Charter Government Timeline

Pasco Charter Government Timeline *Last Updated 8/24/15*
Date	Details
August 24, 2015	The Legislative Delegation was present during today’s meeting. The CAC discussed issues related to, and voted on, moving forward with pursuing a Charter. The vote was 8-7, supporting the motion that a Charter would not be beneficial to Pasco County. Chairman Cox will be presenting the Committee’s findings during the next BCC meeting on September 8^th.
August 7, 2015	Charter Advisory Committee (CAC) Agenda Packet 8-10-15 (PDF)
July 24, 2015	Charter Advisory Committee (CAC) Agenda Packet 7-27-15 (PDF)
July 10, 2015	Charter Advisory Committee (CAC) Agenda Packet 7-13-15 (PDF)
June 19, 2015	Charter Advisory Committee (CAC) Agenda Packet 6-22-15 (PDF)
June 15, 2015	Letter received from Sheriff Nocco regarding presentation to CAC (PDF)
June 12, 2015	Bay News 9 Interview – Pasco Charter Proposal
June 9, 2015	1. Letter Updating BCC of Tentative Timeline for Charter Process (PDF) 2. Letters to Constitutional Officers Requesting Presentations to CAC (PDF) 3. General Government Presentation to CAC (PDF)
June 4, 2015	Charter Advisory Committee (CAC) – Agenda Packet (PDF) 6-8-15
May 27, 2015	TV coverage of the Charter meetings can be found on the Charter Tab on the Pasco TV webpage, or by following this link.
May 11, 2015	The CAC held their first meeting at the School Board’s District Office Board Room. Michael Cox was selected as Chairman and Randy Maggard was selected was Vice-Chairman of the Committee. Future schedule and locations were discussed. The Committee agreed to hold their second meeting on June 8^th. Press Release (PDF)
May 8, 2015	Charter Advisory Committee (CAC) Agenda Packet (PDF) 5-11-15
March 30, 2015	Charter Advisory Committee – first meeting scheduled on Monday, May 11, at 2:30 p.m. Location: School Board's District Office complex, building #3 North – Board Room, 7205 Land O’ Lakes Boulevard, Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638 Press Release (PDF)
March 24, 2015	The BCC unanimously approved the contract with Kurt Spitzer and Associates, Inc., for consulting services to the Charter Advisory Committee in the amount of $60,000.
March 10, 2015	The BCC unanimously approved a resolution to take official action forming a Charter Advisory Panel to study whether or not to form a Charter Government in Pasco County. BCC approved a 15 member panel to study Charter Government. R6/R7 on Agenda. Also approved staff’s recommendation to engage Kurt Spitzer and Associates to handle consulting services for the panel.
February 17, 2015	During the BCC Workshop, the Board agreed to move forward with the ordinance process for charter government formation, and it was agreed that a 15 member Charter Advisory Committee – 10 members selected by the BCC and 5 members selected by the Legislative Delegation – would be created to advise the BCC during this process.
February 12, 2015	The BCC held an educational workshop on charter government to explore the choices available in establishing a County Charter. Press Release (PDF)
January 23, 2015	Press Release (PDF)
January 13, 2015	At the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) meeting in Dade City, the issue of developing a Charter Government was discussed. Representative Richard Corcoran spoke in favor of forming and Tax Collector, former State Senator Mike Fasano opposed the issue. BCC did not take action.