The 15 Proposed Charter Amendments, in One Place
Items 95-109 on the 11/5/26 agenda would put 15 Charter amendments on the March 2, 2027 ballot. Each one’s summary, changed language and ballot question, in one place.
Items 95 through 109 on the 11/5/26 agenda are 15 ordinances, each of which would put one proposed amendment to the City Charter on the March 2, 2027 city election ballot. November 5 is the first reading and public hearing. Final adoption is scheduled for November 19. An amendment takes effect only if a majority of voters approve it.
The proposals come from the 2026 Charter Review Advisory Commission final report and from council’s own proposals and revisions at its October 1 and October 15 meetings. Council reviewed 16 draft ordinances on October 15 and voted 5-2 to reject one of them, a change to Section 6.03 that would have let council remove appointed city officers for cause. Council Members Bill Carlson and Lynn Hurtak voted no.
How to read this
Each section below notes the amendment’s origin: the Charter Review Advisory Commission (CRC) final report or City Council. Then comes the description from the City Attorney’s summary sheet for that item, the Charter language as the ordinance would change it, and the question as it would appear on the ballot.
In the Charter language, struck text would be removed and underlined text would be added, as marked in the ordinances. Sections 2.15 and 4.03 and Article XII don’t exist in the Charter today, so their text is all new and is shown without underlining. Where only part of a long section changes, the unchanged parts are trimmed and marked with an ellipsis.
November 5 is the first reading, and the language can still change before the November 19 vote. The ordinance text is reproduced as published. Where the markup appears to miss a change compared with the current Charter, a drafting note follows the section.
| Item | Section | Subject | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 2.15 | Council override of mayoral executive orders (new) | Council |
| 96 | 2.04 | Council staff positions | CRC, modified by council |
| 97 | 2.03 | Council rules and attendance | CRC |
| 98 | 2.08 | Ordinance readings | CRC |
| 99 | 4.01 and 4.03 | Mayoral term limits (4.03 is new) | Council |
| 100 | 6.02 | Term of office | CRC |
| 101 | 6.06 | Officers’ salaries | CRC |
| 102 | 6.05 | Oath of office | CRC |
| 103 | 7.05 | Millage | CRC |
| 104 | 7.07 | Midyear budget changes | Council |
| 105 | 9.02 | Zoning Adjustment Board director | CRC |
| 106 | 10.07 | Citizen initiative and referendum | CRC |
| 107 | 10.06 | 1976 effective date | CRC |
| 108 | 11.03 | Officers elected in 1975 | CRC |
| 109 | 12.01 | Inspector general (new) | CRC, modified by council |
Section 2.15: Council override of executive orders
Origin: City Council
The ordinance creates Section 2.15, allowing City Council to override and void a Mayor’s executive order.
Agenda item 95 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language (new section)
Section 2.15. Executive Order Overrides.
To the extent permitted by state or federal law, and notwithstanding any authority granted to the mayor by this charter, an executive order promulgated by the mayor pursuant to Section 4.01 of this charter may be rendered void, in whole or in part, by an affirmative vote of no less than five members of city council acting by resolution. Any executive order deemed void shall not be readopted during the mayor’s term of office without a majority vote of city council approving such readoption.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER CREATING SECTION 2.15 CITY COUNCIL ABILITY TO OVERRIDE MAYORAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Shall the Tampa Charter be amended by creating section 2.15 granting City Council the ability to override and thus render void a mayoral executive order, issued under the Charter, by an affirmative vote of no less than five City Council members acting by resolution, and prohibiting mayoral reenactment of such executive order without City Council approval, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 2.04: Council staff positions
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission, with modifications by City Council
The Ordinance asks Tampa voters to approve a Charter change to Section 2.04, allowing City Council to create and fill staff positions for Council within its budget without Mayoral approval.
Agenda item 96 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Only subsection (d) changes. Subsections (a) through (c), covering council’s budget analyst, council attorney and legislative aides, are unchanged.
Section 2.04. Staff.
… (d) Other Staff: The city council may create and fill other staff positions, including support staff, for the purpose of assisting in the performance of its
legislativeany city council function; however, such other staff positions must be approved by an affirmative vote of no fewer than five members of the city council and; funds for such positions must befound inallocated within the city council’s budget, and, any additional costs thereof must first be approved by the mayor.
