Ordinance No. 5-12-56 ORDINANCE NO. 5-12-56
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE II, CITY COMMISSION, SEC. 2 -19,
RULES OF CONDUCT AND PROCEDURE AT MEETINGS, AMENDING
RULE 24 REGARDING TAKING MINUTES, AND ADDING A NEW RULE
27, ABSENCES FROM CITY COMMISSION MEETING, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF
THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Sec. 2 -19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(24) Rule 24. It shall be the duty of the city clerk or her/his designee to attend
all meetings of the city commission and to record and keep the minutes and
records thereof. The minutes of such meetings shall be promptly recorded for
public inspection as required by state law. It shall be the duty of the mayor -
commissioner, and in his absence, the mayor pro tem or other city commissioner,
to see that the proceedings of every meeting are properly and promptly recorded
by the city clerk or her/his designee, and the record of every meeting shall be
signed, when approved, by the city clerk or her/his designee and the mayor -
commissioner or the mayor pro tem or other city commissioner who presided
thereat."
SECTION 2. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, is
hereby amended by adding a new rule in Sec. 2 -19, to be numbered Rule 27, which rule shall
read as follows:
"(27) Rule 27. It shall be the duty of a city commissioner who will be absent
from any city commission meeting to notify the other commissioners of any such
anticipated absence. Said notice shall be given as far in advance as possible,
either orally at a meeting prior to the one which the commissioner will be absent
from, or by e -mail to the city clerk, who will then forward the notice to the other
commissioners. If the notice includes a request for an excused absence, it shall
state briefly the reasons why the excused absence is being requested, and the other
commissioners shall vote on the request at the meeting at which it is orally
requested or as an agenda item at a subsequent meeting following notice by e-
mail."
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and
adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this 13th day of August 2012.
PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this Z 7' day of
R"v9 vs 1- 2012.
ATTEST:
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DONNA L. BARTLE, CMC LOUIS BORNO, JR.
City Clerk Mayor, Presiding Officer
A s pro „ • - to form and correctness:
AL/ C. NSEN, ESQUIRE
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