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Approve the proposed 2025 Board of County Commissioners Meeting and Work Session Calendar and Board Appointments.
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County Manager Office
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Authorized By:
Darren Gray, County Manager
Contact/Phone Number:
Meloney Koontz/407-665-7225
Background:
The Operating Policies & Procedures of the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners provides guidance for setting the annual regularly scheduled Board meetings.
Section 2.30 MEETINGS GENERALLY - A. VENUE states “Unless otherwise noticed, all regularly scheduled Board meetings shall be held in the Board Chambers located at 1101 East First Street, Sanford, or such place or time as may be approved by a majority consensus of the Board, and shall be open to the public and all news media. In case of special meetings, emergency meetings, or work sessions, the board may select another meeting location within the County”. As indicated on the proposed 2025 BCC Meeting and Work Session Schedule, a BCC Retreat is scheduled for February 18 at the Justice James EC Perry Annex.
Section 2.30 MEETINGS GENERALLY - B. SCHEDULE states “A meeting schedule will be distributed to the Board during the December Board meeting for the next calendar year listing the dates of all anticipated meetings of the Board. Meetings set to be conducted the day after a legal holiday may be rescheduled. Meetings may be postponed or canceled by consensus of the Board. Although a generalized schedule of regular and work session meetings is included herein, the Board has the discretion to revise the generalized schedule by consensus to ensure the orderly and efficient execution of county business. The County Manager’s Office shall maintain an on-going calendar of upcoming regular and work session meetings”. As the proposed 2025 BCC Meeting and Work Session Schedule indicates, the May 27, June 24, July 8, November 25, and December 23 BCC meetings will be canceled.
Section 2.35 REGULAR MEETINGS - “Unless otherwise noticed, the Board shall hold regular business meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Regular meetings may be otherwise postponed or canceled by a majority consensus of the Board. When a regular meeting day falls on a legal holiday observed by the County, the regular meeting of the Board shall be held on the following day at the same time and place or on such date, time, and place approved by the Board and noticed accordingly”. As the proposed 2025 BCC Meeting and Work Session Schedule indicates, the November 11 BCC meeting falls on Veteran’s Day, and the meeting is rescheduled to November 18.
Section 2.45 SPECIAL MEETINGS - “The Chairman or a majority of the Commissioners may call a special meeting of the Board upon not less than twenty-four (24) hours’ notice. Written notice of the call of such special meeting shall be given by the County Manager to each Commissioner, the Clerk, the County Attorney, any persons entitled, as a matter of law, to written or verbal notice, and the press, stating the date, hour, and place of the meeting and the business to be transacted at such meeting, including “all other briskness that may come before the Board.” As the proposed 2025 BCC Meeting and Work Session Schedule indicates, the February 18 BCC Retreat, May 20 BCC Meeting and Budget Work Session, June 17 BCC Budget Work Session, July 29 BCC Meeting and (Budget Work Session if needed), and September 10 Budget Public Hearing are being scheduled as Special Meetings.
The approved schedule will be published on the County website and the meetings will be posted in Granicus/Legistar to allow public access to the meeting agendas and minutes.
Requested Action:
Staff requests Board approval of the proposed 2025 Board of County Commissioners Meeting and Work Session Calendar and Board Appointments.