2002-40 Charter Amendment - GenderORDINANCE 40-2002
• AN OKDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM
Bi:ACH, FLORIDA, SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO T} lE
VILLAGE CHARTER ADDING A SECTION 7 ENTITLED "GENDER" TO ARTICLE. VI,
TRANSITION SCHEDULE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE, UPON ADOPTION,
S} IAI.I. BE SUI3M17"I'ED TO THE ELECTORS OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
A7' THE MARCH, 2003, ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE V[LLAGE; PROVIDING FOR A
N077CE OF THE; REFERENDUM ELECTION TO BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
"I'Hfi STATE OF FLORIDA ELECTION CODES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE VILLAGE CHARTER; AND PROVIDING FOR 7'HE
Iii~FEC7'IVE DATE. OF PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT.
W}IEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides for charter 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
WI1{:RI:AS, 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.
Bli 17' ORllAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Article Vl, Transition Schedule, is hereby amended by adding a Section 7 entitled
"Gender" and to read as follows:
"Section 7. Gender
Any word importing the masculine gender shall extend and be applied to females as well as
to males."
Section 2. This ordinance, upon adoption, shall be submitted to the electors of the Village of North
Patin I3each 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"
• Add a Charter provision that words importing the masculine gender shall be applied to females
as well as to males.
"EXPLANATORY STATEMENT"'
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The Village Charier is replete with references to "man," "his" and other words that refer only
to the masculine gender. The intent of adding a definition for gender is to show that all such words
extend and shall be applied to females as well as to males.
Shall the above-described amendment be adopted?
YES (FOR APPROVAL)
NO (AGAINST APPROVAL)
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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. If 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.
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. ]n 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 Charier with the Florida
Department of State.
Section 8. The proposed Charter amendments shall take effect upon adoption by a majority of
electors voting in the referendum election.
PLACED ON FIRST READING TH[S 21st DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2002.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 12th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2002.
(VIS,LAGE SEAL)
MAYO
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VILLAGE CLERK
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