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

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Seminole County is hereby requested to coordinate all matters of said referendum election with the City Clerk. The proposed Charter amendments shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held on August 26, 2008. SECTION 2. Amendments to City Charter. The ballot titles, questions and proposed Charter changes are set forth as follows: City Charter Amendment 1: AMENDING THE CHARTER TO ADD A PREAMBLE Shall the Charter be amended to add a preamble to set forth the source of authority of the Charter, to set forth action to be taken, and identify the purposes of the Charter? Yes No PREAMBLE Under authority conferred by the Constitution of the State of Florida, the people of the Citv of Casselberry enact this Charter as the law of the City for the purpose of protecting and enhancing the health safety, environment, and general welfare of the people to enable municipal government to provide services and meet the needs of the people efficiently; to allow fair and equitable participation of all persons in the affairs of the City; to provide for transparency accountability, and ethics in governance and civil service; to foster fiscal responsibility; to promote prosperity and to meet the broad needs for a healthy, progressive city. City Charter Amendment 2: POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY Shall the City amend Article III, Sections 7 and 8 of the Charter to set forth the general power of the City which it is legally authorized to exercise, and eliminating the list of specific powers, to set forth the construction of the Charter, and to add a new Section on Intergovernmental Relations, identifying the City's ability to participate with other governments in certain activities? Yes Ordinance 08-1239