HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2008-033 Change Location of Commission Meetings ORDINANCE NO. 2008-033
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA
AMENDING PART II, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 5 ("MEETINGS, MINUTES
AND PROCEDURE") OF THE CITY CHARTER TO PROVIDE THAT THE
CITY COMMISSION MAY HOLD NO MORE THAN FOUR (4) REGULAR
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COMMISSION AT PLACES WITHIN THE CITY,
OTHER THAN AT CITY HALL (100 WEST DANIA BEACH BOULEVARD);
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 5 ("Meetings, minutes, and procedure") of Article 7
("Meetings of the City Commission), of Part II ("Legislative Branch and Legislation") of the
City Charter is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5 Meetings, minutes and procedure.
All-Rregular meetings of the city commission shall be held at the usual place of holding
meetings of the city commission; provided however, that no more than four(4) regular meetings
in any one (1) calendar Year or but a special meeting may be held elsewhere in the city under
authority of a resolution previously adopted authorizing such meetings. Meetings of the city
commission shall be public, and any citizen shall have access to the minutes and records sher-PA
of them at all reasonable times and under the supervision of the city clerk. The commission shall
prescribe its own rules, regulations and order of business, and shall keep minutes of its
proceedings.
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances and resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 3. That if any section, clause, sentence or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall be in force and take effect immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED on first reading on November 25, 2008.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on December 9, 2008.
ALBERT C. JOTfq
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LOUISE STI SON, CMC `
CITY CLERK
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APPROVED AS TO F D CORRECTNESS
BY:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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