2020-04-07 Agenda
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
55 SE THIRD AVENUE, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
APRIL 7, 2020
6:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
OFFICIAL AGENDA
Mayor
Dowling R. Watford, Jr.
Council Members
Wes Abney
Monica Clark
Bob Jarriel
Bobby Keefe
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ATTENDANCE
III. AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. Requests for the addition, deferral or withdrawal of agenda items.
B. Motion to adopt agenda.
C. Public participation for any issues not on the agenda requires an Agenda Item Form or a Comment Card.
Citizen comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker unless otherwise approved by the Mayor.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes – March 17, 2020
V. PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE ADOPTION
A. Read by title only and adopt proposed Ordinance No. 1202, updating the Five-Year Schedule of Capital
Improvements of the Comprehensive Plan. Planning Board recommends approval (Exhibit 1).
B. Read by title only and adopt proposed Ordinance No. 1208, amending Firefighters’ Pension Fund to
include language regarding Firefighter Cancer Presumption (Exhibit 2).
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Update from Tiffany Collins, Florida Department of Health Okeechobee County, regarding COVID-19.
B. Adopt proposed Resolution No. 2020-03, COVID-19 State of Emergency (Exhibit 3).
C. Appointment of Mayor Pro-tempore (Exhibit 4).
D. Award a contract to purchase five 2020 Dodge Durango SSV Models in the amount of $120,014.00 to Alan
Jay Fleet Sales from Florida Sheriff’s Association Bid #FSA19-VEL27.0 (Exhibit 5).
E. Discuss modification of Alcohol Ordinance to allow package sales on Sunday.
VII. COUNCIL COMMENTS
VIII. ADJOURN MEETING
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