HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-07-08ORDINANCE NO.O-07-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2, SECTIONS 2-231 AND 2-232
REGARDING MEETING TIMES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE CHARTER
REVIEW COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, with the change in the City Charter by City electors to move the annual general
election to November, and a review of the corresponding Code provisions relative to appointments
and operational procedures, staff is recommending certain revisions in keeping with the new election
time and procedures utilized with the 2006 charter review; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. That section 2-231 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sebastian, Florida, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec.2-231. Appointment.
The fifteen (15) members of the charter review committee, as established by section
5.03 of the City Charter, shall be appointed in the following manner:
(1) Each member of the city council shall appoint two city residents to the committee;
and
(2) The remaining five (5) members of the committee shall be appointed by the council
as a body in accordance with the general provisions for selection of membership of
city boards and committees.
The announcement of the individual appointments, and the selection of the at-large
members, shall occur at the second regularly scheduled city council meeting following the
seating of the newly elected city council ~ of the years
designated in the Charter for formulation of the committee.
There shall be no limit on the number of times a resident may serve on this committee,
nor shall any member of another city board or committee be prohibited from concurrently
serving thereupon.
Section 2. That section 2-232 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sebastian, Florida,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-232. Operational procedures.
The charter review committee shall hold its organizational meeting
-y in the week following formulation of its membership. At said meeting the majority of the
members present shall select a chairman and avice-chairman. The selection thereof, and the
operations of the committee, shall be carried out in accordance with the established general
procedures for boards and committee of the city. At said organizational meeting, the committee
shall establish the time and frequency of its meetings.
The city attorney shall be advisor to the committee and the city ~ clerk shall
provide secretarial services to the committee.
After submitting its final recommendation, which shall occur within six months of the
committee's formulation, the committee shall have a final meeting
in the week following city council action on said recommendation and shall thereafter be
dissolved.
Section 3. CONFLICT. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Section 4. SEVERABILITY. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction shall
determine that any part of this Ordinance is invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance shall not be
affected and it shalt be presumed that the City Council of the City of Sebastian did not intend to
enact such invalid or unconstitutional provisions. It shall further be assumed that the City
Council would have enacted the remainder of this Ordinance without said invalid or
unconstitutional provision, thereby causing said remainder to remain in full force and effect.
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Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its adoption.
The foregoing Ordinance was moved for adoption by Council member
Neglia The motion was seconded by Council member Paternoster
and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Mayor Andrea Coy
Vice Mayor Sal Neglia
Councilmember AI Paternoster
Councilmember Dale Simchick
Councilmember Eugene Wolff
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aye
aye
aye
aye
aye
The Mayor thereupon declared this Ordinance duly passed and adopted this 13th day of
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CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLOR DA
By:
Mayor Andrea B. Coy ~
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Approved as to form and legality for
~~ reliance by the City of Sebastian only:
Sally A. aio, MMC ~ ~ :j
City C rk
Rich Stringer, City rney
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