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alphabetical order by last name, using a rotating sequence as follows:
For the first such occasion in each calendar year. the Council Member
whose last name is earliest in alphabetical order shall be contacted first.
For each subsequent occasion the starting point in the alphabetical list
shall rotate so that the member contacted first on the prior occasion shall
be contacted last on the next occasion ( e. g., first — seventh –p sixth —*
fifth– 4 etc.).
The first Council Member who accepts shall be designated to perform the
function.
11. 5 Mayor Emeritus: If no Council Member accepts or is available after the
process described above has been followed, the City Clerk may then contact the
individual holding the honorary title of Mayor Emeritus, who may serve in the
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Mayor' s place solely in such circumstances. If multiple individuals hold the title of
Mayor Emeritus, the City Clerk shall employ a rotation system similar to the
Council- Member rotation described above when determining the order of contact.
11. 6 Any provision of the City Charter governing the functions of the Mayor shall govern
over this Section 11.
12. SUSPENSION AND AMENDMENT OF THESE RULES:
Suspension of Rules: Any provision of these rules not governed by the City
12. 1
Charter or City Code may be temporarily suspended by a vote of a majority of all the Council
Members.
12. 2 Amendment of Rules: These rules may be amended, or new rules adopted, via
resolution and a majority vote of all members of the Council, provided that the proposed
amendments or new rules shall have been introduced into the record at a prior Council meeting.
13. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS:
13. 1 Repeal of Conflicting Resolutions: Any resolutions in conflict are hereby
repealed.
14. EFFECTIVE DATE:
14. 1 This resolution shall be effective upon its adoption by the City Council.
Adopted: _ __
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Nic Allegretto, ' ayor
Attest: Approved as to legal form and sufficiency
for the Ci • of Fort Walton Beach, only.
Kim . Barnes, City Clerk Jeffrey L. ri 1rns, City Attorney
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