Ordinance 84-651oRDUmuacE Nn. 551
AN oRDawNGE of Ttg cm' of uhwxmD, FIARIDA,
PP.OIpSII~ MffPltclElTS 10 PART OF THE CHARTER OF
TIfE CTfY 0£ LOVwTAD PURSIiMIL IO ARTICLE X,
SECLION 10.01 (a), PROVIDING THAT SAI- PROPOSED
AM1tETA%~RNtS BE EHBMITPID ON T11E WSSllP 10 'RIE
V01'IlL$ AT Tk~ NE.'%T GENJERAL ELECRON ON TCESD4Y,
DE(CSBER 4, 1984: PROVIDIt~ SFPARABIl.ITY, O]NFLTCPS
AMID EFFECI'NE DATE
WfF3tFA5, the city Camdssinn of the City o£ Longwood appointed
a Chatter Review Camdttee for the purpose of revicxring ehe Charter of the City
and svlmieting recwnendations to the Cmmission for proposed mradrents or
revisims co the Charter. and
Wi@RFAS, the Charter Review Cmmittec was duty orga:uzed and
c:mducted public meetings which meetings resulted in ceztain recwm~endaeions
of the Charter Review Gmrtiecee pereaining to proposed ammArents or revrsrons
r. of the Charter; and '~
Wf6RFA5, the City Commission of eM City of Lmgwmd has met and
considered the recmmendations of the Charter Bevies G ittee aM eM Ciey
Cmmission of ehe City of Iongwood proposed the follwu:g ammdrencs to the
C rter of the City of Lmgawd to be sutmitced co the esters of the City of
langomod ac the next general election on 'l~esday, Decerber 4, 1984.
LqW, TfOiFHORE, BE TT ORDAIlUEp HY 11~ CITY CCi^fQSSION OF THE CITY
OF tANQ.OJD, FIDAiDA, AS FOLVFJS:
SECLION 1: The follwing aendvents aze proposed to the Charter of ehe
City of Inngwaad:
A. Article IZI, Seceion 3.01(e) is amended as follows:
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(e) OATH OF OFFICE. Tha oath of office shall be as Follows:
"I do solamly swear rlut I will support and uphold the Crnvstieueion
and laws of the Unieed Etaees and of the State of Florida; chat i
am qualified :sder the 1ma co hold the office which I an about to
and chat I will fully disctarge ehe dueies of said office m
the best of my ability, so help me Cod.
Newly elected and reeluted merbers o£ the city G fission will be
on the first wrking day in January. The City Clerk will
admicuscer oath of office.
B. Article III, Seceion 3.03 - rs ar;;ended eo read as follows:
'The Ccvmission shall elect fray mrong its merbers officers of the
City who shall have the titles o£ Mayor and 4pury Mayor, each of
whom shall se t ehe pleasure o£ ehe Gxvnission. The Mayor
stall preside ae meetings of xhe Camussion, shall be recognized as
head of ehe City Gwex'rm~t for all ceraronial purposes and by the
Gwemor for purposes of military law. The Mayor aha11 sign contracts,
T plats m:d similiaz documents approved by the Gmnission mid which aze ~,
eradieionally signed by the Mayor. Ocher ttrm: previously authorized,
ehe Mayor shall nave no aam,risrrativa a„eiea. •rne Dewty htaro= shall
act as Mayor during Che absence or disability of [he Nyor."
C. Article N, Section 4.03- Appoinrment and term o{ office of Gity
GLexk and City Accomey is amnded as follows:
"the Llty Gmmission by ~o-ajority voce atoll annually ac the first meeting
u, July of each yeaz, appoint ehe C.i.ty Accomey and City Clerk, e s F. 1
caop~sa o~C1lis~emed n ssary and proper, f of twelve (12,
ti ece ~ f£ice are duly
appointed and gvalified~5aidrof£i erssmeysbe disetwrged for cause during
their term of office by a four-fifths (4/5) majority voce o£ the City
Camdssion. A oration to dischazge shall contain the groinds upon cdd ch
the mti.m is based. The date of the vote thereupon stall noe occur at
the wire Cmmi.ssien ~reettng aC which the motim is made and duly seamded.
Said officer affected shall be entitled co a public hearing upon request
prior eo ehe caking of the vote upon any nation co discharge."
D. Areicle IV, Ciey 6fticers. Add new section 4.08 co read as follows:
"SECTION 4.08 - PIliFDIIIgN~'CE HEUIi1d MID GVALLLATION
The City Cmmission w111 eenduct m aemual review of ehe City Adm.eustraeor's
perfoxma cn Decamber of each year. The resoles of etus revi.ow will be
made available co the public."
E. Article VLI, Section ].-2 -(bard of Adjustment is arended as folLaus:
"BECLION ].02 - &JARD OF ADNS1441.'F. ;
The City Camdssion shall by ordinairn establish a Board of Adjustlrent
and shall provide standazds and procedures for such board co hear and
detemune appeals from admssustrative decisions, petitions for vazian
i.n the ca e of pazticulaz and unusual circwstances which could prevents
the reasonable use of land and such ocher natters as may be required by
the Ciey Gmmission or by law. 1fie Bsazd of AdjvsmeTt s1u11 consist of
five (S) irembers appointed by tM City Canmission for terms of three (3)
years fran wrong the qualified voters of the City. Merbers of the Hoard
of Adjustent shall hold no ocher city office or miploynant'."
F. Article VIII, Section 8.04 (a) General Provisions, 'is mamded as
follows:
'Ca) General Provisions. Candidates far office of ca~missioner ,order
chic charter shall run wieliln tM Cartnissim Discxic[ in which ehey reside
and which tMy shall qualify, and be elected at large for such office by a
majority of rotes <ase."
SGCLIDN 2: Tt~e proposed amnd:rents eo ehe Garter of the Ciry of
1o^BcoOd as see forth above shall be individually placed an the balloe and ~
su}micted to ehe voeers at ehe next general election on Tuesday, December 4, 1964.
The voeers shall have an opportwity to rote on each separate proposed arendrmt to
the Charter, which proposed a~renndnmt shall be placed on the ballot individually, and
ehe Qa[ er of the City of t,ue:gmood, Florida, shall be arended pursuane to each
proposed acrendmnc receiving a majority of votes.
BBCLION 3: Tne provi.siorrs of etas Ordinance are declared to be
separable and i£ any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall
for any reason be held co be invalid ox nmconstitueioeal, such decision shall not
effect the validiey o£ ehe renaixiing seceions, smtmc ,clauses and phrazes of this
Ordinance but they shall rerein ic: effect, it being ehe legislative inemt that ;~
this Ordinance shall stand wtwithscanding ehe imalidi.ty of any pazt.