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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001 12 10 Public Hearings E Board and Committee Term Limits COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM E Consent Informational Public Hearing X Regular December 10. 2001 Meeting ~ M? 11-1/01 Mgr. / Att. / Dept. REQUEST: City Manager and City Attorney requests the City Commission to consider an Ordinance limiting members of City boards or committees to service upon one board or committee at a time, and to recommend a ~nd reading and public hearing on the Ordinance. ~~ PURPOSE: In order to provide as many opportunities as possible for interested and qualified individuals to serve upon City boards and committees, this ordinance would limit each member to service upon a single board or committee at a time; with the exception of appointments to ad hoc committees. The ordinance acknowledges that current board or committee members may serve upon more than one board, and provides that they may continue to do so until the expiration of their current term, they resign, or are removed from the position by the City Commission. APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY: City Ordinance No.: 2001-49 adopting Section 2-42 of the City Code. Section 2(b), Article VIII, of the State Constitution. / Page 1 of 2 CONSIDERA TIONS: This amendment to the code will help to provide opportunities for interested and qualified individuals to serve the City of Winter Springs. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The City Manager and City Attorney recommends a second reading and approval of this Ordinance. ATTACHMENT: Ordinance No.: 2001-61 COMMISSION ACTION: F:\DOCS\City of Winter Springs\Agenda\Mu1tiple Board Membership 120501 jpbjd Page 2 of 2 ORDINANCE NO. 2001-61 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA AMENDING SECTION 2-42 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR A LIMIT A TION ON THE NUMBER OF BOARDS OR COMMITTEES APPOINTED MEMBERS MAY SERVE; PROVIDING FOR THE GRANDF A THERING OF ANY EXISTING DUEL MEMBERSHIPS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under S2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to establish uniform and consistent procedures and requirements for appointing and removing members to City boards and committees; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to provide an opportunity to as many qualified individuals as possible to serve upon City boards and committees: and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, hereby finds this ordinance to be in the best interests ofthe 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 the reference as legislative findings of the City Commission of Winter Springs. Section 2. Code Amendment. Section 2-42 of the City of Winter Springs Code of Ordinances, entitled appointments of boards and committees is hereby amended, as follows: (underlined type indicates additions and strikeout type indicates deletions, while asterisks (* * *) indicate a deletion from the Ordinance of text existing 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). City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 200 )-61 Page I of 3 Chapter 2. Administration * * * Article III. Boards, Committees, Commissions Division 1. Generally * * * Sec. 2-42. Appointments of boards and committees. * * * ill Multiple Board or Committee Membership. No member of any appointed board or committee of the City of Winters Springs shall be allowed to serve on more than one such board or committee at a time. with the exception of appointments to ad hoc committees oftemporarv duration. Any board or committee member, at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance, who is a member of more than one board or committee, may continue to serve on each such board or committee until the expiration of the current term of each respective board. the member resigns from such board or committee, or is removed, in accordance with this Chapter. from any such board or committee. 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. 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. [Intentionally left blank, execution on next page] City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2001-61 Page 2 of 3 ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular meeting assembled on the _ day of , 2002. PAUL P. PARTYKA Mayor ATTEST: ANDREA LORENZO-LUACES City Clerk Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for the City of Winter Springs only Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney First Reading: Second Reading: Effective Date: F:\DOCS\City of Winter Springs\Ordinances\Multiple Board Ordinance #2001-61.jd City of Winter Springs Ordinance No. 2001-61 Page 3 of 3