99-02 ORDINANCE NO. 99-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA,
FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY CODE BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 26 "ELECTIONS" AT ARTICLE II "CITY
COMMISSION AND MAYOR" BY CREATING SECTION
26-32 "COMMENCEMENT OF TERM OF ELECTED
OFFICIALS"; PROVIDING FOR COMMENCEMENT OF
TERM OF OFFICE OF ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE
CITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR INCUSlON IN THE CODE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.01(i) of the City Charter, the term of office of
the elected officials of the City will commence following election for such office, as
specified by ordinance of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to provide by ordinance for the orderly
commencement of the term of elected officials of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 26-32 "Commencement of Term of Elected Officials" of
Article II "City Commission and Mayo~' of Chapter 26 "Elections," of the City Code, is
hereby created to read as follows:
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 March 16, 1999, shall commence on March 17,
1999, following the regular election.
(b) The next regular term of office for Commission seats 2, 4, and 6,
and for Mayor, which expire on March 20, 2001, shall commence
on March 21,2001, following the regular election.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (a) and (b) above, the term of
office for regular terms of the Mayor and Commissioners shall
commence upon the third day after the third Tuesday in March
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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. It is the intention of the City Commission, and it
is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and made a part of
the 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 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Cohen, who moved its
adoption on first reading. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Berger, and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger yes
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin yes
Commissioner Ken Cohen yes
Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Harry Holzberg yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
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The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Liberl: ,
who moved its adoption on second reading. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Cohen , and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger yes
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin yes
Commissioner Ken Cohen 7es
Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Harry Holzberg
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder . >,es
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 15th day of December, 1998.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 5th day of January, 1999.
ARTHUR I. S~Y~E~R, AYOR
A'I-rEST:
TERESA M. SMITH, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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