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Riviera Beach utility board tables resolution to set regular fourth‑Wednesday meetings
Summary
The Riviera Beach Utility Special District board postponed action on Resolution 17‑25, which would have set a standing fourth‑Wednesday monthly meeting for utility district business, and asked staff to return with options for timing and public notice.
The Riviera Beach Utility Special District board on Wednesday postponed consideration of Resolution 17‑25, which would have established a regular monthly meeting date for the utility special district on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The board voted unanimously to table the measure and requested additional information from staff before acting.
The resolution, read into the record by staff, would have set a standalone meeting date and time for utility‑district business “pursuant to section 306 of the charter and ordinance number 2972,” city staff said. City Manager Jonathan Evans told the board the change would move utility meetings off the second‑Wednesday council slot and provide a separate regular meeting time if the board chooses to adopt it.
The measure prompted a wide-ranging discussion about whether a standing separate meeting is necessary. Jonathan Evans said the change “would facilitate the utility district meetings being on the fourth Wednesday of the month,” giving the board the option of a dedicated forum for substantive utility matters such as plant work, rate discussions and large‑scale projects. Several members said that flexibility could be useful if the district begins tackling more complex or lengthy agenda items.
Other board members argued the board should not add a routine extra meeting if regular agendas remain short. One member said meeting notices should accurately reflect how long the public should expect to be at the meeting: “Let’s not tell them 30 minutes, and then it end up being an hour and a half,” a board member said during debate.
After discussion, Board Member Bruce Guyton moved to postpone the resolution and the motion was seconded and approved in a roll‑call vote. The clerk recorded unanimous support: Guyton, Vice Chair Kashem Vanila Anderson, Dr. Glenn Spertus and Chairperson Shirley Lanier all voted yes.
The board directed staff to return with options including the possibility of calling special meetings as needed, adjusting meeting start times, or coordinating utility meetings with other city meetings to avoid an additional monthly meeting. Several members suggested staff research related bylaws (for example, CRA timing) and report back with concrete scheduling alternatives at a future meeting.
