3-25-15 Workshop MINUTES OF WORKSHOP OF
ATLANTIC BEACH CITY COMMISSION HELD ON MARCH 25, 2015
PRESENT:
Mayor Carolyn Woods
Mayor Pro Tern Mark Beckenbach
Commissioner Jimmy Hill
Commissioner Maria Mark
ALSO: Nelson Van Liere, City Manager
Rich Komando, City Attorney
Donna Bartle, City Clerk
Nancy E. Bailey, Recording Secretary
ABSENT: Commissioner Jonathan Daugherty
Call to order.
Mayor Woods called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the Commission Chamber.
1. Courtesy of the Floor
Mayor Woods opened the Courtesy of the Floor to Visitors. She welcomed the audience and explained
the process for public comments.
Chris Jorgensen, 92 W. 3rd St., addressed the Commission stating he is organizational-structure
oriented. He stated their words say include everyone but their acts are excluding everyone and the high
level of control makes it difficult for the citizens to interact.
No one else spoke, so Mayor Woods closed the Courtesy of the Floor to Visitors.
2. Discussion of Proposed Charter Amendments Recommended by the Charter Review
Committee.
The Commission reviewed each of the amendments accepting each to be put on the ballot as
recommended with the only changes being in Article X Section 44-45, where it was the consensus to
increase the percentage required from 10% to 16%; in Article III Section 22, reverting back to the
original language but changing "during the tenure of office" to read "within 6 months"; and in Article II
Section 9(14) changing, is approved by "voter referendum" to read, is approved by "unanimous vote of
the entire Commission". It was the consensus to put the amended Charter on the ballot as one item, with
the exception of Article II, Section 5 which will be broken out as a separate item on the ballot.
City Attorney Komando stated he will prepare a new Charter reflecting the comments/edits from the
Commission for their review before it is put into Ordinance form.
Commissioner Hill thanked the Charter Review Committee for what they did.
Adjournment
There being no further discussion by the City Commission, Mayor Woods declared the meeting
adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
ATTEST Carolyn Woods
0017/2444/ /14/2 Mayor/Presiding Officer
Donna L. Bartle, CMC
City Clerk
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