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

Disposition of Ordinances; C- 2.4. Qualifications. Resolutions and Charter Vacancies; Forfeiture of Office; Amendments. C -2. 5. Filling of Vacancies C -4. 9. Annual Tax Levy. C -2.6. Compensation; reimbursement C -4. 10. Independent Audit. for expenses. C -2. 7. Recall. ARTICLEARTICLE 55 ELECTIONSELECTIONS ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATIVE CC- - 5.5. 1.1. Elections.Elections. CC- - 5.5. 2.2. InitiativeInitiative andand Referendum.Referendum. C -3. 1. City Manager. CC- - 5.5. 3.3. FormForm ofof Ballots.Ballots. C -3. 2. Powers and Duties of the City Manager. ARTICLEARTICLE 66 C -3. 3. Acting City Manager. CHARTER CHARTER AMENDMENTSAMENDMENTS C -3. 4. Bond of City Manager. CC- - 6.6. 1.1. ProcedureProcedure toto Amend.Amend. CC- - 3.3. 5.5. City Clerk. CC- - 6.6. 2.2. FormForm ofof Ballot.Ballot. C -3. 6. City Attorney. CC- - 3.3. 7.7. City Code of Administrative ARTICLEARTICLE 77 Regulations. GENERALGENERAL PROVISIONSPROVISIONS C -3. 8. Expenditure of City Funds. C -3. 9. City Boards and Agencies. CC- - 7.7. 1.1. Severability.Severability. CACA 10-10- 15-15- 20052005 S 3  SUNNY ISLES BEACH CODE C -7.2. Conflicts of Interest; Ethical § C -8.2. ( Reserved) Standards. C -8. 3. Reserved) C -7.3. City Personnel System. C -8.4. Reserved) C -7.4. Charter Revision. C -8. 5. Reserved) C -7. 5. Variation of Pronouns. C -8. 6. Reserved) C -7.6. Charitable Contributions. C -8. 7. Reserved) C -7.7. Precedence over Related Laws_ C -8. 8. Reserved) C -7.8. Fire Rescue Service. C -8.9. Reserved) C -7. 9. Lobbyist Disclosure. C -8. 10. Reserved) ARTICLE ARTICLE 88 TRANSITIONTRANSITION PROVISIONSPROVISIONS CC- - 8.8. 1.1. InterimInterim AdoptionAdoption ofof CodesCodes andand Ordinances.Ordinances. HISTORY:HISTORY: SubmittedSubmitted toto thethe electorselectors ofof thethe CityCity ofof SunnySunny IslesIsles BeachBeach 66- - 33- - 1997;1997; adoptedadopted byby thethe CityCity CommissionCommission ofof thethe CityCity ofof SunnySunny IslesIsles BeachBeach 66- - 1616- - 1997.1997. AmendmentsAmendments notednoted wherewhere applicable.] applicable.] PREAMBLEPREAMBLE We,We, thethe peoplepeople ofof thethe CityCity ofof SunnySunny IslesIsles Beach,Beach, inin orderorder toto securesecure forfor ourselvesourselves thethe benefitsbenefits andand responsibilitiesresponsibilities ofof homehome rule,rule, inin orderorder toto provide provide aa municipalmunicipal governmentgovernment toto serveserve ourour presentpresent andand futurefuture needs,needs, dodo herebyhereby adoptadopt thisthis Charter.Charter. CITIZENS'CITIZENS' BILLBILL OFOF RIGHTSRIGHTS A.A. ThisThis governmentgovernment hashas beenbeen createdcreated toto protectprotect thethe governed,governed, notnot thethe governing.governing. InIn orderorder toto provide provide thethe publicpublic withwith fullfull andand accurateaccurate information,information, toto promotepromote efficientefficient administrationadministration management,management, toto makemake governmentgovernment moremore accountable,accountable, andand toto insureinsure toto allall personspersons fairfair andand equitableequitable treatment,treatment, thethe followingfollowing rightsrights areare guaranteed.guaranteed. 1.1. ConvenientConvenient Access.Access. EveryEvery personperson hashas thethe rightright toto transacttransact CityCity businessbusiness withwith aa minimumminimum ofof personalpersonal inconvenience.inconvenience. ItIt shallshall bebe thethe dutyduty ofof thethe Mayor,Mayor, thethe CityCity Commission,Commission, thethe CityCity ManagerManager andand allall CityCity employees employees toto provide,provide, withinwithin budgetbudget limitations,limitations, reasonablyreasonably convenientconvenient timestimes andand placesplaces forfor registrationregistration andand voting,voting, forfor requiredrequired inspections,inspections, andand forfor transactingtransacting businessbusiness withwith thethe City.City. 2.2. TruthTruth inin Government.Government. NoNo municipalmunicipal officialofficial oror employee employee shallshall knowinglyknowingly furnishfurnish falsefalse informationinformation onon anyany publicpublic matter,matter, nornor knowingly knowingly omitomit significantsignificant factsfacts whenwhen givinggiving requestedrequested informationinformation toto membersmembers ofof thethe public.public. 