HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 08-1981MICROFILMED 1-18-83
ORDINANCE NO. 8 -81
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA,
A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III,
SECTION 4 OF THE CITY CHARTER RELATING
TO VACANCIES IN ELECTED OFFICES AND
THEIR LENGTH OF TERM; PROCEDURE OF
FILING AMENDMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida,
became a law of the State of Florida on May 16, 1963, and is known
as Chapter 63 -1197, Laws of Florida, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 100 of the Florida Statutes,
a sovereign body may, by Ordinance passed by a three - fifths (3/5)
majority vote of its governing body, submit to the electors of the
City proposed amendments to its Charter,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY (OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, as follows:
SECTION 1: The following amendment to the Charter of the
City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, shall be submitted to the electors
of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, on its general City election,
to be held on November 3, 1981, to -wit:
ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, shall be amended by the deletion of
the first sentence in its entirety and replaced with the following
sentence:
"If any vacancy occurs in the City Council for any reason
other than the recall of a Councilman, the City Council
shall, within thirty (30) days following the occurrence
of the vacancy, elect a successor Councilman who shall
serve until the next general election."
SECTION 2: The City Clerk shall advertise the proposed Charter
Amendment pursuant to Florida Statutes.
SECTION 3. Upon adoption of the proposed amendments to the
Charter of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, by a majority of
the electors voting in the referendum as set out in Section 1, above,
the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, shall have the Amendments
incorporated in the Charter and shall file the revised Charter with
the office of the Secretary of State, at which time, the revised
Charter shall take effect.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption.
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SECTION 5. All portions of the Code in conflict
with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida, this 19 day of May , 1981.
Approved as to form:
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YES
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a first Reding, May 5, 1981
Posted: May 6, 1981
%dv 3 us ed; May 11, 1981
pond Reading: 5 -19 -81
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