23-90 ORDINANCE NO. 23-90
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING TITLE III,
"ADMINISTRATION", CHAPTER 32, "DEPARTMENTS,
BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS", OF THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY
ENACTING A NEW SUBHEADING, "ADVISORY BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES"; BY ENACTING A NEW SECTION 32.05,
"COMPOSITION OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES; GENERAL-
LY"; BY ENACTING A NEW SECTION 32.07, "MEMBER-
SHIP QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS"; BY ENACTING A
NEW SECTION 32.08, "LENGTH OF TERMS; RESTRIC-
TIONS"; BY ENACTING A NEW SECTION 32.09, "EXPI-
RATION OF TERMS; COMMENCEMENT OF TERMS"; AND BY
ENACTING A NEW SECTION 32.10, "VACANCIES"; ALL
TO PROVIDE GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES FOR
ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES; PROVIDING A
GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Title III, "Administration", Chapter
32, "Departments, Boards, and Commissions", of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same
is hereby amended by enacting a new subheading, "Advisory Boards
and Committees", and by enacting new Sections 32.06, 32.07,
32.08, 32.09 and 32.10, to read as follows:
ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
Sec. 32.06 COMPOSITION OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES;
GENERALLY.
Generally, advisory boards and committees shall be
composed of five (5) or seven (7) regular members and
two (2) alternate members, except as may be provided
for by Florida Statutes, Special Act or elsewhere
within the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach.
Sec. 32.07 MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
Members serving on advisory boards or committees shall
possess sufficient knowledge, experience, judgment or
background necessary to competently serve the board or
committee to which they are appointed. Members shall
be residents of or own property in the City and/or own
a business within the City, except as may be provided
for by Florida Statutes, Special Act or elsewhere
within the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach.
Sec. 32.08 LENGTH OF TERMS; RESTRICTIONS.
(A) In general, all appointments shall be for a two
(2) year period, except as may be provided for by
Florida Statutes, Special Act or elsewhere within
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach.
(B) In the case of reorganization or reconstitution of
an advisory board or committee, three (3) members
shall be appointed for an initial term of one (1)
year, with the balance of the members being
appointed for an initial term of two (2) years.
Thereafter, all appointments shall be for two (2)
years.
(C) No member shall be appointed for more than two (2)
successive terms (original term, plus one addi-
tional term). A member who has been appointed to
fill an unexpired term shall remain eligible to
serve two full two-year successive terms.
(D) Upon completion of the maximum allowable two full
terms of membership as described in Section
32.08(C) above, no advisory board or committee
member shall be eligible for reappointment to the
same board or committee for a period of one (1)
year.
(E) No member shall be authorized to serve on two or
more advisory boards or committees concurrently.
However, a member may serve on a task force or
ad-hoc committee upon approval by the City Commis-
sion in addition to holding an advisory board or
committee membership.
Sec. 32.09 EXPIRATION OF TERMS; COMMENCEMENT OF TERMS.
(A) Expiration of Terms.
All advisory board, committee (regular and ad-
hoc), and task force appointments shall expire as
follows:
(1) Board of Adjustment, Board of Construction
Appeals, Community Appearance, Planning and
Zoning, and Historic Preservation board
memberships shall expire at 12:00 midnight on
August 31.
(2) All other board, committee (regular or
ad-hoc) and task force memberships shall
expire at 12:00 midnight on July 31, except
for the Civil Service Board, Code Enforcement
Board, Community Redevelopment Agency,
Downtown Development Authority, Delray Beach
Housing Authority, Police and Fire Pension
Board, and the Public Employees Relations
Commission which are governed by Florida
Statutes or Special Act.
(B) Com~encement of Ter~s.
(1) All appointments to membership on boards
referred to in Section 32.09 (A) (1) above
shall commence at 12:01 a.m. on September
1st. Those referred to in Section
32.09(A) (2) shall com~ence at 12:01 a.m. on
August ist.
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Sec. 32.10 VACANCIES.
Where a vacancy is caused by the resignation or removal
of a member prior to the expiration of their term, a
member shall be appointed to complete the unexpired
term only.
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 3. 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 4. That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and
final reading on this the 24th day of July , 1990.
TER BO&RD, ATTE S T:
AND COMMiSSiONS') OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES 0i: ~ CITY OF
'~D~SO~Y BOSOM ~MO~ C~ilMT-
City Clerkf
First Reading July 10, 1990
Second Reading July 24, 1990
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