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Council considers replacing advisory committee with finance‑committee observation for Temple Terrace Country Club oversight
Summary
At the March 4 meeting, Temple Terrace council members discussed disbanding the Strategic Advisory Committee created under earlier loan‑forbearance terms and instead having a single city finance representative or appointed observer attend the Temple Terrace Country Club—inance committee meetings to improve oversight and timeliness of financial information.
Council members reviewed longstanding oversight arrangements with the Temple Terrace Country Club at the March 4 meeting and discussed replacing the Strategic Advisory Committee (SAC) with a single city appointee or city finance staff member who would observe the club’s finance committee meetings.
Council member (speaker identified in the record as) who has served as the council liaison described the SAC’s origin during a 2017 forbearance and noted that the committee has become less useful over time. He and other council members said the city’s interest is timely financial transparency — particularly because the club has historically carried debt to the city — but some members worried that appointing a city representative onto a private board or committee could create the appearance of overreach.
City staff and the city attorney’s office said the 2017 agreements already include a provision inviting the city to any director or committee meetings and that the city could exercise that right immediately. Staff recommended first contacting the club’s leadership (the mayor and council asked staff to reach out to Mr. Schaefer, the club’s contact in the record) to remind them of the existing invitation, and to pursue a practical solution such as appointing a nonvoting city finance employee to attend finance‑committee meetings rather than changing the club’s bylaws. Council asked staff to assemble and consolidate the various club agreements into a searchable, streamlined record so future councils have clearer reference material.
