Charter Review Commission
Miscellaneous correspondence/ Citizen comments

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Aidan Magee Volusia Flagler Environmental Action Committee, Inc.
(May 8 Charter Review Commission meeting)

Clay Henderson/Volusia Smart Growth Implementation Committee

Daytona Beach Halifax Area Chamber

Daytona Beach Halifax Area Chamber Final Recommendations
(July 21, 2006)

Gary Comfort  
(submitted to the Meeting the Infrastructure Needs of Smart Growth Subcommittee, three emails)

Gordon E. Kipp

Howard Tipton

Joe Bourassa
(submitted to the Meeting the Infrastructure Needs of Smart Growth Subcommittee, two emails)

Joe Jaynes

Ken Russell

League of Women Voters 
(submitted to the Meeting the Infrastructure Needs of Smart Growth Subcommittee at its June 20 meeting)

League of Women Voters 
(submitted to the Integrating Education and Economic Development Subcommittee at its June 22 meeting)

League of Women Voters 
(submitted to the Protecting the Environmental Core Subcommittee and the Charter Review Commission at its June 26 meeting)

League of Women Voters
(submitted to the Intergovernmental Relationships Subcommittee at its July 6 meeting)

Proposed charter amendments relating to Smart Growth  
(Clay Henderson and Glenn Storch, Smart Growth Implementation Committee; 
draft)

Sandra Walters
July 6, 2006 email

Suzanne Steiner
July 24, 2006 email

The Smart Growth Fraud
(May 8 Charter Review Commission meeting)

Volusia County School Board's proposed changes to the County Charter

Water Authority of Volusia (WAV) letter
(submitted by Bill Scovell, Charter Review Commission Chair)

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To: William Scovell, Chairman
Charter Review Commission

From: Gordon E. Kipp, Ormond Beach

After the voters strongly approved the establishment of urban growth boundaries last November, the next County Council chickened out. Although some members had expressed their support of URBs prior to the election, once they were on the Council they said the matter needed more study. The lengthy study by the “Smart Growth” committee makes some minor changes but relies of the cooperation of all parties involved. As you know, such cooperation is virtually impossible to attain. The Charter Review Commission has a great opportunity to stop urban sprawl by putting urban growth boundaries back on the ballot next year. I wish you well.

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From: Howard D. Tipton
Retired City Manager, Daytona Beach/Orlando

In response to the committee’s request, I submit the following recommendation for a change in the Volusia County Charter.

The position of the Chairman of the County Council should be strengthened to give the chairman greater bargaining power to accomplish his leadership agenda. That strengthening should not intrude on the county manager’s authority.

The veto power is the one grant of authority that strengthens the chairman without affecting the county manager. The last county charter committee recommended this action but the county council chose not to submit it to the voters.

Examples of the veto power include but are not limited to the following:

• Ordinances that include zoning or land use development where environmental, water recharge, open space, transportation, or habitat issues need more attention.

• Ordinances that force county spending that should be reconsidered in light of the chairman’s priorities or agenda.

• Ordinances that adopt or change the budget where pork-barrel spending by the county council in their respective districts should be reconsidered.           

History shows that the veto power is not often used. It has been my experience that the simple existence of the veto possibility gives the chairman added leverage thereby giving credence to the word chairman.

The chairman’s veto should be over-ridden by a super majority vote of the county council.

Volusia has a different county council for this charter committee report and hopefully a different result could occur which would empower our chairman to achieve his agenda.

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