Drafting note: compared with the current Charter, “within” and the “and” before the semicolon are new but aren’t underlined in the ordinance.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 2.04 REGARDING CREATION AND APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL STAFF POSITIONS
Shall the amendment to section 2.04 of the Tampa charter, clarifying that City Council may create and fill additional staff positions to assist City Council, specifying that such positions may support any City Council function, and removing the requirement for prior mayoral approval so long as the funds are allocated within City Council’s budget, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 2.03: Council rules and attendance
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission
The ordinance asks Tampa voters to approve a Charter change clarifying that City Council can require members to attend meetings. It also sets when the change would take effect if approved.
Agenda item 97 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 2.03. Organization.
… The council members may adopt such bylaws, regulations, and rules of procedure for their own guidance and government as they may deem expedient and necessary, to
compelrequire the attendance of the members, and to enforce the same by fine or penalty, if they so elect.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 2.03 GOVERNING CITY COUNCIL RULES AND ATTENDANCE
Shall the amendment to section 2.03 of the Tampa Charter clarifying that City Council may adopt bylaws, regulations, and rules of procedure for their own governance as the City Council deems expedient and necessary and to require, instead of the currently included term compel, the attendance of City Council members at meetings, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 2.08: Ordinance readings
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission
The ordinance proposes a change to Section 2.08 to align reading procedures with state law and require three Council votes to read an ordinance’s full text at final reading.
Agenda item 98 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 2.08. Reading.
Except as provided in Section 2.09(b), a proposed ordinance shall be read pursuant to the requirements of general law. When two readings are required, ordinances shall be read only by title on two separate days,
provided that upon demand ofunless three members vote in the affirmative to require the final reading of an ordinance shall be read in full; the ayes and nays shall be taken upon the passage of all ordinances and entered upon the minutes.
Drafting note: compared with the current Charter, “unless” and the “read” in “shall be read in full” are new but aren’t underlined in the ordinance.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 2.08 REGARDING ORDINANCE READING REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY COUNCIL
Shall the amendment to section 2.08 of the Tampa Charter clarifying that general law governs ordinance reading procedures and that three City Council members must affirmatively vote to require the entire ordinance text be read in full on final reading, as opposed to only the ordinance title, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Sections 4.01 and 4.03: Mayoral term limits
Origin: City Council
The ordinance amends Section 4.01 and creates Section 4.03 to replace current term limits with a rule preventing anyone who served over six years as mayor from being reelected; this does not apply to service prior to the enactment of this ordinance.
Agenda item 99 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 4.01. Mayor.
… The mayor shall be elected at large and shall have been a resident and elector of the city for one year immediately preceding the commencement of the term of office and shall continue to be a resident and elector of the city during the term of office.
No person who has, or but for resignation would have, served as mayor for two consecutive, full terms shall be elected as mayor for the succeedingterm. The mayor shall be responsible to the people of the city for the proper administration of the affairs of the city …
Drafting note: the strike-through in the ordinance stops before “term.”, the last word of the sentence being removed.
Section 4.03. Term Limit of Mayor. (new section)
No person who has served as mayor, or has acted as mayor, for more than a total of six years, shall be eligible to be elected as mayor. Any time served as mayor of Tampa before the adoption of this section shall not be considered in determining an individual’s total time served as mayor.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 4.01 AND CREATING SECTION 4.03 REGARDING MAYORAL TERM LIMITS
Shall the amendment to section 4.01, and the creation of section 4.03, of the Tampa Charter, striking and replacing the mayoral term limit with the more restrictive provision that no person who has served as Mayor for more than six years which accrue after the effectiveness of this amendment, shall be eligible to be elected again as Mayor, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 6.02: Term of office
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission
The ordinance amends Section 6.02 to clarify that the four-year term applies only to the mayor and Council members and removes outdated 1979 language, with an effective date set.
Agenda item 100 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 6.02. Term.
The term of
all officersthe mayor and city council members, created as provided for by this charter, shall be for four years and until their successors have been duly qualified; provided however, that the mayor and city council members elected in the 1979 municipal elections shall hold office for a term of three and one half (3½ yearsand providedfurtherthat the terms of all officers appointed by the mayor shall terminate with the term of office of the mayor so appointing, except the city clerk and those board members appointed for fixed and staggered terms.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 6.02 REGARDING THE TERM OF CHARTER OFFICERS
Shall the amendment to section 6.02 of the Tampa Charter clarifying that the four-year term of office under said section applies only to the Mayor and City Council members and removing obsolete language referring to the 1979 municipal election, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 6.06: Officers’ salaries
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission
The ordinance amends Section 6.06 to remove obsolete language, require at least four Council votes to change officer salaries, and allow action by resolution or ordinance, with an effective date.
