HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2010-027 Changing Elections to November ORDINANCE NO. 2010-027
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA, CHANGING THE TIME FOR THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS
FROM MARCH IN ODD-NUMBERED YEARS, TO NOVEMBER IN EVEN-
NUMBERED YEARS, TO BEGIN WITH THE NOVEMBER, 2012 REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 2, entitled "Administration" of the City Code of Ordinances
is amended to create Section 2.2, to read as follows:
Sec. 2.2. Regular municipal elections.
A regular municipal election shall be held in March, 2011 for two members who will serve until
November, 2014 (whose terms would otherwise expire in March, 2015) at which time, two
members will be elected to serve four year terms and elections for those two positions will be
held every four years thereafter (as provided by the City Charter, the person receiving the highest
number of votes will be the mayor for a period of two (2) years and the person receiving the
second highest number of votes will be the vice-mayor for one (1) year). After the March, 2011
election, regular elections shall be held in the month of November in even-numbered years on
the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November of that year. For the three members
presently serving when this Section was adopted and whose terms would otherwise expire in
March, 2013, their terms will end with the election of three members in November, 2012, and
such members shall serve four year terms. An election for those three positions will be held
every four years thereafter. The qualifying period for the March, 2011 regular municipal
election begins at noon on January 3, 2011 and ends at noon on January 10, 2011, and the
qualifying period for all November elections (in even-numbered years) shall be as provided by
state law.
Section 2. 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 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately at the time of its passage
and adoption.
PASSED on first reading on November 23, 2010.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on December 14, 2010.
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C. K. McELYEA
MAYOR—COMMISSIONER
ATTEST: a P '5 F1
LOUISE STILSON, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED S T FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
THO AS . ANSBRO
CITY ATTORNEY
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