7991-08
ORDINANCE NO. 7991-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
SUBMITTING TO THE CITY ELECTORS PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER AMENDING SECTION
8.05, ELECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 8.05(0), DELETING
CURRENT LANGUAGE AND PROVIDING THAT THE PINELLAS
COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD SHALL SERVE AS THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER'S CANVASSING BOARD UNLESS
OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. It is hereby proposed that Section 8.05(d) of the City Charter be
amended as follows:
Section 8.05. Elections.
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(d) C~wvassfng board. The canvassing board shall have at least three members. It
shall consist of the City Council members 'Nhose names do not appear on the
ballot. In the event that there are less than three council members eligible to
serve, the Council shall appoint as many citizen members as necessary to have
three members. The canvassing board shall certify the election returns no later
than 21 hours after the final election results are provided to the City Clerk by
the Supervisor of Elections after any municipal election, except when such
election is held in conjunction 'Nith an election conducted by Pinollas County, in
which case certification of the returns by the county canvassing board may be
accepted as the certification of the municipal election returns.
The Pinellas County Canvassinq Board shall serve as the City of Clearwater's
canvassinq board, unless otherwise provided by ordinance.
Section 2. A referendum election is hereby called and will be held on November
4, 2008, at the general election. The question to appear on the referendum ballot
reflecting the proposed amendment to the charter at said election scheduled for
November 4, 2008, shall be as follows:
CANVASSING BOARD
Shall section 8.05 of the City Charter be amended as provided in
Ordinance 7991-08 to provide that the Pinellas County Canvassing Board
Ordinance No. 7991-08
shall serve as the City of Clearwater's canvassing board, unless otherwise
provided by ordinance?
YES
NO
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to notify the Pinellas County Supervisor
of Elections that the referendum item provided above shall be considered at the
election to be held on November 4, 2008.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption. The
amendments to the City Charter provided for herein shall take effect only upon approval
of a majority of the City electors voting at the referendum election on this issue and
upon the filing of the Amended Charter with the Secretary of State.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
July 17, 2008
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
AS AMENDED
August 7, 2008
=J..--e t! ~
~k V. Hibbard .
Mayor
Approved as to form:
Attest:
Leslie K. Doug
Assistant City A
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Cy la E. Goudeau
City lerk
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