. A. An election shall be held in the Town of Redington Shores on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 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. 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. Section 3. Section 12-4 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Redington Shores is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 12-4. Commissioner and mayor-commissioner; requirements of candidates; filing dates; term of office. A. Commissioner. (1) A candidate for the office of commissioner of the town shall be qualified to run for that office and have his or her name printed on the official ballot, provided that: (a) He or she is and has been a continuous resident of the area included in said town for the one year next prior to his or her nomination, and is a qualified registered voter in the town. (b) He or she is and has been a continuous resident of the area included in the district from which he or she is a candidate for one year next prior to his or her nomination. (c) He or she executes the affidavit and application and declares it to be the official affidavit and application. (d) A petition for his or her candidacy is filed with said affidavit and application, signed by not fewer than 15 nor more than 25 qualified electors residing in the district from which he or she is a candidate, and adopted as the official petition for the candidate. (e) All particulars of his or her candidacy shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the Charter of the town. 2  (f) He or she is a qualified elector of the town at the time of his or her candidacy. (g) His or her application is accompanied by a qualification fee payable to said town in the amount of $5.00. (2) The opening date for filing for candidacy shall be 9:00 a.m. on the first Friday of July prior to the scheduled date of the municipal election, and the closing date for filing shall be 12:00 noon on the third Friday of July prior to the scheduled date of said election. (3) The term of office of any commissioner shall be as prescribed in the Charter of the town. B. Mayor. (1) A candidate for the office of mayor-commissioner of the town shall be qualified to run for that office and have his or her name printed on the official ballot, provided that: (a) He or she is and has been a continuous resident of the area included in the town for the one year next prior to his or her nomination, and is a qualified registered voter in the town. (b) He or she executes the affidavit and application and declares it to be the official affidavit and application. (c) A petition for his or her candidacy is filed with the aforesaid affidavit and application, signed by not fewer than 75 nor more than 100 qualified electors residing in said town from which he or she is a candidate, and adopts it as the official petition for such candidate. (d) All particulars of his or her candidacy shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the Charter of the town. (e) He or she is a qualified elector of the town at the time of his or her candidacy. (f) His or her application is accompanied by a qualification fee payable to said town in the amount of $7.50. (2) The opening date for filing for candidacy shall be 9:00 a.m. on the first Friday of July prior to the scheduled date of the municipal election, and the closing date for filing shall be 12:00 noon on the third Friday of July prior to the scheduled date of said election. (3) The term of office of any mayor-commissioner shall be as prescribed in the Charter of the town. (4) The mayor-commissioner shall be elected by the town at large, and the several commissioners shall be elected only by the qualified electors presiding in the district from which each candidate for commissioner has been nominated. Section 4. For purposes of codification of any existing section of the Redington Shores Town Charter herein amended, words underlined represent additions to original text, words stricken are deletions from the original text, and words neither underlined nor stricken remain unchanged. Section 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, provision, or word of this Ordinance is held unconstitutional or otherwise legally invalid, same shall be severable and the 3 remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity, such that any remainder of the Ordinance shall withstand any severed provision, as the Board of Commissioners would have adopted the Ordinance and its regulatory scheme even absent the invalid part. Section 6. The Codifier shall codify the substantive amendments to the Redington Shores Town Charter as contained in Section 1 of this Ordinance and the Code of Ordinances as contained in Section 2 of this Ordinance and shall not codify the exordial clauses nor any other sections of this Ordinance not designated for codification. Section 7. Pursuant to Florida Statutes § 166.041(4), this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption. ADOPTED ON FIRST READING on the 11th day of February 2026, by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores, Florida. ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING on the 11th day of March 2026, by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Redington Shores, Florida. _____________________________ Tom Kapper, Mayor - Commissioner Attest: _______________________________ Margaret Carey, Town Manager 4 ITEM F.1. Date: February 25, 2026 To: Board of Commissioners From: Margaret Carey – Town Manager Re: Discussion of Charter Section C-6 Expenses of Commissioners Mayor-Commissioner Kapper requested to discuss Commissioner compensation. Currently the Charter reads: Current Annual Compensation (before taxes): • Mayor-Commissioner $9,600 • Commissioner $7,800 Attached is a survey of Pinellas County municipalities and their Commission/Council compensation to aid in discussion. SURVEY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS SALARY - sorted by Commissioner Salary low to high What was your municipality's annual salary What was your municipality's annual salary for the position of Year Incorporated Form of Government 2023 Population for the position of mayor in FY 2023? Municipality commissioner/councilperson in FY 2023? County Belleair Beach Pinellas 1950 Council-Manager 1,641 $ - $ - Belleair Shore Pinellas 1955 Commission 74 $ - $ - Belleair Pinellas 1925 Council-Manager 4,367 $ 2,400.00 $ 1,800.00 North Redington Beach Pinellas 1953 Commission 1,501 $ 6,000.00 $ 3,600.00 Redington Beach Pinellas 1944 Commission 1,380 $ 6,000.00 $ 3,600.00 Belleair Bluffs Pinellas 1963 Commission 2,324 $ 6,000.00 $ 4,800.00 Safety Harbor Pinellas 1917 Commission-Manager 17,059 $ 6,000.00 $ 4,800.00 Treasure Island Pinellas 1955 Commission-Manager 6,583 $ 7,800.00 $ 5,400.00 St. Pete Beach Pinellas Commission-Manager 8,800 $ 8,100.00 $ 5,400.00 Indian Rocks Beach Pinellas 1956 Commission-Manager 3,717 $ 7,200.00 $ 6,000.00 Indian Shores Pinellas 1949 Council-Manager 1,212 $ 14,290.00 $ 6,341.00 Madeira Beach Pinellas 1947 Commission-Manager 3,994 $ 10,000.00 $ 7,500.00 Redington Shores Pinellas 1955 Commission 2,194 $ 9,600.00 $ 7,800.00 Tarpon Springs Pinellas 1887 Commission-Manager 25,849 $ 13,000.00 $ 8,000.00 Oldsmar Pinellas 1937 Council-Manager 14,928 $ 10,800.00 $ 8,400.00 Seminole Pinellas 1970 Council-Manager 19,428 $ 11,898.00 $ 8,869.00 South Pasadena Pinellas 1955 Commission 5,428 $ 14,330.00 $ 10,891.00 Dunedin Pinellas 1899 Council-Manager 36,083 $ 15,000.00 $ 11,500.00 Gulfport Pinellas 1910 Council-Manager 11,806 $ 21,200.00 $ 15,900.00 Largo Pinellas 1905 Council-Manager 84,431 $ 28,812.00 $ 17,209.40 Pinellas Park Pinellas 1915 Council-Manager 55,572 $ 28,816.96 $ 24,974.70 Clearwater Pinellas 1915 Council-Manager 118,904 $ 32,990.00 $ 27,492.00 St. Petersburg Pinellas 1903 Council-Strong Mayor 265,782 $ 232,378.00 $ 56,016.00 2025 ITEM F.2. Date: February 25, 2026 To: Board of Commissioners From: Margaret Carey – Town Manager Re: Summer Internship Program As we approach Spring, I have been working with Management Analyst Soto to assemble a list of possible internship projects. The Town will need to begin advertising soon as college students will be looking to secure summer internships. Our policy allows for 2 interns. Potential projects include: • Records scanning and organizing • Community Outreach – social media posts • Assistance with Business Tax Receipt Renewals • Special Event Planning Internships would begin in mid-May until late August. ITEM F.3. Date: February 25, 2026 To: Board of Commissioners From: Margaret Carey – Town Manager Re: Town Manager Performance Evaluation #1 (3-Month) In accordance with the Town Manager’s contract, the performance evaluation was completed by Commissioners for the first 90 days. This period covered July 31, 2025 through October 31, 2025. Manager Carey received an average score of 3.94 – which meets expectations. The Purpose of the evaluation is to establish and maintain effective Town Commission and Town Manager relations. This evaluation is designed to focus on how effectively the Town Manager is accomplishing the goals established by the Commission and how he/she is carrying out his/her responsibilities in key performance areas. Specifically, the evaluation should serve the following needs: (1) Allow discussion of the Town Manager's strengths and weaknesses as demonstrated by performance during the evaluation period, with the objective of increasing the Town Manager's effectiveness; that is, give the Commission the opportunity to provide positive feedback in areas that have been handled well and to clarify areas where the Town Manager could become more effective through improved performance. (2) Allow the Town Manager and Commission to test, identify, and refine their respective roles, relationships, and expectations of responsibilities to each other. Rating Scale Ratings fall into four categories: 1 Unacceptable Performance 2 Below Expectations (performance has been below reasonable expectations) 3 Meets Expectations (performance has attained a level of reasonable expectation) 4 Exceeds Expectations (performance has been above reasonable expectations) 5 Exceptional Performance (performance has been exemplary with no deficiencies) Next Evaluation The next (6-month) evaluation which covers November 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026 is currently due. Evaluations were due by February 19, 2026. Results will be tabulated and a summary provided at a future meeting. After that evaluation period, performance evaluations will be conducted on an annual basis, on or reasonably after the Manager’s anniversary date of July 31st.