2002-32 Charter Amendment - Election & TermsORDINANCE 32-2002
• AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM
BF,ACII, FLORIDA, SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
VILLAGE CHARTER BY AMENDING SECTION 2, ELECTION AND TERMS, OF ARTICLE
111, I.F:GISI.ATIVE, BY CHANGING THE TERMS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM TWO (2)
7'O THREE (3) YF,ARS; PROVIDING THAT TH[S ORDINANCE, UPON ADOPTION, SHALL
BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH A'I' Tf IE
MARCH, 2003, ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE VILLAGE; PROVIDING FOR A NOTICE OF
Tf IE REFERENDUM ELECTION TO BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE
OI~ FLORIDA ELECTION CODES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
THf; RIiPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HER1sWITH; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING
FOK INCLUSION IN THE VILLAGE CHARTER; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE:
DATE; OF PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT.
WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides for charier amendments for
municipalities and authorizes the governing body of a municipality, by ordinance, to submit to the
electors of said municipality proposed amendments to its Charter; and
Wf IEREAS, the Village Council is desirous of submitting the proposed amendment contained within
this ordinance to a vote of the electors at the March, 2003, election to be held within the Village.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, F1,ORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 2, Election and terns, of Article III, Legislative, of the Village Charter is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"ARTICLE III. LEGISLATIVE
Section 2. F,Iection and terms
On the second Tuesday in March of each year, a general election shall be held to
elect members of the village council. The selection of members of the village
council shall be by groups to be known as Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
• Terms: The term of office for Council members shall commence upon their election
and qualification and shall continue for the term specified and until a successor is
qualified.
1) The Council members for Groups 2 and 4 shall be elected for a two
• (2) year term in the general election of March, 2003. Groups 2 and
4 shall be elected every three (3) years thereafter.
2) The Council members for Groups 1 and 3 shall be elected for a three
(3) year term in the general election of March, 2004. Groups 1 and
3 shall be elected every three (3) years thereafter.
3) The Council member for Group 5 shall be elected in March, 2004, for
a two (2) year term of office. The Group 5 member shall be elected
for a three (3) year term in March, 2006, and be elected every three
(3) years thereafter."
Section 2. This ordinance, upon adoption, shall be submitted to the electors of the Village of North
Palm Beach at the March, 2003, election. The ballot title and explanatory statement of the
amendment shall be set forth as follows on the ballot for consideration by the qualified electors of
the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida:
"TITLE"
Terms of Council members to be increased from two (2) to three (3) years.
"EXPLANATORY STATEMENT"
7'he Charter currently provides that Council members shall serve terms of two (2) years.
Ordinance No. 32-2002 proposes to amend the Village Charter to increase terms of Council members
from two (2) years to three (3) years commencing with the election of March 2004.
Shall the above-described amendment be adopted?
YES (FOR APPROVAL)
NO (AGAINST APPROVAL)
Section 3. The Village Clerk of the Village of North Palm Beach is authorized and directed to
advertise the referendum election in accordance with the State of Florida Election Code.
Section 4. ]f any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is for any
• reason held by a Court to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall not affect the
remainder of this Ordinance.
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• Section 5. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
Section 7. In the event of adoption by the electors as provided herein, the Village Clerk shall
incorporate the amendment into the Village Charter and shall file the revised Charter with the Florida
Department of State.
Section 8. 7'he proposed Charter amendments shall take effect upon adoption by a majority of
electors voting in the referendum election.
PI,ACI;D ON FIRST READING THIS 21st DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2002.
PI,AC};U ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 12th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2002.
(VILLAC;P; SEAL}
A 3ST: l~~
VILLAGE CLERK
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