Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 02-19-08 workshop agenda — reading text

12 Mayor and mayor pro tern, election of; general duties of mayor 6 Meetings, regular and special, of council ...... . ................. 5 VolumeVolume lili- - 33  FORT WALTON BEACH CODE Section - T LEGISLATIVE ( Confd.) Powers and rules, general, of council ................ _ ........... 7 Quorum; compelling attendance of members .................... 8 Terms for city council, limit on number of.:.... ..... I ....... 4A Vacancies, filling, in city council or in office of mayor............ 4B- LIABILITY Validation of ordinances, property rights, liabilities, etc.......... 3 T MAYOR Election of mayor and mayor pro tem; general duties of mayor. 6 Vacancies, filling, in city council or in office of mayor............ 4B MUNICIPAL COURTS Validation of ordinances, property rights, liabilities,. etc.......... 3 X, OATH, AFFIRMATION, SWEAR OR SWORN Officers and employees Oathof office ......................... .......................... 57 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Administrative departments ........ ............................... 19 Appointments or removals, council not to interfere in; violation a misdemeanor; forfeiture of office .......................... 16 City council ......................................................... 4 et seq. See: CITY COUNCIL City manager .............. ............................... ....... 13 et seq. See: CITY MANAGER Continuance of present officers .................................. 58 Council meetings; manager's and officer's right to participate in 18 Director, departments to be supervised by ....................... 20 Elections............................ ............................... 60 Finance and administration, department of ...................... 21 et seq. See: FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF Finance procedures ................ ............................... 21 et seq. See: FINANCE PROCEDURES Oathof office ....................... ............................... 57 Offices and employment continued ............................... 63 Removal of officers and employees; civil service employees; procedure ...................... ............................... 15 ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC. Property rights, obligations, ordinances, etc., continued ........ 62 Validation of ordinances, property rights, liabilities, etc.......... 3 P PARKS AND RECREATION Recreational tracts, acquisition of.. 74 Volume Ii - 4  CHARTER INDEX Section PERFORMANCE BONDS. See: BONDS, SURETY OR PERFOR- MANCE POLICE DEPARTMENT Navigable waters, police jurisdiction over ........................ 73 PROCEEDINGS. See: SUITS, ACTIONS AND OTHER PROCEED- INGS PROPERTY Property rights, obligations, ordinances,. etc., continued ........ 62 Recreational tracts, acquisition of .. ............................... 74 Validation of ordinances, property rights, liabilities, etc.......... 3 R RECREATION. See: PARKS AND RECREATION RESOLUTIONS. See: ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC. S SUITS, ACTIONS AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS Validation of ordinances, property rights, liabilities, etc.......... 3 SURETY BONDS. See: BONDS, SURETY OR PERFORMANCE SWEAR OR SWORN. See: OATH, AFFIRMATION, SWEAR OR SWORN fl- TAXATION Property rights, obligations, ordinances, etc., continued Property taxes, claims, Etc ....... ............................... 62( a) V VESTED RIGHTS Validation of ordinances, property rights, liabilities, etc.......... 3 W WATERWAYS. See: BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS Volume Ii - 5  Charter Review Vero Beach PART I CHARTER Pagel of 1 Nero Beach, Florida /CODE City of VERO BEACH, FLORIDA Codified through Ord. No. 2007 -10, enacted June 19, 2007, ( Supplement No. 12)1PART I CHARTER* PART I CHARTER* Editor's note:Printed herein is the Charter of the city as enacted at the election on March 9, 1982. Amendments to the Charter are indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from the original Charter. Obvious misspellings and punctuation errors have been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes, headings and catchlines have been made uniform and the same system of capitalization, citation to state statutes and expression of numbers in text as appears in the Code of Ordinances has been. Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets. Article I. Corporate Existence, Form of Government, Boundary, and Power Sec. 1. 01, Corporate existence, form of government, and Charter. Sec. 1. 02. Description of corporate boundary. Sec. 1. 