Public Notice
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following entitled ordinance shall be presented to the City Commission of the City of Panama City, Florida, for a final public hearing at its regular meeting to be conducted at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Bay County Commission Meeting Room located in the Bay County Government Complex, 840 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL 32401, to‑wit,
If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at the meeting, if an appeal is available, such person will need a record of the proceeding, and such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS desiring to be heard on the adoption of the aforesaid ordinances are invited to be present at the meeting. Copies of the ordinances may be obtained or inspected at the office of the City Clerk, Panama City, Florida, at the City Hall.
Public hearings have been previously held on the following ordinance and are now being noticed for final hearing and adoption:
ORDINANCE NO. 3153
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE; ARTICLE V – OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; DIVISION 2 – CIVIL SERVICE; AMENDING THROUGHOUT TO PROVIDE FOR MODERN TERMS AND CLARIFICATIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 3154
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE III, MUNICIPAL WATERWAYS; AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF LIVE-ABOARD VESSELS; ADDING A DEFINTION FOR NAVIGATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING A MECHANISM FOR THE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR THE LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION AND REPEALER CLAUSES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 3155
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS OF PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING NINE SWEETBAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (SEVEN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS) PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 190, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING A TITLE; PROVIDING FINDINGS; CREATING AND NAMING EACH OF THE DISTRICTS; DESCRIBING THE EXTERNAL BOUNDARIES OF EACH OF THE DISTRICTS; DESCRIBING THE FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE DISTRICTS; DESIGNATING FIVE PERSONS TO SERVE AS THE INITIAL MEMBERS OF EACH OF THE NINE DISTRICT’S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS OF LAW; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, INCLUSION IN CODE, AND SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Any person requiring a special accommodation to participate in this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact Janette Smith, the Panama City, City Clerk, at City Hall or by phone at (850)872-3020 at least five (5) calendar days prior to the meeting.