56-88 ORDINANCE NO. 56-88
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AND
CHAPTER 166, FLORIDA STATUTES, AMENDING THE CITY CHAR-
TER TO REFLECT AND CHANGE THE NAME DESIGNATION OF THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE CITY FROM CITY COUNCIL TO CITY
COMMISSION AND OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CITY COMMIS-
SIONERS; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, deems it to
be in the best interests of the City, and in recognition of the more gender neutral
designations accomplished thereby, to change the name designation of the legislative
body of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, from City Council to City Commission and
the individual City Council members to City Commissioners; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be appropriate to make this change in
conjunction with the adoption of the reeodiflcation of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Delray Beach, Florida, on July 1, 1988; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and authorized to make such change
without the necessity of a referendum pursuant to the authority set forth in the City
Charter of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and the "Municipal Home Rule Powers
Act", as amended, and as set forth in Florida Statutes, Chapter 166.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Charter of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be,
and the same is hereby, amended to delete throughout said City Charter all references
to the terms "City Council" or "Council" and insert in their place the terms "City
Commission" and "Commission", appropriately; and to delete throughout said City
Charter all references to the term "City Council member(s)" or "Council member(s)" and
to insert in their place the terms "City Commissioner(s)" or "Commissioner(s)",
appropriately.
Section 2. That henceforth the name of the legislative body of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, shall be City Commission, and the title of the individual legisla-
tive body members shall be City Commissioner(s).
Section 3. That should any section or provision, of this ordinan~e or any
portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or Word be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder
hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 1988.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this
the 28th day of June , 1988.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
First Reading. June 14, 1988
Second Reading. ~'une 28, 1988