77-85 ORDINANCE NO. 77-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, "ADMINISTRATION",
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, BY AMENDING ARTICLE VII, "REMOVAL OF MUNICIPAL
BOARD OR COMMISSION MEMBERS", BY ADDING A NEW SECTION
2-134, "FORFEITURE OF OFFICE", TO PROVIDE THAT ANY
MEMBER OF ANY CITY BOARD OR COMMISSION APPOINTED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL FORFEIT HIS/HER APPOINTMENT
AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL IF SAID MEMBER FAILS TO ATTEND THREE CONSECU-
TIVE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THEIR BOARD OR COMMISSION;
PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a new Section 2-135, "Forfeiture of office", of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, shall be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 2-135. Forfeiture of office.
Any member of any city board or commission appointed by the City Council shall
forfeit his or her appointment automatically without further action of the City Council
and such office shall then be vacant if:
A. Said board or commission member fails to attend three (3) consecutive regular
meetings of said member's board or commission. These provisions do not
apply to alternate members of such City boards or commissions. Nothing
contained herein shall, however, prevent the City Council from reappointing
the City board or commission member to fill the unexpired portion of his or
her term if, upo. n good cause shown to the City Council, said member has
demonstrated good cause for such absences.
Section 2. That should any section or provision of this ordinance 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 3. That this ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after its
passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this
the 27th day of August , 1985.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City ~;C~Ie r k
First Reading August 13,, 1985
Second Reading August 27~ 1985