AGENDA ITEM NO. 7.e
 

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEM REPORT
 
DATE:
October 14, 2026
 
SUBMITTED BY:
Lance Williams, City Administration
 
ITEM TYPE:
Ordinance
 
AGENDA SECTION:

BUSINESS/ADVERTISING, PETITIONS, HEARINGS & COMMUNICATIONS

 
SUBJECT:

ORDINANCE 4086 - FIRST READING

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BRADENTON, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 70, ARTICLE III, SECTION 70-120(l), AND CHAPTER 70, ARTICLE V, SECTIONS 70-177 AND 70-178 OF THE CITY’S CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REMOVE CERTAIN FEE SCHEDULES AND TECHNICAL PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH UTILITY RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES BY RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 
SUGGESTED ACTION:

No action is required at first reading. The second reading and public hearing are scheduled for November 18, 2026.

 
Is this item Quasi-Judicial?
No
 
Does this item require a public hearing?
No
 
EXPLANATION:

Portions of the Code of Ordinances list fees for utility payments, and some portions are also outdated. Staff aims to revise the code to establish utility rates, fees, and charges through resolution and update outdated technical provisions.

 
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

N/A

 
ATTORNEY REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION:

Attorney Rudacille reviewed the ordinance.

 
SUGGESTED MOTION:

No action is required at first reading. The second reading and public hearing are scheduled for November 18, 2026.

 
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance 4086