O98-07ORDINANCE NO. 098-07
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 4 OF ORDINANCE 097-37, TO AMEND THE
BALLOT LANGUAGE AND THE EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS,
SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on August 5, 1997, the City Commission adopted
Ordinance 097-37, submitting to referendum an amendment to Section
50 of the City Charter entitled ~ Terms of Elecmed Offices,H
allowing unlimited two year terms for all elective offices; and
WHEREAS, Section 4 of Ordinance 097-37 provides for the form
of the ballot question to be presented at the referendum election;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida has determined that it is in the best interests of the
citizens of the City to amend Section 4 of Ordinance 097-37 to
revise the explanatory statement setting forth the substance of
the proposed amendment to Section 50 of the City Charter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THAT:
Section. The foregoing whereas clauses are true and
correct and are now ratified and confirmed by the City Commission.
Section 2. Tha5 Section 4 of Ordinance 097-37, adopted
August 5, 1997, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Section 3. The title of the ballot and explanatory
statement setting forth the substance of the proposed Charter
Amendment shall appear on the ballot and shall read as
follows:
AN AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER SECTION 50,
TERMS OF ELECTIVE OFFICES
CURRENTLY AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IS LIMITED TO
TWO, TWO-YEAR TERMS. THIS AMENDMENT OF THE
CITY CHARTER WOULD ELIMINATE THE CURRENT TWO-
TERM LIMIT ON HOLDING ELECTED OFFICE. THE
NUMBER OF TERMS AN ELECTED OFFICER COULD HOLD
WOULD NOT BE LIMITED. THE LENGTH OF EACH
TERM WOULD REMAIN THE SAME, TWO (2) YEARS.
SHOULD SECTION 50 OF THE CHARTER BE AMENDED AS
PROPOSED?
YES NO
Section 4. Ail Ordinances or parts of Ordinances,
Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith shall and
the same are hereby repealed to the exuenu of such conflict only
upon passage of the referendum.
Section 5. If any clause, section or other part of this
Ordinance shall be held by any court of competent 3urisdiction to
be unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutional or invalid
part shall be considered as eliminated and nou effecting the
validity of the remaining portions of the Ordinance and its
application shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage.
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1998.
ATTEST:
FIRST RE~ING this ~ day of Janua~, 1998.
SECO~, FINAL RE~ING and PASSAGE this ~ day of February,
Vice~/~a~or -- .
~missioner
Co~m~sion~r · ~
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