03. General powers of city. Sec. 1. 04, Construction. Article 11. City Council Sec. 2. Q1. Composition of city council. Sec. 2. 02. Election and terms. Sec. 2. 03. Compensation of council. Sec. 2.04. Mayor. Sec. 2.05. General powers of cijy council. Sec. 2.06. Council- employee relationship. Sec. 2,Q7. Vacancies, filling of vacancies. Sec. 2. 0$. Cfty council meetings. Sec. 2. 09. Referendum required. Article ill. Charter Officers Sec, 3. 01. Designation. Sec. 3. Q2. Appointment. Sec, 3. 0a. Remgval. Sep. 3.04. City manager --Powers and duties. Sec. 3. 05. City cleric --Powers and duties. Sec. 3. 06. City attorney — Powers and duties. Article IV. Elections Sec. 4.01, Electors. Sec. 4. 02. Nonpartisan elections. Sec. 4.03. Qualifying, Sec. 4. 04. Fomn of ballots. Sec. 4. 05. Schedule and notice of election. Sec. 4.06. Cify canvassing board. Sec. 4. 07. Recall. Article V. General Provisions Sec. 5. 01. Charter amendments. Sec. 5. 02. Oath of officers. Sec. 5.03. Limitation on employment of councilmembers. Sec. 5. 04. Budget adoption. Sec 5.05 Limitation on alienation of city -owned real propeft. Sec. 5. 06. Zoning limitations. Article VI. Transition Schedule Sec. 6.01. Repeal of former Charter provisions. Sec. 6.02. Ordinances _preserved. Sec. 6. 03. Continuation in office. Sec. 6. 04. Pending matters_ Sec. 6. 05. Effective date. Appendix A. Description of Corporate Boundary http:// lib3ra.T.yl.municode.com/ defaultlDoeView /11654/ X/ 3 1/ 2/ 200$ ARTICLE I. CORPORATE EXISTENCE, FORM OF GOVERNMENT, BOUNDARY,... Page I of 1 ARTICLE I. CORPORATE EXISTENCE, FORM OF GOVERNMENT, BOUNDARY, AND POWER* State law references: Home rule powers, F. S. ch. 166. Section 1. 01. Corporate existence, form of government, and Charter. The City of Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida, which was created by the Florida Legislature, shall continue as a municipal corporation with a council- manager form of government and with this document as the Charter for the city. Section 1. 02. Description of corporate boundary. The area described in appendix A of this Charter shall constitute the corporate boundary of the City of Vero Beach. Section 1. 03. General powers of city. The city shall have all governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers to enable it to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes except as expressly prohibited by law or this Charter. State law references: Home rule powers, F.S. ch. 166. Section 1. 04. Construction. The powers of the city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city, limited only by the constitution, general and special law, and specific limitations in this Charter. State law references: Home rule powers, F. S. ch. 166. http:l/libraryl .municode.com/ default/DocView /].1. 654 /l. 3/ / 4 1/ 2/ 2008 ARTICLE II. CITY COUNCIL Page 1 of 3 ARTICLE ll. CITY COUNCIL Section 2. 01. Composition of city council. There shall be a city council of five members elected at large by the electors of the city. Only qualified electors of the city with a minimum of one year of residency in the city as of the qualifying deadline shall be eligible to be members of the city council. Ord. No. 2005 -14, § 1, 11 - 29 -2005) Section 2. 02. Election and terms. The regular election of city councilmembers shall be held on the second Tuesday in March of each year in the manner provided in article IV of this Charter and shall be for a term of two years. No election shall be required to be held if the number of vacancies to be filled at the election are equal to or greater than the number of duly qualified candidates for councilmembers. Ord. No. 86 -01, § 2, 1 - 7 -1986; Res. No. 86 -06, 3 -12 -1986; Ord. No. 2003 -10, § 4, 4 -1 - 2003) State law references: Florida Election Code, F. S. chs. 97 - 1 - 06. Section 2. 03. Compensation of council. The mayor shall receive a salary of $ 1, 125.00 per month and the other members of the city council shall each receive a salary of $900. 00 per month. Ord. No. 2005 -14, § 3, 11 - 29 -2005) Section 2. 04. Mayor. a) Selection. At the first meeting following the second Tuesday in March of each year the city council shall elect from the sitting councilmembers a mayor and vice- mayor. b) Duties. The mayor shall preside at meetings of the council and shall be recognized as head of the city government for service of process, ceremonial matters, and execution of contracts, deeds, and other documents. The mayor shall have no administrative duties other than those necessary to accomplish these duties. c) Absences. The vice -mayor shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor and if a vacancy