Item 7C Ordinance 5-15-62ORDINANCE NO. 5-15-62
AN ORDINANCE Olr THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 11 ,
SECTIONS 14-17 AND 14-23 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, ADDING TWO APPOINTED ALTERNATE
MEMBERS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BOARD; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND J>ROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
AGENDA ITEM #7C
APRIL 27,2015
WHEREAS, the Ci ty Co mmi ss ion of th e Cit y of Atlan tic Beach , Flor ida , de s ires to
amend Chapte r 14, Article II , Section s 14-17 and 14-23 of the Atlantic Beach Code of
Ordinances in order to all ow in creased c iti ze n participation on th e Ci ty s Co mmunity
Development Board; and
WHEREAS. the City Co mmi ss ion of th e City of At lantic Beach, Florid a, finds that the
adop tion of thi s ordinance is in th e best intere st of Atlant ic Beach. Florida and it s citi ze ns.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON
BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Adoption and Incorporation of Recitals. The City Comm issio n or th e Cit y
of At la nti c Beach , Florid a adopts the recitals outl i ned above and incorpo rates them herein as a
part of thi s ordinan ce .
SECTION 2. Code Amended. The Cit y Com mi ss ion of the Ci ty of Atlantic Beach,
Fl o rid a hereby amends the Code of Ord inances of the C it y of Atlantic Beach , Plorida as fo llows:
Sec. 14-l 7. -Com posi tion ; q uaiHi ca tion s of members; ofti.cers.
The community deve lopment board shall consist of seven (7)
memb ers and two (2) a lterna te members appo inted by th e ci ty
co mmi ss ion . none of whom sha ll hold any other pub li c office or
position in the c ity, all of whom shall be bonafide residents of th e
city, and where practical, each shall possess some special sk ill or
know ledge which wo uld assis t them in th e discharge of the ir
responsibilities under this mticle. Alternate members shall be
allowed to vote and pm1icipate in CDB business subject to the
requirements of this section and when called upon by the Chair to
pm1icipate in order to ensure a quorum. The community
development board shall elect its chailman and vice chairman from
among the appointed members. The community development
director shall act as secretary to the board under the direction of the
city manager.
AGENDA ITEM# 7C
APRIL 27,2015
SECTION 3. Conflict. If any pm1ion of this ordinance is in conflict with any pm1ion of
any other ordinance, then the provisions of this ordinance shall govern.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding
shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final
passage and adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this __ day of ______ _
2015.
PASS ED AND DULY ADOPTED with a quorum present and voting, by the City
Commissioner this __ day of _______ , 2015.
ATTEST:
DONNA L. BARTLE,
City Clerk
CAROLYN WOODS,
Mayor, Presiding Officer