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Ordinance No. 33-67-1 v r , ,It, CITY OF. . . • BeaCk-Tk4i44 ORDINANCE NO. 33-67-1 AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR A SPECIAL REFERENDUM ELECTION FOR THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF AN ACT AMENDING HOUSE BILL 3029 LAWS OF FLORIDA, SPECIAL ACTS OF 1967, BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION I. A Special Referendum Election is hereby called to be held at the City Hall of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida on the 8th day of August, 1967 for the approval or disapproval of an Act Amend- ing House Bill 3029Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1967 by the qualified electors of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, being an act entitled: "AN ACT AMENDING HOUSE BILL 3029, LAWS OF FLORIDA, REGULAR SESSION 1967, ENTITLED THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, CREATING A SINGLE CONSOLIDATED GOVERN- MENT IN DUVAL COUNTY: PROVIDING THAT ARTICLE 2 OF SAID CHARTER BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR FIVE SEPARATE URBAN SERVICES DISTRICTS TO BE COMPOSED OF THE FORMER CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE FORMER MUNICIPALITIES OF THE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT: PROVIDING THAT A NEW ARTICLE 2A BE ADDED TO SAID CHARTER TO PROVIDE SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH URBAN SERVICES DISTRICTS : PRESCRIBING FOR CONTINUATION OF THE BOARDS, BODIES AND OFFICERS OF SUCH DISTRICTS , AND THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES : PROVIDING NAMES FOR SUCH DISTRICTS : PROVID- ING FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES 5, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 AND 22, PERTAIN- ING TO SAID SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH URBAN SERVICES DISTRICTS : PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM BY SPECIAL ELECTION FOR APPROVAL OF THIS ACT IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF JACKSON- VILLE BEACH, ATLANTIC BEACH, NEPTUNE BEACH AND THE TOWN OF BALDWIN, BY A MAJORITY OF THE AGGREGATE TOTAL OF ALL THOSE QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTING IN ALL SUCH MUNICIPALITIES : PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. " SECTION II . The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of said election by publication thereof once each week for 3 weeks, 3 publications being sufficient, commencing not later than 15 days prior to said election in Jacksonville Journal a news- paper published in the City of Jacksonville and having general circulatio in the city of Atlantic Beach, which said notice shall be in substanti- ally the following form: . CITY OF , , , 72 Man& Beack-Thmicla Page #2 ORDINANCE NO. 33-67-1 NOTICE OF SPECIAL REFERENDUM ELECTION IN THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA ON AUGUST 8, 1967, ON THE QUESTION OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF AN ACT AMENDING HOUSE BILL 3029, LAWS OF FLORIDA, SPECIAL ACTS OF 1967 : "NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL REFERENDUM ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 8, 1967 AT THE CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, FROM 7 :00 o'clock of the FORENOON TO 7 :00 O'CLOCK OF THE AFTERNOON FOR THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF AN ACT AMENDING HOUSE BILL 3029, LAWS OF FLORIDA, SPECIAL ACTS OF 1967, BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY: . THE SPECIFIC QUESTION TO BE VOTED UPON IS : "SHALL THE CITIES OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH, ATLANTIC BEACH, NEPTUNE BEACH AND THE TOWN OF BALDWIN BECOME THE SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH URBAN SERVICES DISTRICTS AND RETAIN THE SAME LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE, BOARDS, BODIES, OFFICERS AND LAWS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE FORMER MUNICIPALITIES UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE PURSUANT TO SECTION 9, ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENT SUCH CONSOLIDATED GOVERN- MENT IS RATIFIED AND ESTABLISHED? " COPY OF SAID SPECIAL ACTS IS NOW ON FILE FOR PUBLIC INSPEC- TION IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK AT THE CITY HALL OF SAID CITY. ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA SHALL BE ENTITLEn TO VOTE AT SAID ELECTION. SECTION III . COPY OF SAID Act amending House Bill 3029, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1967, shall be available for public inspec- tion on all days except Saturday and Sunday at the office of the City Clerk in the City Hall during the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5 :00 P. M. from the effective date of this Ordinance to and including said August 8, 1967. • 7CITY OF. . . 4 Atiialli• ad -Tk*iü ORDINANCE NO. 33-67-1 Page 2A SECTION IV. The question to appear on the ballot in said City for such referendum shall be as follows : "SHALL THE CITIES OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH, ATLANTIC BEACH, NEPTUNE BEACH AND THE TOWN OF BALDWIN BECOME THE SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH URBAN SERVICES DISTRICTS AND RETAIN THE SAME LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE, BOARDS, BODIES, OFFICERS AND LAWS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE FORMER MUNICIPALITIES UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE PURSUANT TO SECTION 9, ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENT SUCH CONSOLIDATED GOVERN- MENT IS RATIFIED AND ESTABLISHED? YES. NO. " . SECTION V. The City Clerk shall have prepared and furnished all necessary ballots and supplies and shall make all other prepara- tions for said election. All expenses of said election shall be paid out of the general fund of said City. SECTION VI. The City Commission, at least six days before the date of said election, shall appoint four inspectors and one clerk of election, to hold said election. If any inspector or the Clerk of Election so appointed shall fail to attend at the proper polling place at the time for opening the polls on the day of the election, the Inspector present shall fill the vacancy, or vacancies; and if all the Inspectors be absent then those persons present qualified to vote at said election shall fill the vacancies. The Inspectors and Clerk of Election shall make out and sign duplicate returns of said election and shall deliver one copy thereof to the Mayor Commissioner of said City and the other to the City Clerk, both of whom shall transmit such returns to the City Commission at its next meeting thereafter. The City Commission shall meet at the City Hall of said City at 8 :00 O'clock P.M. on said August 8, 1967, or as soon thereafter as said returns of the Inspectors and Clerk of Election shall have been delivered to said Mayor Commissioner and City Clerk, and shall then and there canvass and declare from said returns of the Inspectors and Clerk of Election the results of said election. - CITY OF, . , • Deads-floiida Page #3 ORDINANCE NO. 33-67-1 The city Commissioners shall cause said results of said election to be duly recorded in the minutes of said meeting and shall cause the same to be duly certified to the Canvassing Board of Duval County, Florida within two days after said election. Said elec- tion shall in all other respects be conducted as nearly as may be in compliance with the laws regulating the holding, return, certifying and canvassing of general City elections. SECTION VII . This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon being posted in full following final passage. * * * * * * * * * * Passed by the City Commission on first reading July 10, 1967. Passed by the City Commission on second and final reading July 15, 1967. Attest: City Clerk