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ORDINANCE NO. 77
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,
FLORIDA, FOR THE REPEALING OF A SECTION OF
THE CITY CHARTER; PROVIDING FOR AN ELECTION
OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS, FLORIDA; PROVIDING A FORM FOR THE
BALLOT TO BE USED IN THE REFERENDUM ELECTION
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida,
passed House Bill No. 3390, which provides for the municipal
government of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Winter Springs,
Florida, contains a provision for closed sessions of the City
Council in certain instances, and
WHEREAS, closed sessions of the City of Winter
Springs, Florida, City Council are contrary to the general
laws of the State of Florida, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Winter Springs,
Florida, desires to remove this Section from the Charter of the
City of Winter Springs, Florida, pursuant to the authority granted
in Florida Statute 166.17(197l).
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 4.13. Procedure of the Charter of
the City of Winter Springs, Florida, shall read as follows:
"(a) Meetings. The council shall meet regularly at least once
every month at such times and places as the council may prescribe
by rule. Special meetings may be held on the call of the mayor
or three or more members and, whenever practicable, upon no less
than twelve hours. notice to each member. All meetings shall be
public."
Section 2. All parts, portions or other sentences
presently contained in Section 4.13 of the City Charter of the
City of Winter Springs, Florida, are hereby specifically repealed.
Section 3. The qualified voters of the City of
Winter Springs, Florida, shall vote to ratify this Ordinance
in the first primary election to be held on September
1972. Provided a majority of the qualified voters of the City
of Winter Springs, Florida, vote in said election for adoption
of this Amendment to the City Charter, then the provisions of this
Ordinance shall amend the Charter of the City of Winter Springs,
Florida, and shall be in full force and effect on, from and after
the filing of the revised Charter with the Department of State.
Section 4. The Ballot to be used in the referendum
election shall be in the following form:
"Section 4.13 Procedure of the City Charter of
the City of Winter Springs, Florida, be amended
to require all meetings of the City Council of
the City of Winter Springs, Florida, to be open
to the public.
For adoption
Against adoption
"
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption by the City Council of
the City of Winter Springs, Florida.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10 day of July, 1972.
FIRST READING July 10, 1972
SECOND READING July 10, 1972
FINAL READING July 10, 1972
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
BY:Granville Brown
Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary T. Norton
VILLAGE CLERK
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