Agenda item 101 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 6.06. Salaries.
The
initial salaries of compensation of all officers of the city shall be the same as they were upon the date of the referendum upon this charter, provided that from and after October 1, 1975, any suchsalary or salaries of officers of the city may be increased or decreased at any time by the concurrence of the mayor and an affirmative vote of no less than four membersa majorityof the entire city council, which concurrence shall be documented by resolution, or ordinance of the council recommended or approved in writing by the mayor.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 6.06 REGARDING VOTE AND ACTION TO CHANGE CITY OFFICERS’ SALARY
Shall the amendment to section 6.06 of the Tampa Charter, clarifying that a majority vote under said section requires at least four City Council members voting in the affirmative to increase or decrease city officers’ salaries, and that City Council may act by under said section by resolution or ordinance, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Drafting note: “act by under” appears as written in the ordinance.
Section 6.05: Oath of office
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission
The ordinance amends Section 6.05 to remove an outdated residency reference from the oath of office for non-elected City officers and sets an effective date.
Agenda item 102 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 6.05. Oath.
Each officer of the city before entering upon the discharge of the officer’s duties shall take and subscribe an oath, before a person authorized to administer oaths in the city, that the officer is
a resident of the city and isentitled to hold and will faithfully perform the duties of the office to which that officer has been elected or appointed and will support, uphold, and defend the charter and ordinances of the City of Tampa, the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida, and the Constitution and laws of the United States of America.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 6.05 REMOVING OBSOLETE NON-ELECTED OFFICERS’ OATH RESIDENCY REFERENCE
Shall the amendment to section 6.05 of the Tampa Charter, removing the reference to the obsolete City of Tampa residency requirement for non-elected city officers from the oath of office as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 7.05: Millage
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission
It clarifies that Section 7.05 requires City Council to set millage rates in accordance with state law.
Agenda item 103 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 7.05. Millage.
Upon adoption of the annual budget, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the city council shall proceed to determine the amounts which may be necessary for the carrying on of the municipal government during the next ensuing fiscal year from ad valorem taxes and shall proceed to fix the millage or tax necessary in accordance with state law, which millage as so determined shall be certified by the mayor to the proper authorities.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 7.05 FIXING TAX MILLAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW
Shall the amendment to section 7.05 of the Tampa Charter, clarifying that millage rates set by City Council be fixed in accordance with state law, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 7.07: Midyear budget changes
Origin: City Council
Section 7.07 amendment allows City Council to initiate midyear budget changes without mayoral recommendation.
Agenda item 104 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 7.07. Budget Changes
The city council
upon the recommendation of the mayorshall have the power from time to time during any fiscal year after adoption of the annual budget therefor, by resolution, to reappropriate to any municipal purpose any funds not needed for the purpose originally appropriated or to appropriate any unappropriated cash surplus to any municipal purpose in a manner consistent with general law.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 7.07 REGARDING BUDGET CHANGES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR
Shall the amendment to section 7.07 of the Tampa Charter, removing the requirement for the Mayor to make a recommendation to City Council before City Council reappropriation of originally appropriated budgetary funds not needed for their original purpose, or appropriate other unappropriated cash surplus, for any municipal purpose, in a manner consistent with general law, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 9.02: Zoning Adjustment Board director
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission
Section 9.02 amendment removes the outdated requirement that the chief building inspector serve as ex officio director of the Zoning Adjustment Board.
Agenda item 105 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 9.02. Personnel.
Each board, with the advice and consent of the mayor, shall have power to appoint and to remove a director who shall execute the administrative policies or determinations of the board and supervise and manage the personnel of the board,
except that the chief building inspector shall be ex officio director of the zoning adjustment board. The mayor within budgetary limitations and subject to civil service requirements shall employ such additional personnel for each board as shall be necessary.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 9.02 REMOVING OBSOLETE REFERENCE TO THE ZONING ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Shall the amendment to section 9.02 of the Tampa Charter removing the obsolete reference to the chief building official serving as ex officio director to the zoning adjustment board as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 10.07: Citizen initiative and referendum
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission
Section 10.07 amendment establishes a citizen initiative and referendum process aligned with general law, ensuring updated and compliant procedures.
