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CITY OF EDGEW A TER
June 16, 1998 Meeting
Minutes
The June 16, 1998 meeting of the City of Edgewater Charter Review Committee was called to order
at 4:39 p.m., in the City Hall Conference Room.
Call To Order:
Meeting was called to order by the Secretary. Members present were George Ewing, Ferdinand
Heeb, Michael Nattress, Sandy Jones and Wolfgang Unger. Also present were Robin Wolf,
Committee Secretary and Nikki Clayton, City Attorney. Interim City Manager Kenneth Hooper was
present for a period of time along with Councilman Gary Roberts who arrived at 4:52 p.m. Debrah ~
Brazzell of the Observer was also present.
Approval of Minutes:
Mr. Unger made a motion with second by Mr. Heeb to approve the June 9, 1998 minutes. Motion
to approve was carried 5-0.
Old Business:
During the June 9, 1998 discussion regarding Mr. Heeb's proposed Section 2.02 (Limitations on
Annexation), the Committee requested information regarding mileage for 250 acres. Information
was obtained from Ms. Lynne Plaskett, Planning Division Manager and reported to the Committee
stating that there are 640 acres in a square mile and that the current city limits contain approximately
11 square miles or 7,040 acres. Ms. Plaskett also supplied a copy of the land use designations as of
1997 for distribution.
Further review and discussion on proposed Sections for inclusion to the existing Charter supplied
by Mr. Heeb during the June 9, 1998 meeting.
(CharterReviewCommittee/Minutes-JuneJ 6, J 998) I
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Section 3.08(c) (Limitations on Borrowing) was discussed. Section number was corrected
to read 3.08(d). After discussion and changes to the existing wording supplied by Mr. Heeb,
the following was approved:
"Section 3.08(d) Limitations on Borrowing."
"The City of Edgewater shall not incur additional debt of more than
0.75% of the total assessments during any forward moving five year
period unless such debt is approved by a referendum of the eligible
votes of the City in a general election."
Mr. Heeb made a motion to approve with second by Mr. Nattress,
motion was approved 5-0.
5:20 Recess
5:30 Reconvened
Section 3.08(d) (Limitations on Development) was discussed. Section number was corrected
to read 3.08(e). After discussion it was decided to table the item until City Attorney Clayton
could review and compare policies of other cities including a discussion with City Attorney
Maureen Sikora, City of Port Orange.
Section 4.12 (Independent Audit) was discussed and withdrawn upon City Attorney Clayton
verifying that this matter was already covered in the Florida Statutes.
Section 3.09(d)(1) (Filling of Vacancies) was discussed. After discussion it was decided to
replace the existing section with the following:
"In the case of a vacancy in the office of mayor, if less than six (6)
months remain in the unexpired term or until the next regular city
election, the council by a vote of three or more members shall appoint
a successor who is eligible for the office under Section 3.03 of this
charter. Such successor shall serve until the next regular city election
at which time a mayor shall be elected in the manner prescribed in
Article V of this Charter."
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Mr. Heeb made a motion to approve with second by Ms. Jones.
Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Heeb's proposal on a new Section 3.09(d)(2) was discussed and approved to read as
follows:
"In the case of a vacancy in the office of mayor, if more than six (6)
months remain in the unexpired term or until the next regular city
election, a special election shall be called to fill such vacancy. The
special election shall be scheduled not sooner than sixty (60) days,
nor more than ninety (90) days following the occurrence of the
vacancy and if a primary is necessary it shall be held as required by
the election laws of the State of Florida. The person elected to fill the
vacancy must be eligible for the office of mayor under Section 3.03
of this charter and shall serve until the next regular city election at
which time a mayor shall be elected in the manner prescribed in
Article V ofthis Charter."
Mr. Heeb made a motion to approve with second by Ms. Jones.
Motion carried 5-0.
Section 3.09(d)(2) and (3) currently in the charter will be renumbered to (3) and (4) reflecting the
insertion of the new section referenced above.
New Business:
Mr. Unger distributed examples of various city charters relating to residency requirements for elected
officials and rights of citizens regarding submission of petitions that Mr. Nattress had concerns over.
Next meeting of the Charter Review Committee was scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 1998 to be
held at 4:30 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room.
Public Comments:
None
Adjournment:
After a motion by Mr. Heeb and second by Ms. Jones, the meeting adjourned at 6:46 p.m..
Respectfully submitted,
Robin Wolf
Committee Secretary
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