O-234-C
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ORDINANCE NO. 234-C
AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF CLERMONT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF CLERMONT: PROVIDING FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS
FOR CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL ELECTION;
PROVIDING FOR THE PLACING OF THE PROPOSED kMENDMENTS TO
A VOTE OF THE ELECTORS AT THE NEXT GENERAI. ELECTION,
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT HEREBY ORDAINS
THAT:
SECTION 1.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 166.031, FLORIDA STATUTES, 1983, the
following proposed amendments to the Charter of the City of
Clermont shall be submitted to the electors of the City of
Clermont:
a. Article II, Section 6(b) shall be amended to read as
follows:
Article II 6(b): Council seats. There shall be five (5)
council seats numbered 1 to 5 consecutively. Any elector
of the city may qualify for anyone of the said five (5)
seats, The present members of the City Council shall hold
their seats for the term of office for which they have
been elected. Seats numbered 1, 3 and 5 shall be up for
election for a period of two (2) years the 1st Tuesday after
the 1st Monday in November, 1984 (and every even-numbered
year thereafter). Seats 2 and 4 shall be up for election
the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November, 1985
(and every odd-numbered year thereafter). However, Seat
number 3 shall henceforth be designated as the Mayor-
Councilman's Seat, and the person elected to that seat shall
serve as Mayor for his two-year term. He shall assist in
developing community policies and work with the Council to
develop these policies and interpret them to the public.
He shall represent the City at official functions, appoint
advisory committees, coordinate their work, and maintain
contact with other governmental agencies and civic groups.
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b. Article II, section 6(d) shall be amended to read as
follows:
Article II 6(d): Oath. Elected officials shall take the
oath of office during the first regularly scheduled Council
meeting in December of the year in which they are elected.
c, Article III, Section 24(a): Regular Elections. The
regular city election shall be held on the 1st Tuesday after
the 1st Monday in November of each year.
d. Article III, section 25 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Article III, Section 25: Primary Elections. In the event
there are more than 2 candidates who qualify for any seat
there shall be a primary election on the 1st Tuesday after
the 1st Monday in October of each year. In the event one
of the candidates receives a majority of the votes, he shall
be declared elected. In the event no candidate receives a
majority of the votes, the 2 candidates for whom the highest
number of votes were cast shall stand for election on the
1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November.
SECTION 2.
The proposed amendments shall be placed on the ballot at
the next general election held within the City of Clermont by
the following question:
Do you favor the proposed amendments to the Charter of
the City of Clermont, Lake CountYL_~lorida~~~_proposed
in Ordinance No. 234-C relating to municipal elections
conforming to other county, štate and national elections.
SECTION 3.
Upon a favorable vote of a majority of the electors voting
in the said election, the amendments shall be incorporated into
the Charter and the revised Charter shall be filed with the
Department of State of the State of Florida, at which time the
revised Charter shall take effect.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall be posted at the City Hall until after
the general election.
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SECTION 5.
This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the Charter of the
City of Clermont and the general laws of the State of Florida
and shall become effective upon its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, the 2.41.f.+t.. day of
1983.
CITY OF
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CITY OF CLERMONT
Mayor
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