2021-07-20 AgendaPage 1 of 1
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
55 SE THIRD AVENUE OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974 CITY COUNCIL
OFFICIAL AGENDA
JULY 20, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr.
Council Members
Noel Chandler
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 comments on any Consent Agenda item and/or 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. NEW BUSINESS
A. Presentation on the benefits of tobacco free parks (Exhibit 1).
B. Motion to approve a contract with Open Edge a division of Global Payments to provide credit/debit card
payment services and authorize the City Administrator to execute the contract (Exhibit 2).
C. Motion to approve the millage rate for advertising the 2021 Tax Notices at 8.6018 for Fiscal Year 2021-22
(Exhibit 3).
D. Motion to approve the budget calendar for Fiscal Year 2021-22 setting Workshops for July 27, 2021 at 5
PM, August 11, 2021 at 5 PM, and August 17, 2021 at 5 PM; First Budget Hearing for September 7, 2021
at 6 PM with the regular Council Meeting, and reschedule the regular Council to be held September 21,
2021, to the same date as the Final Budget Hearing for September 27, 2021 at 6 PM (Exhibit 4).
E. Motion to approve the agreement with the Okeechobee County School Board for the 2021-22 School
Resource Officer Program (Exhibit 5).
V. CITY ATTORNEY UPDATE
VI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
VII. COUNCIL COMMENTS
VIII. ADJOURN MEETING
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