PORT CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte County Legislative Delegation annual meeting will be held 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 10, in the Charlotte County Commission meeting room at the administration center, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte.
The meeting is set for legislators to conduct local business, including a public hearing on local bills and other issues.
Delegation members include:
• State Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, District 27
• State Rep. Vanessa Oliver, R-Punta Gorda, House District 76
• State Rep. Danny Nix, R-Port Charlotte, House District 75
The deadline for filing local bills with the delegation is 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4.
All local bills must be accompanied by completed paperwork required by the Florida Legislature, including original signatures of the legislative sponsors, and should be forwarded to Rep. Vanessa Oliver, 4355 Pinnacle St., Suite. C, Punta Gorda
The deadline to register to make a general presentation — not related to local bills — before the delegation is also 4 p.m. Dec. 4.
All requests for presentation time on the agenda must be submitted in writing to the Delegation Chairman’s office at the address listed above or by e-mail to cynthia.beckett@flhouse.gov and include the name, address and phone number of the presenter.
Presenters who wish to provide supporting materials to the Delegation must submit three copies of those materials to the address above by 4 p.m. Dec. 4. Each set of materials must be three-hole punched at the left margin.
The primary purpose of the meeting is to consider proposed legislation of local applications. As time permits, the delegation members will allow members of the public to speak on state issues of concern to them. Copies of the policies and procedures governing local bills is available on request.
For more information, contact Oliver’s office at 941-621-0480.
All meetings of the Charlotte County Legislative Delegation are open to the public.