HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-87-32ORDINANCE NO. 0-87-32
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, PRO-
VIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A REFERENDUM IN THE CITY OF
SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA ON THE 8TH DAY OF MARCH, 1988, ON A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPH 1 OF SECTION 2.05 OF
THE CITY CHARTER AND THEREBY INCREASE THE SALARIES OF
THE VICE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BY FIFTY
DOLLARS PER MONTH; DESIGNATING THE POLLING PLACES,
THE FORM OF THE OFFICIAL BALLOT, THE MANNER OF
CONDUCTING THE ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR THE RETURN AND
CANVASSING THE ELECTION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN,
FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I
A Referendum shall be held in the City of Sebastian,
Florida, on Tuesday, March 8, 1988, to vote on a proposed amendment
to the Paragraph 1 of Section 2.05 of the City Charter to
accomplish the following:
(1) Increase the salary of the Vice-Mayor from $250 per
month to $300 per month.
(2) Increase the salary of other City Council Members from
$150 per month to $200 per month.
Note: This amendment does not increase the Mayor's salary.
SECTION II
The Form of the Official Ballot shall be as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
CITY OF SEBASTIAN
REFERENDUM (Increasing Salaries of Vice-Mayor &
Councilmen)
Shall the City Charter be changed to increase the Salaries
of the Vice-Mayor and City Councilmembers?
If you FAVOR increasing the salaries ...............................
VOTE .................... FOR AMENDMENT
If you are AGAINST increasing the salaries .........................
VOTE ................. AGAINST AMENDMENT
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SECTIQN I I___~I
The polling places, which shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m. on March 8, 1988, are as follows:
1. ~OMMUNITY CENTER. 1805 North Central Avenue, Sebastian,
Florida.
2. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sebastian, Florida.
3. SEBASTIAN LAKES CLUBHOUSE,
Sebastian, Florida.
123 Thunderbird Drive,
1101 Fellsmere Road,
SECTIQN .IV
If a majority of the electors voting on this referendum vote
for the proposed amendments to the City Charter as herein stated,
the City Clerk shall file the amendment with the Florida
Department of State and the charter change shall become effective
as amended herein. If the proposed amendment is not passed by a
majority of the voters who vote in the said election on this
ballot question, then the charter shall not be amended and
paragraph 1 of Section 2.05 shall not be changed by this
election. Paragraph 2 of Section 2.05 of the charter is not
affected by this referendum.
SECTIQ~ ~
The full text of the two proposed Charter Amendment to
paragraph (1) (b), and (c) is as follows:
"Sec. 2.05 Compensation; Expenses.
(1) CompeBsation. The salary of the Mayor, vice-mayor and
councilmen shall be paid monthly as follows:
a. Mayor: Four Hundred dollars ($400.00)
b. Vice-mayor: Three Hundred dollars ($350.00)
c. Councilmembers: Two Hundred dollars ($200.00)
SECTION VI
The City Clerk is hereby instructed to cause two (2) notices
of this election to be published pursuant to Section 100.342,
Florida Statutes; to cause the ballot to be printed; to acquire
the needed ballots for the voting machines and absentee ballots;
to request the Registration Officer to deliver the registration
books to the election inspectors appointed to conduct the
election; to receive the returns and canvass the election
officials and immediately publish the result of the referendum
question. The City Clerk shall also provide instructions for the
guidance of voters in preparing their ballots and to perform
other acts necessary in order to conduct the said election.
SECTION VII
The manner of balloting in this election shall be by the use
of voting machines and absentee ballots. The City Clerk is here-
by directed to secure the use of such voting machines as necess-
ary to conduct this election from the Board of County Commission-
ers of Indian River County, Florida, and is further authorized to
acquire the services of the Supervisor of Elections of Indian
River County, Florida, Mrs. Ann Robinson, for the purpose of
preparing and supervising the voting machines prior to and during
the election, including necessary deputies, deputy custodians and
officers to properly and legally conduct such election and to
provide all needed supplies, machines, and forms for the holding
of this said referendum.
ViII
This ORDINANCE shall be effective on the 13th day of
January, 1987, subject to the referendum vote. The raises, if
passed by the voters, shall become effective on March 9, 1988.
ATTEST:
Kathry~'M. O'Halloran, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
~ifGe~ 'Harris, Mayor
I HEREBY CERTIFY that Notice of Public Hearing was given in
accordance with Florida Statutes and that one Public Hearing hereon,
was held in City Hall., City of Sebastian, on the ';~ day of
,(~6~z~J~, ' , 19~-, and that the foregoing O~ce was duly
pawed an~ adopted by the said City Council of the City of~
Sebastian, Florida, on the /3*~__day of ~~.~¢ , 19~.
by a vote of votes for passage and vote~ against passage
of this Ordinance, by the following vote:
Mayor Harris
Vice Mayor Roth
Councilman Vallone
Councilman McCarthy
Councilman Metcalf
Kathr~' M. O'Halloran, CMC/AAE
-. City Clerk
Approved as to form and
legal suffiency:
ThOmas C. Pal~er~
City Attorney
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