A divided Palm Coast City Council did not vote on a resolution to support a Flagler County half-cent sales tax, once again demonstrating the split which has deadlocked members on several issues.
The resolution to support the half-cent sales tax to pay for public safety-related expenses failed because no one seconded a motion to support it during Tuesday’s meeting.
People shopping in Flagler County currently pay a 7% sales tax, which includes 6% from the state, 0.5% from the county and 0.5% from the School Board.
“The County is the only one in the state that’s eligible for the small county surtax that is not levying the full 1%,” according to an email from E. John Brower, the county’s financial services director.
Updated 12:42 p.m. May 27
City Manager Matt Morton has resigned, the city of Palm Coast announced on its website May 27. Mayor Milissa Holland resigned May 18, to attend to her daughter s poor health.
Morton was hired in 2019. His contract requires a 30-day notice, according to the city s announcement.
In his resignation letter, Morton said, “I am proud of all that has been accomplished, which two years successive performance reviews attest to. We have built a citizen focused culture, managed a global pandemic emerging stronger, significantly increased metrics in foundations of livability, transparency, quality of life saw our financial condition and ratings improve.”
Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland steps down. What happens next?
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
Public service is hard, and many elected officials struggle to balance the needs of their own families against their civic duties. That painful conflict was very evident in Tuesday night’s Facebook post by Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland.
“As you know my daughter has been through some extraordinarily challenging years healthwise that at times became so serious that the outcome could of been very different than what it is today,” Holland wrote. “For all of the prayers, support and words of encouragement that continued to pour in throughout this trying time, I want to say Thank You. …. As her primary caregiver and of course her Mom, I began the process of assessing and evaluating where I must spend my time and focus and that is right by her side. So it is with a heavy heart that I have decided to step down from my role as mayor of the city of Palm Coast.”
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Is the city of Palm Coast business friendly? Contrary to some anecdotes in the past, new data collected by city staff through surveys and stakeholder meetings show that the vast majority are very satisfied with the city’s permitting, inspections and customer service.
Chief Development Officer Jason DeLorenzo reported at the City Council workshop May 11 that, in recent months, three charrettes, or stakeholder meetings, were attended by a total of 50 people; email surveys were filled out by 287 business stakeholders people with experience dealing with city business departments.