26-02255W

FIRST INSERTION
CITY OF OCOEE
PUBLIC HEARING
A Public Hearing before the Ocoee City Commission will be held Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 6:15 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Commission Chambers of City Hall at 1 North Bluford Avenue, Ocoee, Florida, to consider the following ordinances:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 5, SECTION 3 OF THE CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURAL RULES IMPLEMENTING SECTION C-10 OF THE CITY CHARTER, UNDER WHICH THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL JUDGE WHETHER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE CITY COMMISSION HAVE BEEN MET; PROVIDING FOR POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING TO ENSURE DUE PROCESS, INCLUDING NOTICE TO AFFECTED PARTIES; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS; PROVIDING THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE BARRED FROM RUNNING FOR OFFICE ABSENT CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION C-11 OF THE CITY CHARTER; PROVIDING FOR FORFEITURE-OF-OFFICE PROCEEDINGS; PROVIDING THAT THE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED HEREIN ARE IN ADDITION TO ANY PROVIDED UNDER STATE LAW; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND CODIFICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 78, “FIRE PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE,” OF THE CITY OF OCOEE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY RENAMING CHAPTER 78, FIRE PREVENTION AND CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 79, ENTITLED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIVISION; ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ENTERPRISE FUND; PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, OPERATION, ACCOUNTING, BUDGETING, BILLING, COLLECTION, AND USE OF REVENUES RELATED TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT, AND RELATED SERVICES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY COMMISSION TO ADOPT RATES, FEES, CHARGES, BILLING POLICIES, AND COST RECOVERY POLICIES BY RESOLUTION; AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL EMS REIMBURSEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT PROGRAMS; PREVAILING IN THE EVENT OF ANY INCONSISTENCY; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard with respect to the above. The Ocoee City Commission may continue the public hearing to other dates and times, as it deems necessary. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at such hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose they 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. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk’s office at 407-905-3105 at least two days prior to the date of hearing.
Melanie Sibbitt, City Clerk
July 9, 2026 26-02255W

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