2024-10-28 Handwritten Minutes • •
OCTOBER 28,2024,CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
HANDWRITTEN MINUTES BY LC:Mt QI 0."
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Watford called the special meeting of the City Council for the City of Okeechobee to order on
Monday, October 28, 2024, at 1 . DO g.M. in the City Council Chambers, located at 55
Southeast 3rd Avenue, Room 200, Okeechobee, Florida (FL).
The invocation was offered by Me.-
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by .
II. ATTENDANCE taken by City Clerk Lane Gamiotea to establish a quorum:
PRESENT ABSENT (w/or w/o consent?)
Mayor Watford V
Vice Mayor Clark V
Council Member Chandler ✓
Council Member Jarriel V.
Council Member McAuley ✓
Staff present were:
Asst. City Attorney Stephen Conteaguero, in for John Fumero City Administrator Gary Ritter
Exec. Assist nt Jacqueline Boer Clerk Lane Gamiotea
cu«;� tip.
III. AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. Requests for any modifications to the agenda.
B. Motion to adopt the agenda as published or amended.
Motion by Council Member C CLAAL ; seconded by Council Member �Ehh-til_,
to adopt the agenda pG Istapd/amended.
VOTE: Chandler '1! , Clark titk, , Jarriel f .L , McAuley YI& , Watford .Qc.___ .
Motio<GTOIFailed.
C. Public participation for any issues not on the agenda required an Agenda Item Request Form or Comment
Card. There were 0 agenda item forms or comment cards submitted for public participation for
any issues not on the agenda.
IV. MAYOR WATFORD OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE ADOPTION AT
`i.03 A.M.
A. Motion to read by title only and adopt proposed Ordinance No. 1298 repealing Ordinance No. 1297 in its
entirety (Exhibit 1)
Motion by Council Member MC ; seconded by Council Member to
read by title only, proposed Ordinance No. 12 repealing Ordinance No. 1297 in its entirety [as presented
in Exhibit 1].
VOTE: Chan r f QG. , Clark Yp Jarriel '1 , McAuley Watford Yip-- .
Motion: arri (Failed.
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IV. PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED
A. Continued. Asst. City Attorney Stephen Conteaquero read into the record the title of Ordinance No. 1298 as
follows: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FL, REPEALING
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1297 IN ITS ENTIRETY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE."
etalLi_Motion by Council Member , seconded by Council Member j(�1'U'Ll . to
adopt proposed Ordinance No. 1298.
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ROLL CALL VOTE: Chandler Yeo- , Clark , Jarriel (69'
McAuley (A. , Watford ,LO.- , Motion:CarriecV ailed.
MAYOR WATFORD CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT q r o A.M.
V. MAYOR WATFORD ADJOURNED THE SPECIAL MEETING AT q ' 0 A.M.
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