Ordinance 87-833ORDINANCE NO. 833
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGW00D, FLDRIDA,
OP OS INO AMENDMENTS T E CHARTER 0 THE CITY
OF L 00D, FL THA, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE %,
SECTION W 10.01(a), PROVIDING THAT SAID PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS BE SUBMITTED ON THE BALLOT TO THE
OTERS AT THE N T GENERAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMEDR 3, 1DO, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVER -
ABILITY AND EPFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Section 10.01(a) of the City I—— autfiori:es
III City Commission Do propose amend-1. 10 any par, or all of
cIe City CUD"-; and
WHEREAS, the Cf cy Commission has determined chat tfie
fallowing proposed amendments to the Charter should be sobmitltd
to the —Isis of ohs City of Longwood at the next general election
on Tuesday, November 3, 1987.
NOW, THEREFORE, HE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
r THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The following ame ndme ncs are proposed [o the Charley
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Df [he Illy of Longwood:
A. A-- III, Eeccion 3.C1(d) is amended co Fead ae follows:
"3.01 (d) ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE. Each City Commissioner
shall be el ecced fay a term of four (4) years commencing With the
g e1a1 elec ciao co be held in 1990 for Commission Districts 3 and
5, in 1989, Co mmis s.i Doers for disc:iceg 1, 2 and 4 ,,hall be elected
for a [e rm of three (3) years to e .pit, :n 1992. Thereafter election
shall be held every ocher year in even -numbered years for terms of
four (4) yeax s.
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B. Article III, Se scion J.03 is ame ndetl cD read as follows.
''EECIION 3.03. MAYOR AND DEPUTY MAYOR
(a) The Mayot of the City of Longwood sha11 be elected for a
term of four (4) years commencing in 1990. The y sha11 preside
at the meetings of the Commission and be entitled [o speak on issues
bh, shall not vote on any issue and shall be recognized as head
of the City Government for all ce temonial purposes and by the Governor
for pu po es of military 1— The Maygy sball s E contracts, plats
and similar documents app t—d by the Commission and which axe
traditionally sign tl by he y OL her than previously D-h--d,
the Mayor shall have oo atlministxa[ive duties. The Mayor shall Feceive
she same compensa Cron as members of the City CommI on . The Mayo:
sba11 be subieCt to all oche q alifrcatron q rements fox members
of cM1e Commission except for the g rement Lo reside rn a specific
district.
(b) The DIPIly Mayor of the City of L g ood sha11 be selected .�
by a random drawing fox the City Commission elected is the 1 0
e lee cion. 'Lheteef ter, the Deputy M y shell rotaee among ehe
five commissroa districts is an rice atlr g numerical order and
serve far a term of one (1) Y r. The Deputy Mayor shall act as
Mayor du t'1pg the absence oz disability of the y and sha11
retain the light to vote on issues before the Commission.
If this amendment is adopted, au tbority is granted to
make necess y dmrarscracrve corrections in the Charter.
C. Attic le IX is amended to add a new 5eccioa 1.10 - RECA
co read as follows:
"9.10. -RECALL.
The City of Longwood hereby ad.pl. the Mani p Recall
provisions provided in Florida Statutes, Section 100.361."
SECTION 2: The proposed amendments to the Charter of the
City o£ Lo g ood as see forth above sha11 be iadrvrdaally p ce
the City ballot and sabmrcced to the voters at the ne xc g neTal
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be antl the same are hereby repealed.
E C T I ON 4 The p ovrsroas of this Otdiaaace are der lazed to be
separable aad if any section, se ncence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid oT uacoasti-
thtloaal, such decision sha11 not of EecI the v.Iidi,y of the
remaining sec trons, se ncenc s, clan ses aad phrases of this Ordinance
bat they sha 11 remain in effect, it ber g he g slacrve intent
chat this Crdr as.— shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of '�!
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