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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 159 Charter Amendment ORDINANCE NO. 159 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA SUBMITTING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4.03 OF__THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF. WINTER SPRINGS, CALLING FOR A GENERAL ELECTION TO VOTE UPON CHARTER AMENDMENTS; AMENDING CODE SECTIONS 2-30 OF ARTICLE III OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, House Bill 3390, Laws of Florida, 1972 established the Charter of the City of Winter Springs, and WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 141 amended Section 4.03 of the Charter to provide that municipal elections shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in the month of November, and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to submit to the electors of the City of Winter Springs an Amendment to Section 4.03 of the Charter to change the time the Mayor and the Council take office from the first Monday after the first day of January to the first Monday after the first day of December and WHEREAS, if the electors approve the amendment to Section 4.03 of the Charter, Section 2-30 of Article III of the Code of Ordinances must be amended NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, ORDAINS: 1. That the terms of the Councilmen and Mayor be changed from the first Monday following the first day of January of each year to the first Monday following the first day of December of each year. 2. That in order to change the terms of holding office, it is proposed that Section 4.03 of the Charter of the City of Winter Springs, H. B. 3390, Laws of Florida, 1972, be amended from the existing language which reads as follows: SECTION 4.03 ELECTION AND TERMS: The regular election of councilmen and mayor, shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in the month of November of each year. City Council seats are hereby designated as seats one, two, three, four and five. The councilmen elected to serve on the village council of the Village of North Orlando Florida, shall serve as the flrst City Council of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, until the first election under this Charter. At the first election under this Charter, five councilmen shall be elected; the candidates seeking election to the odd-numbered council seats shall be elected for a two-year term of office; the candidates seeking election for the even-numbered council seats and the office of mayor shall be for a one-year term; all elections thereafter shall be for two-year terms of office. All candidates for the City Council shall be required to seek election to a specific seat, num- bered one, two, three, four, five. The terms of the councilmen and mayor shall begin the first Monday after the first day of January of each year. To be amended to read as follows: SECTION 4.03 ELECTION AND TERMS: The regular election of councilmen and mayor shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in the month of November of each year. City Council seats are hereby designated as seats one, two, three, four and five. The councilmen elected to serve on the village council of the Village of North Orlando, Florida, shall serve as the first City Council of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, until the first elec- tion under this charter. At the first election under this Charter, five councilmen shall be elected; the cand- idates seeking election to the odd-numbered council seats shall be elected for a two-year term of office; the cand- idates seeking election for the even-numbered council seats and the office of mayor shall be elected for a one-year term; all elections thereafter shall be for two- year terms of office. All candidates for the City Council shall be required to seek election to a specific seat, numbered one, two, three, four, five. The terms of the councilmen and mayor shall begin the first Monday after the first day of December of each year. 3. That the proposed Charter amendments above shall be submitted to the electors of the City of Winter Springs at the general election to be held on the 8th day of November, 1977, and if a majority of the electors voting in the referendum vote for the Charter amendment, the amendment shall be incorporated into the Charter of the City of Winter Springs, and the Charter shall be revised and filed with the Department of State at which time the revised Charter shall take effect. 4. That if this Ordinance and the Charter amendments are adopted, Section 2-30 of Article III of the Code of Ordinances as it now exists is hereby repealed and new Section 2-30 of Article III of the Code of Ordinances is hereby adopted as follows: SECTION 2-30. 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 success ful candidates determined as provided in this article shall be the duly elected officers for their respective offices and shall take office on the first Monday after the first day of December next succeeding the election. (Ord.No. S 1,5-3-76). -2- 5. If any section or portion of a section of subsection of this Ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitu- tional, it shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect of any other section, or portion of section or subsection or part of this Ordinance. 