Ordinance No. 40-19ORDINANCE NO. 40-19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 32,
"DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, BY AMENDING
SECTION 32.41, "COMPOSITION; TERMS; APPOINTMENT'', TO
AMEND PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD AND TO CLARIFY TERM OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS;
AMENDING SECTION 32.42, "ORGANIZATION", TO AMEND
MAXIMUM HOURS WORKED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH CITY
POLICY AND TO AMEND TO ALLOW MONTHLY MEETINGS TO BE
ON AN "AS-NEEDED" BASIS, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE
AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City Commission created the Kids and Cops Committee to develop programs meant
to strengthen the relationship between the local youth of Delray Beach and the members of the Delray Beach
Police Department;
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to make changes based on information provided by current
board members in order to strengthen the purposes and mission of the Committee; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to update and clarify the composition, terms, appointment,
and organization of the Kids and Cops Committee; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems approval of this Ordinance to serve a public purpose and is
in the best interest of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 32, "Departments, Boards and Commission", Section 32.41,
"Composition; Terms; Appointment," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 32.41. - COMPOSITION; TERMS; APPOINTMENT.
(A) The Kids and Cops Committee shall consist of a membership to be selected as follows:
(1) A representative from the Parks and Recreation Department as designated by
the Director of Parks and Recreation;
(2) Representatives, not to exceed truce (3), of the Del.ray Beach Pol.ice
Department, as designated by the Chief of Pol.ice Two representatives from the
Delray Beach Police Department shall be designated by the Chief of Police;
(3) A representative from schools serving Delray Beach residents, as may be
designated by the respecti¥e school principals Two (2) at-large representatives
shall be appointed by the City Commission. Preference should be given to
employees of elementary or middle schools that serve the residents of Delray
Beach. Two (2) members shall be appointed for a term of two years.
(4)
(5)
A eiti~en at large representati¥e. The ci~en at large representative may be
designated by a comn:mn:ity civic orgaœation interested in the enhancet'flent of
the pwgram or may be designated by the City Commission;
Three (3) at large representatives appointed by the City Commission. The City
Commission may appoint other members if a vacancy exists in any categOi)' and
the City Clerk pwvides notice to the City Commission that despite reasonable
efforts to ha,,e the appointments filled as prm;rided within the ordinance the City
Clerk has been unable [to] secure the appointments.
(B) The members of the Kids and Cops Committee shall serve two (2) tvvo year terms. The
cunent members of the Committee shall continue to se1ve out their terms as previously set forth and
ratified by the City Commission. However, A term shall consist of two years or the completion of an
unexpired term and the subsequent two years. Mmembers of the Kids and Cops Committee shall be
limited to two (2) two-year terms, unless additional two-year terms are authorized by a majority vote of
the City Commission.
(C) If a vacancy should occur on the Kids and Cops Committee, the vacancy shall be filled
by selection by the person who selects members for each group, and the said selection shall serve for
the unexpired term of the member position which was vacant.
(D) The City Commission shall have the authority to approve and ratify all selections to
membership on the Kids and Cops Committee, and the City Commission shall have the authority to
remove any member of the Kids and Cops Committee from said position whenever a majority of the
City Commission votes for such a removal.
Section 2. That Chapter 32, "Departments, Boards and Commission", Section 32.42,
"Organization," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 32.42. - ORGANIZATION
(A) Staffing for program activities will consist of volunteer Police officers numbering no
more than ten (1 O) officers during any one time. Assignments will be made in conjunction with
individual interests and endorsed by the Kids and Cops Committee. These officers will serve as role
models, instructors and counselors to the youth representative involved in the program.
(B) Officers will be selected through a process established by the Chief of Police or his
designee. Compensation will be in the form of compensatory time at the rate of one and one-half hours
for each hour worked with a maximum of five (5) hollf's pcf weck fof any office£ consistent with City
policies. Hours worked in a shift will be considered work related time.
(C) Recruitment of participants for the program will be done by the Kids and Cops
Committee in conjunction with recommendations from the Police Department. Possible resources will
include referral from churches, schools, the Parks and Recreation Department, and citizens.
Section 3. That Chapter 32, "Departments, Boards and Commission", Section 32.44, "Meetings;
Reports," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
The Kids and Cops Committee shall hold meetings on a fcgulaf monthly, as needed basis M
least once, which meetings shall be open to the public, minutes shall be kept of all such meetings, and
any special meeting, with copies of said minutes, and any other reports, to be transmitted to the City
Commission and the City Manager of the City of Delray Beach.
Section 4. 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 S.
hereby repealed.
Section 6.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are
That this ordinance shall become effective upon its passage on second and final reading.
final reading on this the £ day of J,,., PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second a
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First Reading II- s-14
Second Reading t l - I~ -l q
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