HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2014-02 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(b)(4) OF THE CITY
CHARTER,EXCUSING THREE (3)ABSENCES INCURRED
BY MAYOR RANDELS FROM REGULAR CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR
INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS,SEVERABILITY,AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 2.07 of the City Charter,the City Council is the judge of
the qualifications of its members and of the grounds for forfeiture of their office; and
WHEREAS,Section 2.06(b)(4)of the City Charter provides that members of City Council
shall forfeit their office if the Council member fails to attend three(3)consecutive regular meetings
of the City Council or more than 30 percent of all meetings of the City Council held annually,
without being excused by resolution duly adopted by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, following advance notice to the City Manager, Mayor Rocky Randels was
absent from the May 21, 2013 regular City Council meeting when he was out of town on City
business,and was absent from the December 17,2013 regular City Council meeting due to a medical
issue; and
WHEREAS,Mayor Randels has advised the City Manager that his medical issue will also
cause him to be absent from the January 21, 2014 regular City Council meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that Mayor Randels provided advance notice of the
aforesaid absences and believes that the circumstances causing the absences justify the City Council
declaring those absences to be excused pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(4)of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral deems that this Resolution is
in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Cape Canaveral.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED 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
and are deemed a material part of this Resolution.
Section 2. Excused Absences. The City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, pursuant to
Section 2.06(b)(4) of the City Charter, hereby excuses Mayor Randels' absences from the regular
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meetings of the City Council which occurred on May 21,2013,December 17,2013,and January 21,
2014.
Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Resolutions. All prior resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,phrase, word, or portion
of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption
by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, in a regular
meeting assembled on this 21st day of January, 2014.
Buzz Petsos,Mayor Pro Tern
ATTEST f. For Against
John Bond Second
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AN � LA APPE ' . 1•N, MMC Bob Hoog X
City Clerk
Buzz Petsos X
Rocky Randels Absent
Betty Walsh Motion
Approved a to legal form and sufficiency
for the "'•w,Cape Canaveral only by:
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Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney
City of Cape Canaveral
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