Sarasota City Commission

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The Sarasota City Commission is the elected municipal governing council responsible for setting policy, passing local ordinances, and overseeing the administration of the city of Sarasota, Florida.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city council
municipal governing body
adopts municipal resolutions
appliesToTerritory city limits of Sarasota, Florida
canAmend city ordinances
canAppoint city attorney of Sarasota
city manager of Sarasota
canApprove municipal contracts above specified thresholds
canEnact municipal ordinances with city-wide effect
compositionMethod elected body
country United States of America
electionType nonpartisan elections
governingBodyOf Sarasota, Florida
governmentBranch legislative branch of Sarasota municipal government
governmentType commission–manager government
governs Sarasota, Florida
surface form: City of Sarasota, Florida
hasRole local policymaking body
municipal legislative body
oversight of city administration
hasWebsite https://www.sarasotafl.gov/government/city-commission
jurisdiction City of Sarasota government
surface form: municipal government of Sarasota
legalAuthority Charter of the City of Sarasota
levelOfGovernment local government
locatedIn Sarasota, Florida
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sarasota County, Florida NERFINISHED
Florida
surface form: State of Florida
meetingLocation Downtown Sarasota Historic District
surface form: downtown Sarasota, Florida
meetsAt Sarasota City Hall
openMeetingsPolicy subject to Florida Sunshine Law
oversees city manager of Sarasota
municipal departments of Sarasota
passes local ordinances
primaryLanguage English
represents residents of the City of Sarasota
responsibleFor adopting city code of ordinances
approving city budget
land use and zoning decisions in Sarasota
public hearings on major city issues
setting local tax policy within Sarasota
strategic planning for the City of Sarasota
sets city policy
subjectArea local public policy
municipal finance
urban planning and zoning in Sarasota
subjectTo Florida state law
United States Constitution
supervises performance of the city manager
typeOfJurisdiction municipal jurisdiction

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Sarasota, Florida governingBody Sarasota City Commission
Sarasota Police Department operatesWithin Sarasota City Commission
this entity surface form: municipal government of Sarasota, Florida
Newtown neighborhood hasLocalGovernment Sarasota City Commission
this entity surface form: represented by Sarasota city commissioners
Rosemary District governingBody Sarasota City Commission
this entity surface form: City of Sarasota government
Sarasota City Hall usedBy Sarasota City Commission