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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 392 City Manager 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 - 2 - The Orlando Sentinel PublUhed Daily A1tamonte Springa, Seminole County, Florida ADVERTISING CHARGE $31.84 ~tat~ of IFIoribn} SS. COUNTY OF ORANGE Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th ~g~ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 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 l.S-6!J2(6s) JUI:26,l987 I Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Catherine Deering , who on oath says that she is the Legal Advertising Representative of the Orlando Sentinel, a Daily newspaper published at Altamonte Springs, in Seminole County, Florida; that the attached copy of ad. vertisement, being a Not ice 0 f Pub 1 i c H ear in g in the matter of Ordinance No. 392 in the Court, was published in said newspaper in the issues of July 26, 1987 Mfiant further says that the said Orlando Sentinel is a newspaper published at Altamonte Springs, in Seminole County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been contino uously published in said Seminole County, Florida, each Week Day and has been entered as second-class mail matter at the post office in Altamonte Springs, in said Seminole County, Florida for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of ad- vertisement; and affiant further says that he/she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation t, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for pu lication in e said newspape -', of 87 ~ NOTARY PUBLIC, State of FI ri at Lar ~MY Commission Expires May 25,1991 tionden 8~, ~Mt RICAN PIONI Hi CASUAL TV 'NS. en FORM NO. 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