Agenda item 106 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 10.07. Initiative and Referendum.
The qualified voters of the city shall have the power to propose ordinances to the council or to require reconsideration of any adopted ordinance by petition signed by the electors of the city equal in number to nor less than 10 percent of the electors of the city qualified to vote at the last general municipal election; the form and content of such petition shall provide for under the provisions relating to recall of officers as provided herein. If the council fails to adopt an ordinance so proposed or to repeal an ordinance so reconsidered, the qualified voters shall approve or reject such ordinance at a city election provided that such powers shall not extend to the budget or capital improvement program, zoning, the comprehensive plan, or any emergency ordinance or ordinance relating to the appropriation of money, levy of taxes or salaries of city officers or employees. The procedure to be followed for citizen initiative and referendum will be provided by ordinance in accordance with state law, which ordinance shall be initially enacted within six months of the passage of (this amendment to) the charter and once passed shall not be amended more frequently than once every two years and only within a time frame of ninety (90) days after a general election.
Drafting note: compared with the current Charter, “plan,” is new but isn’t underlined in the ordinance.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 10.07 REGARDING CITIZEN INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PROCEDURES AND APPLICABILITY
Shall the amendment to section 10.07 of the Tampa Charter, implementing citizen initiative and referendum procedures for adoption by ordinance in accordance with state law, limiting procedure amendments to no more than every two years and only ninety days after a general election, and incorporating statutory prohibitions on referendums and initiatives on zoning and comprehensive plan amendments, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 10.06: 1976 effective date
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission
Section 10.06 amendment removes an outdated reference to the year the provision originally took effect, ensuring the charter language stays current.
Agenda item 107 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 10.06. Reemployment.
No former elected official of the city shall hold any compensated appointed city office or employment until one year after the expiration of the term for which they were elected
; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not take effect until January 1, 1976.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 10.06 REMOVING OBSOLETE REFERENCE TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976
Shall the amendment to section 10.06 of the Tampa Charter, removing the obsolete reference that that section shall not become effective until January 1, 1976, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 11.03: Officers elected in 1975
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission
Section 11.03 amendment removes outdated references to the terms of officers elected in 1975, updating the charter language for clarity.
Agenda item 108 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language
Section 11.03. Officers, Employees and Agents
The adoption of this charter, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall not affect or impair the rights, privileges, or immunities of persons who are city officers, employees or agents at the time of the adoption of this charter.
All officers elected in the 1975 regular election shall continue in office for the term to which elected.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER SECTION 11.03 REMOVING OBSOLETE REFERENCE TO OFFICERS ELECTED IN 1975
Shall the amendment to section 11.03 of the Tampa Charter, removing the obsolete reference to office terms for officers elected in 1975, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 12.01: Inspector general
Origin: Charter Review Advisory Commission, with modifications by City Council
Section 12.01 creates an independent Office of Inspector General with defined powers, duties, appointment and removal processes, and protections to ensure oversight of city operations.
Agenda item 109 · Ordinance (PDF)
Proposed language (new article)
Full text of proposed Article XII, Section 12.01
ARTICLE XII. INSPECTOR GENERAL
Section 12.01. Office of Inspector General.
(a) Establishment; Purpose. There shall be an inspector general who shall be at least eighteen years of age and shall be a resident of the city. The office of inspector general is hereby established as an independent body to perform investigations, audits, and reviews of city matters, including city contracts, programs, projects, and expenditures, in order to identify inefficiencies and to detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, waste, mismanagement, misconduct, and abuse of power.
(b) Non-interference. Except as specifically provided in this section, the organization and administration of the office shall be independent to ensure that no outside interference or external influence adversely affects its independence and objectivity. The office may utilize the services of the city’s human resources department, but shall not be subject to its authority. The mayor, city council, city attorney, all department heads, and any other city officer or employee shall not direct, supervise, control or approve the initiation, conduct, scope, findings, conclusions, or reporting of any audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or review. Nor shall the mayor, city council, city attorney, all department heads, and any other city officer or employee seek to prevent, prohibit, impede, delay, direct, interfere with, retaliate against, or improperly attempt to influence the office and its staff.
(c) Implementing Ordinance. The city shall adopt an ordinance consistent with this section, establishing an inspector general selection committee, including the committee’s membership, procedures, and process for appointment and reappointment. The ordinance shall provide that the inspector general be selected through an open, competitive, and merit-based process designed to minimize political influence and ensure professional independence, set the number of personnel for the office, provide a process for initial funding of the office, and provide that employees of the office shall be entitled to all benefits now provided to all city employees similarly situated.
