108-85 ORDINANCE NO. 108-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR CHARTER CHANGES TO
ARTICLE III, "LEGISLATIVE", SECTION 3.01(b), "COUNCIL-CITY
MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT; TERM OF OFFICE; NUMBER;
OFFICES OF VICE-MAYOR AND DEPUTY VICE-MAYOR;
SUCCESSION TO OFFICE OF MAYOR", OF THE CITY CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, TO ELIMINATE THE
PROVISIONS REQUIRING AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING IN APRIL
OF EACH YEAR TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH ORGANIZATIONAL
MEETING SHALL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ASSUMP-
TION OF OFFICE BY THE MAYOR AND/OR COUNCIL MEMBERS ON
THE LAST THURSDAY IN MARCH FOLLOWING THEIR ELECTION OR
ON THE LAST FRIDAY IN MARCH SHOULD THE LAST THURSDAY
IN MARCH FALL ON A LEGAL HOLIDAY; PROVIDING A GENERAL
REPEALER; 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 Article III, "Legislative", Section 3.01(b), "Council-city
manager form of government; term of office; number; offices of vice-mayor and deputy
vice-mayor; succession to office of mayor", of the City Charter of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, Chapter 25786, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1949, and amendments
thereto, be further amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE III. LEGISLATIVE
Section 3.01(b). Council-city manager form of government; term of office; number;
offices of vice-mayor and deputy vice-mayor; succession to office of
mayor.
(b) The city council shall hold an organizational meeting l~i~-t~-t-hei~-~irst
regm4ar-er-~-k~hoI~-~m~,~t4~-i~--~l~r~-~f-~°a--ye~r immediately following the assumption
to the offices of mayor and/or council member seats on the last Thursday in March
following their election or in the la,st Friday in March should the last Tl~drsday fall on a
legal holiday, and at such time shall select from the council members other than the
mayor, a vice-mayor and a deputy vice-mayor, both of whom shall serve in that
capacity at the pleasure of the city council until the organizational meeting of the
following year.
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances which are in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. 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 4. 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 24th day of September , 1985~ .~ _
ATTEST:
City~erk
First Reading Septem~ber 10 ~ 1985
Second Reading September 24, 1985