HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1990-025Temp. Ord. 01495
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-90-�_
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC,
FLORIDA, PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE
: IV, SECTION 4.02 OF THE CITY CHARTER TO
LIMIT THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR THE MAYOR AND
r COUNCILMEMBERS TO THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE
TERMS OF THREE (3) YEARS EACHi PROVIDING
THAT IF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS APPROVED
BY A MAJORITY OF VOTES AT THE SEPTEMBER 4,
1990 ELECTION THEN SUCH AMENDMENT SHALL
BECOME A PART OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CHARTER
UPON CERTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE
ELECTION RESULTS# PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION# PROVIDING FOR REPEALER,
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY# AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Charter Board and the City Council have
agreed that It would be in the best interests of the citizens
of Tamarac that Article IV, Section 4.02 of the City Charter
be amended# and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 266 Florida Statutes a
public hearing has been held on this matter,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION It That the following proposed referendum
question amending the City Charter shall be presented to the
electorate of. -the City of Tamarac at the September 4, 1990
Election and if the following proposed 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:
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SECTION 2: Specific authority is hereby granted to
codify this Ordinance.
SECTION 3s
All
ordinances or parts
of
Ordinances in
conflict herewith
are
hereby repealed to
the
extent of such
conflict.
SECTION 4: If any provision of this Ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
Invalid, such invalidity *hall 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 5s This Ordinance *hall become effective
immediately upon adoption and passage.
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PASSED FIRST READING this g:Z! day of , 1990.
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PASSED SECOND READING this [[_ day'of 1990.
JINORMAN ABRAMOWITZ
MAYOR
ATTESTS
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
approved this ORDINANCE as
to
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT 10-1
TERMS OF OFFICE OF MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMERS
LIMITED TO THREE CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF THREE YEARS
Section 4.02 of the Tamarac City Charter is amended to
provide that the candidates, including incumbents running for
the office of the mayor and councilmembers shall be limited
to three consecutive terms of three years each.
Yeses No .....-_
If the proposed Amendment is approved, Article IV, Section
4.02 of the City Charter will lead as outlined below.
Additions to text are indicated by underscores deletions to
the text by str°iketh"ugh.
Sec. 4.02 City council= election, terms and qualifications.
The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected for a term
of tw -42* three 13 ) years in the manner provided for and in
accordance with the qualifications set forth in Article VI.
Councilmembers from odd -numbered districts shall be elected
d"-sach-edd-awnbesed-yearT at the municipal election held on
March 12. 2991. and councilmembers from even -numbered
districts and the mayor shall be elected in--eeeh--eren
swobered-rear at the municipal election held on March 10
1992. Beginning with the 4985,- 1991 municipal election and
effective for all elections thereafter, councilmembers
(including the mayor) who are elected to office shall not
succeed themselves for more than *no-41* two 2) terms,
without an intervening term, regardless of the district or
seat they might hold except that if otherwise qualified, the
mayor or ex -mayor may run for council and a eeuneiimen
£ouncilmember or ex- emneisaan ex-councilmember may run for
Q e incumbent
mayor. Nothin contained herein shall prohibit th,,_„_,_,,,,,_,
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or and councilmembers as of fieptember 4 2990 from
standin for re-election for the full three 3 terms of
three (3) ears each contem2lated herein.