94-16RESOLUTION NO. 94 -16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING RULE 7 OF THE RULES OF
PROCEDURE OF THE CITY COMMISSION; REQUIRING ABSTENTION
FROM VOTING BY CITY COMMISSIONERS ON ITEMS BENEFITTING
AGENCIES EXCEPT WHEN A COMMISSIONER HAS BEEN APPOINTED
BY THE CITY COMMISSION TO SERVE ON THE AGENCY'S BOARD AS
A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that Rule 7 of the rules of procedure
for the conduct of its meetings should be amended as provided herein; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure of the Clearwater City
Commission is amended to read:
RULE 7
(rev. 6- 20 -85; 12 -2 -93)
No Commissioner shall vote in his or her official capacity on a matter in which
that Commissioner has a direct or indirect personal or financial interest, or
which inures to his or her special private gain, or to the special gain of any
principal by whom the Commissioner is employed or otherwise retained. The
Commissioner shall state at the public meeting the nature of his or her interest
and within fifteen (15) days after the Commission meeting file with the City
Clerk a Form 4 to describe the nature of his or her interest in the matter. The
Form 4 shall be received by the City Clerk and incorporated into the minutes of
the meeting. A Commissioner shall abstain from voting on an item benefitting a
specific agency if that member serves on the board of the agency, except when the
Commissioner has been appointed by the City Commission to serve on the board as
a representative of the City.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 31st day of January, 1994.
Attest; ss
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Cyn ' is E. Goudeau
Ci*Clerk
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Rita Garvey
Mayor- Commissioner
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