EXPLANATION OF REQUEST: In accordance with the City Charter, in the event of a vacancy on the commission it shall be the duty of the remaining members at the next regular meeting, following the declaration of such vacancy, to appoint a duly qualified citizen to fill said vacancy until the next municipal election, at which time the balance of the original members term shall be filled by election.
The first step for the Commission to take following the vacancy created by Commissioner Casello’s election to the Florida House of Representatives is to formally declare the vacancy . The City Clerk has already advertised that there would be a vacancy as of November 7, 2018 for District IV (see attached) and noted a deadline for applications as Noon on November 14, 2018. During “Announcements” the Mayor should announce the vacancy.