HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_ordinance_no_02_2020_20200421ORDINANCE NO. 02-2020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY
FLORIDA; AMENDING CHAPTER 26 — ELECTIONS, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES; CHANGING THE QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR CANDIDATES FOR
THE OFFICES OF MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE BREVARD COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE, SEVERABILITY AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under Section 2(b), Article VIII, of the State
Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by
law; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 26-3 of the City Code, the City's current qualifying period
for candidates running for the office of Mayor and City Council shall be at any time after 12:00
noon of the 88th day prior to the general election and no later than 12:00 noon of the 74th day
prior to the date of the general election ("Existing Qualifying Period"); and
WHEREAS,the current termination date of the existing Qualifying Period does not comply
with a directive given by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections to complete and provide all
ballot referendum language and a list of qualified Council candidates no later than the 78th day
prior to the City election; and
WHEREAS, at its August 6, 2019 Regular Meeting, the City Council adopted Ordinance
No. 14-2019, an Emergency Ordinance, reducing the 2019 City election's Qualifying Period by four
(4) days to comply with the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections directive; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 14-2019 also stated an intent to permanently amend the
qualifying period prior to May 17, 2020; and
WHEREAS,the City Council hereby declares that it supports the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
and the provisions of Section 4(e), and therefore, for purposes of complying with a directive given
by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections, the City Council desires to modify the qualifying
period for the City's municipal election by adjusting the qualifying period so the City Clerk may
provide all ballot referendum language and a list of Council candidates to the Brevard County
Supervisor of Elections no later than the 78th day prior to a City election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, hereby finds this
Ordinance to be in the best interests of the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of
Cape Canaveral.
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard County,
Florida, as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby fully incorporated herein by
this reference as legislative findings and the intent and purpose of the City Council of the City of
Cape Canaveral.
Section 2. Code Amendment. Section 26-3 of the Code of Ordinance, City of Cape
Canaveral, Brevard County Florida, is hereby amended as follows (underlined type indicates
additions and strikeout type indicates deletions):
Sec. 26-3. - Qualifying period—Generally.
CEandidates for the offices of the mayor and city council
shall qualify and pay the applicable qualifying fee and assessment during regular
business hours of the City lee at any time after 12:00 noon of the 92nd 88th day
prior to the general municipal election and no later than 12:00 noon of the 81st
7-4th day prior to the date of the general municipal election. However, in the
event that the first or last filing day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday,
then, as may be applicable, the subject first filing date shall be rescheduled to the
next regular business day and the last filing date shall be rescheduled to the last
preceding regular business day.
Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior
inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Council, or parts of prior ordinances
and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 4. Incorporation into Code. This Ordinance shall be incorporated into the
Cape Canaveral City Code and any section or paragraph, number or letter and any heading may
be changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing.Grammatical,typographical and
like errors may be corrected and additions, alterations, and omissions, not affecting the
construction or meaning of this Ordinance and the City Code may be freely made.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase,word or
provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction,whether for substantive, procedural or any other reason, such portion shall
be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, this 21st day of
April, 2020.
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Bob Hoog, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mia Gofoarth,CMC
City Clerk
For Against
Mike Brown X
Robert Hoog X
Mickie Kellum motion
Wes Morrison X
Angela Raymond second
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency
forth ity of Cape Canaveral only by:
Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney
First Reading: February 18, 2020
Advertisement: March 5, 2020
Second Reading: April 21, 2020
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SEAL of Cape Canaveral, Florida