Charter Review Committee

A. Call To Order B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Roll Call D. Items of Business D.1 Administration of Oath to Members Charter Review Board Oath_Blank.docx D.2 Elect Chair and Vice Chair D.3 Presentation by City Attorney: Sunshine Law, Open Meeting Requirements, Public Records Laws, and Ethics Sunshine Law and Public Records Class - short version slides.pdf D.4 Scope of Charter Review Board City of Treasure Island Charter.pdf D.5 Meeting Schedule E. Public Comment F. Adjournment One or more City Commissioners may be in attendance. For any person desiring to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based [F.S. 286.0105]. NOTE: Any transcript shall be requested and made by the individual requesting same at his or her own expense. Therefore, a court reporter may be desired or required accordingly. Any person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding is entitled to assistance at no cost. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk in writing at 10451 Gulf Boulevard, Treasure Island, FL, 33706 or by phone at (727) 547-4575 at least two working days prior to CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2026 – 5:30 PM 10451 GULF BOULEVARD TREASURE ISLAND, FL 33706 MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

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A. Call To Order B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Roll Call D. Items of Business D.1 Administration of Oath to Members Charter Review Board Oath_Blank.docx D.2 Elect Chair and Vice Chair D.3 Presentation by City Attorney: Sunshine Law, Open Meeting Requirements, Public Records Laws, and Ethics Sunshine Law and Public Records Class - short version slides.pdf D.4 Scope of Charter Review Board City of Treasure Island Charter.pdf D.5 Meeting Schedule E. Public Comment F. Adjournment One or more City Commissioners may be in attendance. For any person desiring to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based [F.S. 286.0105]. NOTE: Any transcript shall be requested and made by the individual requesting same at his or her own expense. Therefore, a court reporter may be desired or required accordingly. Any person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding is entitled to assistance at no cost. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk in writing at 10451 Gulf Boulevard, Treasure Island, FL, 33706 or by phone at (727) 547-4575 at least two working days prior to CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2026 – 5:30 PM 10451 GULF BOULEVARD TREASURE ISLAND, FL 33706 MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA 1

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AGENDA ITEM NO. D.1 Item Cover Page DATE: October 21, 2026 SUBMITTED BY: Lisa-Marie Kennedy, Administration ITEM TYPE: For Consideration and Discussion AGENDA SECTION: Items of Business SUBJECT: Administration of Oath to Members BACKGROUND: N/A POLICY/PURPOSE: Swearing in of new Charter Review Board Members. STRATEGIC PLAN RELEVANCE: Community Engagement ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: N/A FUNDING: N/A MOTION: CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: Charter Review Board Oath_Blank.docx 3

City of Treasure Island Oath of Office I, ___________________, do solemnly, swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States and of the State of Florida; that I will well and faithfully perform the duties on the Charter Review Board of the City of Treasure Island, Florida, on which I am about to enter, So help me God. ___________________, Member STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF Pinellas Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me by means of physical presence, this day of , . Signature of Notary Public-State of Florida Name of Notary Typed, Printed, or Stamped ( SEAL) Personally Known ______ OR Produced Identification Type of Identification Produced 4

AGENDA ITEM NO. D.2 Item Cover Page DATE: October 21, 2026 SUBMITTED BY: Lisa-Marie Kennedy, Administration ITEM TYPE: For Consideration and Discussion AGENDA SECTION: Items of Business SUBJECT: Elect Chair and Vice Chair BACKGROUND: POLICY/PURPOSE: STRATEGIC PLAN RELEVANCE: ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: FUNDING: MOTION: CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: 5

AGENDA ITEM NO. D.3 Item Cover Page DATE: October 21, 2026 SUBMITTED BY: Lisa-Marie Kennedy, Administration ITEM TYPE: For Consideration and Discussion AGENDA SECTION: Items of Business SUBJECT: Presentation by City Attorney: Sunshine Law, Open Meeting Requirements, Public Records Laws, and Ethics BACKGROUND: N/A POLICY/PURPOSE: Presentation from City Attorney STRATEGIC PLAN RELEVANCE: N/A ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: N/A FUNDING: N/A MOTION: CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: Sunshine Law and Public Records Class - short version slides.pdf 6

