Proclamation - Special Election - Charter - 08-17-1970 (2)PROCLAMATION
A PROCLAMATION CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO
BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRIMARY
ELECTION CALLED FOR OCTOBER 20, 1970, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE CHARMER OF THE
CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER 69-242, FLORIDA STATUTES, SAID
ELECTION TO BE HELD TO DECIDE THE QUESTION
OF WHETHER TO AMEND SECTION 8, CHAPTER 27532,
SPECIAL ACTS 1951, LAWS OF FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED BY SECTION 1, CHAPTER 29049, SPECIAL
ACTS 1953, LAWS OF FLORIDA, AS AMENDED BY
SECTION 1, CHAPTER 1310, SPECIAL ACTS 1965,
LAWS OF FLORIDA, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 1,
CHAPTER 1505, SPECIAL ACTS 1965, LAWS OF
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 1, CHAPTER
1364, SPECIAL ACTS 1967, LAWS OF FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED BY SECTION 1, CHAPTER 2228,
SPECIAL ACTS 1967, LAWS OF FLORIDA, SO AS
TO RAISE THE COMPENSATION OF THE MAYOR FROM
FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO THE SUM OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER MONTH, PAYABLE MONTHLY,
AND TO RAISE THE COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL FROM THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS
ANNUALLY TO THE SUM OF SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS
PER MONTH, PAYABLE MONTHLY; PROVIDING THAT
THIS PROCLAMATION SHALL BE POSTED IN TWO
PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO SAID
ELECTION, ONE OF WHICH SAID PUBLIC PLACES
SHALL BE THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE CITY
HALL IN THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA;
PROVIDING THAT SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD
IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE CITY OF
EDGEWATER, FLORIDA; PROVIDING THAT THE
QUESTION CONTAINED IN THIS PROCLAMATION
SHALL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATE FROM ANY OTHER
QUESTION TO BE VOTED UPON AT SAID ELECTION;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS PROCLAMATION TO THE SUPERVISOR
OF ELECTIONS FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFOR.
BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That a special election be and the same is
hereby called for October 20, 1970, to be held in conjunction
with the primary election called for that day, said election
to be held in the Community Center in the City of Edgewater,
Florida for the purpose of amending the Charter of the City
of Edgewater, Florida by deciding whether to raise the
compensation of the Mayor from Four Hundred ($400.00) Dollars
per year to the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars per month,
payable monthly, and to raise the compensation of each Council-
man from Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars per year to the sum of
Seventy -Five ($75.00) Dollars per month, payable monthly,
by deciding whether Section 8, Chapter 27532, Special Acts
1951, Laws of Florida, as amended by Section 1, Chapter
29049, Special Acts 1953, Laws of Florida, as amended by
Section 1, Chapter 1310, Special Acts 1965, Laws of Florida,
as amended by Section 1, Chapter 1505, Special Acts 1965,
Laws of Florida, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 1364,
Special Acts 1967, Laws of Florida, as amended by Section
1, Chapter 2228, Special Acts 1967, Laws of Florida, which
reads as follows:
SECTION 8. CREATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL-
TEflU-O"FFICE-FIXING COMPENSATION -
CREATING VOTING DISTRICTS.
There is hereby created a City Council con-
sisting of a mayor and four (4) councilmen
who shall be electors of the city and who
shall be elected and hold office in the
manner hereinafter provided. There shall
be held a general city election on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
1967 for the election of a mayor and four
(4) councilmen. The mayor and the councilmen
from Zones 1 and 3 shall, beginning with the
general city election on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November 1967,
be elected for a two-year term, the term
of each to begin on the first Wednesday
after the first Monday in November of the
year in which each is elected. Thereafter,
there shall be an election every odd year
to elect a mayor and a councilman from each
of Zones 1 and 3. Councilmen from Zones 2
and 4, beginning with the general city
election to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November 1967,
shall be elected for a three-year term,
the term of each beginning on the first
Wednesday after the first Monday in
November of 1967. Thereafter, an election
shall be held every two (2) years to elect
a councilman from each of Zones 2 and 4, and
the said election shall be held on even years,
and the said councilmen from each of Zones 2
and 4 shall hold office for a period of two
(2) years beginning on the first Wednesday
after the first Monday in November of the
year in which each of the said councilmen
is elected.
