956ORDINANCE NO. 956
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE FOR,
BY ADDING CHARTER SECTION 59-A, EDGEWATER
VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY RESCUE; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFORE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA:
SECTIO14 1. The Charter of the City of Edgewater, Florida is
hereby amended by the addition of Charter Section 59-A which shall
read as follows:
There shall be an Edgewater Volunteer Emergency Rescue
force within the City of Edgewater, Florida. Said organization
shall be strictly a voluntary non-profit organization. The force
shall consist of a president of said organization, and as many
subordinate officers and personnel as the City Council shall,
by resolution, determine. The President shall have exclusive
control of the stationing and transfer of all officers and personnel
of the force subject to such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed by the City Council or by Ordinance of the City or
the by-laws of said organization as ratified -by the City Council.
In case of riot, conflagration, disaster or like emergency, the
Mayor may appoint additional personnel for temporary service.
The President shall have the right to suspend any member of
the force because of incompetency, neglect of duty, drunkenness,
failure to obey orders given by the proper authority or for any
other just and reasonable cause. Said right to suspend shall be
subject to any regulation prescribed by the City Council or by
the by-laws of said organization as ratified by the City Council.
SECTION 2. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances and all
Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption by the City Council and approval by the Mayor at second
reading.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to advertise this
Ordinance as required by law.
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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 _UW day of May,
1976, and approved as provided bylaw.
The second reading of said Ordinance to be at a c�
meeting of the City Council to be held on the C9 y day of ,
A. D. , 1976, roll call vote being as follows:
FIRST READING
SECOND READING
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Approved this pay of
A. D, 1976.
Mdyor
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This Ordinance was prepared by:
Judson I. Woods, Jr., City Attorney.