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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-2021-012Temp. Ord. #2461 March 10, 2021 Page 1 of 4 ORDINANCE NO. 0-2021-� b AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION", AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED "CITY COMMISSION", BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 2-34 ENTITLED "COMPREHENSIVE PROCEDURES FOR CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS" TO PROVIDE IN SUBSECTION (K) "VOTING PROCEDURES" A NEW ROTATION OF VOTING SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 4.06(b) of the City of Tamarac's Charter allows the City Commission to determine its own rules of procedure for meetings; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Charter, the City Commission adopted an Ordinance which established Comprehensive Procedures for City Commission Meetings ("Comprehensive Procedures") as codified in section 2-34 of the Code of Ordinances; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Procedures serve as a valuable reference guide for all those in whom the public has placed its trust; and WHEREAS, recently, the City Commission has been making changes to its Comprehensive Procedures and a change to subsection 2-34(k), "Voting Procedures" has been discussed; and WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to amend the Comprehensive Procedures to change the rotation of voting system. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, THAT: Section 1: The foregoing WHEREAS clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance upon adoption hereof. Section 2: The City Commission of the City of Tamarac hereby amends Chapter 2 of the City's Code of Ordinances, entitled "Administration", by amending CODING: Words in type are deletions from the existing law; Words in underscore type are additions. Temp. Ord. # 2461 March 10, 2021 Page 2 of 4 Article II of the City's Code of Ordinance, entitled "City Commission", by specifically amending Section 2-34, entitled "Comprehensive Procedures for City Commission Meetings", as follows: ARTICLE II. — CITY COMMISSION Sec.2-34. Comprehensive procedures for city commission meetings. (k) Voting Procedures. (1) Every member present, when a question is put, shall vote unless the member has a conflict of interest. Any member abstaining from voting must make a brief statement for such request and will fill out all appropriate paperwork to be filed with the City Clerk at the meeting where the conflict is announced, pursuant to Chapter 112, Florida Statutes, as amended from time to time. The question shall then be immediately taken without further debate. (2) Voting on all legislation shall be oral and in open City Commission meetings. No proxy votes are permitted. When the City Clerk calls the roll, each member shall respond "yes," "no," "aye," "nay," or "abstain". No other comment is permitted during voting. Beginning on the effective date of this ordinance, the Mayor shall vote first on all matters and tThe order of voting for every other member shall rotate in a random manner eXGept Mayor votes last. (3) The City Clerk will announce whether the matter passed or failed. (4) The order of voting may be readdressed and changed by the City Commission after each election, and the change shall take effect upon passage of a resolution. SECTION 3: It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that CODING: Words in type are deletions from the existing law; Words in underscore type are additions. Temp. Ord. #2461 March 10, 2021 Page 3 of 4 the Sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered, re -lettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to "Section," "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention. SECTION 4: If any clause, section, or other part or application of this Ordinance shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutional or invalid part or application shall be considered as eliminated and so not affecting the remaining portions or applications remaining in full force and effect. SECTION 5: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption. (Rest of this page intentionally left blank) CODING: Words in type are deletions from the existing law; Words in underscore type are additions. Temp. Ord. # 2461 March 10, 2021 Page 4 of 4 PASSED, FIRST READING this 941� day of 6 V , 2021. PASSED, SECOND READING this 10f" day of /V) 9-9C° H , 2021. By V MI HELLE J. GO Z MAYOR ATTEST: ,,'_ENNIFgk J H SOP., CIVIC CITY CLERK RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 1 ST Reading MAYOR GOMEZ DIST 1: COMM BOLTON L DIST 2: COMM. GELIN Evve,, DIST 3: V/M VILLALOBOS tJ DIST 4: COMM. PLACK J RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 2ND Reading DIST 1: COMM. BOLTON DIST 2: COMM. GELIN J DIST 3: V/M VILLALOBOS {v/� DIST 4: COMM. PLACK c. / I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have approved this ORDINANCE as to form. 3 OTTINOT RIM CITY ATTORNEY CODING: Words in type are deletions from the existing law; Words in underscore type are additions.