The District received an overwhelming number of community members interested in serving on the Feasibility and Charter Review Committee.
Last night, at our regular monthly meeting, the Board of Supervisors made some modifications to the proposed policy related to the committee and made the appointments to the committee. One of the modifications was to add alternates for each seat and the other modification was to add two additional seats for the R6 area due to the size of the area. The committee will now be comprised of 15 people plus alternates for each seat and as well as At Large Alternates. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to be on the committee.
The following is the list of committee members and the areas they represent. The first name is the designated person and the second is the alternate for the seat:
R1 Betty Argue - Chair
R2 Joni Martin
R3 Keith Jordano
R4 Bob Morgan, President ALA/ ALA to choose alternate
R5 Howard Zusel/Mariam Glisson
R6-A Todd Kovi/Paul Leder
R6-B Dennis Hawkins/Brian Hollinger
R6-C James Rouse/Carol Jacobs
R7 Michelle French/Sherida Bedford-Pinder
R8 Elizabeth Accomando/Ann-Louise Seabury
R9 Laura Kline/Barbara Stafirm
R10 Larry Portnoy/Kevin Ratterree (GL Homes)
R11 Rudy Tinker/Mark Snellgrove
Extra District-wide At Large Alternates (listed alphabetically): John Ebel, James Hetherly, Pastor Lee M. Sapp, Denise Ann Smith, Robert Stout, Dana Wolford
R12 Jay Sweet/Cythia LaCourse-Blum
R13 Glen Meyer/Richard Vassalotti, II
The map of the area with the designees is below:
All members have been sent a welcome letter for the committee as well as provided with the following list of reading. This is great information for everyone to read and learn from. Once the meetings begin, they will be advertised and the community is not only welcome but urged to attend.
For your reading pleasure and preparation for discussions on the Feasibility and Charter Review Committee:
- To understand Indian Trail’s authority as an improvement District, please read
WHO WE ARE
“ITID was created by the Florida Legislature in 1957 as a Chapter 298, F.S., Special District. ITID is an independent special district that provides water management and infrastructure development services to properties in Palm Beach County.
The 1957 enabling legislation was strictly for water (canal) management. ITID now maintains, not only 164.2 miles of canals, but also 9 rural and equestrian parks, and more than 458 miles of roads.
The Indian Trail Improvement District was created for the purpose of reclaiming the lands within its boundaries for water control, water supply, and protecting the land within its boundaries from the effects of water by using the construction and maintenance of canals, ditches, levees, dikes, pumping plants, and other works and improvements. The legislative boundaries included approximately 17,000 lots encompassing a 110+ square mile area, along with citrus grove and sugar cane production. As a “Special District” ITID provides drainage, road grading and improvements, plus a neighborhood park system.”
We are governed by the following:
- Indian Trail Charter as it exists today http://laws.flrules.org/2002/330
- Indian Trail Charter amendment authorizing the feasibility study and Charter Review Committee https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1185/BillText/er/PDF
- Legislation governing Special Districts https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2012/Chapter298
https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2012/Chapter189/All
- To understand the State legislation that governs the formation of a local government, this is the Florida House Manual on the Formation of a Local Government.
- There is a lot of information available on the Florida League of Cities website https://www.floridaleagueofcities.com/
- As well as information on the Palm Beach County League of Cities website
http://www.palmbeachcountyleagueofcities.com/
- Home Rule Authority explained:
