Ordinance No. 2022-18 Amending Commission Term Commencement Date - September 22, 2022 CITY OF AVENTURA ORDINANCE NO. 2022-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
ARTICLE II "CITY COMMISSION AND MAYOR" OF CHAPTER 26
"ELECTIONS" OF THE CITY CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 26-32
"COMMENCEMENT OF TERM OF ELECTED OFFICIALS" TO REVISE
DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR
REGULAR TERMS OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN
THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 101 .75, Florida Statutes, expressly enables municipal term
of office dates to be changed by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to change the date of commencement of the term of
office for regular terms of the Mayor and Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it to be in the best interest of the City to
adopt this Ordinance amending Section 26-32 to revise the date of commencement of
the term of office for regular terms of the Mayor and Commissioners.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals Incorporated. That each of the above-stated recitals are
hereby adopted and confirmed.
Section 2. City Code Amended. That Chapter 26 "Elections" of the City Code
is hereby amended by revising Section 26-32 "Commencement of term of elected
officials" to read as follows:
CHAPTER 26 — ELECTIONS
Section 26-32. Commencement of term of elected officials.
(a) The next regular term of office for Commission seats 1 , 3, and 5, which expire on
November 8, 2012, shall commence on November 9, 2012 following the regular
election.
(b) The next regular term of office for Commission seats 2, 4, and 6, and for Mayor,
which expire on November 4, 2010, shall commence on November 5, 2010
Additions to existing City Code text are indicated by underline; deletions from existing City Code text are
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following the regular election.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (a) and (b) above, the term of office for the
regular terms of the Mayor and Commissioners shall commence upon the +ham
eighth 8 day after the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November
subsequent to the occurrence of the election to fill the next regular term of office
for the respective Mayoral or Commission seat.
Section 3. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they
shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 4. Inclusion in the Code. That it is the intention of the City
Commission, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become
and be made a part of the Code of the City of Aventura; that the sections of this
Ordinance may be re-numbered or re-lettered to accomplish such intention; and that the
word "Ordinance" shall be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
Section 5. Effective Date. That this Ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Vice Mayor Landman, who moved its
adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Joel and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland Absent
Commissioner Billy Joel Yes
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Yes
Commissioner Robert Shelley Absent
Vice Mayor Denise Landman Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
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The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Friedland, who moved its
adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Dr. Marks and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Billy Joel Yes
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland Yes
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Yes
Commissioner Robert Shelley Yes
Vice Mayor Denise Landman Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
PASSED on first reading this 13th day of September, 2022.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 22nd day of September, 2022.
ENID WEISMAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ELLISA L. HORVA MC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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