The members of the city council shall receive
as compensation the sum of Three Hundred
($300.00) Dollars annually, payable monthly.
The mayor of the city shall receive as
compensation the sum of Four Hundred ($400.00)
Dollars annually, payable monthly.
The city is hereby divided into four (4)
voting districts as follows:
Voting District One shall be the area
described as: Beginning at the inter-
section of the center line of the
Gabardy Canal, or South Canal, and the
westerly right-of-way line of the
Intercoastal Waterway; thence Southerly
along the westerly right-of-way line of
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said Intercoastal Waterway to a point
opposite the center line of Park
Avenue extended and Park Avenue to
the west corporate limits; thence
northerly along the westerly corporate
limits to the center line of the
Gabardy, or South Canal; thence easterly
along the center line of said Gabardy,
or South Canal to the point of beginning.
Voting District Two shall be the area
described as: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the westerly right-of-way
line of the Intercoastal Waterway and the
center line of Park Avenue extended; thence
southerly along the westerly right-of-way
line of said Intercoastal Waterway to the
point of intersection of the center line
of New Hampshire Street extended; thence
westerly along the center line of New
Hampshire Street extended and New Hampshire
Street to the center line of U.S. Highway
No. l; thence westerly in a straight line
to the point of intersection at the center
line of the Florida East Coast Railroad
and Alice Street; thence westerly along
the center line of Alice Street and Alice
Street extended to the west corporate
limits; thence northerly and westerly
along the west corporate limits to the
center line of Park Avenue; thence easterly
along the center line of Park Avenue and
Park Avenue extended to the point of
beginning.
Voting District Three shall be the area
described as: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Westerly right-of-way
line of the Intercoastal Waterway and the
center line of New Hampshire Street ex-
tended; thence southerly along the westerly
right-of-way line of the Intercoastal
Waterway to the center line of Indian
River Boulevard extended; thence westerly
along the center line of Indian River
Boulevard extended and Indian River
Boulevard to the west corporate limits;
thence northerly and easterly along the
west corporate limits to the center line
of Alice Street extended; thence easterly
along the center line of Alice Street
extended and Alice Street to the center
line of the Florida East Coast Railroad;
thence easterly in a straight line to the
point of intersection of the center line
of U.S. Highway No. 1 and New Hampshire
Street; thence easterly along the center
line of New Hampshire Street and New
Hampshire Street extended to the point of
beginning.
Voting District Four shall be the area
described as: All that area within the
corporate limits, lying south of the
following described line: Beginning at
the point of intersection of the westerly
right-of-way line of the Intercoastal
Waterway and Indian River Boulevard
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extended; thence westerly along the
center line of Indian River Boulevard
extended and Indian River Boulevard to
the westerly corporate limits,
shall be changed to read as follows:
SECTION S. CREATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL -
TERM OF OFFICE -FIXING COMPENSATION -
CREATING VOTING DISTRICTS.
There is hereby created a City Council
consisting of a mayor and four (4)
councilmen who shall be electors of
the city and who shall be elected and
hold office in the manner hereinafter
provided. There shall be held a general
city election on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November 1967 for the
election of a mayor and four (4) councilmen.
The mayor and the councilmen from Zones 1
and 3 shall, beginning with the general city
election on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November 1967, be elected for a
two-year term, the term of each to begin on
the first Wednesday after the first Monday
in November of the year in which each is
elected. Thereafter, there shall be an
election every odd year to elect a mayor
and a councilman from each of Zones 1 and
3. Councilmen from Zones 2 and 4, beginning
with the general city election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November 1967, shall be elected for a
three-year term, the term of each beginning
on the first Wednesday after the first
Monday in November of 1967. Thereafter,
an election shall be held every two (2)
years to elect a councilman from each of
Zones 2 and 4, and the said election shall
be held on even years, and the said council-
men from each of Zones 2 and 4 shall hold
office for a period of two (2) years beginning
on the first Wednesday after the first Monday
of the year in which each of the said council-
men is elected.
