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Item 7CAGENDA ITEM # 7C SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCES NOS. 33-07-12 AND 33-07-13 TO CHANGE BALLOT TITLE AND BALLOT SUMMARY LANGUAGE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA: SF['.TinN 1 _ Section 2 of Ordinance No. 33-07-12 is hereby amended to read as follows: "~F.('TinN 2_ Form of Ballot and Elecfion Question. follows: The form of ballot and election question to be used in said election shall be as CHARTER ELECTION BALLOT October 2, 2007 CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH RALi.nT TTTi.F,; Amending Sec. S of the Charter to elect four (4) city commissioners from districts. RAi.i.nT ~iT1V(MARV: Amending Sec. S of the Charter to designate commission seats 2 through S as district commissioners, with each commissioner continuing to be elected at large, but required to reside in the district from which he is elected. The four districts shall be established by ordinance and use existing precinct lines as a beginning point, and shall be as equal in population as possible and to the extent possible maintain the integrity of neighborhoods and communities. Shall the above Charter amendment be adopted? Yes (approve amendment) No (reject amendment) " ~F.C'Tif)N 2. Section 2 of Ordinance No. 33-07-13 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SF.C"TinN 2_ Form of Ballot and Election Question follows: The form of ballot and election question to be used in said election shall be as CHARTER ELECTION BALLOT October 2, 2007 CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH RAi.i.nT TiTi,F.: Amending five sections of the Charter to establish a new AGENDA ITEM # 7C SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 schedule for city elections. RAi.i.nT ~i11V(MARY,• Amendingfive sections of the Charter: (1) Sec. 14: Installation of new commissioners on second Monday in November. (2) Sec. 39.~ Election qual~ing begins first Tuesday in September and ends second Tuesday in September. (3) Sec. 40: Commission seats become vacant second Monday in November. (4) Sec. 41: General election on first Tuesday in November. (S) Sec. 43: Canvass returns second Monday in October for primary election and second Monday in November for general election. Shall the above Charter amendments be adopted? Yes (approve amendments) No (reject amendments) " $j+',C'.TinN 3_ This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and adoption. PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this day of September, 2007. PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this day of September, 2007. ATTEST: DONNA L. BUSSEY, CMC City Clerk DONALD M. WOLFSON Mayor, Presiding Officer Approved as to form and correctness: ALAN C. JENSEN, ESQUIRE City Attorney