HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2011-05 Establishes a Uniform Time for Adjournment for all City Board/Committee Meetings ORDINANCE NO. 2011-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA; AMENDING THE
UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR
INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS,
INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE SEVERABILITY, AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under § 2(b), Art. VIII of the State
Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by
law; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide for efficient, effective, and decorous meetings, the City
Commission desires that all meetings of City boards and committees be adjourned by ten o'clock
p.m. unless two - thirds of the present members of the board or committee vote in favor of extending
the meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires that this rule apply uniformly to all 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 of the 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 incorporated herein by this
reference.
Section 2. Code Amendment. The City of Winter Springs Code, Chapter 2 is hereby
amended as follows: (underlined type indicates additions):
Sec. 2 -43. Time of Meeting Adjournment.
Unless sooner adjourned by majority vote of the board or committee, the chairperson shall
adjourn the board or committee meeting at 10:00 p.m. However, by a two - thirds vote of the present
members of the board or committee, a board or committee meeting may be extended beyond 10:00
p.m. in time increments or to handle any specific agenda item(s). The failure of any City board or
committee, or chairperson thereof, to abide by this rule shall not have any adverse effect on any final
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decision made by majority vote of 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and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.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. Grammatical, typographical, and like
errors may be corrected and additions, alterations, and omissions, not affecting the construction or
meaning of this ordinance and the City Code may be freely made.
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, and pursuant to City
Charter.
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular
meeting assembled on the 28` day of February, 2011.
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CHA'i ES LACEY ayor
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• ND' : � i' NZO- LUACES, City Clerk
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City of Winter Springs only:
ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney
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