O73-54ORDINAN~E ~,NO. 73 - 54
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ~OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA~
AMENDING THE THIRD PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 15 OF ARTICLE
II OF THE MUNICIPAL (X~ARTER OF SAID CITY BY PROVIDING
THAT IN THE EVENT THE FIRST ~DNDAY IN ~ANUAtAY FALLS ON
A LEGAL HOLIDAY THEN THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEN
SHALL ASSLR~E OFFICE .ON TP~ FIRST WORtIING DAY FOLLOWING
THE FIRST MONDAY IN JA,~ILI~RY FOLLOWING THEIR ELECTION~
AS AUTHORIZED UNDER ~ER 166 OF THE FLORIDA ST~TDI'~:S-
ENTITLED "MUN, I~PAL HO~E RULE POWERS ACT"; PROVIDING
FOR AUTHORITY.TO CODIFY, SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEALING
Rovisio s SES.
~r~EREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 166 of the
Florida Statutes~ entitled "Municipal Home Rule Powers Act", the
City Council of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida,
necessary and advisable to provide that should the
in January fall on a legal holiday
deems it
first Monday
then the newly elected
ing the first Monda~ in January following their election;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT .ORDAINED BY %~tE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That the third paragraph of Section 15 of
Article II of the Charter of the City of Boynton Beacht Florida,
be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The councilmen who are elected in elections held mn
December of any year shall assume office on the first
Monday in January following their election or on the
first working day following the first Monday in January
should the first Monday mn January fall on a legal
holiday and shallt with the other councilmen, zmmediately
organize in accordance with the provisions of Section 53
of this Charter and shall then proceed to select the
officers and employees designated in Section 49 of this~
Charter.'
Section 2: AUTHORITY_ TO CODIFY: Specific authority is
hereby granted to codify and incorporate this Ordinance in the
City's existing Code.
Section 3: SEPARABILITY: Each of t~ez~provisions of this
Ordinance are separahle, including word~ clause, phrase or sen-
tence, and if any portion thereof shall be declared invalid~ the
remaining portion shall not be affected but shall remain in full
force and effect.
councilmen shall assume office on the first working day follow-
S~ction 4: REPE~I~I~G PROI~ISIQNS: Ail ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
First reading this ~ ~ day of November,~ A.D. 1973.
Second~ final reading and passage this /~ ~day of
December, A.D~ 1973.
CITY OF BOYN~ON BEACt~, FLORIDA
ATTEST:
- City Clerk
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