The goal of the Charter Commission is to review the Fort Myers Beach charter, take input from the community, and make recommendations to the Town Council.
The first meeting will be held Tuesday, October 7th in the new Town Hall building at 6231 Estero Boulvevard. The five members appointed by the Town Council to the Charter Commission are James Dunlap, Beverly Milligan, Ed Schoonover, Bryan Thomas and Henry Zuba.
The charter review takes place only once every ten years. Recommended changes would need to be approved by the Town Council then placed on the next ballot (November 2026).
Examples of charter changes could be: making the Mayor an elected position rather than appointed by the council; changing the pay of elected officials; when the Town Council holds meetings; changing how ordinances are approved.
This has nothing to do with the Comprehensive Plan, The Land Development Code (those meetings are coming up too) or specific ordinances like the ebike sidewalk ordinance. It has to do with how the town government operates and functions.
Read the current Town Charter HERE.