SUNSHINE LAW for Appointed Officials Golden Rule # 1 DO NOT DISCUSS OFFICIAL BUSINESS WITH ANOTHER COMMITTEE MEMBER EXCEPT AT A COMMITTEE MEETING/WORKSHOP 7

SUNSHINE MEETING REQUIREMENTS 1. Meetings of two or more committee members MUST BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; 2. PUBLIC NOTICE of the meeting must be posted at City Hall and / or website 3. MINUTES of the meeting must be taken. 8

DO NOT DISCUSS means DO NOT DISCUSS Elected and Appointed Officials who are members of the same board : may not discuss any official business that may come before the committee except at a noticed public meeting, whether in person, by telephone, email, text, zoom, teams or any other means of formal or informal communication. 9

What is Official Business ? Official business includes any matter that COULD foreseeably come before the committee for action. 10

AGENDA MATERIALS A sunshine exception exists for written reports or materials that are distributed for an upcoming public meeting AGENDA MATERIALS ~ provided that there is no discussion or interaction among the committee members regarding the report until the noticed public meeting. 11

AGENDA BACK UP MATERIALS ALL reports should be distributed by submitting them to the Clerk who can then distribute such reports or documents as agenda back up items FOR DISCUSSION AT THE UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETING 12

Communications with NON-COMMITTEE MEMBERS Reports, letters, or other documents received by committee members from the public regarding any issues that COULD come before the committee are also subject to Florida’s Public Records Law and should also be transmitted to the City Clerk by email 13

PUBLIC RECORDS ACT For Appointed Officials GOLDEN RULE #2 DO NOT DELETE ANY EMAILS, TEXTS OR OTHER POTENTIALLY PUBLIC RECORDS. 14

Constitutionally protected right of access to government records... What is Florida’s Public Records Law? “Every person has the right to inspect or copy any public record made or received in connection with the official business…” Article 1, Section 24 Constitution of the State of Florida 15

Public Record includes electronic records and social media Paper (it still exists) – Report, Calendars, etc… Exemption for personal notes kept only to yourself and not meant to be a shared communication Electronic Records – PDF’s, Spreadsheets, Powerpoints, etc… Electronic Communications – Email, Text, etc… Social Media – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc… Any material, made or received, in connection with the transaction of official business 16

Social media Use of Non-Official, Non-City Social Media Pursuant to recent case law by the United States Supreme Court, if you decide to post anything on social media about or concerning the city, please be clear and use a disclaimer to avoid confusion with official city communications. For example: “The postings on this social media page are my own personal views and don’t represent the City of St Pete Beach’s official positions or opinions.” “In my personal view point,…” 17

You are responsible for public records in your possession… Public Records Custodian - Elected or appointed officer charged with the responsibility of maintaining the office having public records, or his or her designee.” This includes public records that are in your personal email address, text messages and copies of any other public records in their possession regardless of device and regardless of whether it is a personal or public device. Who is Responsible for the Public Record? 18

Resources Florida Attorney General http://www.myflsunshine.com/ First Amendment Foundation www.floridafaf.org Florida Department of State https://files.floridados.gov/media/703 328/gs1-sl-2020.pdf Florida Office of Open Government http://www.flgov.com/open_government/ Brechner Center for Freedom and Information http://brechner.org/default.asp Florida Statutes www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes Florida Records Management Association (FRMA) www.frma.org Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) http://www.aiim.org/ ARMA International www.arma.org SML, Inc. www.smlinfo.net 19

