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855ORDINANCE NO, 2,66 AN ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH THE PROPOSED CHARTER REVISIONS TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER FOR THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST, PROVIDING THAT THE CITY CLERK SHALL CAUSE SAID PROPOSED CHARTER REVISIONS TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, AND FURTHER PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFOR. WHEREAS, The Charter Study Commission has made certain recommendations for revisions in the City Charter and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater is desirous of having registered voters of the City of Edgewater determine whether or not the proposed charter revisions should be adopted, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. That the following proposed City Charter Revisions are hereby directed to be placed on the ballot for the general election to be held on November 6, 1973, to -wit: Charter Section 39 (A) Merit Board The City of Edgewater shall have a Merit Board, consisting of five (6)Memebers, four of whom shall be appointed by the ,kb City Council from the electorate of the City and the fifth member shall be nominated and appointed by the employees of the City of Edgewater. No elected official of the City of Edgewater, while in office, shall be eligible for membership on the Merit Board. The terms of appointment for the fifth member of the Merit Board shall be for one year, and term of appointment for the other four members shall be for three (3) years and shall be staggered. The City Council shall establish by Ordinance the duties and functions of the Merit Board, which shall include but not necessarily be limited to Classification, Qualifications of employees, grievance procedures, rights of appeal for disciplinary action. The decisions and recommendations of the Merit Board shall be final, unless appealed to the City Council, which may reverse such decisions or recommendations only by the unanimous vote of the City Council. The establishing Ordinance shall further state that no person in the employ of the City, nor any person seeking employment with the City shall be appointed, promoted, reduced, removed or in any way favored, or discriminated against for reasons of politics, religion, race or sex. Charter Section 26 Section 26 of the present City Charter shall be replaced by the following: There shall be established the office of City Manager. The City Manager shall have the sole supervision over the following Departments: Water Department Sewer Department Department of Garbage, trash disposal, roads and parks Police Department Fire Department City Clerk and Deputy City Clerk The supervision of these departments, together with the compensation, duties and powers of the City Manager shall be prescribed by Ordinance passed by the City Council. Charter Section 20 (A) Recall Procedure cf 9e ..N ?0 Paragraph (a)tof the present City Charter shall be replaced by the following: (a) Upon the presentation to the City Council of said City of a petition or petitions signed by registered voters of the voting district of said City from which the Councilman so petitioned against was elected or in the case of the Mayor by registered voters of the entire city, in number equalling twenty percent of the registered voters of the said voting district or of the entire City respectively, asking for a recall of any councilman or mayor; it shall become the duty of the City Council to call an election within 30 days after the presentation of the petition or petitions to fill place or places or (of) any officer or officers, so petitioned against, such election to be held in accordance with the provisions for regular municipal elections. Petitions may be circulated through the City to secure necessary signatures. Signatures on said petition or petitions shall be verified and petitions shall be filed in such order as to fulfill all requirements for election. -2- 1555 Charter Section 10 (A) City Council - Qualifications of Members Section 10 of the present City Charter shall be amended by adding the following paragraph: Officers and employees of the City shall not hold any other public office, except Notaries Public, and shall not be interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract with the City, nor service to the City, and any such contract which any officer or employee is, or may become interested in, shall be void. Charter Section 31 (A) Functions and Powers of Mayor - Selection of Vice Mayor and Acting Mayor That portion of Section 31 referring to the selection of a member of the City Council to serve as Mayor in the absence of the Mayor shall be amended by adding the following statement: The selection of Vice Mayor and Acting Mayor shall take place at the first regular meeting of the City Council after the election in November. Charter Section 19 (A) Nomination and Election - Primary Elections Where a candidate for the office of Mayor or Councilman receives more than 50% (fifty percent) of the votes at the Primary Election, he shall not then be required to run in the general election against the candidate receiving the second largest number of votes in the Primary Election. Name of the candidate receiving more than 50% of the votes at the Primary Election shall be the only name placed on the ballot for the General Election for election to the office for which said candidate received more than 50% of the votes in the Primary Election. SECTION 2. That said proposed Charter Revisions shall be voted on by casting a vote either for or against the proposed revision. SECTION 3. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to cause said proposed Charter Revisions to be placed on the ballot for the general election to be held November 6, 1973. SECTION 4. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council and approval by the Mayor. 't"D�D -0- The above Ordinance was read in full and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at a meeting of said Council held on the 1st day of October, A.D. 1973. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the requirement of reading said Ordinance upon second reading was waived and the Ordinance was ordered put upon final passage. Passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at a meeting of said Council held on the 1st day of October, 1973, and approved as provided by law; the vote of said Council upon roll call being as follows: -- C oil Mayor ZLI C ncilm This Ordinance was prepared by: Joseph E. Weaver, City Attorney. -4- $65