97-11 ORDINANCE NO. 97-11
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA,
FLORIDA ADOPTING THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE
CITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN
THE CODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 165.043, Florida Statutes, the City Council wants to
adopt an official municipal seal for the City to be affixed to all official actions or documents
of the City and to identify and authenticate documents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Official Seal Defined. As used herein, the official seal of the City of
Aventura, Florida shall mean the following identifying symbol:
Section. 2. Execution and Acknowledgment of Written Instruments. Whenever it
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shall be necessary for the City, under the authority of its City Council, its Charter or Code,
and the general laws of the State of Florida, to execute contracts, deeds, or other
documents on behalf of the City, the official seal of the City shall be affixed to such contract,
deeds or other document.
Section. 3. Prohibition. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Ordinance for any
person, firm, corporation or other legal entity to print for the purpose of sale or distribution
or circulate, publish, use or offer for sale any letters, papers, documents, or items of
merchandise which simulate the official seal of the City or the stationery of a real or
fictitious agency, department or instrumentality of the City of Aventura without the
expressed written authority of the City Manager or designee.
Section 4. Exceptions. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not be applicable to
the City of Aventura, its agencies, departments, instrumentalities, quasi-judicial and
advisory bodies, acting within the scope of their official capacities.
Section 5. 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 6. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Council, and it is
hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and made a part of the
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Code of the City of Aventura; that the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or
relettered to accomplish such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance" shall be changed to
"Section" or other appropriate word.
.Section 7. Penalty. Pursuant to Section 165.043, Fla. Stat., a violation of this
Ordinance constitutes a second degree misdemeanor, punishable as provided in Section
775.082 or Section 775.083, Fla. Stat.
Section 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption on
second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Councilmember Rogers-Libert, who
moved its adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Mayor Snyder, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Jay R. Beskin absent
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
Councilmember Harry Holzberg yes
Councilmember Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Councilmember Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Arthur Berger yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Councilmember Cohen, who moved its
adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Councilmember Rogers-
Libert, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Jay R. Beskin yes
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
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Councilmember Harry Holzberg
Councilmember Jeffrey M. Perlow
Councilmember Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Arthur Berger yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this l~t day of April, 1997.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading th~s 15 day ?f Apnl, 199 .
, MAYOR
ATTEST:
TERESA M. SMITH, OMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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