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Temp. Ord. # 1610
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-92-35
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, PROPOSING AN
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV, SECTION 4.02, OF
THE CITY CHARTER, ENTITLED •CITY COUNCIL;
ELECTION, TERMS AND QUALIFICATIONS",
REPEALING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS SUCCEEDING
THEMSELVES FOR MORE THAN ONE (1) TERM
WITHOUT AN INTERVENING TERM, PROVIDING
THAT IF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS
APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS AT
THE SEPTEMBER 1, 1992 ELECTION, THEN SUCH
AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME A PART OF THE CITY
CHARTER UPON CERTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE
OF THE ELECTION RESULTS; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Tamarac has deemed it
to be in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Tamarac
that Article IV, Section 4.02, entitled "City council; election,
terms and qualifications` be amended; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, a public
hearing has been held on this matter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
The following proposed referendum questior
amending the City Charter shall be presented to the electorate of
the City of Tamarac at the September 1, 1992 election and if the
following proposed referendum question is approved by a majoritl
of the electorate at said election, the amendment proposed shall
become a part of the City Charter upon Certification anc
acceptance of the election results:
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
SHALL SECTION 4.02 OF THE TAMARAC CHARTER BE AMENDED TO
CHANGE THE NUMBER OF TERMS THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
MAY SERVE BY ELIMINATING THE CURRENT PROHIBITION AGAINST
THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS SUCCEEDING THEMSELVES FOR
MORE THAN ONE (1) TERM WITHOUT AN INTERVENING TERM
REGARDLESS OF THE DISTRICT OR SEAT THEY MIGHT HOLD AND
ALLOWING THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS TO SUCCEED
THEMSELVES WITH NO LIMITATION AS TO THE NUMBER OF TERMS
THEY MAY SERVE?
YES NO
If the proposed amendment is approved, Article IV; Sectio
4.02 entitled "City council; election, terms and qualifications,
will read as indicated below:
86c. 4.02 City council; election, terms and
qualifications.
Councilmembers shall be elected for a term of two
(2 ) years in -the manner provided for and in accordance
with the qualifications set forth in article VI.
Councilmembers from odd -numbered districts shall be
elected in each odd -numbered year, and councilmembers
from even -numbered districts and the mayor shall be
elected in each even -numbered year. Beginning with--t-M
ee" pi3mia. may run for mayor_
CODING: Words in-atruek 414FOUgi► type are deletions from existing Charter; Words in
type are additions to the Charter.
It is the intention of
the City Council that the provisions of this Ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances and that the
sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the
words •Ordinance may be changed to •Chapter«, OSectiona,
"Article• or such other appropriate word or phrase, the use of
which shall accomplish the intentions herein -expressed.
All sections or parts of sections
of the Code of Ordinances, all ordinances or parts of ordinances
and all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith,
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be and the same, are hereby repealed to the extent of sucl
conflicts.
SEC!'rTQU 4, EeYadhilitY. Should any section or provisi
of this ordinance, or any portion thereof, or any paragraph
sentence or word be declared by a Court of competent jurisdictio
to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of th
remainder hereof, as a whole or part hereof, other than the par
declared to be invalid.
This Ordinance shall be i
full force and take effect immediately upon its passage and fins]
adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this %d'day of , 1992.
PASSED, SECOND READING this a'4 a`'day of , 1992.
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I
have approved this
ORDIN CE as to form.
ITCHELL S. FT
CITY ATTORNEY
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H.L. BENDER
MAYOR
RECORD OF COUNCIL
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