Ord 32-13ORDINANCE NO. 32 -13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR C1
BY AMENDING SECTION 3.12, "PROCEDUR
CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE VOTI]
PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM ON MARCH 1
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; GENERAL REPEALER i
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the governing body of a municipality may, by ordir
to the Charter to the electors of the municipality; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to clarify the voting prc
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 3.12, "Procedure ", of the Charter of
to read as follows:
Sec. 3.12. PROCEDURE.
(A) Nfeetings. The Commission shall meet regularly
places that the Commission prescribes by rule or otherwise. Spc
of the Mayor or of a majority of the commission. Whenever pr:
(12) hours' notice of a special meeting to individual members of tl
(B) Rules The commission shall determine its own ra
L3) Except as otherwise provided in the Chart
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be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative votes e
Commission, and, if any motion fails to achieve the affirmative vc
Commission, then such motion shall be deemed to have failed
motion. In the event that there are less than three (3) members c
vote on a particular matter due to vacancy or required abstention
law, then the remaining member(s) of the Commission mg`
unanimous vote.
Section 2. The Charter amendment proposed by this ordina
of the City of Delray Beach at the regular election of March 11, 2014 ai
favorable vote of a majority of the City electors voting at that time upon t
QUESTION NO. 1
CHARTER AMENDMENT — VOTING PRO(
THE CHARTER CURRENTLY REQUIRES THREE COIN
TAKE ACTION ON AN I'T'EM. UNDER THE
AMENDMENT, THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THRE:
COMMISSION WOULD BE REQUIRED TO 'TAKE A(
EXCEPT IN THE EVENT THAT, BECAUSE OF A VA(
VOTING ABSTENTION, THERE ARE LESS THAN THRE
TO VOTE, IN WHICH CASE THE RENLUNING MEMBER
ITEM BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
SHALL THE CHARTER AMENDMENT BE ADOPTED?
YES (FOR APPROVAL)
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and
2013.
ATTEST:
City Clerk c
First Reading
Second Reading