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Panama City commissioners direct staff to launch 12-month parks advisory committee and narrow eligibility
Summary
Commissioners asked staff to proceed with a citizen advisory committee for parks that would operate for 12 months, require members to be city residents and remove the proposed professional-experience prerequisite. The committee will focus on designating "premier" parks and recommending consolidation or functional realignment.
Panama City commissioners directed staff to form a citizen advisory committee for the Parks, Culture and Recreation Department with a 12-month scope, and to return a budget estimate and implementation plan. The commission asked that membership be limited to city residents and instructed staff to remove a proposed requirement that nominees show professional experience in real estate, land development, parks maintenance, facility or property management.
Staff said the committee would be charged with evaluating community preferences, conducting surveys and charrettes, and…
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