08-1239 City Charter Amendments - August 26, 2008 Ballot

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ORDINANCE NO. 08-1239 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 THE REGULAR CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD AUGUST 26,2008; PROVIDING BALLOT TITLES, SUMMARIES AND TEXT FOR THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE CALL OF A REFERENDUM ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR DIRECTION TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENTS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 07-1819, the City Commission of Casselberry established a comprehensive public review process of the existing City Charter; and WHEREAS, the Charter review process was designed to effectuate a comprehensive review and update of the City of Casselberry City Charter in light of the Model City Charter published by the National Civic League; and WHEREAS, the Charter review process was also designed to provide an open, objective, and deliberative process during which ample opportunity was provided for the public to participate in a comprehensive study of any and all phases of City government; and WHEREAS, the City Commission convened this comprehensive study of the City Charter to avoid piecemeal changes to the City's organic law, an option which the City Commission found as essential to the proper and orderly function of government; and WHEREAS, as part of the review process, the City Commission appointed a Charter Review Advisory Committee consisting of ten City of Casselberry residents: Alvera Armour, Charlene Glancy, Dale Christensen, Richard Henderson, Andrea Dennison, Paul McKernan, Michael Farrell, Earl McMullen, Gene Fry and Harley Parkhurst; and WHEREAS, the Charter Review Advisory Committee was assigned the task of making a recommendation to the City Commission as to whether the existing City Charter should be revised; and WHEREAS, the City Commission also appointed several technical advisors consisting of the City Manager, City Attorney, and Project Coordinator, Marilyn Crotty, Florida Institute of Government at the University of Central Florida, who proffered her expertise and recommendations during the entire Charter review process; and WHEREAS, after conducting numerous public meetings, at which the pros and cons of the existing City Charter were debated and various Charter amendment proposals from citizens, committee members, and advisors were considered, the Charter Review Advisory Committee