HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council BylawsCITY OF
CAPE CANAVERAL
FLORIDA
October 31, 1962
INCORP. 1962
MAYOR
R. A. JAMIESON
CITY CLERK
SHIRLEY S. JENKINS
CITY MARSHAL
ROY STATON
COUNCILMEN
GEORGE G. ROGERS
WM. EBERWEIN
C.F. APPLEGATE
A.D. ANDERSON
LEO B. COLLINS
Council
City of Cape Canaveral
Subject: Proposed amendment to By-Laws
It has been proposed to amend the by-laws of the Cape Canaveral City
Council as follows:
1. Section IV - Meetings, paragraph 1.
Delete the words "Tuesday evening" and insert "first and third Tuesday
evening of each month."
Shirley S. Jenkins
City Clerk
Copies to:
Mayor R. A. Jamieson
G. Rogers
Wm. Eberwein
C. F. Applegate
A. D. Anderson
Leo B. Collins
George Ritchie
City Clerk---
Clerk
BY LAWS OF THE CAPE CANAVERAL TOWN COUNCIL
I Name of Council
II Membership.
1. Qualification and Eleotion
2. Term of Office
III Officers
1. Qualifications
2. Elections
3. Terms of Office
4. Vacanies:
IV Meetings:
1. Regular
2. Special
3. Quorum
4. Orders of the Day
5. Agenda
V Advisory Board
1. Responsibilities
2. Appointment
VI Parliamentary Authority
1. Robert's Rules of Order
2. Florida Statutes
VII Amendments
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Name of Council
The name of this council shall be the Cape Canaveral Town Council.
II Membership
1. Qualification and Election
Membership of this council shall be duly elected, by the citizens
of the town of Cape Canaveral, and shall serve on this council in
accordance with Florida Statutes 165.05.
III Officers:
1. Qualifications.
Any member of the council is eligible for the position of president
of the council and the position of president pro tem.
2. Election
At the meeting immediately following the yearly election the council-
shall elect one of its members president, who shall preside over the
council.
3. Term of Office
The term of office of the president of the council shall be one (1)
year with a right of succession. The term of the president pro tem
shall only be for the length of time the president is absent.
4. Vacancies
a. Mayor
In case of the absence, sickness or other disability of the mayor,
the president shall act as mayor for the time being and while so
acting shall be disqualified from presiding over the council.
For the purpose of signing or vetoing of ordinances, a known con-
tinual absence of the mayor from the community for a period of
fourteen (14) days or more will be considered a vacancy.
b. President
In the case of the absence, sickness or other disability of the
president, or while the president is acting as mayor, the council,
shall elect a president pro tem to preside over the council.
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IV Meetings
1. Regular
A regular meeting of the Cape Canaveral Town Council shall be called
to order at seven-thirty o'clock on each Tuesday evening. This
meeting shall be called to order for the purpose of conducting
scheduled town business as outlined by the standing orders of the day.
All regular meetings shall be open to the public. The time, day and
place of these regular meetings shall be made known to the public.
2. Special
A special meeting may be requested by any alderman, or the mayor,
of the town of Cape Canaveral. The request for a special meeting
shall be made at a regular meeting and shall specify:
a. The subject, or subjects
b. The meeting time
c. The meeting date
d. The meeting place
This information shall be made known to the public on the day following the
regular meeting at which the special meeting was approved.
Discussion, at a special meeting, shall not deviate from the specified
subject, or subjects, stated in the request for a special meeting.
A special meeting must be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote
of the aldermen at the time of the request.
3. Quorum
A majority of tie council members shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business at a town meeting.
4. Orders of the Day
The orders of the day for a regular meeting of this council shall be:
7:30 Call to order
Reading minutes of previous regular meeting and any special
meetings held between this meeting and previous regular meeting.
Old business
New business
Adjourn town meeting
During any portion of the meeting the mayor or aldermen may ask interested
citizens to express opinions concerning the business of the meeting. At
such times the mayor or aldermen may question the citizens concerning the
opinions expressed.
5. Agenda
All items of business to be placed on the agenda of a regular meeting shall
be submitted: to the town clerk prior to ten o'clock on the Friday morning
immediately preceding the next regular meeting date. The regular meeting
agenda shall be made known to the public on, or before, one o'clock on the
Monday afternoon immediately preceding the regular meeting date at which
time the agenda will become the orders of the day.
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V. Advisory Boards
1. Responsibilities
Each council member shall be responsible for certain aspects for city
government and it will be each member's responsibility to be a source of
information to the council in their area of jurisdiction. While this
responsibility does not prevent any alderman from exercising his normal
prerogatives, it will permit an orderly division of responsibilities among
the aldermen.. The five areas of responsibility will be:
A. Public Works C.F. Applegate
[illegible] 1. Roads.
2. Power and Light 8ervioe
3. Telephone Service
4. Traffic and Parking
5. Waterways
B. Building and Zoning
Jandreau 1. Zoning Board George G. Rogers
2. Board of Adjustment
3. Building Inspector
4. Town Planning
5. Schools
Murphy C: Police, Fire and Recreation A.D. Anderson
1. Police Department
2. Town courts and judges
3. Fire Department
4. Town parks
5. Town beaches
Thurm D. Finance, Budget and Administration Leo B. Collins
1. Town Clerk
2. Town Treasurer
3. Town Hall
4. Bonds
5. Taxes and Revenue
6. Elect ions
7. Chamber of Commerce
8. Town Attorney
9. Library .
Eberwein E. Sanitation and Public Health. W.J. Eberwein
1. Sewage
2. Drainage
3. Water Service
4. Health and Sanitation Inspector
5. Garbage Service
6. Animal Control
7. Liquor and, Beverages
The council will assign the area of responsibility for any topic not specified in
this section.
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2. Appointment
At the first meeting after each election of council members, the members
shall select their area of responsibility. Any alderman who has been
reelected or whose term of office carries over from the previous election
shall have first choice to select the area of responsibility he had in the
year immediately preceding. All new members of the counoil and old members
who wish to change their area of responsibility shall then mutually agree
upon their area of responsibility. If two or more aldermen desire the
same area then they will select their area by drawing lots. Only one
alderman will be responsible for an area and each area must have an alderman
assigned to it.
VI.. Parliamentary Authority
1.. Robert's Rules of Order Revised shall be the Parliamentary Authority for
the orderly conduct of all meetings called to order by the Cape Canaveral
Town Councils.
2.. The Florida Statutes shall supercede Robert's Rules of Order Revised when
conflict between the two Authorities exist. The Florida Statutes shall
be the Authority in legal situations confronted by the Council. Robert's
Rules of Order Revised shall be the Authority for situations not contained
in the Florida Statutes.
VII Amendments
These Bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the Town Council by a
two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Council. The proposed amendment must
be presented, in writing, to each member of the Council at least seven (7)
days prior to calling the proposed amendment to a vote.
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