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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-99-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE VI,
QUALIFICATIONS AND ELECTIONS, SECTION 6.04,
ENTITLED "ELECTIONS" OF THE CITY CHARTER, TO
PROVIDE THAT CHARTER BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE
ELECTED BY DISTRICT, WITH THE AT -LARGE MEMBER
ELECTED CITY WIDE; PROVIDING THAT IF THE
AMENDMENT IS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF 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 6.04,
has held a public hearing on the revisions, and recommends that Charter Section 6.04 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 the Tamarac Charter,
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 COMMISSION OF THE
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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
ELECTION OF CHARTER BOARD MEMBERS BY DISTRICT
SHOULD SECTION 6.04 OF THE TAMARAC CHARTER BE AMENDED TO
PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR CHARTER BOARD SHALL
RUN FOR ELECTION ONLY IN THE DISTRICT THE CANDIDATE
PROPOSES TO REPRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
CANDIDATE FOR THE AT -LARGE SEAT, WHO SHALL RUN FOR
ELECTION CITYWIDE?
YES NO
If the proposed amendment is approved, Article VI, Section 6.04 entitled
"Elections" will read as indicated below:
Sec. 6.04. Elections.
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
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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 commissioner and charter board member shall be elected from one of
the four (4) districts within the city and one member of the charter board
shall be a member at -large. Qualified electors residing within the Gommis
each district shall vote for not more than one (1) candidate for the ef#ise
offices of city commissioner or charter board from that district and shall not
be entitled to vote for candidates for city commission or charter board from
any other oammi6sioR district. Candidates for al -ether the offices of mayor
and the at -large member of the charter board shall run citywide.
CODING: Words in struck through 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: SeverabilitY- If any provision of this Ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not
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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:
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this /a"*- day of
PASSED, SECOND READING this r�y day of
ATTEST:
CAROL GO
CITY CLEW
VH RE Y C RTIFY that
I ha a pr d this
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ITY ATTORN
This Ordinance shall become effective
, 1999.
11999.
J E SCHREIBER, MAYOR
RECOF
MAYOR
DIST 1:
DIST Z
DIST 3:
DIST 4: