Ordinance No. 33-07-12AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM TO AMEND SEC 5 OF THE CITY
CHARTER TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTION OF FOUR (4) OF THE CITY
COMMISSIONERS FROM DISTRICTS, 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 _ Calling for referendum election amending Charter.
A referendum shall be added to the election ballot on October 2, 2007, to amend Sec. 5 of
the Charter of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, to read as follows:
"Sec. 5. Number of commissioners; selection; term.
The city commission shall consist of five (5) electors of the City of Atlantic
Beach who have the qualifications as defined in section 6 of this Charter, elected at
large without regard for any designation of political party affiliation. The seats shall
be known as seats 1 through 5 respectively, and seat 1 shall be designed as the
mayor-commissioner. Seats 2 through 5 shall be designated as district
commissioners, with each commissioner required to reside within the district from
which he or she is elected. The four (4) districts shall be created using the precinct
lines existing as of November, 2007, as a beginning point, shall be established by
ordinance, shall be as equal in population as possible, and to the extent possible
shall maintain the integrity of neighborhoods and communities of interest. The
mayor-commissioner shall be elected for two-year terms and the terms for seats 2
through 5 shall each be four years. Effective with the municipal election in October,
1993, anyone elected or appointed to the office of mayor-commissioner shall not
serve more than four (4) consecutive two (2) year terms; and any elected or
appointed to commission seats 2 through 5 shall not serve more than two (2)
consecutive four (4) year terms. Serving any part of a term shall be considered a full
term. 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-year
terms."
~F.C'TinN 2_ Form of Ballot and Election Question.
The form of ballot and election question to be used in said election shall be as
follows:
CHARTER ELECTION BALLOT
October 2, 2007
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
RAi.i.nT TiTi.F.: Amending Sec. 5 of the Charter "Number of commissioners;
selection; term" to provide for four (4) of the city commissioners to continue to be elected at large,
but from districts, to be created by ordinance, and requiring that each commissioner reside within
the district from which he or she is elected.
RAi.i.nT SITMMARY: Amending Sec. 5 of the Charter to provide that city
commission Seats 2 through 5 shall be designated as district commissioners, with each
commissioner required to reside within the district from which he or she is elected. The four (4)
districts shall be created using the precinct lines existing as of November, 2007, as a beginning
point, shall be established by ordinance, shall be as equal in population as possible, and to the
extent possible shall maintain the integrity of neighborhoods and communities.
Shall the above Charter amendment be adopted?
Yes (approve amendment)
No (reject amendment)
SF.CTinN 3_ Effective date of Charter amendment.
If approved by a majority of the voters at the election on October 2, 2007, then the Charter
amendment shall take effect immediately following the 2007 municipal elections.
SFC'TT()N 4. Effective date of this Ordinance.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this 23rd day of July, 2007.
PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this 13~' day of August,
2007.
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DONNA L. BUSSEY
City Clerk
DONALD M. WOLFSON
Mayor, Presiding Officer
to form and correctness:
JENSEN, ESQUIRE
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