Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 2145--Amend Charter Ballot Ref on Budget Cap — reading text

PRINTING OF BALLOTS. The Supervisor of Elections is authorized and directed to have printed a sufficient number of the aforesaid ballots for use of vote -by -mail electors entitled to cast such ballots in such referendum election and shall also have printed sample ballots and deliver them to the inspectors and clerks on or before the date and time for the opening of the polls for such referendum election for the voting places; and, further, is authorized and directed to make appropriate arrangements for the conduct of the election at the polling places specified. SECTION 11. ELECTION PROCEDURE. The Supervisor of Elections shall hold, administer and conduct the referendum election in the manner prescribed by law for holding such elections in the City. Returns shall show the number of qualified electors who voted in such referendum election on the proposition and the number of votes cast respectively for and against approval of the proposition. The returns shall be canvassed in accordance with law. SECTION 12. REFERENDUM RESULTS. If a majority of the ballots cast at such election shall be for the amendment of the City' s Charter establishing limitations on expenditures for the budget in the City of Fort Walton Beach, the amendment of the Charter shall be approved, and such limitations on budget expenditures and exemptions shall be established as provided by law. SECTION 13. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any word, phrase, clause, sentence or paragraph hereof shall be held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect any other word, clause, phrase, sentence or paragraph hereof. SECTION 14. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. All ordinances in conflict or inconsistent herewith are repealed insofar as there is conflict or inconsistency. SECTION 15. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. However, the limitation on expenditures authorized hereunder shall only be effective upon approval by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the City of Fort Walton Beach voting in a referendum. SECTION 16. INCORPORATION INTO THE CITY CHARTER. This ordinance shall be incorporated into the City of Fort Walton Beach's Charter upon approval of a majority of the voters and any section or paragraph number or letter and any heading may be changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Adopted: ALw 21 7.0 -' d Richard A. Rynearson, Mayor Attest: Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for the Ci of F Walton Beach, only. Romano Kopp, City Attorney