07-1218 Charter Amendment #3 January 29, 2008 Ballot

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ORDINANCE NO. 07-1218 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF CASSELBERRY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD JANUARY 29, 2008; PROVIDING FOR REVISIONS TO ARTICLE IV, SECTION 10, CREATION OF CITY COMMISSION; COMPOSITION; TERM; ARTICLE IV, SECTION 12, MAYOR; VICE MAYOR; TO CREATE A COMMISSION ELECTED MAYOR; PROVIDING BALLOT TITLES, SUMMARIES AND TEXT FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE CALL OF A REFERENDUM ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR DIRECTION TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE FOR APPROVED AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Casselberry desires to put to a vote of the citizens the issue of whether the Charter should be changed so that the Mayor is elected by the Commission, rather than directly by the voters; and WHEREAS, by Ordinance 07-1214, the City Commission decided to submit certain proposed Charter changes to the electorate, and would like to add this question to the ballot as well, as Charter Amendment 3; and WHEREAS, Section 166.031, Florida Statutes, provides that the governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, submit to the electors of said municipality proposed amendments to its Charter, which amendments may be to any part or all of its Charter except that part describing the boundaries of such municipality; and WHEREAS, Section 66 of the City Charter provides that amendments to the Charter may be submitted to the electors by a majority vote of the Commissioners, and if the proposed amendments are approved by a majority of the electors, the amendments shall become law; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it to be in the best interests of its citizens to submit said proposed Charter amendments to the voters at ~r 9, 20G7, special ~cti~_ , c2-~ r:3-r:/c1 ~ {;l./r'" NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Referendum Election. The City Commission of the City of Casselberry, pursuant to Sections 166.031 Florida Statutes, hereby proposes and approves amendments to the Charter of the City of Casselberry, which proposed amendments and the complete text thereof, as amended, are set forth in Section 2 and 3 below. Prior amendments were set forth in Ordinance 07-1214. The text of the amendments reflects the proposed changes by showing additions with