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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-99- A P=
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE
VI. QUALIFICATIONS AND ELECTIONS, SECTION 6.03,
ENTITLED "REDISTRICTING" TO PROVIDE FOR
REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED BY
DISTRICT BY THE COMMISSIONER REPRESENTING SAID
DISTRICT, WITH AN AT -LARGE MEMBER TO BE
APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR; PROVIDING THAT IF THE
AMENDMENT IS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE
VOTERS AT THE MARCH 14, 2000, 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 CONFLICTS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Charter Board has reviewed the revisions to Charter Section 6.03,
has held a public hearing on the revisions, and recommends that Charter Section 6.03 is
amended; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission 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
VI. Qualifications and Elections, Section 6.03, entitled "Redistricting" be amended; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, a public hearing has been
held on this matter.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: The following referendum question amending the City Charter
shall be presented to the electorate of the City of Tamarac at the March 14, 2000, 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
REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE MEMBERS' REPRESENTATION BY DISTRICT AND
AT -LARGE WITH APPOINTMENT BY MAYOR AND COMMISSION
SHOULD SECTION 6.03 OF THE TAMARAC CHARTER BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE
THAT FOUR MEMBERS OF THE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE SHALL BE
APPOINTED BY DISTRICT BY THE COMMISSIONER REPRESENTING THAT
DISTRICT, AND THE FIFTH MEMBER SHALL BE AN AT -LARGE MEMBER APPOINTED
BY THE MAYOR AND NOT BY THE FOUR MEMBERS PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED BY
THE COMMISSION?
YES
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If the proposed amendment is approved, Article
VI. Qualifications and elections, Section 6.03, entitled "Redistricting" will
read as indicated below:
Sec. 6.03. Redistricting.
Each year, within thirty (30) days after the day of the municipal election, the
city clerk shall ascertain the current number of registered voters in each of
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the four (4) districts of the city as of the day of the election (from the Broward
County Supervisor of Elections) and determine in a written report to the city
commission and the charter board if any of the districts contain less than
twenty-two and one-half (22.50) percent or more than twenty-seven and one-
half (27.50) percent of the total registered voters in the city. If such is the
case, then within forty-five (45) days after the election day a redistricting
committee shall be appointed as a board for redistricting. The redistricting
committee shall consist of five (5) public members who are Broward County
registered voters and residents in the city. Four (4) public members shall be
appointed by city commission, (GRe (1) me nbeF fFOFn each diStFiGt)with each
commissioner appointing one 1 member from the district represented b
the commissioner. One (1) public member shall be appointed at large by the
mayor . The committee shall
elect its own chairman.
CODING: Words in rtFwGk thmugli type are deletions from existing law;
Words in underscored type are additions.
SECTION 2: Codification: It is the intention of the City Commission and it is
hereby ordained 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 the Sections of this
Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed
to "Section", "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such
intention.
SECTION 3: Conflicts: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4: Severabilit : If any provision of this Ordinance or the
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application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the
invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are
declared to be severable.
SECTION 5: Effective date: This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this /4 6 day of , 1999.
PASSED, SECOND READING thisdvday of , 1999.
SCHREIBER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
CAROL GOL
CITY CLERK
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I h e ppr ved this MAYOR SCHREIBER
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