(d) Role under this Charter. The office shall not exercise any legislative, executive, or administrative power, but shall have access to all officers, departments, agents, contractors, and boards of the city to promote the public trust and the transparent and accountable operation of government.
(e) Powers. The office may initiate an investigation, audit, or review when a matter is referred to it or on its own initiative. The office shall have the discretion to decide whether initiation of an investigation, audit, or review is in the public interest. After investigation, audit, or review, the office shall have the power to file ethics complaints, refer matters to internal or external authorities, and to publish independent public reports of its findings.
(f) Subpoena authority. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the office may issue subpoenas for witness testimony and any documents or records, may administer oaths or affirmations, may take sworn testimony, and may seek judicial enforcement of subpoenas. In the case of a refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, the office may make application to any circuit court of this State which shall have jurisdiction to order the witness to appear before the office and to produce evidence, if so ordered, or to give testimony related to the matter in question.
(1) Prior to issuing a subpoena, the inspector general shall notify the State Attorney and the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. The office shall not interfere with any ongoing criminal investigation of the State Attorney and/or the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, where the State Attorney and/or the U.S. Attorney has explicitly notified the Inspector General, in writing, that the office’s investigation is interfering with an ongoing criminal investigation.
(2) The subpoena power set forth in this subsection (f) shall not extend to subpoenas to law enforcement officers in connection with investigations of complaints against the office.
(g) Cooperation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, all city officers, employees, and contractors shall cooperate with the office.
(h) Appointment. The inspector general shall be appointed with the affirmative vote of at least five members of city council upon nomination by the inspector general selection committee.
(i) Term. Each term of appointment for the inspector general shall be five (5) years in length.
(j) Removal. The inspector general may be removed for cause, including concerns regarding performance, malfeasance, misfeasance, misconduct, or failure to carry out their duties, by resolution of the city council passed by at least five affirmative votes. Prior to any removal, the city council shall provide, by resolution, a written summary of the basis for termination, and the inspector general shall be given the opportunity to respond both in writing and at a public meeting prior to the vote on removal. The fact that the result of any investigation, audit, finding, recommendation, or report is unfavorable to any individual shall not constitute cause for removal.
(k) Vacancy. Should a vacancy caused by completion of the removal process specified in subsection (j) or due to the death, resignation, or expiration of term of the inspector general occur, the position of inspector general must be advertised by the city and the committee convened to make a nomination pursuant to subsection (h) within ninety (90) days of the vacancy.
(l) Interaction with Internal Audit Department. The office shall not supplant or otherwise replace the Internal Audit Department established under Section 5.01(c) of this charter.
(m) Funding. The office shall submit its recommended annual budget to the mayor for inclusion in the city’s annual budget pursuant to Section 7.02 of this charter. Notwithstanding any contrary provision outlined in Article VII of this charter, the office’s recommended budget shall not be modified by the mayor, but shall be incorporated into the recommended annual budget as presented.
(n) Legal Counsel. The office may utilize the services of the city attorney’s office or may retain independent legal counsel, subject to the limitation of the funding available in its annual budget.
(o) Implementation. Upon approval of this section by the electors of the city, the ordinance specified in subsection (c) shall be adopted within six (6) months. If no ordinance is adopted within six (6) months, city council may, by resolution, extend the deadline for a period not to exceed an additional ninety (90) days. Upon adoption of the ordinance, the position of Inspector General shall be advertised by the city, and the committee shall be convened to make a nomination pursuant to subsection (h) within ninety (90) days of adoption of the ordinance.
On the ballot
AMENDMENT TO TAMPA CHARTER CREATING ARTICLE XII SECTION 12.01 REGARDING APPOINTED INSPECTOR GENERAL
Shall the creation of article XII, section 12.01 of the Tampa Charter, creating an appointed position of and office of inspector general, which would operate outside of the executive and legislative branches to perform investigations, audits, and reviews, requiring adoption of implementing ordinance consistent with specified powers and authorities, providing for term, appointment and removal by City Council, as set out and proposed by City of Tampa Ordinance No. 2026-_____, be ratified and approved:
YES – FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
NO – AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The summary sheets, ordinances and business impact estimates for all 15 items are linked from the 11/5/26 agenda.
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