On October 28, 2020, the Mayor and City Commission adopted its "hybrid" meeting procedures pursuant to Resolution No. 2020-31474, to authorize the City Commission and City's Land Use Boards (Board of Adjustment, Planning Board, Design Review Board and Historic Preservation Board) to maintain a physically-present quorum at meetings, with remaining members of the City Commission and Land Use Boards, and the public, participating virtually due to the extraordinary circumstances of the ongoing State of Emergency.
On April 27, 2021, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-94, extending the State of Emergency throughout the State of Florida until June 26, 2021.
As the City transitions back to full "in person" operations in the next few months, the proposed Resolution amends Resolution No. 2020-31474 for the limited purpose of reinstituting the requirement that all members of the City Commission and the City’s Land Use Boards be physically-present at meetings, with the public having the ability to attend or participate in all City meetings either in person, or via Zoom or other enhanced remote technology.
Under the proposed Resolution, City's professional staff will continue to fully participate in Commission meetings via Zoom, and all remaining provisions in City Resolution No. 2020-31474 will otherwise remain in effect, including the provisions authorizing the City's advisory boards and committees to continue to meet virtually for the duration of the City's State of Emergency.