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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 2007-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA; AMENDING CHAPTER 14
OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES,
ENTITLED "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC", BY
SPECIFICALLY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED
"STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING", BY CREATING
SECTION 14-40, TO BE ENTITLED "IMPOSITION OF
SURCHARGE FOR VIOLATION OF PARKING
ORDINANCES"; PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A
SURCHARGE FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS TO HELP
FUND SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS IN THE CITY;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 318.21(12)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that a municipality
may impose and collect a surcharge on parking fines for the purposes of funding school
crossing guard programs; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 14, Article II of the City of Tamarac's Code of Ordinances
provides for certain parking prohibitions and sets forth penalties for violations thereof;
and
WHEREAS, with the commencement of the 2007/2008 academic school year
there is an increased number of people, particularly children, walking on City streets;
and
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WHEREAS, the recent property tax reform initiated by the Florida Legislature
results in an increased need for municipalities to take advantage of all available
resources and options to help fund additional programs, such as school crossing
guards; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, in an effort to better protect the health, safety
and welfare of all of the citizens and residents of the City, deems it to be in the City's
best interest to impose a surcharge on parking violations to help fund school crossing
guards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this
Ordinance upon adoption hereof.
SECTION 2: The City Commission of the City of Tamarac hereby amends
Chapter 14, entitled "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," of the City of Tamarac Code of
Ordinances, by specifically amending Article II, entitled "Stopping, Standing and
Parking", by creating Section 14-40, to be entitled "Imposition of Surcharge for Violation
of Parking Ordinances", as follows:
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Sec. 14-40. Imposition of Surcharge for Violations of Parking Ordinances
Pursuant to Section 318.21 12 a F.S. as amended from time to time a
surcharge in the amount of One Dollar 1.00 shall be levied and
collected for violations of this Article or any other parking violations. The
proceeds from this surcharge shall be used to help pay the costs of the
school crossing guards in the City.
SECTION 3: It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac
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, re -lettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to
"Section," "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention.
SECTION 4: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, Resolutions or parts of
Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 5: If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances 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 to be severable.
SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
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PASSED, FIRST READING this DAY OF 4'rlh_liZL 2007.
PASSED, SECOND READING this DAY OF 42d&jeA2 , 2007.
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BY: '
MAYOR BETH TALABISCO
ATTEST:
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 1sr Reading
MARION SWENSON, CIVIC MAYOR TALABISCO
CITY CLERK DIST 1: COMM. PORTNER
DIST 2: COMM. ATKINS-GRAD W
DIST 3: V/M. SULTANOF
DIST 4: COMM. DRESSLER
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
ORDINANCE as to form: RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 2No Reading
MAYOR TALABISCO
DIST 1: COMM PORTNER
DIST 2: COMM. ATKINS-GRAD
%OV0 DIST 3: V/M. SULTANOF
SA UEL. O EN i DIST 4: COMM. DRESSLER
CITY ATTORN�Y
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