7170-03
ORDINANCE NO. 7170-03
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE SISTER CITIES PROGRAM; CREATING A
SISTER CITIES ADVISORY BOARD; PROVIDING FOR ITS
COMPOSITION, POWERS AND DUTIES, TERMS OF OFFICE,
OFFICERS, AND RULES; PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL OF
MEMBERS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater is fortunate to have been involved in the Sister
Cities program and to be a Sister City to the City of Nagano, Japan, and it is advisable to
create a Sister Cities Advisory Board in order to advise the City Commission regarding
program issues that might impact the expansion or development of the Sister Cities
program;
now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 2, Article III, Division 12, Code of Ordinances, is hereby
created to read as follows:
DIVISION 12. SISTER CITIES ADVISORY BOARD
Sec. 2.250. Creation.
There is hereby created the Sister Cities Advisory Board of the City of
Clearwater.
Sec. 2.251. Composition.
The Sister Cities Advisory Board shall consist of five members; one member of the
city commission. a representative of the local business community, the School Board's
World Lanquaqe Coordinator or desiqnee. a Clearwater Sister Cities Inc.
representative. and a Clearwater Arts Foundation representative. Representatives of
the Clearwater Sister Cities Inc. and Clearwater Arts Foundation shall be nominated bv
their respective orqanizations. Section 2.063. Code of Ordinances notwithstandinq, the
representatives of the local business community. the School Board's World Lanquaqe
Coordinator or desiqnee. and the Clearwater Arts Foundation representative shall not
be required to reside within the City of Clearwater.
Sec. 2.252. Powers and duties.
The sister cities advisory board shall make recommendations for the effective
functioninq of sister cities activities and advise thecitv commission of sister cities
proqram issues that miqht impact the expansion or development of the proqram.
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Sec. 2.253. Terms of office of members: officers: rules.
(1) The members of the sister cities advisory board shall be appointed bv the city
commission to serve for a term of four years, staqqered such that not more than
three terms shall expire in any calendar year. A member shall serve not more
than two consecutive complete terms.
(2) The board shall select a chair and such other officers as the board may find
necessary. from its membership.
(3) The board may adopt such rules of procedure as the board finds necessary,
which shall not be in conflict with state law or ordinances of the city.
(4) The board shall meet at such times as the board may find necessary but no less
often than quarterlv.
Sec. 2.254. Removal of members.
The city commission shall have the power to remove any member of the board for
misconduct or neqlect of duty. In addition. the city manaqer shall have the power to
remove any member because of the excessive absence of the member from the
meetinqs of the board as defined in section 2.066.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
September 18, 2003
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
Approved as to form: Attest:
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