02-021ORDINANCE NO. 02- O~i
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
AMENDING PART I, ARTICLE VII. ELECTIONS,
SECTION 141 TO CLARIFY LANGUAGE AND TO
CONFORM WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY
ELECTION DATES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS,
SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE .
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that language in Section 141
of the Charter relating to municipal election dates and run-off election dates were in
conflict with language in Section 139 of the City Charter, as well as dates for federal,
state and cotmty elections; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, upon recommendation of staff, deems it to be
appropriate to amend Section 141, to clarify the intent of the Section as well as to
Conform with election dates for federal, state and county elections;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section l. The foregoing Whereas clauses are true and correct and
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Section 141 of the Charter of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida
shall be amended by adding the words and figures in underlined type, and by deleting the
words and figures in strUck-through type, as follows:
Sec. 141. Regular municipal election, date; qualification of electors for
Councilmen; method of holding elections, special elections.
Regular municipal elections shall be held on the seeop~ first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November in an election year. In the event a mn-off election
is required as specified in section 139 hereof, said election shall be held an the
fou~h Tuesday of November on the fourteenth da,; after the first election. The
City Council shall prescribe, by ordinance, the method and manner of holding
all elections in said City, and shall provide when and how special elections shall
be called and held, which are not provided by the terms of this Charter, and all
elections shall be conducted substantially on the principle adopted for state
election insofar as there are no conflicts with the terms of this Charter.
Section 3. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this ordinance
and any other provision of the City Code, City Charter, ordinance or resOlution, this
ordinance shall control.
Section 4. Authority is hereby given to codify this Ordinance with specific
authority granted to add notations to conflicting provisions of the City Code or Charter.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage
FIRST READING this ~[ ¢"~day of MaY, 2002.
SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this q day of June, 2002.
CITY O~,BOYN/TO. fl BE/ACH, FLORIDA
Commissioner