O75-13ORDINANCE NO. 75- /~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE. CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 16 OF ARTICLE II
OF THE MUNICIPAL CHARTER OF SAID CITY, PRO-
VIBING FOR THE DELETION OF THE~ REQUIREMENT
OF DWI~ERSHIP OF IMPROVED REAL ESTATE AND PAY-
MENT OF TAXES THEREON AS A QUALIFICATION OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS; P~ROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY TO
CCOIF~, SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEALIb~G PROVISIONS ,
AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
~FiEREAS, Section 16 of Article II of the Municipal Charter
of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, provides that members of
the City Council shall be qualified electors of the City of
Boynton Beach and shall have owned and paid City taxes on im-
oroved Teal estate within the limits of the municipality for one
year prior to filing candidacy for such office, and the instru-
ment by which the title to such improved real estate is held must
have been on record in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
court, Palm Beach County, Florida, for a period of one year prior
to filing candidacy for such office; and
WPIEREAS, such qualification requirements are prohibited by
law; and
WHEREAS,
appropriate
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the City Council of said City deems it proper and
that such requirements be deleted from said Section
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
CITY OF BOYNTON
~ection 1.
IT ORDAINED
BEACH, FLORIDA:
That Section
Charter of the City of Boynton
BY THE CITY COUNCIL DF THE
16 of Article II of the Municipal
Beach, Florida, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 16. Qualifications of ~ouncil~.~aemb~ms; forfeiture of
office.
Members of the City Council shall be qualified
electors of the City of Boynton Beach and shall
have such other qualifications as may be herein
otherwise prescribed. Any member of the City
Council who ceases to possess the qualifications
which are required by this charter~or shall be
convicted of ~ felony~ shall forfeit his office,
and it shall be the duty of the remaining mem-
bers of the City Council to declare the.office
vacant and proceed to fill the vacanc~as herein
otherwise provided."
Section 2. Authority to Codify: Specific authority
hereby grantsd to codify and incorporate this Ordinance in the
City's existing Code.
Section 3. Separability: Each of the provisions of this
OrdinanCe are separable, including word, clause, phrase or
sentence, and if any portion thereof shall he declared invalid,
the remaining portion shall not be affected but shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 4. Repealinq Provisions. Ail ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5. An Effective Date: This Ordinance shall become
effective in the manner and at the time provided hy law.
First reading this 1st day of ~ A.D., 1975.
Second~ final reading and passage this ~ ~ day of
· A.D., 1975.
CITY OF BOYI~TON BEACH, FLORIDA
ATTEST:
Mayor
' Conncil
~ f/- C~il Member
Counci 1 Member
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