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RESOLUTION
No. 76 - 78
A RESOLUTION DIRECTED TO CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
CHAIRMAN JOSEPH VERDI ADVISING HIM THAT HE
IS IN VIOLATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE ACT AND
REQUESTING THAT HE IMMEDIATELY RESIGN
WHEREAS, Joseph Verdi has announced that he will seek the seat
for District 53 Florida House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, such announcement appeared in the July 8, 1976, issue
of the St. Petersburg Times, accompanied by Joseph Verdi's picture; and
WHEREAS, a story relating to Joseph Verdi's intentions entitled
"Joseph Verdi declares intentions for House seat" also appeared in the
same issue; and
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Act presently in force in the City of
Clearwater contains a form of resign to run law, which reads as follows:
"Any member of the civil service board or employee
under the provisions of this Act who becomes a candidate
for any public office shall immediately resign from said
board upon announcing his candidacy for said office. "; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has examined the above law and when
the above is compared with Section 99.012, Florida Statutes, a State resign
to run law, it becomes apparent that the Civil Service Act imposes the
requirement that a board member who becomes a candidate for any public
office is required to resign from the Civil Service Board immediately upon
announcing his candidacy; and
WHEREAS, the term "announcing" as used in the Civil Service Act
in the context of the above language means a publication or making known the
fact of candidacy; and
WHEREAS, the matter has been brought to the attention of the City
Commission and the City Attorney has advised the Commission concerning
the interpretation of the above captioned portion of the Civil Service Act;
and
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WHEREAS, the City'Commission wishoe to advise Joseph Verdi,
present Chairman of the Civil Service Board, that he is violating the Civil
Service Act, and further wish to request that Joseph Verdi immediately
resign from the Clearwater Civil Service Board;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
IN SESSION DULY AND REGULARLY ASSEMBLED, AS
FOLLOWS:
1. That the City Commission having been advised that Joseph Verdi
has announced his candidacy for the District 53 seat in the Florida House of
Representatives, such announcement having appeared in the July 8, 1976, '
issue of the St. Petersburg Times, and having consulted with and been advised
by the City Attorney that the present Civil Service Act imposes upon Board '
Members and other employees subject to the Act the requirement that they
immediately resign upon announcing their candidacy for any public office,
hereby notifies Joseph Verdi, Chairman of the Civil Service Board, that
he is presently violating the Civil Service Act.
2. That the City Commission hereby requests that Joseph Verdi
immediately resign his position as a member of she Civil Service Board of
the City of Clearwater, Florida.
3, That a certified copy of this Resolution be immediately forwarded
to Joseph Verdi, 518 Richards Avenue, Clearwater, Florida.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of July, A. D. 1976.
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Mayor-Commiss' er
Attest:
Clerk
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