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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-99- c� g
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE VIII,
CHARTER BOARD, SECTION 8.01, ENTITLED "TERMS AND
QUALIFICATIONS" OF THE CITY CHARTER, TO PROVIDE
THAT CHARTER BOARD TERMS OF OFFICE SHALL BE
CHANGED FROM TWO YEARS TO THREE YEARS, AND
THAT ELECTION OF CHARTER BOARD MEMBERS SHALL
COINCIDE WITH ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS FROM
SAME DISTRICTS, WITH ELECTION OF AT LARGE
MEMBER TO COINCIDE WITH DISTRICTS 2 AND 4;
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 8.01,
has held a public hearing on the revisions, and recommends that Charter Section 8.01 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 VIII, 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.
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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
LENGTH OF TERM AND ELECTION OF CHARTER BOARD MEMBERS
SHOULD SECTION 8.01 OF THE TAMARAC CHARTER BE AMENDED SO THAT
TERMS OF OFFICE FOR CHARTER BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE INCREASED FROM
TWO TO THREE YEAR TERMS, AND ELECTION OF CHARTER BOARD MEMBERS
FROM EACH DISTRICT ARE IN THE SAME YEAR AS COMMISSIONERS FROM THE
SAME DISTRICTS, WITH THE AT LARGE MEMBER ELECTED WITH MEMBERS FROM
DISTRICT 2 AND 4?
YES NO
If the proposed amendment is approved, Article VIII, Charter Board, 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. Four
(4) members shall reside in different districts, and one (1) member shall run
at large. Charter board members from odd numbered districts and the 'mot_
large ^mom-hnr Districts 1 and 3 shall be elected in each odd numbered „oor
the vear Commission representatives of Districts 1 and 3 are elected,
beginning with the municipal election of March 2002 and charter board
members from even numbered diStFiGts Districts 2 and 4 shall be elected in
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the year Commission representatives of Districts
2 and 4 are elected, beginning with the municipal election of March, 2003.
The at large member shall be elected with the members from Districts 2 and
4. Char
ter Board members serving as of March 1.999,from_Districts 1 and
3 shall serve until the election is held in March,- 2002. Charter Board
members servinq as of March, 2000, from Districts 2 and 4, and the at large
member, shall serve until the election is held in March 2003. Beginning with
the 1985 municipal election and effective for all elections thereafter, charter
board members who are elected to office shall not succeed themselves for
more than one (1) term, without an intervening term, regardless of the district
or seat they might hold.
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CODING: Words in struck thFough 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.
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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
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 /4 6A day of
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This Ordinance shall become effective
, 1999.
, 1999.
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