79-O-8ORDINANCE NO. �d '
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA,
REQUIRING THAT ALL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND ADVISORY BOARDS OF THE CITY, NOW EXISTING
OR TO BE CREATED IN THE FUTURE, SHALL BE RECORDED
BY SAID COUNCIL OR ADVISORY BOARDS BY TAPE RE-
CORDER OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE; PROVIDING THAT
THE TAPE OR TAPES OF SAID MEETINGS SHALL BE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REASONABLE REQUEST
DURING THE NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OF THE CITY;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 266 of the Florida Statutes
it is required that the minutes of a meeting of a municipal
corporation shall be promptly recorded and that such record
shall be open to public inspection, and
WHEREAS, it is the deisre of the City Council of the City
of Edgewater, Florida, to require that meetings of the City
Council and Advisory Boards of the City of Edgewater, Florida,
shall be electronically recorded and that said records be made
available to the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That all meetings of the City Council of the
City of Edgewater, Florida, and the meetings of all Advisory
Boards, now existing or to be created in the future, shall be
recorded by said Council or Advisory Board by tape recorder or.
other electronic device, which said device is capable of
providing a permanent record of the proceedings at each meeting.
SECTION 2. That the tapes of said meetings shall be
available to the public upon reasonable request and during the
normal business hours at the City Hall of the City of Edgewater,
Florida.
SECTION 3. 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and the same are hereby repealed.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 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption by the City Council and approval as provided
by law.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to advertise
this Ordinance as required by law.
The first reading of the above Ordinance is read in full
and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater,
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Florida, at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
day of , 1979, and approved as provided by law.
The second reading of said Ordinance to beat a
meeting of the City Council to be held on the e? day of
Roll call vote being as follows:
ATTEST:
FIRST READING:
Councilman
SECOND READING:
Councilman
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This Ordinance prepared
by:
JUDSON I. WOODS, JR.
City Attorney
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