Res 50-91 RESOLUTION NO. 50-91
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A CHARTER
REVISION COMMITTEE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF
REVIEWING THE CITY'S CHARTER WITH RESPECT TO THE
ISSUE OF LENGTH OF TERM AND NUMBER OF TERMS TO BE
PERMITTED FOR MAYOR/COMMISSIONERS AND FORMULATING
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
WHEREAS, Article III, "Legislative", Section 3.01 of
the Charter of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, provides, in
part, that the Mayor and Commissioners shall be elected at large
for a term of two (2) years; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Charter currently makes no
provision as to the number of two year terms a Mayor or
Commissioner may serve, consecutive or otherwise; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, is desirous of receiving input and comments from
a broad cross-section of the community with respect to the issue
of length and number of terms of office in order to obtain an
independent perspective,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That there is hereby established a Charter
Revision Committee which shall study and make recommendations to
the City Commission as to the issue of length and number of terms
of office.
Section 2. That the Charter Revision Committee shall
consist of eleven (11) individuals from the community at large,
with each member of the City Commission appointing two (2)
members to the committee and the Mayor appointing a Chairperson.
Section 3. That the sole charge and purpose of said
Charter Revision Committee shall be to review the City's Charter
with respect to the issue of length of term and number of terms
to be permitted for Mayor/Commissioners and to formulate
recommendations to the City Commission.
Section 4. That the Charter Revision Committee shall
immediately pursue its assigned task with a target of
accomplishing said task by October 1, 1991.
Section 5. That the Charter Revision Committee shall
disband upon the discharge of its assigned task or by October 1,
1991, unless otherwise extended by action of the City Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the llth
day of June, 1991.
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