Proposed City Charter 

The City Charter was first established in 1915 and last amended in 1992.  The Citizen Charter Review Advisory Committee (CCRAC) was formed by way of Resolution No. 2020-10, adopted and amended on September 21, 2020. 

The Charter for the City of Okeechobee, being a municipal corporation, is created pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Florida.  See Part I - Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1.  Part II - Chapter 2 describes Administration, Council, Departments, and responsibilities under the Administrative portion of our adopted Ordinances. 

After review of the current City Charter, the Citizen Charter Review Advisory Committee determined what changes should be offered to the voters for consideration and presented its recommendations to the City Council, which were finalized and adopted at the June 7, 2022 City Council meeting.  The purpose of the revisions are as follows:

i)    To incorporate a Citizens' Bill of Rights;

ii)   To update and modernize the City Charter;

iii)  To codify a number of charter-type provisions now in the City Code of Ordinances, but not in the City Charter;

iv)   To delete provisions rendered unnecessary or ineffective by municipal homerule powers and other Florida law; and

v)    To render the City Clerk position to an appointive office from an elective office.

There will be a Referendum on the ballot of the General Election on November 8 , 2022, to allow the electors of the City of Okeechobee to vote on the proposed new Charter.

Proclamation for Revision of the City Charter

Current draft of City Charter 

Should you have questions or would like to comment, please email us at charterreview@cityofokeechobee.com.  

Public Notice of all meetings are posted on the Public Notice webpage.

Meeting Agendas and Minutes