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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 03 09 Other - Discussion of Ordinance 2011-05 Planning & Zoning Board /Local Planning Agency Special Meeting March 9, 2011 The attached Ordinance 2011 -05 was discussed by Chairman William H. Poe at the Planning and Zoning Board /Local Planning Agency Special Meeting on March 9, 2011. ORDINANCE NO. 2011-05 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA; AMENDING THE UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under § 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law; and WHEREAS, in order to provide for efficient, effective, and decorous meetings, the City Commission desires that all meetings of City boards and committees be adjourned by ten o'clock p.m. unless two- thirds of the present members of the board or committee vote in favor of extending the meeting; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires that this rule apply uniformly to all City boards and committees; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, hereby finds this Ordinance to be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Winter Springs. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated herein by this reference. Section 2. Code Amendment. The City of Winter Springs Code, Chapter 2 is hereby amended as follows: (underlined type indicates additions): Sec. 2 - 43. Time of Meeting Adjournment. Unless sooner adjourned by majority vote of the board or committee, the chairperson shall adjourn the board or committee meetinLat 10:00 p.m. However, by a two- thirds vote of the present members of the board or committee, a board or committee meeting may be extended beyond 10:00 p.m. in time increments or to handle any specific agenda item(s). The failure of any City board or committee, or chairperson thereof, to abide by this rule shall not have any adverse effect on any final City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2011 -05 Page 1 of 2 decision made by majority vote of such board or committee. Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts ofprior ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict. Section 4. Incorporation Into Code. This Ordinance shall be incorporated into the Winter Springs City Code and any section or paragraph, number or letter, and any heading may be changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Grammatical, typographical, and like errors may be corrected and additions, alterations, and omissions, not affecting the construction or meaning of this ordinance and the City Code may be freely made. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and pursuant to City Charter. ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular meeting assembled on the 28 day of February, 2011. ,// /A■97 CH • 'i ES LACEY Afayor ATT I ST :44 • ND ' : � NZO- LUACES, City Clerk Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for the City of Winter Springs only: ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2011 -05 Page 2 of 2