60-84 ORDINANCE NO. 60-84
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ttBUILDINGS AND
CONSTRUCTION", ARTICLE XVII, "BOARD OF CONSTRUCTION
APPEALS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION 9-564,
"TERMS OF OFFICE; REMOVAL; VACANCIES", TO LIMIT THE
DURATION OF TERMS OF OFFICE FROM THREE (3) YEARS TO
TWO (2) YEARS; PROVIDING FURTHER THAT NO MEMBER MAY
SERVE MORE THAN TWO (2) SUCCESSIVE TERMS; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida is desirous
of an increase in participation of its citizens and residents in City matters; and,
WHEREAS, by Hmiting the number of years and the number of successive
terms which a person may serve on this board, citizens and residents of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida wiU be afforded the opport, unity of participation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 9-564, ~Terms of office; removal; vacancies", of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9-564. Terms of office; removal; vacancies.
The members of the initial board shall serve for the following terms: Three
(3) members for one year, three (3) members for two (2) years, and three (3) members
for three (3) years. As the terms of the initial board members expire, the council
shall appoint a member to f'fll each vacancy for a term of ~hree-~{~ two (2) years. Any
member of the board may be removed from office by a majority vote of th'~ city council.
Any vacancy occurring during the unexpired term of office of any board member shall
be filled by the city council for the unexpired term within sixty (60) days after the
vacancy occurs; provided further that no member may serve more than two (2) succes-
sive terms on this board.
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 all ordinances or parts of ordinances which are in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after its
passage on second and final reading; and as to the two (2) year term limitation amend-
ment set forth herein, it shall be applied as to current board members on their appro-
priate appointment anniversary dates when the two (2) year term limitation is reached
or if said two (2) year term limitation has already been exceeded; and as to the
limitation on successive terms set forth herein, it shall be applicable to both current
members and for all future appointments or reappointments.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this
the 28th day of Auqust , 198 4 .
ATTEST:
First Reading August 14, 1984
Second Reading. August 28, 1984
2 ORD. NO. 60-84