Coral Springs City Commission Special Meeting — Coral Springs, FL
Date: 2024-11-22

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING

 AGENDA

 Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Commission Chambers, City Hall
 7:30 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, Florida 33065

Call to Order

Roll Call

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Public Comment

Special Meeting Items

 1. Selection of the City Manager

Adjournment

Next Regular Meeting: Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 9:00 a.m.

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Public Comment (Coral Springs Municipal Code, Chapter 2, Article I, Sec. 2-2):

The City Commission of the City of Coral Springs, at each regularly scheduled meeting, shall entertain
public comment. Anyone desiring to address the City Commission must submit a written request to the
City Clerk. City Commission meetings are a limited public forum and public comment is limited to matters
pertinent to the city. Public comments will be held in the priority order in which they are received. Each
request shall succinctly detail the matter to be brought before the City Commission; shall contain the
address and phone number where the speaker can be reached if the need arises; and shall be dated
and signed.

Items on the agenda which are not designed as Public Hearings must be discussed during the public
comment period. Waiver of rules. By majority vote, the City Commission may invite public discussion on
any agenda item and thereby waive the proscriptions otherwise outlined in this section.
Decorum to be maintained. In every case where a speaker is recognized by the Mayor to discuss an
agenda item, speaker shall step to the podium, state their name and address for the benefit of the City
Clerk, and identify any group or organization speaker represents. Speaker shall then succinctly state
their position regarding the item before the City Commission. Order shall be maintained at each City
Commission meeting and the Mayor is hereby empowered to order from the room anyone who refuses
to comply with the rules and regulations outlined in this section. The Police Chief or his authorized agent
in attendance at the meeting shall carry out the order of the Mayor in this regard.

Time limit on discussion. Subject to waiver rule contained within this section, public discussion by
individual speakers shall be limited to three (3) minutes at the public comment period.

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING

 SUMMARY

 Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Commission Chambers, City Hall
 7:30 PM 9500 West Sample Road
 Coral Springs, Florida 33065

Call to Order
Mayor Brook called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.

Roll Call
Mayor Scott Brook
Vice Mayor Shawn Cerra
Commissioner Nancy Metayer Bowen
Commissioner Joshua Simmons
Commissioner Joy Carter

Also in attendance:
City Manager Frank Babinec
City Attorney John Hearn
City Clerk Georgia Elliott

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Public Comment

There were no comments.

Special Meeting Items

 1. Selection of the City Manager

 City Attorney Hearn explained the process and thanked staff for their assistance. Discussion
 ensued.

 Motion: To select Catherine Givens as the City Manager of the City of Coral Springs.
 Result: Passed (Unanimously)
 Mover: Commissioner Simmons
 Seconder: Commissioner Carter

 City Attorney Hearn outlined the process for negotiating the contract. City Manager Babinec
 thanked the candidates and extended congratulations to Catherine Givens.
Adjournment

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:19 p.m.


/s/ Georgia Elliott
____________________________
Georgia Elliott, CMC
City Clerk

These minutes are a permanent public record of the City of Coral Springs maintained in the Office of the
City Clerk.