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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM F
Regular
Consent X
Informational
March 23. 1998
Meeting
MGR~EPT
Authorization
REQUEST: Motion of the City Commission to adopt Resolution No. 841
relative to the powers of the Mayor to terminate the services of certain city
employees.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to memorialize the
Commission's interpretation of Section 4.05 of the City Charter
relative to the Mayor's powers to terminate the services the City
Clerk and the City Attorney in a Resolution of the Commission.
CONSIDERATIONS:
The Mayor and Commission have been involved in an on going
dispute relative to the Mayor's authority to terminate the services of
the City Clerk and the City Attorney.
At the March 9, 1998 City Commission meeting, the Commission
declared its interpretation of the City Charter, finding that
Commission ratification was required for the Mayor to terminate the
services of the City Clerk and/or the City Attorney.
The Commission directed staff to prepare a Resolution formalizing
the Commissioner's interpretation.
FUNDING:
None required
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff has no recommendation on this matter.
IMPLEMENTATION:
The Resolution becomes effective upon passage.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution 841
COMMISSION ACTION:
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RESOLUTION NO. 841
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION
RELATIVE TO THE POWERS OF THE MAYOR
TO TERMINATE THE SERVICES OF CERTAIN
EMPLOYEES.
WHEREAS, a dispute has arisen between the Mayor and the
City Commission relative to the powers of the Mayor to
terminate the services of the City Attorney and City Clerk,
as provided in Section 4.05 of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has opined that the City Commission
has the authority to make interpretations of the provisions
of the Charter in such disputes; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to make a formal
interpretation of Section 4.05 of the City Charter relative
to the question of the Mayor's authority to terminate the
services of the City Attorney and City Clerk.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VEO BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS THAT Section 4.05 of the City
Charter requires the ratification of the City Commission for the City
Clerk or the City Attorney to be terminated by the Mayor. .
Duly adopted this the 23rd day of March, 1998, in regular session of the
City Commission duly assembled in Winter Springs, Seminole County, Florida.
CITY CLERK