2004-040
RESOLUTION NO. 2004- 40
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF A VENTURA, FLORIDA, RESPECTFULLY
DENYING REQUEST OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT TO REVISE DATE OF ANY
CITY COMMISSION RUNOFF ELECTIONS FROM THE
TIMEFRAME WHICH IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED BY
CITY CHARTER; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, through the June 4, 2004
letter of the Supervisor of Elections of Miami-Dade County, Florida, has requested that the City of
Aventura revise the date for conducting municipal runoff elections from a time which is currently
two weeks after the regular election to a time which is four weeks after the regular election; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered the request of the Elections Department
and has detennined that it would not be appropriate to extend the time for conducting municipal
runoff elections from the two week interval currently provided by the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, among the factors considered by the Commission in determining not to revise
the date for municipal runoff elections of the City is that the City Commission finds that extending
the runoff election date would increase the costs of running for office within the City and may
thereby place less well-funded candidates at a disadvantage in the electoral process; and
WHEREAS, an additional factor considered by the City Commission is the circumstance
that as the time from the regular election to any necessary runoff election is extended, voters may
lose interest in the electoral process, and that accordingly, extending the time for any runoff election
would be contrary to the City's intent of encouraging substantial voter tumouts and participation in
the electoral process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF A VENTURA, FLORIDA:
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Section 1.
Recitals Adopted.
That each of the above-stated recitals is hereby
adopted and confirmed.
That the City Commission hereby respectfully
Section 2.
Action of Commission.
declines, at this time, to revise the date for municipal runoff elections within the City from that
which is currently provided by the City Charter, and instead respectfully requests that the
Elections Department work with the City to continue to assure that the electoral process
functions properly and efficiently, while maintaining the current two week time interval between
the regular and any necessary runoff elections.
Section 3.
Implementation.
That the City Manager is hereby authorized to take
any action which may be necessary to implement the purposes of this Resolution, and is
authorized to confer and work with the County Elections Department so as to assure a continued
smooth and efficient electoral process.
Section 4. Effective Date. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption hereof.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Cohen, who moved its adoption.
This motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Diamond, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was
as follows:
Commissioner 'lev Auerbach
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Vice Mayor Bob Diamond
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
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Resolution No. 2004-40
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of July, 2004.
~~~, MAYOR
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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