Ordinance 445ORDINANCE NO. 445
IN 11 HCY DF L GWOOD, F
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PORTLONSOFO ANC£N k444 A
CHARTERYl
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NDNF,NT BEING TOs 3. 0 SECTION 1LOF SAID SCHARTER,
S EVE RABILITYCONFLICTS, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of L gwood,
EI—E., has previously adopted Ordinance No. 444, which
ordinance amends the present Charter of the City of Longwood,
Florida, and provides for referendum approval of same pur-
suant to Fla. Stat. 166.031; and,
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Longwood,
Florida has determined that the best interests of the said
City will be served by an amendment to Section 3.01, Charter,
City of Longwood, Florida, as same has been adopted by
Ordinance No. 444, of said City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
N 1: That Section 3.01, Charter, City of
Longwood, Florida, as adopted by Ord.i.n Once No. 444, City of
Longwood, Florida, subject to referendum approval E suant
to Fla. Etat. 166.031 (1977), be and the same is hereby
amended to read as ---
SECTION 3.01 - QUAL.IEICATIDN$ OF
ezECERST IN _SRION D RICTS,
TION, TERM OF OFFICE, OATH
AND FO-SITE-
(a) The xe shell be a City
Commission c.p..dCofpF er(5) members. ach member shall
side i a designated geographical district, w
di I shall contain as equal a number in population asipracticables
(b) 4ualif icati0ns of c Any quali-
fied elector Of the City of IOngwood, FLOrida,nwho has been
sident of the City fox a iod of ...
year n t preceding
date of qualification, i registered t ity election
the t f qualification, and has sidedra Cthe t eof
valif ication i the c mn district f ill he 0 she
qualifies for s nthso O qual ificati n, a who i
otherwise qualified tO be a ember of the City C scion may
EL a candidate for election. SO the City Commission.
(c) Geogcapnical C
(1) The City C of the City o£
wood, Florida, shall by separatemordinance divide the
Sty i o five (5) geographical c mm n di stxicts o uch
umbernof c n districts a othe re 1sha11 be c s
and e shalt r side I. separate commvssron
drstcvet durmhgs hiseor har term Of office.
(2) The b undariof such districts
shavl be defined by td said o and shall be i ended from
aid dis tric[s in as
nearly equal population astprac tic ab les
(3) and idat¢, c elect, or
shall n r her n vednfrom t
ballotsrn trbe s rnfor£eit h r he eoffice f
Of n - oiden— A.. t e-districting, but shallandnqua c
serve until his ox her successor as duly elected lified.
(d) Election and term of Of tice. ach city
shall be elected fox a of t o years.
Commissioners from Ors 3 and Stshal.l bewe vected i
Imbered years,atdxc s from pistricts 1, 2,
at', 4nshaly be elected in odd—b.— years.
(e) Oath o_ Office. The oath of office shall
be as follows:
I do solemnly s that I will support
and uphold the Constitution and lawseof the U ted 5 and
of the 5 Of Florida; that I m qualified Index thetlaw
o hold the office which I and that i will
It discharge t e duties of s— .1fices to the best of my
ability, so he Sp me Cod."
(f)
(1) Any candidate fox election to City
who c any of t e foregoing —till, ub sequentstooqua Sif ication shall be struck from
(2) Aty
-elect who c
o possess any of the foregoing qualifications subsequent to
election shall forfeit his office -elect.
(3) At c who shall t
c
any of the foregoing qualifications shall forfeithit
office.
(y) Electi r ing body of
e City o woo ongd, Floridat c ine Of atleast five (5)
hall be elected atn large, n withstanding the
requirement that each c hall —id,
i a designated
n district at thevt enot qua. itication fox election,
of terselection, and during hisor her term of office.
N 2: on£licts - All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
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