994ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2-5, 2-35,
2-36 AND 2-38 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, RELATING TO
THE MEETING PLACE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE
CALLING AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGS, THE
DESIGNATION AND DUTIES OF THE PRESIDING
OFFICER OF THE COUNCIL AND THE PREPARATION ®/,
AND ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL 40iiii//9
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HERE- ��
WITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance 932 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Edgewater, Florida, enacted on June 12, 1975, has been declared
by the Circuit Court of Volusia County, Florida, to be invalid
because it does not clearly state the subject matter of the
Ordinance in the title, and therefore it does not comply with the
requirements of Section 166.041 (2) of the Florida Statutes, and
WHEREAS, it was and is still the intent of the City Council
to enact a valid ordinance incorporating substantive provisions
of Ordinance 932.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That Section 2-35 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Edgewater, Florida, is hereby amended by adding paragraph
A-3 of Section 2-35 to read as follows:
Place. All regular meetings of the Council shall be held in
Council Chambers at City Hall, Community Center Building or
Shuffle -board Clubhouse or any other place designated by the Mayor.
SECTION 2. That Section 2-36 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Edgewater, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Special Meetings. The Mayor, Vice -Mayor or Acting Mayor shall
call special meetings of the Council whenever, in his opinion, the
public business may require it. Whenever a special meeting shall
be called, a summons or a notice in writing signed by the Mayor,
Vice -Mayor or Acting Mayor shall be served upon each member of the
Council, either in person or by notice left at his place of
residence, stating the date and hour of the meeting and the purpose
for which such meeting is called, and no business shall be transacted
thereat, except such as is stated in the notice.
SECTION 3. That Section 2-38 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Edgewater, Florida, is hereby amended by adding the
following language to Section 2-38:
Presiding officer. The Presiding Officer of the Council
shall be the Mayor (or Vice -Mayor or Acting Mayor, who shall be
elected annually at the first meeting in November by the members
from their membership). The Presiding Officer shall preserve
strict order and decorum at all regular and special meetings of
the Council. He shall state every question coming before the
Council, announce the decision of the Council on all subjects
and decide all questions of order, subject, however, to an appeal
to the Council, in which event, a majority vote of the Council
shall govern and conclusively determine such question of order.
He shall vote on all questions, his name being called last.
He shall sign all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the
Council during his presence. In the event of his absence, the
Vice -Mayor or Acting Mayor shall sign ordinances or resolutions
as they are adopted.
SECTION 4. That Section 2-38 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Edgewater, Florida, is hereby amended by adding
paragraph A-4 to Section 2-38 to read as follows: Upon the
arrival of the Mayor, or Vice -Mayor, the Acting Mayor shall
immediately relinquish the chair upon the conclusion of the
business immediately before the Council. The Vice -Mayor shall
relinquish the chair in the same manner upon the arrival of the
Mayor.
SECTION 5. That Section 2-5 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Edgewater, Florida, is hereby amended by amending
sub -paragraph (2) of paragraph A-3 of Section 2-5 to read as
follows: No ordinance shall be enacted by the City Council of
the City of Edgewater, Florida, that is not in accordance with
Chapter 166.041 of the Florida Statutes relating to the procedures
for adoption of ordinances and resolutions.
SECTION 6. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances and
all Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately,
upon its adoption by the City Council and approval as provided
by law.
SECTION S. The City Clerk is hereby directed to advertise
this Ordinance as required by law.
The first reading of the above Ordinance was read in full
and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
day of �L we er/ , 1977, and approved as provided by
law.
The second reading of said Ordinance to be at a
meeting of the City Council to be held on the _12_ day of
A.D., 1977, Roll call vote being 8� follows:
ATTEST: (6—L!!G�
mayor
FIRST READING 1!•'-d[/
Councilman '/^1''��'�
Counnlman -
Councilman
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SECOND READING �Y
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City Clerk
Approved
this day of
, A.D.,i1977.
This ordinance was prepared by:
Judson I. Woods, Jr.,
City Attorney