Coral Springs City Commission Special Meeting
Special MeetingCoral Springs, FL · November 22, 2024
Minutes
CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA
CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
SUMMARY
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Commission Chambers, City Hall
7:30 PM 9500 West Sample Road
Coral Springs, Florida 33065
Call to Order
Mayor Brook called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
Roll Call
Mayor Scott Brook
Vice Mayor Shawn Cerra
Commissioner Nancy Metayer Bowen
Commissioner Joshua Simmons
Commissioner Joy Carter
Also in attendance:
City Manager Frank Babinec
City Attorney John Hearn
City Clerk Georgia Elliott
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
Public Comment
There were no comments.
Special Meeting Items
1. Selection of the City Manager
City Attorney Hearn explained the process and thanked staff for their assistance. Discussion
ensued.
Motion: To select Catherine Givens as the City Manager of the City of Coral Springs.
Result: Passed (Unanimously)
Mover: Commissioner Simmons
Seconder: Commissioner Carter
City Attorney Hearn outlined the process for negotiating the contract. City Manager Babinec
thanked the candidates and extended congratulations to Catherine Givens.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:19 p.m.
/s/ Georgia Elliott
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Georgia Elliott, CMC
City Clerk
These minutes are a permanent public record of the City of Coral Springs maintained in the Office of the
City Clerk.
Agenda
CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA
CORAL SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Commission Chambers, City Hall
7:30 PM 9500 West Sample Road
Coral Springs, Florida 33065
Call to Order
Roll Call
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
Public Comment
Special Meeting Items
1. Selection of the City Manager
Adjournment
Next Regular Meeting: Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to these matters,
individual(s) must ensure that verbatim record of the proceedings is made. The record should include
the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact
the City Clerk’s Office at 954-344-1065 at least three (3) days in advance. If you are hearing or speech
impaired, you may contact the Office of the City Clerk through the Florida Relay Service, 711.
Public Comment (Coral Springs Municipal Code, Chapter 2, Article I, Sec. 2-2):
The City Commission of the City of Coral Springs, at each regularly scheduled meeting, shall entertain
public comment. Anyone desiring to address the City Commission must submit a written request to the
City Clerk. City Commission meetings are a limited public forum and public comment is limited to matters
pertinent to the city. Public comments will be held in the priority order in which they are received. Each
request shall succinctly detail the matter to be brought before the City Commission; shall contain the
address and phone number where the speaker can be reached if the need arises; and shall be dated
and signed.
Items on the agenda which are not designed as Public Hearings must be discussed during the public
comment period. Waiver of rules. By majority vote, the City Commission may invite public discussion on
any agenda item and thereby waive the proscriptions otherwise outlined in this section.
Decorum to be maintained. In every case where a speaker is recognized by the Mayor to discuss an
agenda item, speaker shall step to the podium, state their name and address for the benefit of the City
Clerk, and identify any group or organization speaker represents. Speaker shall then succinctly state
their position regarding the item before the City Commission. Order shall be maintained at each City
Commission meeting and the Mayor is hereby empowered to order from the room anyone who refuses
to comply with the rules and regulations outlined in this section. The Police Chief or his authorized agent
in attendance at the meeting shall carry out the order of the Mayor in this regard.
Time limit on discussion. Subject to waiver rule contained within this section, public discussion by
individual speakers shall be limited to three (3) minutes at the public comment period.