AGENDA ITEM NO. D.4 Item Cover Page DATE: October 21, 2026 SUBMITTED BY: Lisa-Marie Kennedy, Administration ITEM TYPE: For Consideration and Discussion AGENDA SECTION: Items of Business SUBJECT: Scope of Charter Review Board BACKGROUND: . POLICY/PURPOSE: Section 6.01. - Charter review committee. The city commission shall consider the necessity for review of this Charter no later than once every five (5) years. If, in the opinion of the majority of the city commission, review of said Charter is advisable, the city commission may appoint a charter review committee to conduct said review and make recommendations to the city commission. STRATEGIC PLAN RELEVANCE: . ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: The Charter Review Board will review the City Charter and recommend changes to the City Commission. The Commission may approve recommended changes for placement on the ballot by ordinance, which requires two readings and public hearings. All Charter amendments must be approved by voters at a City election. Staff recommends targeting the November 2, 2027, election. The agenda deadline for that election is August 4, 2027. To CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM REPORT 20

allow time for required advertisement of the ordinances, the Board’s recommendations must reach the Commission by its June 8, 2027, meeting. FUNDING: N/A MOTION: ATTACHMENTS: City of Treasure Island Charter.pdf 21

Treasure Island, Florida, Code of Ordinances PART I CHARTER Treasure Island, Florida, Code of Ordinances Created: 2026-05-18 16:01:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 27) Page 1 of 22 PART I CHARTER1 ARTICLE I. POWERS Section 1.01. Creation and powers. The City of Treasure Island shall have all governmental, corporate and proprietary powers to enable it to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions and provide municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes except as otherwise prohibited by law and this Charter. State law reference(s)—Municipal Home Rule Powers Act, F.S. ch. 166. Section 1.02. Extraterritorial powers. (a) Except as limited herein, the City of Treasure Island shall have the power to acquire, by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, take, hold, lease, sell, grant, convey and encumber such real and personal or mixed property, or interest therein, whether within or without the limits of the city as may be necessary for any of the purposes of the city, and to improve, sell, lease, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of same, or any part thereof, including real estate or any interest therein not necessary or required for public use or that may have become unsuitable for public use, to the same extent that a natural person may do. (b) Limitations. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), all parks, wherever located, and public lands within the city limits of the City of Treasure Island that are contiguous to or provide water access including, but not limited to, the Gulf of Mexico beaches, Boca Ciega Bay and Blind Pass, including rights-of-way and access easements, may not be sold, leased beyond three (3) years, traded or given away absent the passage by an affirmative vote of four fifths (⅘) of the city commission, and approval by the electorate, or by a vote of the electorate through initiative or referendum as provided for in article VII. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Charter or other law providing for the use of the power of eminent domain, the City shall not use the power of eminent domain to take private property for the purpose of making the property so taken available for a private commercial, financial, retail or industrial enterprise. (Ord. No. 05-01, § 1, 1-11-05; Ord. No. 10-12, § 1, 12-21-10/3-8-11) 1 Editor's note(s)—Part I contains the Charter of Treasure Island, Florida, as adopted by referendum on March 7, 1978. Amendments to the Charter are indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from the original Charter. Obvious misspellings have been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes, a uniform system of headings, catchlines and citations to state statutes has been used. Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets. 22

Created: 2026-05-18 16:01:01 [EST] (Supp. No. 27) Page 2 of 22 Const. law reference—Extraterritorial powers, Fla. Const., art. VIII, § 2(c). Section 1.03. Construction. The powers of the city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city, limited only by the constitution, general law and specific limitations contained herein. Future special acts pertaining to the jurisdiction and exercise of powers by this city shall be considered amendments to this Charter and, pursuant to the provisions adopted for incorporation of other Charter amendments, shall be incorporated as official amendments to the Charter. The word "he" shall refer to both genders. ARTICLE II. CORPORATE LIMITS Section 2.01. Corporate limits. The boundaries of the area which shall be included in the City of Treasure Island hereby created shall be as follows: From the southeast corner of Section 15, Township 31 South, Range 15 East, run north along the east boundary of said Section 15, 1950 feet more or less to the centerline of John's Pass Channel for a point of beginning; then run north 46 degrees east to the centerline of Government Channel in Boca Ciega Bay; thence southerly along said centerline of Government Channel to a point 870 feet northerly of and measured at right angles to the centerline of the bridge across Blind Pass as established by the right-of-way of State Road No. 699 (Gulf Boulevard); thence run southwesterly parallel to said bridge centerline to the center of Blind Pass Channel to a point 40 feet south of the south boundary of 74th Avenue, extended; thence south 60 degrees west, 10 miles along a line parallel to said extension of 74th Avenue; thence north to a point south 46 degrees west from the point of beginning; thence north 46 degrees east to the point of beginning. ARTICLE III. LEGISLATIVE Section 3.01. City commission—Powers and composition. There shall be a nonpartisan city commission with all legislative powers of the city vested therein consisting of five (5) members, who shall be qualified electors of the city, one of them to be known and designated as mayor-commissioner and the other four (4) members to be known as commissioners. In addition to the powers set forth in this Charter and set forth by the Florida Constitution and the statutes of the State of Florida, the city commission shall have the powers and authority to inquire into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the city and make investigations as to municipal affairs. State law reference(s)—Municipal Home Rule Powers Act, F.S. ch. 166. 23

