11-83 ORDINANCE NO. 11-83
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR CHARTER CHANGES TO
ARTICLE III, "LEGISLATIVE", SECTION 3.05(c), "PROHIBITIONS",
OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE
PROHIBITION ON FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS HOLDING ANY
COMPENSATED APPOINTIVE CITY OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT UNTIL
ONE YEAR AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM FOR WHICH HE
WAS ELECTED, ADDING AN EXCEPTION TO SUCH PROHIBITION IF
SUCH APPOINTMENT OR EMPLOYMENT IS SPECIFICALLY RATIFIED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM
ELECTION TO BE HELD MARCH 1, 1983; PROVIDING A 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, "Elections", Section 3.05(c), "Prohibitions", 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. ELECTIONS
Sec. 3.05. Prohibitions.
(c) Holding of other office. No former elected city official shall hold
any compensated appointive city office or employment until one year after the expiration
of the term for which he was elected, unless such appointment or employment be specif-
ically ratified by the affirmative vote of the city council.
Section 2. That this Ordinance shall not be effective unless and until the
same is approved by a majority of the electors of the City of Delray Beach, Florida,
voting at the election to be held on March 1, 1983, for the purpose of approving or
disapproving this Ordinance. The question to be submitted to the electors at such
election shall be substantially as follows:
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDMENT TO
THE PROHIBITION ON FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS HOLDING ANY
COMPENSATED APPOINTIVE CITY OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT UNTIL
ONE YEAR AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM FOR WHICH HE
WAS ELECTED, ADDING AN EXCEPTION TO SUCH PROHIBITION IF
SUCH APPOINTMENT OR EMPLOYMENT IS SPECIFICALLY RATIFIED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
SHALL THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED CHARTER AMENDMENTS BE
ADOPTED:
FOR APPROVAL ~-~
AGAINST APPROVAL I
If a majority of the electors voting upon such question approve the amend-
ment(s), then the amendment(s) shall be in ful! force and effect. If a majority of the
electors voting upon such question disapprove such amendment(s) then the amend-
ment(s) shall be null and void.
Section 3. That upon the approval of this Ordinance by the electors as
aforesaid, all ordinances or parts of ordinances or Charter provisions or parts of
Charter provisions in conflict herewith shall be and the same are hereby repealed as of
the effective date of this Ordinance.
Section 4. That if any clause, section or other part of this Ordinance shall
be declared invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby, but shall remain in full force
and effect.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading
on this the 25th day of January, 1983.
ATTEST:
First Reading January 11, 1983
Second Reading. January 25, 1983
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