It’s budget season. The City of North Port Commission will meet on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the 2025 budget; on Wednesday it will discuss expanding its bonding authority. On Tuesday, the City of Venice Council will approve a million-dollar settlement with developer Pat Neal and discuss how to turn a cement plant into a park.
Monday (06/24)
City of North Port Commission budget workshop (agenda Mo. and Tue.)
Highlights: Presentation and discussion of budget proposals for all departments.
9:00 AM, Mon. and Tue.
City Hall chambers, 4970 City Hall Blvd., North Port, FL 34286
Tuesday (06/25)
Sarasota Hospital Board closed meetings (agenda)
Highlights: Strategic planning session and closed session of the board.
8:30 AM
Old Board Room/Auditorium, 1st floor, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 1700 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
City of Venice Council regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Approving a million-dollar settlement with developer Pat Neal; fixing a budget shortfall by tapping into reserves, after cutting property taxes; discussion about how to turn a former cement plant into a park; consultant presents multi-modal transportation master plan.
9:00 AM
City Hall chambers, 401 West Venice Avenue, Venice, FL 34285
Manatee County School Board regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Approval of spending $2 million on software from PeopleSoft; Citizen Financial Committee’s 2023 report; superintendent evaluation.
5:00 PM
Walter E. Miller School Support Center, 215 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34205
Wednesday (06/26)
City of North Port Commission special meeting (agenda)
Highlight: Amending the city charter to expand the city commission’s bonding authority.
10:00 AM
City Hall chambers, 4970 City Hall Blvd., North Port, FL 34286
Thursday (06/27)
Manatee County School Board workshop (agenda)
Highlights: Discussion of SDMC Soar Lab Concept; changes to school board policies; legislative priorities for 2025.
10:00 AM
Walter E. Miller School Support Center, 215 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34205
Friday (06/28)
None
Monday (07/01)
City of Sarasota Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Presentation about the National Park Service’s listing of the Newtown Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places; adding $2.2 million to the budget for the design of a new performing arts center; adding to legal fees for Commissioner Kyle Battie’s defense in Kelly Franklin v. Battie; approving close to $300,000 for an assessment of the VanWezel Performing Arts Hall; adding solar utilities to permitted uses in the comprehensive plan; adding density to a property on Beneva and Circus Blvd. for construction of multifamily housing; allowing higher density for four properties on Fruitville and 41.
9:00 AM
City Hall chambers, 1565 First Street, Sarasota