Res 282RES OLU?I ~<~ i'IUi,iB?~R ~ B 00K
A R!~SOLT~IC~'I OF THE CI~f COC~CIL C~F T~E CITY ~F DELR~Y B~CH,
FLORID~%, LCSTRUPTii~G T}~ CiTY ~T~P~%~YS TO Pli~f~E ~D ~UBi~CIT
TO THE ST~.TE ~IS~WURE FOR P~Si~GE A LOCAL BILL TO ~..i~D
THE PRE~{T CITY Ci~TER.
~~, Shere are several sections in the present city
ch~rter which the co~%cil feels should be euended, and whereas,
the State Legislature is now in session, and whereas an
emergency exists due to the fact shat the present session
of the Legislature will probably tei~min~,te within app.ro~i,:~ately
thirSy days from this date, m-~d ~ ,ereas it is necessaz-y for
the i~ediate preservation of public property or for the daily
operation of the ~icipal department that this resolution' go
into effect i:maediately,
NOW, THER:~b~OiL~, BE iT ~.~OLVED By the City Co~cil
of the City of Delray Beach that the city ~tto~neys are here-
by directed to prepare and sub~it to the Legislat-~e of the
State of Florida a local bill.~subject to a referend~ vote,
to amend the present city charter so that the secZions herein-
after enumerated will read as follows, to-wit:
Section 131. ~l general and special elections,
~less other~:ise provided in this ~ct, shall be called by pro-
clmmation of the ~layor, published in a newsp'..~per published in
the City of De!ray Be~ch, for two consecutive weeks, and
such election may be held upon such ~otice. The office of
the City Councilmen shall be arranged in groups, indicated
by letter "A", "B", "C", "D" and ',E". Nomination for the
office of City Councilman may be by primary election held
not more than 30 days nor less than l0 days prior to ~y
.general or special election and the results of said primary
election certified to the City Clerk not less than lO days
prior to such general or special election, which said pri~aary
election may be held by any group of elec-~ors in which
election over twenty per cent of the total qualified voters
of the City participate, or ~o:~ination may be by petition
signed by ak least twenty per cent of the qualified voters
of the City, ss~id petlzio~ to be flied wlth the City Clerk
not more tns_n thirty days nor less ten ds~ys before the
zi~]e ~.~nen any geners. 1 or a~ecial election ~s ~o be held.
Vacsncies ce~used by de~tn, resignetion or disque~liI'ic~tion
ms..y be f~lted i~ s_ccordance w~tn the provisions in Sectlon
16 of ~n~s Act.
Section l~. Tae names of the nomznees shall
be plsoed upon tl~e be~llot in the gener~.l municipal election.
At t~e generel munzcipal elect~on the ca.ndzdate, in each
class, receiving the i~ignest number of votes shall be
declered elected.
Section lsd,. Reg~ar munzcipal elect~ons shall
be held on the f~rst Tuesds, y in December every year, beginning
in 1939. No person shall be ~llowed to vote zn s~ny election
for t~-~e ?urpose of elc~ing Co.~ncii~en ~vno is not a qualified
voter of the City, s~nd WhO nas not resided zn the C~zy for
six monZ~and zn tae State for t~'.'elve months, im:nediately
prec d ~
e ~n~ such electzon, and who has not registered as a
voter of Ss~ld City in such ~anner and at such t~me as may be
prescribed by ordinence. The Czzy Council snell prescribe,
by ordinance, the met~;od and ms]~'~er of holding a_ll eleczzons
in said Czty, and snell provide when and how speczal elecz~ons
Shall be c~lled and held, ~nicn are not provzded for by the
terms of znis charter, and all eleczzons sna, ll 0e conducted
substs, nZlally on the pri'~-~ciple ~dopted for State elections
i~so~
~r s~s z~ere are no conl~licZs wi~n the terms of t~is
charter.
This is s,n emergency resolution and si~ll take
effect im~'~edi~-tely upon its passege.
PASSED at s~,ecial session on tn~s the
dsy of Nay, 1939. ~ '
PreSident of O-ity Council
Attest:
City C.~erk / _
Mayo r