HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-08-04ORDINANCE NO.O-08-04
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 2-170 BOARDS, COMMITTEES,
COMMISSIONS: QUALIFICATIONS TO ADD A ONE YEAR RESIDENCY
REQUIREMENT FOR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION;
PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission is designated as the statutory Land
Planning Agency for the City, and holds a vital role in shaping the future of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is desirable for members of the
Commission to have a heightened familiarity with the community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. That Section 2-170 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sebastian, Florida,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-170. Qualifications.
'The primary consideration in appointing board and committee members shall be to
provide the board or committee with the needed technical, professional, financial,
business or administrative expertise. An applicant's previous term as a member or an
alternate member of the board or committee on which there is a vacancy may be
given special consideration. Whenever a current or former member of a board or
committee is being considered for appointment or reappointment to a board, the city
council shall consider the number and nature of the memoranda of conflict
previously filed by such individual pursuant to ch. 112, F.S., relating to that
individual's previous membership on the board or committee for which the
appointment is being considered. All of the members of each board or committee
shall be residents of the city, however it shall be required that anv member of the
Planninc and Zoning Commission have been a resident of the city for a minimum
period of one vear. Additional qualifications may be ordained or be otherwise
applicable for a particular board or committee.
Section 2. APPLICABILITY. The additional residency requirement adopted
herein shall not apply to any sitting member of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Section 3. 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 shall be presumed that the City Council of the City of Sebastian did not intend to
enact such invalid provision. It shall further be assumed that the City Council would have
enacted the remainder of this Ordinance without said invalid provision, thereby causing said
remainder to remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. CONFLICT. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption
by the City Council.
The foregoing Ordinance was moved for adoption by Councilmember
Wolff
The motion was seconded by Councilmember Paternoster and,
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Mayor Andrea Coy
Vice-mayor Sal Neglia
Councilmember Al Paternoster
Councilmember Dale Simchick
Councilmember Eugene Wolff
aye
aye
aye
aye
ave
The Mayor thereupon declared this Ordinance duly passed and adopted this 2 5th day of
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Sally A. 'o, MMC
City Clerk
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
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By:
ayor ~ Andrea Coy
Approved as to form and legality for
reliance;b the City of Sebastian only:
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Rich Stringer, City to ey