Created: 2026-05-18 16:01:01 [EST] (Supp. No. 27) Page 3 of 22 Section 3.02. Same—Qualifications. Each commissioner shall be a qualified elector of the district in which he or she serves. The mayor-commissioner shall be a qualified elector of the city. The commission shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and of the grounds for forfeiture of their office. A member who is specifically charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture of his office as defined in Section 3.06(b) shall be given written charges and be entitled to public hearing on demand and notice of such hearing shall be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the city at least one week in advance of the hearing. (Ord. No. 16-10, § 1, 6-7-16) Note(s)—The changes made to § 3.02 as set out in Ord. No. 16-10, § 1, adopted June 7, 2016, were adopted by the electorate through a referendum, as a part of the November 8, 2016, election. Section 3.03. Same—Election, terms. The regular election of the city commission shall be held on the second Tuesday in March of each year, in the manner provided in Article V of this Charter and shall be for two-year terms for district commissioners, and a three-year term for the mayor-commissioner, commencing on the Tuesday after the candidates' election of the year elected, and such term shall continue until the Tuesday after such person's successor is elected. The mayor-commissioner shall be elected by the qualified electors at large for an initial three- year term commencing on the first Tuesday in March of 1997, and on the second Tuesday of March in 2006 and in every third year thereafter. The commissioners from district 1 and district 3 shall be elected by qualified electors from within their respective districts in odd-numbered years and the commissioners from district 2 and district 4 shall be elected by the qualified electors from within their respective districts in even-numbered years. (Ord. No. 95-3, § 1(3.03), 5-16-95/3-6-96; Ord. No. 95-4, § 1(3.03), 5-16-95/3-6-96; Ord. No. 03-11, § 1, 10-28-03) State law reference(s)—Municipal election dates, Laws of Fla. ch. 83-502. Section 3.04. Mayor; vice-mayor. The mayor shall be a qualified elector of the city elected to a three-year term by the electors of the city. At the first commission meeting after each regular city election, the commission shall elect one of its members as vice-mayor. The mayor shall preside at meetings of the commission and shall be considered a member of the commission, but shall be recognized as head of city government for all ceremonial purposes by the governor for purposes of military law, for service of process and as the city official designated to represent the city in all agreements with other governmental entities or certification to other governmental entities. The mayor shall set forth the agenda for all regular and special meetings of the commission with the approval of the majority of the commission. The mayor shall have no other administrative duties except as required to carry out the responsibilities herein. 24

