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O-153-C . . CODE ORDINANCES N~ 447 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 153-C AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA: PROVIDING FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE CLERMONT MUNICIPAL COURT: PROVIDING FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE POSITION OF MUNCIPAL JUDGE; PROVID- ING FOR THE REPEAL OF ARTICLE IV OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Chapter 72-403, Laws of Florida, Article V, Section 20, Constitu- tion of the State of Florida; and rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Florida require the termination of municipal courts and the transfer of jurisdiction of municipal ordinances to the County Court, Lake County, Florida, on or before January 3, 1977, and WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Clermont desires to effectuate a smooth transition from Municipal Court to County Court, and WHEREAS, approval of the Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit and approval by the Supreme Court of the State of Florida is required and an emergency situation exists in regard to the time of obtaining said approval, NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Clermont: Section 1. That the Clermont Municipal Court is terminated. Section 2, That the position of Municipal Judge is terminated. Section 3. Article IV of the Charter of the City of Clermont is hereby repealed. Section 4, All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 5, Should any section or part of this section be declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such adjudications shall not apply or affect any other provision of this Ordinance, except to the extent that the entire section or part of the section may be inseparable in meaning and effect from the section to which such holding shall apply. Section 6, This Emergency 'Ordinance shall take ,èHecLupon -approy.~l(jf the Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida and approval by the Supreme Court of the State of Florida on September 30, 1976, or as soon thereafter as the transition may be effected. Passed and ordained by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida this lOth day of August, 1976, ~.:i: .' / CITY 0Y1-ERMONT /J.:J /J By: ~{/'~ll<- ;-CARLISLE A. BYRD, JR., MAYOR PRO TEM "- , -*...... " ATTEST: ~ /7/7 £{)n4A/~ ~~ c;~L \ ~ DOLORI;S W,"¡ARROLL - CITY CLERK . í .'Âpproved by me thi slOth day of August, J /j.ø: f CARLISLE A. BYRD, JR. ,MAVOR~PRO TEM . . IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA JULY TERM, A, D. 1976 TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1976 IN RE: ABOLITION OF MUNICIPAL COURT OF CITY OF CLERMONT CASE NO. 50,042 WHEREAS, the City of Clermont has ordained the abolition of its Municipal Court effective September 30, 1976, pursuant to the provisions of Article V, Section 20(d) (4) , Florida Constitution, and Section 34.192, Florida Statutes, as evidenced by its Emergency Ordinance No, 153-C passed and adopted August 10, 1976; and, WHEREAS, the Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit has been notified of and approved said Ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by Section 34,192(1), Florida Statutes, permission is hereby granted for abolition of said Municipal Court effective the date given above. IT IS SO ORDERED. IE JUSTICE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA ATTEST: " , Sid J: 'whi te , CLERK By: Î~ D, ~ ' Deputy Clerk. Y, CC: Ms. Dolores W, Carroll, City Clerk; Mayor Carlisle A. Byrd, Jr.; Hon. James C. Watkins, Clerk; Board of County Ccmnissioners; Hen. John w, Booth; County Judges; Hon. Ibbert E. Pierce, Public Defender; Hon. Gordon G. Oldham, Jr., State Attorney; City Attorney