61-84 ORDINANCE NO. 61-84
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 19, "PLANNING AND
ZONING GENERALLY", ARTICLE I, "IN GENERAL", OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY
AMENDING SECTION 19-3, "APPOINTMENT OF BOARD; TERM OF
OFFICE", TO REDUCE THE DURATION OF TERMS IN 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, desires to
promote citizen and resident participation on City boards, committees and commissions
and by limiting the number of years and the number of successive terms, such oppor-
tunity for participation will be afforded.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 19-3, "Appointment of board; term of office", of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 19-3. Appointment of board; term of office.
The members of the planning and zoning board shall be appointed by the city
council. The five (5) members of the planning board as now constituted and serving,
shall hold office for the remainder of the respective terms, unless sooner removed.
One additional member shall be appointed for a five (5) year term and one additional
member shall be appointed for a four (4) year term to increase the board to seven (7)
members. At the expiration of the term of office of each member, commencing after
October 11, 1976, the council shall appoint their successor for a term of three-~8~ two
(2) years.; provided further that no member may serve more than two (2) successiv~
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herewith are hereby repealed.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 on successive terms, it shall be applied to current board members
on their appropriate appointment anniversary dates when the two (2) year term limita-
tion 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 August , 198 4
MAYOR /
ATTEST:
First Reading. August 14, 1984
Second Reading, August 28, 1984