City Commission Special Meeting on 2025-07-30 9:00 AM — North Port, FL
Date: 2025-07-30

4970 CITY HALL BLVD
 City of North Port NORTH PORT, FL 34286



 Meeting Agenda

 City Commission Special Meeting
 CITY COMMISSIONERS
 Phil Stokes, Mayor
 Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor
 Barbara Langdon, Commissioner
 David Duval, Commissioner
 Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner

 APPOINTED OFFICIALS
 Jerome Fletcher, City Manager
 Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney
 Heather Faust, City Clerk

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 9:00 AM City Commission Chambers


PUBLIC COMMENT: Properly submitted comments will be accepted and included in the official record of the meeting
pursuant to City Commission Policy No. 2020-04.

Public comment may be submitted in the following ways:

In Person Attendance: Submit a comment card to the City Clerk. Comment cards with completed information may be
submitted until the Mayor closes Public Comment for the agenda item. Public comment is limited to three minutes per
person.

Online: Submit a written eComment using the eComment link at cityofnorthport.legistar.com/Calendar. The link will be
available online at 8:00 a.m. the day before the meeting until one hour prior to the start of the meeting. Your public
comment is limited to 2,000 characters.

Voice Mail Message: Leave a voice mail message via telephone at 941-429-1032. Voice Mail messages will be
accepted the day before the meeting from 8:00 a.m. until one hour prior to the start of the meeting. Please provide
information as listed in the City’s outgoing message. The message must not exceed two minutes, fifteen seconds.


CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

2. PUBLIC COMMENT:

(The purpose of the Public Comments Section of the Agenda is for members of the public to speak to the City
Commission/District Governing Body on any subject pertaining to City Business whether or not it is on the Agenda, with
the exception of Quasi-Judicial Items.)


3. GENERAL BUSINESS:


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A. 25-2548 Discussion and Possible Action to Review Semifinalists and Select
 Finalists for a New City Attorney with Senior Vice President Doug Thomas
 of Strategic Government Resources (SGR).

4. PUBLIC COMMENT:

(The purpose of the Public Comments Section of the Agenda is for members of the public to speak to the City
Commission/District Governing Body on any subject pertaining to City Business whether or not it is on the Agenda, with
the exception of Quasi-Judicial Items.)


5. ADJOURNMENT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS - The Agenda is a summary of the proposed actions to be taken by the City
Commission. For almost every agenda item, the City staff has prepared materials for Commission consideration and
provided a staff recommendation. All of these materials are available at the City Clerk's Office, during normal
business hours, for inspection and (for a fee) copying. Questions on these materials may be directed to the staff
member who prepared them, or to the City Clerk's Office, who will refer you to the appropriate person.

AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 - The North Port City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Special parking is
available on the west side of City Hall and the building may be accessed from the parking area. Persons with hearing
difficulties should contact the City Clerk to obtain a hearing device for use during meetings.

NONDISCRIMINATION: The City of North Port does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age,
disability, family or religious status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or physical
characteristic in administration of its programs, activities or services.

No stenographic record by a certified court reporter is made of these recordings. Accordingly, anyone seeking to
appeal any of the decisions involving the matters herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the
meeting/testimony and evidence upon which any appeal is to be based. Copies of the recordings are available (for a
fee) at the City Clerk's Office.




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4970 CITY HALL BLVD
 City of North Port NORTH PORT, FL 34286



 Meeting Minutes
 City Commission Special Meeting
 CITY COMMISSIONERS
 Phil Stokes, Mayor
 Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor
 Barbara Langdon, Commissioner
 David Duval, Commissioner
 Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner

 APPOINTED OFFICIALS
 Jerome Fletcher, City Manager
 Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney
 Heather Faust, City Clerk

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 9:00 AM City Commission Chambers


CALL TO ORDER

 Vice Mayor Emrich called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m.

ROLL CALL

 Present: 4- Vice Mayor Pete Emrich, Commissioner David Duval, Commissioner Demetrius
 Petrow and Commissioner Barbara Langdon
 Absent: 1- Mayor Philip Stokes

ALSO PRESENT

 City Manager Fletcher, Interim City Attorney Golen, City Clerk Faust, Administrative
 Service Specialist Lane, Police Chief Garrison, and Fire Chief Titus.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Interim City Attorney Michael Golen.

1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 Vice Mayor Emrich requested a motion.

 A motion was made Commissioner Langdon, seconded by Commissioner Duval, to
 approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried on the following vote:

 Yes: 4- Vice Mayor Emrich, Commissioner Duval, Commissioner Petrow and Commissioner
 Langdon

 Absent: 1- Mayor Stokes

2. PUBLIC COMMENT:

 Ms. Faust read the following eComment into record:
 Sheila Denton: Expressed concern regarding the George Mullen Activity Center.



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 In person:
 Valdy Olender: Spoke to police and criminal record.

3. GENERAL BUSINESS:


 A. 25-2548 Discussion and Possible Action to Review Semifinalists and Select
 Finalists for a New City Attorney with Senior Vice President Doug Thomas
 of Strategic Government Resources (SGR).
 Vice Mayor Emrich announced the item.

 Mr. Fletcher introduced the item and Senior Vice President Doug Thomas of Strategic
 Government Resources, who joined the meeting remotely.

 Mr. Thomas provided a presentation to include meeting objectives, triage process, SGR
 candidate outreach, applicant pool profile, demographics, City Attorney experience and
 qualifications.

 Commission questions and discussion took place regarding candidates law firms, the
 roles of Michael Funio, and the potential for candidates to transition into larger positions.

 Commissioners ranked the candidates on a scale of 1 to 3, with 1 indicating strong
 interest, 2 showing openness to learning more, and 3 representing no interest.

 Mr. Thomas presented the results of the rankings : Keith Merritt receiving a 5, David
 (Matt) Raulerson receiving a 6, John Anastasio receiving a 6, Michael Funio receiving a 6,
 Regina Kardash receiving a 10, Jennifer Mantoni receiving a 12, Adriene Treasure
 receiving a 13, and Cynthia (Cindy) Orndoff receiving a 13.

 Commission questions and discussion continued regarding review of each candidate ’s
 qualifications and professional experience.

 Mr. Thomas continued the presentation including the next steps and interview dates.

 Commission questions and discussion continued regarding the interview dates and
 concerns related to commitment.

 Mr. Thomas spoke to background checks, first-year game plan, Input/Output Personality
 Test (IOPT) assessment, and PowerPoint presentations.

 There was consensus for candidates to participate in the Input/Output Personality
 Test (IOPT) assessment.

 Commission questions and discussion continued regarding the PowerPoint
 presentations, first-year game plan, and the candidate ranking documents.

 There was consensus for candidates to present a PowerPoint presentation of their
 first-year game plan.

 Mr. Thomas spoke to the details of Day 1 with the candidates.

 Commission questions and discussion continued regarding the results of Day 1 and
 possible locations for the meet and greet.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT:


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 There was no public comment.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

 Vice Mayor Emrich adjourned the meeting at 10:31 a.m.



 By: ___________________________________________
 Philip Stokes, Mayor



 Attest: _________________________________________
 Heather Faust, City Clerk




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