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect upon a majority of electors voting at the next general election to be held on the 8th day of November, 1977, for the Charter Amendment proposed herein. FIRST READING: October 24, 1977 SECOND READING: October 24, 1977 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA Troy J. Piland Mayor ATTESTED TO BY: Mary T. Norton City Clerk -3- II r CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARI1~G TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN t NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Ci'ty Council of the Ci'ty ot Winter Sprinq8, Plorida, that said City Council will hold a publi hearing at 7230 p.m. or as soon tbereafter as possible, on Monday, October 24, 1977, to consider the adoption of an Ordinance by the City of Winter Spr1n9s, Florida, title of which i. a. followa, AN ORDINAL'1CE OF THE CI'l'Y OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA StmMI'1"1'ING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION ".03 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CI'l'Y OF WINTER SPRINGS, CALLING FOR A GENERAL ELECTION TO VOTE UPON CHA.RTER AMENDMENTS, AMENDING COOS SECTIONS 2-30 OF ARTICLE III OF THE CODB OF ORDINANCES; SEVERABILITY A..'tD EFFECTIVE DATE. A copy of ..id Ordinance ahall be available at the Oftice of the City Clerk ot the City of Wint.er Sprinqs, Florida, tor all persons d.siring to examine the same. All inter.sted parties are invited to attend and be heard. DATED THIS ..~? day of September, 1~77. CITY OF WIN'l.'ER SPRINGS, FLORIDA By: ?r<-4~ r ?2~ Mary Norton, Ci ty Clerk } I W;;_'/~~do~L V Sep~r 2'. 1"1 "... ""1...1 .."', Let_l A4ftft1al....~. N.. ana.- A_M... Orlaa40.. 1'1ez-1.4a _4 ~ .~ _.to____1.4 .....4. !'l...W.. 12"1 Sa"l trfttoe of ..lle ....1q .... 0.41___ -'Mla9 lectttcm 4.0' of tdte City a.~ -.."1.-& ...1__ 1. ....1_ .f .\11)J.1a _..lag' '.t:tJla City oJ \iflft:'o 8,...1898'. ,1a_"_t. U .. fAlJa1 1left_~tl_ .1 f:h_ paperoa 1'lnl...&lr. ....~ 't,l."".. .1..._ u. no al"8.. .1.... f....... :tou .1"'_ .. .1" ....-.,.C1tr eler:k# Clt.y of wu." 1pJ:ia9., 1t2 ~ Mod ......t Wia.... apf.lI98~ Fla.. ad. fowU\'! p-hIOf .f publi_t!.-.- __ thJJJ .f'tbe. ~ Y(N. VeJ:y ~nl1 you., QUll'E. ~. <181 pc &act._l'e \..';';'~ SENTINEL STAR Published' Daily Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida ADVERTISING CHARGE $9.99 ~hrle of ~lnrWa t COUNTY OF ORANGE \ SS. Before the undersigned authority personallY appeared Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3 r d October day f~::'~::F~~fl.~~:::~=G--.1 '1'0 WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: . ! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN bY, ., th~ Cltv Council of tll~ City oj Winter : IsprlngS,,,FIOrldo;that sold CilO' ' ,CQ\lD~_ILwlll.hPlll.Q.P\lbll~ nearing ot., ;1:30 /I.m, or OS soon thereall~r as iW:1.\~~~' c::'~id~~~~~y Od~';:I~~~1 ~".; Ordinance by th~ City at Winter : Sprlngs,Florida, title.o! which is as : faIlO:~: ORDINANCE t)FTHE CI. f TV OF .WINTER'.SPRINGS, ~. FLORIOASU8MITTlNG AW . AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4.03 ~ OF,THE CHARTER OF THE ~ ~~~L~~ ~bNlEAR ci:~~~~SL ELECTION TO VOTi: \/1'ON CHARTER AMeNDMENTS; t ~E~~I~~T:t<[~ElI~EJ=:I~~~ ~ CODE OF Oft.OINANCES; ~SEVERABIL'TY ANt) EFFEC- TIVE DATE.' - A coPy of soid Ordlnonc~ sholl be available at the Office of the Clly . Clerk of the Cltv of Wint~r SPrlno!>, larlda, for 011 penans desiring to .examine the som~. \ All interested IlOrtleS Dnl Invited to othmd ond be IleOrd, 1)A T EO TH IS 26th day of 'Sep- tember, 1917. CITY OF WINTER-SPRINGS, l'loOftlOA ", tv: 'tX'~yNOUg7tTON, City Clerk .LR.;f~!..~ .__L",,,........2~~~r11!:!. . Ida Jean Walker , who on oath says that she is the Legal Advertising Representative of the Sentinel Star, a daily newspaper published at Altamonte Springs, in Seminole County, Florida; that the attached copy of Notice of Public Hearing advertisement, being a in the matter of 0 C t 0 b e r 24, 1977 re: Adoption of An Ordinance by the C i to Y n f tJ i ,., t " r c: p ,. j ,., g Ii in the Court, Florida, Amending Section 4.03 of the Charter, was published in said newspaper in the issues of October 1, 1977 . Affiant further says that the said Sentinel Star is a newspaper published at Alta. monte Springs, in said Seminole County. Florida, and that the said newspaper has hereto- fore been continuously published daily in said Seminole County, Florida. and has been entered as second-class mail matter at the post office in Altamonte Springs, in said Sem- inole County, Florida. for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, permission or refund for the purpose of securinj:( this advertisement fOhPUblication in the said newspaper. ~)< Q 1& ,. l / . :/-t/ !.( nA~./ a'17, ; 1._'''''' t' of 77 , A.D, 19 . J!? ;n~ fJ1. NO:: Notary Public, State of Fioricla at lc::ge My Commission Expires May 14, L::.; Bonded By American Fir. &. Ca~uoll)' C.omp6.h,# ~ FORM 291 C ( Evening Hetald An Independent Newspaper SANFORD, SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF SEMINOLE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared".".,.""...,.....,..... .. ,. .~f:.I~l:l. f.e., ~.Ql,IJ.~~,':l., '.."."..., .., '.,.. " " " ,.,. ,who on oath says tha~he is .... .Of,t:~~I\!. .~~IJ~.g~,~......,....,.. .of the EVENING HERALD, a Newspaper Pub- lished at Sanford, in Seminole County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertise- ment, being a.,..,..". .I,.~g!l!+. .~!J.~~,C;~.." , "..., ,., ". ,,' " , ..., .in the matter of ~,l:I~.~~,c;, .I-!E!!~~~,t:lg ,~.~;. ,~'-4I;:J!1!~~1;~,t:lg . ~IJ, .c,"',EilJ:1QIPJ:!rJ~, . ~.Q, .S~,[t't;1I,ln . 4. P.~, ~X, ,~~.~, ~~.~~~~~, ~,~, .~'!.~. ~~ ~Y. ,C?!.. ~,~~,~~,~... .in the, "t;::~,:r~l:I~.~" "Court, Springs was published in said newspaper in the issues of"",...""",."".".,.,.."".... ~~P.~~~~!3,~, ,~~"., ,~':!7.?".",.,."."...".."", ""."",.""".""""."...,. Affiant further says that the said EVENING HERALD is a newspaper published by The Sanford Herald, Inc" at Sanford, in said Seminole County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Seminole County, Florida, and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Sanford, in said Seminole County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. Sworn to and subscribed before me this . . , . . , .. . , . , . . .. . ..~~th , . , . . , . . , .. day of ~'>;;~,ef}1.t;I~,],'..A, D, 1977, """..' '.',."",,'. ,~. (SEAL) Notary Public Notary Pubh:;, State of Florida at Large. My Commission Expires June 18. 1979 , . ;/1?,6L .2% .d1:2-r;:-tjy, , , , ,