Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2026-03 Amending Resolution 2025-29 Rules of Procedure for Council Meetings — reading text

the option to attend the Florida League of Cities' Institute of Elected Municipal Officials training session. 10. 3 Declaring Candidacy for Another Elected Position: If a Council Member declares candidacy for another elected position, it is suggested that the Council Member should resign immediately from the Council Seat. Declaring candidacy is defined as filing the appropriate paperwork with the Supervisor of Elections to run for another elected position. 11. DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE WHEN THE MAYOR IS UNABLE TO PERFORM NON-PARLIAMENTARY, CEREMONIAL, REPRESENTATIONAL OR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS: 11. 1 When the Mayor is unable or declines to perform any non-parliamentary, ceremonial, representational, or other official Mayoral function on behalf of the City, whether initiated by the City or requested by any third party, the process described in this Section shall govern the designation of an alternate representative. 11. 2 Notice to the City Clerk: The Mayor shall notify the City Clerk as soon as practicable that the Mayor is unable or declines to perform the function. Upon receipt of such notice, the City Clerk shall initiate the designation process set forth herein. 11. 3 Right of First Refusal— Mayor Pro Tem: The City Clerk shall first contact the Mayor Pro Tem, who shall have the right of first refusal to perform the function in the Mayor' s stead. If the Mayor Pro Tern accepts, no further action is required. 11. 4 Designation of Council Members (Rotating Order): If the Mayor Pro Tern declines or is unavailable, the City Clerk shall contact members of the City Council one at a time in alphabetical order by last name, using a rotating sequence as follows: For the first such occasion in each calendar year, the Council Member whose last name is earliest in alphabetical order shall be contacted first.  RESOLUTION 2026- 3 For each subsequent occasion, the starting point in the alphabetical list shall rotate so that the member contacted first on the prior occasion shall be contacted last on the next occasion ( e. g., first —+ seventh— f sixth— fifth—* etc.). The first Council Member who accepts shall be designated to perform the function. 11. 5 Mayor Emeritus: If no Council Member accepts or is available after the process described above has been followed, the City Clerk may then contact the individual holding the honorary title of Mayor Emeritus, who may serve in the Mayor' s place solely in such circumstances. If multiple individuals hold the title of Mayor Emeritus, the City Clerk shall employ a rotation system similar to the Council- Member rotation described above when determining the order of contact. 11. 6 Any provision of the City Charter governing the functions of the Mayor shall govern over this Section 11. 12. SUSPENSION AND AMENDMENT OF THESE RULES: 12. 1 Suspension of Rules: Any provision of these rules not governed by the City Charter or City Code may be temporarily suspended by a vote of a super- majority majority plus one) of all the Council Members. 12. 2 Amendment of Rules: These rules may be amended, or new rules adopted, via resolution and a majority vote of all members of the Council, provided that the proposed amendments or new rules shall have been introduced into the record at a prior Council meeting. 13. DIRECTION TO CHARTERED OFFICERS: 13. 1 Except as expressly authorized by the City Charter, or by a duly adopted motion or resolution of the City Council, no individual Council Member shall direct, request, or instruct any Chartered Officer to negotiate, market, sell, or encumber, or otherwise dispose of any City-owned capital asset, or to take any action leading to the divestment of a City-owned capital asset, without prior approval by a majority vote of the City Council. 13. 2 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit communication between individual Council Members and the City Manager or City Clerk regarding any City-related business. 13. 3 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the ability of the City Council, or any individual Council Member, to consult with the City Attorney for legal advice, to seek a legal opinion from the City Attorney, or to request legal services that are expressly authorized under the City Attorney' s contract with the City. Requests for legal advice, opinions, or services under this paragraph shall  RESOLUTION 2026- 3 not be deemed direction of a Chartered Officer for operational or budgetary purposes. 14. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS: 14. 1 Repeal of Conflicting Resolutions: Any resolutions in conflict are hereby repealed. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE: 15. 1 This resolution shall be effective upon its adoption by th- City Council. Adopted: 3g1ftAj1 y ao to Nic Allegretto, Mayor Attest: Approved as for gal form and sufficiency for the City of `o alton Beach, only. 4 . Kim Barnes, City Clerk Jeffrey L. : f FCity Attorney wAL F taH Q 7- ti