HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2017-12 Amending Sec. 2-83 - Correcting an Inconsistency in the CodeORDINANCE NO. 2017-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, SEMINOLE COUNTY,
FLORIDA; AMENDING SECTION 2 -83 OF THE WINTER
SPRINGS CITY CODE RELATING TO MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING
CONSISTENCY WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
WINTER SPRINGS; PROVIDING THAT TERMS OF
ELECTED OFFICIALS SHALL BEGIN AS PROVIDED IN
THE CHARTER; 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, Section 4.03(a) of the Charter of the City of Winter Springs, Florida was
amended and approved by the voters at an election held on November 2, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the amendment to the Charter established that the terms of the mayor and
commissioners shall begin at the next scheduled regular or special meeting of the city commission
of each year an election is held, and that its members shall serve until their successors have taken
office; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to amend Section 2 -83 of the City Code to be
consistent with the Charter; 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 fully incorporated herein by
reference as legislative findings of the City Commission of Winter Springs.
Section 2. Code Amendment. The City of Winter Springs Code of Ordinances,
Chapter 2, is hereby amended as follows (underlined type indicates additions and stFikeeu4 type
indicates deletions, while asterisks (* * *) indicate a deletion from the Ordinance of text existing
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in Chapter 2. It is intended that the text in Chapter 2 denoted by the asterisks and set forth in this
Ordinance shall remain unchanged from the language existing prior to adoption of this ordinance):
Chapter 2 — Administration
ARTICLE IV. — ELECTIONS
Sec. 2 -83. - Municipal elections to be general elections.
Municipal elections held as provided in this article shall be general municipal elections
and no other municipal primary or general election shall be necessary. The successful candidates
determined as provided in this article shall be the duly elected officers for their respective offices
and shall take office on t-ie 1 R,.., is R4eF flie first day e fDeraeffiber next s eedi g the
eleetion as provided in section 4.03(a) of the Charter of the City of Winter Springs. Florida.
Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior
inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts of prior
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 the
City Charter.
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular
meeting assembled on the 10th day of July, 2017.
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CHARLES LACEY, Mari
ATTEST:
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ANDREA LOREN?O- LUACES
City Clerk
APPR �D AS TO LEGAL FORM AND SUFFICIENCY
FO - 'CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS ONLY.
ANTHONY A. GARGANESE
City Attorney
First Reading: June 12, 2017
Legal Ad Published: June 29, 2017
Effective Date: July 10, 2017
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