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ORDINANCE NO. 392
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
APPROVING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA PROVIDING THAT THE
COMMISSION MAY REMOVE THE CITY MANAGER BY THREE VOTES,
INSTEAD OF REQUIRING FOUR VOTES; PROVIDING FOR A REFER-
ENDUM ELECTION BY CITY ELECTORS TO APPROVE OR REJECT
THE AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER; PROVIDING FOR SEVER-
ABILITY, CONFLICTS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Commission wishes to have the ability to remove
the City Manager by three (3) votes, instead of requiring four
(4) votes for removal; and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the Mayor and Commissioners
of the City of Winter Springs, Florida that:
Section 1. The following proposed amendments to the Charter
for the City of Winter Springs, Florida, is hereby approved and
adopted by the Commission for placement on the ballot in the next
general election:
SECTION 5.02
REMOVAL/TERMINATION.
The commission may remove the city manager by motion of the
city commission requiring four (4) three (3) affirmative votes,.
Upon removal, the city manager shall receive thirty (30) days
severance pay, in all such cases. Upon termination, the city
manager shall receive all accrued benefits.
Section 2. All other provisions of the Charter of the City
of Winter Springs, Florida shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. The Mayor and City Commission hereby direct that
the proposed amendments to the City Charter of Winter Springs,
Florida, as set forth in Section 1 of this Ordinance, be placed
on the ballot in the form of a single question, as set forth in
Section 5 of this Ordinance, indicating the chief purpose of
the proposed amendments, for approval or rejection by the City
electors at the next general election held in the City.
Section 4. Such referendum election shall be held in con-
formance with the laws of the State of Florida and ordinances of
the City of Winter Springs, Florida relating to the amendment of
the City Charter.
Section 5. The ballot to be used in the referendum election
shall be substantially in the following form:
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL OF CITY MANAGER
Shall the proposed amendment to the Charter for the
City of Winter Springs, Florida providing the the Commis-
sion may remove the City Manager by three votes,
instead of four, approved by the Mayor and City Commis-
sioners in Ordinance No. 392 on Aug. 10, 1987,
be approved and adopted?
Yes for approval:
No for rejection:
Section 6. Upon adoption of the proposed Charter amendments
by a majority of the electors voting in a referendum election
upon such amendments, the City Commission shall have the Charter,
as amended, filed with the Secretary of State, at which time the
amended Charter shall take effect.
Section 7. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable
and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance
shall for any reason be held invalid or unconsti tutional, the
remaining sections, sentences, phrases or clauses of this Ordi-
nance, shall remain valid and in full force and effect.
Section 8. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in con-
flict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall become effective immedi-
ately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of Aug, 1987.
FIRST READING: July 13, 1987.
POSTED: July 14, 1987.
SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING: August 10, 1987.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
JOHN V. TORCASO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Mary T. Norton
CITY CLERK
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the City
Co~missio!" of the City of Winter
Senngs, Florida, that said CommiSSion
WIll hold a Public Hearing on an ordi.
nance entitled as follows:
ORDtNANCE NO. 392
AN ORDtNANCE OF THE CITY OF
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, Ap.
PROVING A PROPOSED AMEND-
MENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF WINTER Sf-RINGS, FLOR.
IDA PROVIDING THAT THE COM.
MISSION MAY REMOVE THE CITY
MANAGER BY THREE VOTES, IN.
STEAD OF REQUIRING FOUR
VOTES; PROVIDING FOR ARE.
FERENDUM ELECTION BY CITY
ELECTORS TO APPROVE OR RE.
JECT THE AMENDMENT TO THE
CITY CHARTER; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This, Public Hearing will be heldi't 7:30
p.m. on August 10, 1987, or as soon
tnereafter as poSSible in the Commis-
sion Chamber, City H8I1,l126 East S.R.
434. Winter Springs, FI: 32708.
Copies of the proposed ordinance are
available in the oIIice of the City Clerk
for inspection. Interested parties may
8I?P88f at this hearing and, be heard
with respect to thIS proposed ordinance.
Persons are advised that ff they decide
to appeal any decision mede at this
meeting, they will need a record of the
proceedings and for such purpose, they
may need to _ure that a verbatim rEl-'
cord of the Proceedings is made which
record includes the testimony and evi.
dence upon whiCh the appeal is to be
based per Section 286,0105 Florida
SlaL-es,
, Dated this 15th day of Julv, 1987
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,
FLORIDA
Is/Mary T. Norton
Mary I. Norton,
City Clerk
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