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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1999-022Temp. Ord. # 1855 5/25/99 Rev. #1 10/25/99 Page 1 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. 1 1 1 Temp. Ord. # 1855 5/25/99 Rev. #1 10/25/99 Page 2 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 flu 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 Temp. Ord. # 1855 5/25/99 Rev. #1 10/25/99 Page 3 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 Temp. Ord. # 1855 5/25/99 Rev. #1 10/25/99 Page 4 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 hiR BY CERTIFY tha RE RDOFWMMISSI I h e ppr ved this MAYOR SCHREIBER OR I A E f m. DIST i: �MM. �� DIST 2: V M MISHKIN e S. KPAF/r DIST3; COMM. SULTAN CITY ATTORNLY DIST 4; COMM. ROBERTS 1