Boards

Personnel Review Board

The Personnel Review Board shall consist of five (5) members.  The Personnel Review Board shall have power to:

Hear appeals in case any full-time City employee is suspended without pay for more than three (3) working days; reduce or remove and report in writing to the City Manager its findings and recommendations:

1.     All full-time City employees who are not represented by or are not part of a collective bargaining unit shall be subject to the requirements of and shall be entitled to the rights, benefits and protections of this article and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto.

 2.  Perform such other duties with reference to personnel administration as the City Commission may require by ordinance.

Planning and Architectural Review Board

The Planning and Architectural Review Board shall consist of seven (7) residents.  It shall undertake any task assigned to it by the City Commission and the rules assigned to it within the applicable ordinance which includes, but is not limited to, the following duties:

1. Establish, maintain and approve standards of architectural excellence for all residential dwellings of two (2) or more units, all commercial establishments, industrial buildings, and complexes, schools, churches, public buildings, amenities, parks, signs and all elements related to the construction and aesthetics of Flagler Beach.

2. Review all requests for building or sign permits (excluding single-family residences) and advocate for approval or deny such requests based upon aesthetic or other considerations such as quality of workmanship, nature of materials, harmony of external design with existing structures, choice of colors, change in topography, grade elevations and/or drainage, factors of public health, safety or welfare and the effect of such proposed change or work on the use, enjoyment, or value of any of the other neighboring properties.

3. Review any proposed changes initiated by itself, the Building Official, the Board of Adjustments, or the City Commission in the textural provisions of this ordinance and report their recommendations to the City Commission.

4. Review requests and applications for planned unit developments as stipulated within the provisions of this ordinance.

5. Advise the City Commission on all matters related to land use planning and community development as directed by the City Commission.

6. Review all requests for rezoning (amendments), hold required public hearings to receive citizen input and recommend approval or denial of such requests to the City Commission. A public hearing constitutes published notice, both at City Hall and in local newspapers, and the apprising of property owners within a radius of five hundred (500) feet of the property under consideration for rezoning by certified mail of the intent to rezone.

7. Review any proposed changes initiated by the City Commission in the textual provisions of this ordinance and report their recommendations to the City Commission.

8. To review any request for a special exception under the provisions of this ordinance and submit its recommendations to the City Commission.

Committees

Economic Development Task Force

Meets monthly and consists of nine voting members and four ex-officio members.  The Economic Development Task Force primary purpose is to provide assistance and recommendations to the City Commission regarding methods for economic and business climate improvements.

Investment Committee

The Investment Committee is the recommending body to the Commission regarding how and where the City should invest funds.  The Committee consists of the Mayor, a Commissioner, the City's Finance Director, an attorney, investment broker, and a banker.  The City Manager and the Finance Director will serve as ex officio members.  This committee meets quarterly.  The Commissioner is assigned to the Committee at the Sine Die meeting.