3.3. PublicPublic Records.Records. AllAll audits,audits, reports,reports, minutes,minutes, documents documents andand otherother publicpublic recordsrecords ofof thethe CityCity andand itsits boards,boards, agencies,agencies, departmentsdepartments andand authoritiesauthorities shallshall bebe openopen forfor inspectioninspection atat reasonablereasonable timestimes andand placesplaces convenientconvenient toto thethe public.public. C:C: 22 10-10- 15-15- 20052005 55  CHARTER 4. Minutes and Ordinance Register. The City Clerk shall maintain and make available for public inspection an ordinance register separate from the minutes showing the votes of each member on all ordinances and resolutions listed by descriptive title. Written 'minutes of all meetings and the ordinance register shall be available for public inspection not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the meeting. 5. Right to be Heard. So far as the orderly conduct of public business permits, any interested person has the right to appear before the City Commission or City agency, board or department for the presentation, adjustment or determination of an issue, request, or controversy within the jurisdiction of the City. Matters shall be scheduled for the convenience of the public. The City Commission shall adopt agenda procedure and schedule hearings in a manner that will enhance the opportunity for public participation. Nothing herein shall prohibit any governmental entity or agency from imposing reasonable time limits and procedures for the presentation of a matter. 6. Right to Notice. Persons entitled to notice of a City hearing shall be timely informed as to the time, place and nature of the hearing and the legal authority pursuant to which the hearing is to be held. Failure by an individual to receive such notice shall not constitute mandatory grounds for canceling the hearing or rendering invalid any determination made at such hearing. Copies of proposed ordinances or resolutions shall be made available at a reasonable time prior to the hearing, unless the matter involves an emergency ordinance or resolution. 7. No Unreasonable Postponements. No matter, once having been placed on a formal agenda by the City, shall be postponed to another day except for good cause shown in the opinion of the Mayor, City Commission, board or agency conducting such meeting, and then only on condition that the affected person shall, upon written request, receive mailed notice of the new date of any postponed meeting. Failure by an individual to receive such notice shall not constitute mandatory grounds for canceling the hearing or rendering invalid any determination made at such hearing. 8. Right to Public Hearing. Upon a timely written request from any interested party, and after presentation of the facts to and approval by the Commission, a public hearing shall be held by any City agency, board, department or authority upon any significant policy decision to be issued by it which is not subject to subsequent administrative or legislative review and hearing. This provision shall not apply to the Law Department of the City nor to any body whose duties and responsibilities are solely advisory. At any zoning or other hearing in which review is exclusively by certiorari, a party or his/her counsel shall be entitled to present his/her case or defense by oral or documentary evidence, to submit rebuttal evidence, and to conduct such cross- examination as may be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts. The decision of such agency, board, department or authority must be based upon the facts in the record. Procedural ' rules establishing reasonable time and other limitations may be promulgated and amended from time to time. 9. Notice of Action and Reasons. Prompt notice shall be given of the denial in whole or in part of a request of an interested person made in connection with any City C:3 10- 15- 2005 ST6  SUNNY ISLES BEACH