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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-92-!A5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, PROPOSING AN
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 6.041 OF
THE CITY CHARTER, ENTITLED "ELECTIONS",
TO ELIMINATE CITY WIDE ELECTION OF
COUNCILMEMBERS AND TO PROVIDE FOR
ELECTION TO COUNCIL OF THE COUNCIL
CANDIDATE WHO RECEIVES THE MAJORITY OF
VOTES IN THE DISTRICT FROM WHICH THEY
RAN, PROVIDING THAT IF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT IS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF
THE VOTERS AT THE NOVEMBER 3, 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 VI, Section 6.04, entitled "Elections" 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:
SECTION 1: The following proposed referendum question
amending the City Charter shall be presented to the electorate of
the City of Tamarac at the November 3, 1992 election and if the
following proposed referendum question is approved by a majority
of the electorate at said election, the amendment proposed shall
become a part of the City Charter upon Certification and
acceptance of the election results:
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
QUALIFIED ELECTORS WITHIN A DISTRICT SHALL
ONLY VOTE FOR ONE COUNCILMEMBER FROM THAT DISTRICT
SHALL SECTION 6.04 OF THE TAMARAC CHARTER BE AMENDED TO
PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL SHALL BE ELECTED
FROM SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS BY QUALIFIED ELECTORS
WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT ONLY? QUALIFIED ELECTORS RESIDING
WITHIN A DISTRICT SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR A
CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL FROM ANY OTHER COUNCIL
DISTRICT. ALL OTHER CANDIDATES FOR CITY OFFICES SHALL
CONTINUE TO RUN CITYWIDE.
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If the proposed amendment is approved, Article VI, Section
6.04, entitled "Elections" will read as indicated below:
Sec. 6.04.
There shall be no primary elections for
municipal offices; the election for all
municipal offices shall be held on the
second Tuesday in March of the calendar
year, unless changed by law. The
candidate or candidates, depending upon
the number to be elected, receiving the
highest number of votes in the election
shall be declared elected. In the event
of a tie vote between two (2) or more
candidates, the city shall arrange with
the Broward County Supervisor of
Elections for a special runoff election
to be held within thirty (30) days after
the special or general election., Duly
elected municipal officers shall take
office within ten (10) days after
election with the specific day to be
decided by ordinance.
Each Cnunnilmember shall.- -.W .7
one of thp . the
• elegtnrg residing within
the cQuncil district- shall yQte for not
distrint and shall not hp entitled ta
vote fgr, candidates for City Council from
any h- Canfor all didates
-otheroffice.& shall run
citywide. I
CODING: Words in-stFueii lhmuo type are deletions from existing Charter; Words in
underscored type are additions to the Charter.
;SECTION 2,. 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
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words "Ordinance" may be changed to "Chapter", "Section",I
"Article" or such other appropriate word or phrase, the use of
which shall accomplish the intentions herein expressed.
SECTION Repealer, 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,
be and the same, are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflicts.
SECTION 4: spygrability. Should any section or provision)
of this ordinance, or any portion thereof, or any paragraph,
sentence or word be declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remainder hereof, as a whole or part hereof, other than the part
declared to be invalid.
SECTION 5 This Ordinance shall be in
full force and take effect immediately upon its passage and final
adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this la � day of, 1992.
PASSED, SECOND READING this vZ� day of 1992.
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I
hay,e—)approvgri this
OFt INFAINCE kas ; form .
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l/ CITY ATTC
(District .ms)
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H.L. BENDER
MAYOR
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
MAYOR _.QENDgR
DISTRICT 1 : M KATZ
DISTRICT 2: V/M SQHQM8bjN
DISTRICT 3: HREIQgR
DISTRICT 4: C/M ABRAMOWITZ