Robin Greco, Deputy City Clerk

Renee Shrout, City Clerk

Issue Statement:   The School Advisory Board members serve for a one-year term ending annually in August. The appointed board members have been contacted and three members have confirmed their interest to serve another one-year term.

Four members resigned or are no longer interested in serving on this board.

Three (3) current board member applications, who are seeking re-appointment, are attached as well as three (3) new applications.

Recommended Action: Each City Commissioner and the City Manager appoint a member to the Board and by Commission consensus, appoint an alternate board member. The Board will appoint a student board member when they reconvene, making 8 members. Four members are required for a quorum.

Sec. 2-71. School advisory board.

(a) The City Commission of the City of Oakland Park hereby creates a school advisory board consisting of eight (8) members. The purpose and duties of the school advisory board are to advise the city commission on all issues relating to educational matters which will impact the quality of education for city residents, or which will impact education facilities located within the city. Furthermore, the board shall endeavor to insure that all community interests are identified as key intended goals and therefore, actively engaged in the formulation of a community partnership so as to insure heightened participation by all individuals that make up the Oakland Park community.

(b) The school advisory board will be made up of eight (8) members consisting of citizens and residents of Oakland Park. Each member of the city commission shall be afforded the opportunity to appoint one (1) member to the board and by consensus appoint one (1) alternate board member. The city manager shall be afforded the opportunity to appoint one (1) member and the board shall, as a whole, appoint an at large member who shall be a student attending either a high school or middle school located in the city. No member shall be an employee of the Broward County School Board. All appointments shall be subject to ratification by the city commission. Each member shall serve for a term of one (1) year and the city commission shall appoint new members at the first city commission meeting held in the month of August for each year. Attendance policy for members of this board is governed by section 2-72 of this Code of Ordinances.

(c) The board shall meet no less than every other month and shall make its recommendations to the city commission to assist the commission in gaining an understanding of the goals and objectives adopted by the Broward County School Board from time to time which would affect the operation and management of the five (5) public schools located within the city.

2021 Appointed Board Members:

All members have been contacted and confirmed their interest in serving another one-year term. Current board member's applications are attached as well as three new applications on file in the City Clerk's office.

Three (3) new applications for commission consideration are listed below. All applicants have been contacted and are interested in serving the City in this capacity.