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3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BO TON BEACH,
4 FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 2-16 THE CODE OF
5 ORDINANCES TO ADD A NEW SU -SECTION (h) TO
6 PROVIDE FOR A UNIFORM ROCEDURE FOR
7 NOMINATING AND VOTING FOR HE CHAIR AND VICE
8 CHAIR OF CITY BOARDS; PRO~ ING FOR CONFLICTS,
9 EVERABILITY, CODIFICATI N AND AN EFFECTIVE
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12 s determined that it is advantageous to have a
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13 niform procedure for no inating and vo mg for the chair and vice chair of City Boards.
14 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
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Section 1.
ereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as
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eing true and correct and are hereby mad a specific part of this Ordinance upon adoption
Section 2.
"City Boards and
2-16 of Chapter
ommissions"
ere by amended to add a new Subse ion (h) to read as
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22 The Chair and Vice Chair of all Ci boards shall be
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1. The Mayor, or the Chairman of the Board conducting
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appointment when required by law, shall request nominations.
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2. Once all members of the Commission or Board have had the
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opportunity to nominate individuals to fill the position, the
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Mayor or Board Chair shall announce that nominations are
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closed.
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3. The Commission, or Board in such cases that the Board makes
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the appointment of Chair or Vice Chair, shall vote on the slate
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of nominees with each Commissioner or Board Member
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indicating the name of the person they wish to be appointed.
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If a nominee receives a majority of votes on the first ballot, !hat. ,
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inee shall be appointed to the position.
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ominee receives a majority vote 0
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Commissioner or Board
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order of preference for
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appointment; the mee with highest preference ranked "1,"
the nomi~seco d highest preference ranked "2," and so
forth. e City Clerk shall lly the vote, and the nominee with
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e lowest tally total will be app inted to the position.
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In the event of a tie on the second allot, a third ballot will be
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conducted between the nominees two lowest tally
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totals. The nominee that receives a majority votes on the third
Section 3.
Each and every other provision of the Code
Ordinances not herein
ballot shall be appointed to the position.
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Section 5.
Should any section or provision of this
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Section 4.
All laws and ordinances applying to the City of Bo
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ereof be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not
ffect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Authority is hereby given to codify this Ordinance.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately.
ADING this 2nd day of January, 20
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CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Jose Rodriguez
Corporate Seal)
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