HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1976-019Introduced by: Councilman Oscar L. Tucker
Proposed by: C�1 Temp. No. 376
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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 76-1 1
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC INFORMATION
COMMITTEE TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
WITH RESPECT TO DISSEMINATING FACTUAL INFORMATION
AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE CITY
GOVERNMENT AND THE RESIDENTS; PROVIDING FOR
ITS MEMBERSHIP; PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND
DUTIES; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the charter, adopted by the citizens of
Tamarac, on March 15th mandates the creation of a Public
Information Committee for the purposes of disseminating factual
information, improving communications between the city admini-
stration and the residents, and encouraging citizen participa-
tion in city affairs,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Creation and MembershiE Committee. A
Public Information Committee is hereby created as a permanent
agency of the city and shall consist of one member of and
designated by the Council, one member of and designated by
the Charter Board and three (3) members designated by the
Council from the general public. The Council shall also
designate two (2) alternate members from the general public.
The chairman of the committee shall be selected by the committee
from among the public members. The members shall serve at the
pleasure of Council and without compensation. The committee
shall promulgate its rules and order of procedure which shall
comply with all applicable laws.
SECTION 2: Powers and Duties. The committee shall
have the power and the duty: to establish and activate programs
for the dissemination of factual data and information relating
to city affairs, administration and government; to make
recommendations to the Council for the implementation of such
programs; to issue releases to the media so that facts and not
rumors are circulated; with the consent of Council to initiate
a program which might include among other things regular distri-
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bution fo a newsletter or periodical deemed advisable and
appropriate. The committee shall be authorized to use the
professional staff of the city in carrying out their programs
and objectives, but the dissemination of facts shall be in-
dependent of any governmental body. The committee shall make
recommendations as to such ordinances or resolutions as shall
be deemed necessary or advisable.
SECTION 3. Savings Clause. 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 any part hereof
other than the part declared to be invalid.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall
become effective immediately upon its final passage.
PASSED FIRST READING this t�' day of ,
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PASSED SECOND READING this ld.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
approved the form and correctness
of this ordinance.
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CITY ATTORNE
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ChN M. KEI.CH
CJM 0, TUCKER
CjM M. WEINBERGER
1976.
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