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ORDINANCE NO, 6374.99
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, SUBMITTING TO THE CITY ELECTORS A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER
AMENDING SECTION 2.03 OF THE CITY CHARTER TO
PERMITA COMMISSIONER OR MAYOR-COMMISSIONER
TO SERVE TWO FULL TERMS IN ADDITION TO ANY
PARTIAL TERM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT
COMMISSIONERS SHALL BE SWORN IN AT THE NEXT
COMMISSION MEETING FOLLOWING THEIR ELECTION;
AND OTHER NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1- It is hereby proposed that Section 2.03 of the City Charter be
amended as follows:
Section 2.03. Election and terms,
All commissioners, including the mayor-commissioner, shall be elected for terms
of three years. Terms shall overlap, with the mayeF rsemmle,6ieneF and two
commissioners elected one year, and the additional two commissioners and the mayor=
commissioner elected the following year.
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No person who has or but for resignation or forfeiture of office would have,
seared as a commissioner for two consecutive full terms shall serve as a commissioner
other than mayor commissioner for the succeeding three-year term. No person who
has, but for resignation or forfeiture of office would have, served asmayor
commissioner for two consecutive full terms shall serve as ma or-commissioner or
commissioner for the succeeding three-year term. Term limits shall be effective for
each rejective seat on the date_ of the next election for that seat after 1994`
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Newly elected commissioners shall take office and be sworn In on he-€+r 4
at the next commission meeting following certification of city election
returns.
Section 2. A referendum election is hereby called and will be held on March 9,
1999, at the general city election for the consideration of the voters of the City of
Clearwater for the proposed charter amendments. The question to appear on the
referendum ballot reflecting the proposed amendment to the charter at the regular
municipal election scheduled for March 9, 1999, shall be as follows:
COMMISSION ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE
Shall Section 2.03 of the City Charter be amended as provided in
Ordinance 6374-99 to revise the term' limit provision to allow the
commissioner or mayor-commissioner to serve two full terms in addition to
any partial terms, removing the six consecutive year limitation which each
commissioner or mayor-commissioner may serve; to provide that newly
elected commissioners shall take office at the next commission meeting
following certification of election returns?
YES For amendment to City Charter
NO Against amendment to City Charter
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 March 9, 1999.
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 these issues and
upon the filing of the Amended Charter with the Secretary of State.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
Approved as to form:
Pamela K. Akin, City Attorney
December 10,_1998
January
Rita Garvey, Mayor-Co issioner
Attest:
C hia E. Goudeau, City Clerk
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