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ORDINANCE NO. 15,82
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; ESTABLISHING
THE LANGUAGE FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE
III, SECTION 4, OF THE CHARTER OF CAPE CANAVERAL,
FLORIDA, IN THE REFERENDUM; REPEALING ALL PORTIONS
OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; 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 2, 1982, to wit:
ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, shall be amended by the deletion of
the first sentence in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"If any vacancy occurs in the City Council for any
reason other than the recall of a Council Person,
the City Council shall, within thirty (30) days
following the occurrence of a vacancy, elect a
successor Council Person who shall serve until the
next General Election. At the next General Election,
the vacant position shall be filled by a vote of the
electors for the remainder of the original term."
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
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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.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, this 17th day of August , 1982.
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Approved as to Form:
NAME
YES NO
CALVERT
HARRIS
MURPHY
NICHOLAS
RUTHERFOR
First Reading Aug 3, 82
Posted: 'Aug 4, 82
Advertised: Aug 9, 82
Second Reading: Aug 17,
1982