Are you interested in being of service to our community? The Board of Supervisors of Indian Trail is ready to move forward with the creation of the Feasibility Study and Charter Review Committee. Below is information regarding the formation of it proposed to the Board of Supervisors to be considered at the June 9th meeting. If you are interested in becoming involved, please contact me or any one of the Supervisors or staff.
“The Incorporation and Charter Creation Committee (Committee) is being created to facilitate the creation of and disseminate information for the potential incorporation of the area known as the Indian Trail Improvement District (District) or informally as the Acreage and Loxahatchee (unincorporated) neighborhoods. The Committee shall serve as a volunteer group consisting of landowners who will represent the interests of those landowners within the Proposed Legislative Boundaries of the District including Non-activated Units.
The Committee will be responsible for ensuring that the Feasibility Study meets the financial and service delivery expectations of the proposed municipality. The Committee will also oversee and direct the assigned Legal Counsel and staff support to develop, write and formalize a draft Home Rule Charter for State Legislative Review, then to be taken to the voters of the District.
The Charter Review Committee could consist of the following Members (Map Attachment):
- Board of Supervisors President who will serve as the Committee Chair
- Board of Supervisors Treasurer
- One Board Supervisor
- Representative from the Acreage Landowners Association
- (R5 on map) Representative from Units 1, 3 and 14 (South of 60th Street N, North of 40th Street N, West of 110th Avenue N and East of 140th Avenue N)
- (R6 on map) Representative from Units 2, 4 (Partial East), 7, 9, 10 and 13 (North of 60th Street N, South Northlake Boulevard, East ofSeminole Pratt Whitney Road and generally West of 110th Avenue N or 120th Avenue N) < li>(R7 on map) Representative from Units 4 (Partial West), 5 and 10 (North of 60th Street N, South of 100th Lane N/94th Street N, West of Grapeview Boulevard, East of 190th Street N/180th Street N)
- (R8 on map) Representative from Proposed Unit 20, Tall Pines and the Western Non-activated areas (North of 60th Street N and West of 180th Street North)
- (R9 on map) Representative from Units 6, 12, 21 and 22 and NonActivated Areas (South of 50th Street N, West of 162nd Drive N and East of L-8 Canal excluding White Fences, Deer Run and Fox Trail)
- (R10 on map) Representative from GL Homes (Advisory or Voting?)
- At-Large Representative – District-wide
- At-Large Representative with a background in planning, public
- administration or finance executive
- At-Large Representative with a background in public safety executive
The committee staff support (non-voting) could consist of the following:
- Lead Legal Counsel – Charles Schoech; Caldwell Pacetti
- Support Legal Counsel – Mary Viator, Frank Palen & Betsy Burden; Caldwell Pacetti
- Executive Director
- District Engineer
- Assistant Executive Director/Chief Construction Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Operations Officer
- Parks & Recreation Director
Some examples for consideration:
- The Committee should meet at least once-a-week until the group sets up the schedule.
- Each Member cannot miss more than two (2) meetings in a row or will be replaced.
- The Committee will abide by Florida Sunshine Law and not speak with other Members of the Committee
- The Committee should not be the ultimate authority to decide whether to move forward with the incorporation or to support or oppose it. Theoretically, that decision should ultimately be vested in the voters.
- Subject matter experts should come to speak and offer input on different aspects of municipal operations, planning, governmental structure.
- Getting input to suggest the name of the municipality.
- Serve as ambassadors to the public to answer questions relating to incorporation process, charter, etc. Each Committee Member has the sole right to support or oppose it on his or her own opinion, but it should be explained that his or her opinion does not reflect the Committee collectively or the Board of Supervisors.
Please see the map to show the proposed areas of representation:
