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Home My WebLink AboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1994-004Temp. Ord. #1683 1 Revision #1-5/24/94 Revision #2-5/31/94 Revision #3-6/2/94 Revision #4-6/6/94 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. 0-94-� AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE Vill, SECTION 8.01, OF THE CITY CHARTER, ENTITLED "TERMS AND QUALIFICATIONS"; CHANGING THE CHARTER BOARD FROM AN ELECTED TO AN APPOINTED BOARD; PROVIDING FOR TRANSITION; PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL FROM OFFICE; PROVIDING THAT IF THE AMENDMENT IS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS AT THE SEPTEMBER 8, 1994 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 and residents of the City of Tamarac that Article Vil I, Section 8.01, entitled "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: 1 Temp. Ord. #].,M 2 Revision #1-5/24/94 Revision #2-5/31/94 Revision #3-6/2/94 Revision #4-6/6/94 SECTION 1: The following referendum question amending the City Charter shall be presented to the electorate of the City of Tamarac at the September 8, 1994 election and if the following 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: PROPOSED AMENDMENT SELECTION OF CHARTER BOARD CHANGED FROM ELECTION TO APPOINTMENT BY COUNCIL. SECTION 8.01 OF THE TAMARAC CHARTER IS AMENDED TO CHANGE SELECTION OF CHARTER BOARD MEMBERS FROM TWO (2) YEAR ELECTED TERMS TO APPOINTMENT BY COUNCIL. CURRENT CHARTER BOARD MEMBERS MAY COMPLETE THEIR TERMS, APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS BEGINS AS CURRENT CHARTER BOARD MEMBERS VACATE POSITIONS. ALL APPOINTMENTS FOR THREE YEAR TERMS STARTING MARCH, 1996 FOLLOWING TRANSITION PERIOD. APPOINTED CHARTER BOARD MEMBERS MAY BE REMOVED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNCIL. YES NO If the proposed amendment is approved, Article Vill, Section 8.01 entitled "Terms and qualifications" will read as indicated below: Sec. 8.01. Terms and qualifications. (a) Membership. The charter board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by majority vote of -the —City Council for three (3) year terms, four (4) members shall reside in each of thg different districts, and one (1) member may reside anywhere in the city. -- members from odd -numbered rdintrintb on the orna mBemhQn�__r Temp. • . #1683 Revision ., Revision ., Revision #3-6/2/94 Revision•. BegiRRing withthe 1985 .. unGpa eaGweveR-RUmbeFed yeaF. w w • teFM,FegaFdless ofthe LOA ram M��= tw I lr�= I IV.] I I I Log I 1mr.] om us bmi shall be apr)ointed by •uncil. Prior to the r. • •wthe 1/•. l ••. 'electign, allUginjmgnjq ti the Charter {o)e Extended Absence from Office. Any charter board member who is absent from three (3) consecutive regular board meetings or five (5) out of seven (7) consecutive regular board meetings shall forfeit his office. Any absence excused by the chairman shall not be counted as an absence for the purpose of this section. The charter board shall declare a vacancy due to its member's absence. The vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of this Charter. (-COS, Filling of Vacancy. In the event of a vacancy, the beaF Council shall aelect a replacement from the district where the vacancy exists; however, if the at -large position is vacant, the replacement may be any elector resident of the city. A charter board member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the expiring term or until the nee geReFal ien, whin ever nnmes firs Temp. Ord. #JM Revision #1-5/24/94 Revision #2-5/31/94 Revision #3-6/2/94 Revision #4-6/6/94 WLM Member Must be Elector. Any elector resident of the city may be aGandidate—fer-and of eleGted may serve on the charter board only as long as he is an elector of the city. FXA�Tr- M.• • • i • CODING: Words in strurk through type are deletions from existing Charter; Words in underscored type are additions to the Charter. SECTION 2. Inclusion into Code. 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", "Section", "Article" or such other appropriate word or phrase, the use of which shall accomplish the intentions herein expressed. SECTION 3: 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: Severabilit -. 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. 4 Temp. Ord. #1683 Revision #1-5/24/94 Revision #2-5/31/94 Revision #3-6/2/94 Revision #4-6/6/94 SECTION .. Effective Male. This Ordinance shall be in full force and take effect immediately upon its passage and final adoption. PASSED, FIRST READING this i� day of , 1994. PASSED, SECOND READING this 1.1;� day of , 1994. ATTEST: CAROL A. EVANS CITY CLERK I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have approved this OPd%NANCE as to form. 4ITCHEf-L S. KA CITY ATTORNE (ChartRev.8.01.ms(1683)) J WN' R: ' MAYOR RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE MAYOR ABRAMOWITZ9.1 DIST.1: V / M KATZ DIST. 2: C / M MISHKIN DIST. 3: C / M SCHREIBER DIST. 4: C / W MACHEK 5 0