Ordinance No. 28-92-4 ORDINANCE NO. 28-92-4
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 28-91-1, RELATING TO
LIMITING THE TERMS OF MAYOR-COMMISSIONER AND CITY
COMMISSIONERS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission passed Ordinance No. 28-91-1 on
second and final reading on October 28, 1991, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 28-91-1 proposed an amendment to
Article II, Section 5, of the City Charter to limit the terms of
Mayor-Commissioner and City Commissioners, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to amend Ordinance No.
28-91-1 in order to clarify certain provisions thereof.
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Commission of the
City of Atlantic Beach, Florida:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 28-91-1 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
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"SECTION 1. That the following proposed amendment
to Article II, The Commission, Section 5, Number,
selection, term, of The Charter of the City of Atlantic
Beach, Florida, be submitted to the electors of Atlantic
Beach:
"Sec. 5a. Anyone elected or appointed to the
position of Mayor-Commissioner of the Atlantic Beach City
Commission shall not serve more than four (4) consecutive
two (2) year terms. Anyone elected or appointed to the
position of City Commissioner of the Atlantic Beach City
Commission shall not serve more than two (2) consecutive
four (4) year terms. Serving any part of a term shall be
considered a full term. However, nothing contained
herein shall prevent anyone who has served as a City
Commissioner from being appointed or elected to the
position of Mayor-Commissioner and then serving in that
capacity four (4) consecutive two (2) year terms. "
SECTION 2 . If a majority of the electors voting on
the proposed amendment shall vote in favor thereof, it
shall immediately thereupon be an ordinance of the City.
Said ordinance shall apply to any Mayor-Commissioner or
City Commissioner elected or appointed after said.
SECTION 3 . Nature and Conduct of Election.
Before this amendment shall become operative and
effective, it shall first be submitted to a referendum
vote of the qualified electors of the City of Atlantic
Beach, participating in an election to be held in said
City on the 3rd day of November, A.D. , 1992 . Notice of
said election shall be given by the City Clerk by
publishing same at least twice in a newspaper published
in Duval County, Florida, the first publication to be not
less than thirty (30) days before said election, and once
in the third week prior to such election. Said notice
shall be in substantially the following form:
"NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be
held in the City of Atlantic Beach on the 3rd day of
November, A.D. 1992 , for the approval or disapproval of
the Ordinance of the City providing for limiting the
terms of Mayor-Commissioner to four (4) consecutive two
(2) year terms, and City Commissioners to two (2)
consecutive four (4) year terms.
All persons qualified to vote in the last general
election of the City, or who may have since become
qualified and registered shall be qualified to vote in
said referendum election.
Dated the 3rd day of November , A.D. , 1992 .
City Clerk"
SECTION 4 . Form of Ballot.
The form of ballot to be used at said election shall
be as follows:
SPECIAL REFERENDUM
DATE
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
Shall the Charter of the City of Atlantic Beach be
amended to provide for limiting the number of terms for
Mayor-Commissioner to four (4) consecutive two (2) year
terms, and City Commissioners to two (2) consecutive four
(4) year terms. Shall the above Ordinance be adopted.
Yes for approval
No for rejection"
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SECTION 2 . This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its final passage and adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this 17th day
of August, 1992 .
PASSED by the City Commission on second ' .al reading his
24th day of August , 1992
ATTEST: I I, -A,
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MAUREEN KING �� WIL IAM I . GULLIF•RD City Clerk. Mayor, Presiding Offl •ter
Approved as to form and correctness:
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City A j:rney
TOMMIE R. BELL
Supervisor of Elections
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December 9 , 1992
Honorable William Gulliford
Mayor-Commissioner
Atlantic Beach City Hall
Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233
ATTENTION: Maureen King
City Clerk
Dear Mayor Gulliford:
I TOMMIE R. BELL , SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS hereby certify the
official results of The Special Referendum, titled Terms of
Mayor-Commissioner and Commissioners for the City of Atlantic Beach,
Florida placed on the General Election ballot held November 3, 1992
to read as follows:
FOR: 3,863 votes
AGAINST: 754 votes
The attached election results have been placed on file in the Office
of Secretary of State, Tallahassee, Florida and the Office of
Supervisor of Elections , Duval County, Florida.
Since ely, Q
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Mr. ) TOMMIE R. BELL
Supervisor of Elections
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