8655-15ORDINANCE NO. 8655 -15
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE CLEARWATER CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE III, APPOINTED
AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, COMMITTEES, DIVISION 1;
AMENDING SECTION 2.064, REGARDING TERMS OF BOARD
MEMBERS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE YEARS
THAT A PERSON CAN SERVE ON A QUASI- JUDICIAL BOARD;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it is advisable to make certain changes to the Clearwater Code of
Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article III, Division 1 regarding appointed boards in order to provide
a limit on the total number of consecutive years that a person can serve on one quasi -
judicial board; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 2, Article III, Division 1, Clearwater Code of Ordinances,
Section 2.064 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2.064. Terms of members.
(1) Except as may be required by state law, and notwithstanding any other provision of
this Code or a resolution of the city council to the contrary, a term of office on any
board shall be for four years.
(2) No person shall serve concurrently on more than one board unless the second
board is an ad hoc board, except that a person may serve concurrently on both the
neighborhood and affordable housing advisory board and the community
development board.
Unless there are no other qualified nominees, nNo person shall serve more than
two consecutive full terms on any one board.,
nominees A person serving on a quasi judicial board, who was appointed to serve
out the remainder of a term, shall not serve an additional two consecutive full terms
if the total number of years would exceed ten (10) years.
(3)
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
DEC 1 8 2014
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ordinance No. 8655 -15
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
Approved as to form:
Robert urette
Assistan ity Attorney
JAN 1.5 2015
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George N. Cretekos
Mayor
Attest:
Rosemarie CaII
City Clerk
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