03-063 ORDINANCE NO. O 03-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON
BEACH, FLORIDA, CREATING A NEW SECTION 2-1.2
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ESTABLISHING
THE PROCEDURE FOR THE ANNUAL SELECTION
OF THE VICE-MAYOR; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the position of Vice-Mayor serves an important operational and
:eremonial function in the City; and
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City states that the position of Vice-Mayor of the City
serve in a capacity for a period of one (1) year; and
WHEREAS, no current procedure is detailed in either the Charter or the Code of
s regarding the selection process that the Commission shall use in the appointment
Vice-Mayor; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it in the best interest of the City that the
of Vice-Mayor be rotated, thereby affording both experience and opportunity to
of the Commission to represent the interests of the City as Vice-Mayor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. There is hereby created a new Section 2-1.2 o£the Code of Ordinances
shall read as follows:
Sec. 2-1.2. At the second regular City Commission meeting in November of each
the Commission shall appoint one of its members to serve as Vice-Mayor. Any
of the City Commission who has not previously served as Vice Mayor during his/her
:urrent term of office may be selected to serve as Vice-Mayor. No second of the nomination
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is required. Voting shall occur in the following manner: Voting shall be by voice vote. Each
member of the Commission shall vote for one nominee in each round of voting until one
)erson obtains a majority vote. If no nominee obtains a majority in round one, there is
round of voting but the nominee with the least number of votes does not move on to
two. If there are four nominees in round one, the nominee with the most votes wins. If
one
is nominated to serve as Vice-Mayor, the Mayor shall declare the nominee
>ointed by acclamation without the necessity of a vote.
Section 2. Should any section or provision of this ordinance or portion hereof, any
sentence or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
such decision shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance.
Section 3. Authority is hereby granted to codify said ordinance.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
FIRST READING this 2., day of '~,.-t'_~rt~b~-- , 2003.
SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this I(o day of
b~f" , 2003.
Jerk
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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