Created: 2026-05-18 16:01:01 [EST] (Supp. No. 27) Page 4 of 22 The vice-mayor shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor. In case of the death, resignation, or removal of the mayor, the vice-mayor shall serve as mayor until the next election when the office shall be filled pursuant to section 3.06 of this Charter. (Ord. No. 95-3, § 1(3.04), 5-16-95/3-6-96) Section 3.05. Prohibitions. (a) Appointment, removals. Neither the commission nor any of its members shall in any manner dictate the appointment or removal of any city administrative officers or employees whom the manager or any of his subordinates are empowered to appoint, but the commission may express its views and fully and freely discuss with the manager anything pertaining to appointment and removal of such officers and employees. (b) Interference with administration. Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigation by the commission, all inquiry dealing with any portion of the administrative service of the city with the exception of the following paragraph [subsection (c)] shall be with the city manager, and neither the commission nor any member thereof shall give any orders to any subordinate or officer of the city either publicly or privately, directly or indirectly. (c) Financial audit, management evaluation. The finances of the city shall, under the direction of the commission, be examined and audited by a certified public accountant at least once a year. Every financial audit shall be a certified audit, and all reports and recommendations of the auditor shall be made directly to the commission. The city commission shall consider and determine the necessity of a professional management evaluation of the administrative activities at least once every five (5) years. State law reference(s)—Financial statement, F.S. § 218.32. (d) Holding other office; not to have interest in city contract. No present or former elected city official shall hold any compensated appointive city office or employment until one year after the expiration of the term for which he has served. No official or appointed member of a board or committee shall hold more than one elected or appointed position in the city. No official or other employee of the city shall have any personal interest in any contract of the city if he thereby, directly or indirectly, gains a profit in money, property, or otherwise; and any such contract in which a city official or employee may be or become interested shall be voidable by the city and shall be voided without delay by the city commission. This shall not be construed to prohibit or restrict volunteer firemen from holding elective or appointive positions with the city, nor shall this section be construed to prohibit an appointed member of a standing board or committee from serving in an appointed capacity on a board or committee appointed for a specific purpose and with a limited duration. (e) Ethics. The commission shall enact, by ordinance, a code of ethics for all elected and appointed officers and employees of the city. The code of ethics shall set standards of conduct equal to or stronger than the standards of conduct established by law. 25

Created: 2026-05-18 16:01:01 [EST] (Supp. No. 27) Page 5 of 22 (f) Neither the Treasure Island Police Department nor the Treasure Island Fire Department shall be abolished by action of the city commission absent: (1) The passage by an affirmative vote of three (3) members of the city commission of an ordinance to abolish either such department; and approval by the registered voters of the abolishment of such department at referendum called by the city commission to consider such question. 2) Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the commission, by initiative ordinance, or the electorate, by initiative or referendum petition, as set forth below in section 6.02, from resurrecting a new police or fire department, subsequent to abolishment. (g) Protection of pending citizen referendum or initiative actions: Once a citizens initiative petition or a citizens referendum petition is certified as sufficient by the city clerk, as provided for in section 7.04, the city commission shall not introduce any new proposed ordinance(s) which, if passed by the commission before said petitions are voted on by the electorate at the next election, would either defeat or frustrate the intended purposes of the petitions. No rights in derogation of the provisions of any pending referendum or initiative petition under any ordinance or other action of the City of Treasure Island City Commission, between the time the petition is certified sufficient by the city clerk and the certification of the election results on the referred or initiated ordinance, shall be enforced against the City of Treasure Island. (Ord. No. 99-13, Divs. I, II, 11-9-99; Ord. No. 05-02, § 1, 1-11-05; Ord. No. 05-03, § 1, 1-11-05; Ord. No. 10-14, § 1, 12-21-10/3-8-11) State law reference(s)—Code of ethics, F.S. § 112.311 et seq. Section 3.06. Vacancies; forfeiture of office; filling of vacancies. (a) Vacancies. The office of a commissioner shall become vacant upon his death, resignation or removal from office in any manner authorized by law or forfeiture of his office; such forfeiture shall be immediately declared by the remaining members of the commission. (b) Forfeiture of office. A commissioner shall forfeit his office if he lacks at any time during his term of office any qualification for the office prescribed by this Charter or by law, including but not limited to the following: (1) He is convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude. (2) He fails to attend four (4) consecutive regular meetings of the commission, unless such absence is excused by the commission. (3) He fails to attend eight (8) regular commission meetings during a twelve-month period whether excused or not. (c) Filling of vacancies. A vacancy on the commission shall be filled as follows: 26

Created: 2026-05-18 16:01:01 [EST] (Supp. No. 27) Page 6 of 22 (1) Whenever a vacancy occurs the city commission by a majority vote of the remaining members shall choose within thirty (30) days a successor to serve until the next regular city election, after at which time the elected s