The members of the city council shall receive
as compensation the sum of Seventy -Five
($75.00) Dollars per month, payable monthly.
The Mayor of the city shall receive as
compensation the sum of One Hundred ($100.00)
Dollars per month, payable monthly.
The city is hereby divided into four (4)
voting districts as follows:
Voting District One shall be the
area described as:Beginning at the inter-
section of the center line of the Gabardy
Canal, or South Canal, and the westerly
right-of-way line of the Intercoastal
Waterway; thence southerly along the
westerly right-of-way line of said Inter -
coastal Waterway to a point opposite the
center line of Park Avenue extended; thence
westerly along the center line of Park
Avenue extended and Park Avenue to the
west corporate limits; thence northerly
along the westerly corporate limits to
the center line of the Gabardy, or South
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Canal; thence easterly along the center
line of said Gabardy, or South Canal to
the point of beginning.
Voting District Two shall be the area
described as: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the westerly right-of-way
line of the Intercoastal Waterway and the
center line of Park Avenue extended; thence
southerly along the westerly right-of-way
line of said Intercoastal Waterway to the
point of intersection of the center line of
New Hampshire Street extended; thence west-
erly along the center line of New Hampshire
Street extended and New Hampshire Street to
the center line of U. S. Highway No. 1;
thence westerly in a straight line to the
point of intersection at the center line
of the Florida East Coast Railroad and
Alice Street; thence westerly along the
center line of Alice Street and Alice Street
extended to the west corporate limits; thence
northerly and westerly along the west
corporate limits to the center line of Park
Avenue; thence easterly along the center
line of Park Avenue and Park Avenue extended
to the point of beginning.
Voting District Three shall be the area
described as: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Westerly right-of-way
line of the Intercoastal Waterway and the
center line of New Hampshire Street extended;
thence southerly along the westerly right-of-way
line of the Intercoastal Waterway to the center
line of Indian River Boulevard extended; thence
westerly along the center line of Indian River
Boulevard extended and Indian River Boulevard
to the west corporate limits; thence northerly
and easterly along the west corporate limits
to the center line of Alice Street extended;
thence easterly along the center line of Alice
Street extended and Alice Street to the center
line of the Florida East Coast Railroad; thence
easterly in a straight line to the point of
intersection of the center line of U. S. Highway
No. 1 and New Hampshire Street; thence easterly
along the center line of New Hampshire Street
and New Hampshire Street extended to the point
of beginning.
Voting District Four shall be the area
described as: All that area within the
corporate limits, lying south of the following
described line: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the westerly right-of-way line
of the Intercoastal Waterway and Indian River
Boulevard extended; thence westerly along the
center line of Indian River Boulevard extended
and Indian River Boulevard to the westerly
corporate limits.
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SECTION 2. That this Proclamation shall be posted
in two public places in the City of Edgewater, Florida,
one of which said places shall be the bulletin board
at the Edgewater City Hall, not less than thirty (30)
days prior to October 20, 1970.
SECTION 3. That the question contained in this
Proclamation shall be considered separate from any other
questions to be voted upon at said election.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk be and she is hereby
authorized to transmit a copy of this Proclamation to the
Supervisor of Elections for Volusia County, Florida.
SECTION 5. That this Proclamation shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption by the City Council and
approval by the Mayor. That the amendment to the Charter
contemplated herein, if approved by a majority of qualified
electors voting at said election, shall become effective
immediately upon filing the Revised Charter with the
Secretary of State, State of Florida.
The above and foregoing Proclamation was presented
by Councilman Dietz who moved its adoption,
said motion being seconded by Councilman Fugate ,
and upon roll call vote said Proclamation was duly declared
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Edgewater, Florida held on the 17th day of August
A.D., 1970, the vote of said Council upon roll call being
as follows:
601 ved this 17th day
to August A.D., 1970.
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This Proclamation was prepared
by Charles A. Hall, City Attorney.
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