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O82-06ORDINANCE NO. 82-6 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL BOND ELECTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OP BOYNTON BEACH ON ~4ARCH 2, 1982, AND DECLARING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT II{~EDIATELY UPON ITS ADOPTION. WHEREAS, on January 19, 1982, the City Council of the City of Boynton Beach duly passed and adopted an ordinance author- izing the issuance, subject to an election called to be held on March 2, 1982 in conjunction with the regular municipal election to be held on such date, of bonds of the City of Boynton Beach; and WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City Council to pre- scribe immediately the method and manner of holding said election and provide for notice thereof; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA: Section 1. Notice of said election shall be published in the Palm Beach Post, a newspaper published and of general circulation in the City of Boynton Beach, at least three times, once in the fifth week, once in the third week and once in the second week prior to the week in which the election is to be held, the date of first publication in said newspaper to be at least thirty (30) days before said election, which notice shall be substantially in the following form: NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOND ELECTION to be held on Tuesday, March 2, 1982 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA As provided by an ordinance duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Boynton Beach on January 29, 1982, a special bond election will be held on Tuesday, March 2, 1982 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Boyntou Beach, Florida, the following question: -1- Shall bonds of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $1,750,000 be issued for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for paying the -cost of developing recreational and municipal beach facilities of the City of Boynton Beach consisting of the construction of a recrea- tional building and parking areas at the site of the municipal beach, the construction of improve- ments to preserve the dunes and the beach, together with any equipment and landscaping necessary or desirable in connection therewith, such bonds to mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years-from their date or dates as may be determined by the City Council, and to bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding the maxmmum rate then per- mitted by law, and to be payable from unlimited ad valorem taxes? The polls at said election will be open from 7 O'clock A.M. until 7 o'clock P.M. of the same day. Said election will be held at the same polling places in the several precincts of the City as the polling places for the regular'municipal election held on the same day and the election officers who will conduct said special bond election will be the same as those selected and appointed for said regular municipal eleCtion. In accordance with the Constitution and election laws of the State of Florida and the Charter of the City of Boynton Beach, all qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida shall be entitled to vote in.the special bond election to which this notice pertains. The City of Boynton Beach shall be authorized to issue the bonds covered by the question hereinabove set forth if such issuance as to said question shall have been approved by vote of majority of the qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach voting thereon. By order of the City Council of the City of Boynton Beach Florida. City Clerk Section 2. Said special bond election shall be held at ~he same polling places in the several precincts, respectively, in the City as the polling places for the regular municipal election held on the same day, and the election officers who shall conduct said special bond election shall be the same as those selected and -2- appointed for said regular municipal election. Section 3. Tereesa Padgett, City Clerk of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, is hereby designated and appointed as the official representative of the City Council in all transactions with the Supervisor of Elections of Palm Beach County in relation to matters pertaining to the use of the registration books and the holding of said special bond election. Section 4. The ballot used at said election for voting on the question submitted shall be that por.tion of the cardboard or paper or other material within the ballot frames of the voting machines which shall contain a statement of the question submitted Said ballot as it appears within the ballot frame of the voting machines shall~ be substantially in the following form: OFFICIAL BALLOT SPECIAL BOND ELECTION MARCH 2, 1982 CITY OF BOYNTON 'BEACH, FLORIDA For Bonds Against Bonds Shall bonds of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $1,750,000 be issued for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for pay- lng the cost of developing recreational and municipal beach facilities of the City of Boynton Beach consisting of the construction of a recreational building and parking areas at the site of the municipal beach, the construction of improvements to preserve the dunes and the beach~ together with any equipment and landscaping necessary or desirable in connection therewith, such bonds to mature at such time or times not exceed- ing thirty years~ from their date or dates as may be determined by the City Council and to bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding the maximum rate then per- mitted by law, and to be payable from unlimited ad valorem taxes? SeCtion 5. Electors desiring to vote for the issuance of said bonds shall use the stylus provided and punch the words "FOR BONDS" within the ballot frame containing the statement of the question relating to said bonds, and those desiring to vote against the issuance of said bOnds shall use the stylus provided and punch the words "AGAINST BONDS" within the ballot frame con- taining the statement of th~ question relating to said bonds. Section 6. Ballots containing the question set forth in Section 4 above shall be prepared for the use of absent elector entitled to cast such ballots in said election. -3- Section 7. This ordinance shall be read in full at two separate meetings not less than ten (10) days apart and shall at least seven (7) days prior to its passage on second reading be noticed once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Boynton Beach, which notice shall state the da~e, time and place of the meeting at which this ordinance will be passed on second reading~ the title of this ordinance~ the place where this ordinance may be inspected by the public and shall also advise that interested~parties may appear at said meeting and be heard with respect to this ordinance. Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. FIRST READING this ~ ~ day of ~ , 1982. SECOND, FINAL READING and PASSAGE this ~ da7 of CITY O~ BOY~TO~ BEACH~ ~LORIDA ATTEST: City ~lerk (Corp. Seal) -4- ORDINANCE NO. 82-5 Failed to pass on second reading January 29, 1982.