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

council before it becomes effective. The city finance officer shall be removed by the city manager but said removal shall not become effective without the approval of the city council. The city finance officer shall administer and be responsible for the financial affairs of the city in accordance with the provisions of this Charter and applicable ordinances. The finance officer shall be thehead of the finance department of the city which shall include accounting, treasury, and collections. The finance officer shall receive such compensation as provided for in the city's pay plan. The city finance officer shall have graduated with a degree from an accredited four -year college; have proven 1/ 2/ 2008 http:// libraryl. municode. com /default/DoeView /11041./ l./ 3/ 5  CHAPTER H. CITY CLERK Page 2 of 2 administrative ability and a minimum of five (5) years experience in governmental accounting or auditing. Section .14( a), Custody of city money, etc,. The city finance officer shall collect, receive, have custody of and disburse all taxes, licenses, fees, and other moneys belonging to the city government, subject to the provisions of the Charter and ordinances enacted thereunder; all moneys received by any department or agency of the city for, or in connection with the business of the city government, shall be promptly delivered over to the city finance officer and placed into the city treasury and be deposited with responsible banking institutions to bedesignated by the city finance officer, with the approval of the council, in accordance with such regulations and subject to such requirements as to security for deposits and interest thereon as may be established by ordinance or state statute. All interest on moneys belonging to the city shall accrue to the benefit of the various fund accounts of the city government the city finance officer shall have custody of all sinking funds, investments and invested funds of the city, or in possession of the city ina fiduciary capacity and keep a record of such investments and maintain a record of all bonds and certificates of city indebtedness. The city finance officer shall have authority and shall be required to maintain accounting control over the finances of the city government; to examine all contracts, orders, and other documents by which the city incurs financial obligations, having ascertained before approval that moneys have been duly appropriated and allotted to meet such obligations and will become available when the obligations have become due and payable; to audit and approve all bills, invoices, payrolls, and other evidences of claims, demands, or charges against the city government and to determine the regularity, legality, and correctness of such claims, demands or charges; to make monthly reports of all receipts and expenditures of the city government to the manager and the council and to make monthly reports on funds, appropriations, allotments, encumbrances, and authorized payments, to the manager and the council; and to perform such other duties pertaining to the financial records of the city government as the council may requireby ordinance. Tg http:// Iibraryl. municode.com/default/DocView/ I 1041/ 1/ 3/ 5 1/ 2/ 2008 CHAPTER III. ELECTIONS Page 1 of 5 CHAPTER lil. ELECTIONS Section 15. Municipal elections. Beginning with the year 2000, the first primary election for the choice of elective municipal officers to be elected by the electors of the city shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and in the event that a second primary election is ever required as hereinafter provided, the said second primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in December and said elections shall be held thereafter on the same day; since the term of office for those officials elected in 1989 shall be for four (4) years, there shall be a municipal election in November of 1993, and the term of office for those persons to be elected to the office of mayor and /or city council and the city clerk shall at that election be for a term of three (3) years and beginning with the municipal election of November 1996 be for a term of four ( 4) years thereafter; and for those officials elected in 1991 the term of office shall be for three (3) years and beginning with the municipal election of November 1996 be for a term of four (4) years thereafter; and beginning in 1994 said municipal elections shall be held biennially thereafter as hereinabove set forth. The council may by resolution order a special election, fix the time for holding same, and provide all means for holding same. The polls shall open at 7: 00 a. m. on the day of the election and shall be kept open until 7: 00 p. m. the same day. Ord. No. 2000 -7785, §§ 1, 2, 2 -7 -00) Section 16. Regulation of elections. The council shall make all needful rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Charter, for the conduct of elections, for the prevention of frauds in elections,, and for the recount of the ballots in case df doubt or fraud, and shall canvass the returns and declare the result thereof. Except as herein otherwise provided the municipal elections shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in conformity with the general laws governing state elections. Section 17. Use of voting machines. It shall be permissible for the city council to adopt and place in use at any municipal election the method known as the punch card balloting or votomatic machines in such manner as it is now, or may hereafter be, authorized by the general laws of the state. . Section 18. Officers to be elected. The city council shall be divided into six (6) groups or seats as follows: Seat 1 - At -Large Seat 2 - At -Large Seat 3 - At -Large Seat 4 - District 1 Seat 5 - District 2 Seat 6 - District 3 0-J3 http:// libraryl-municode.com/ default/DocView/ l1041/ l/ 3/ 6 1/ 2/ 2008 CHAPTER III. ELECTIONS Page 2 of 5 In qualifying for election to city council each candidate shall designate the seat for which he or she intends to run on the council. One city councilperson shall be elected for each seat. Any number of candidates may qualify for any one seat, but no person shall qualify at the same time for more than one seat. Any candidate qualifying for a district seat shall be a qualified elector and a bona fide resident of that district at the time the candidate qualifies. Candidates for mayor shall also designate andqualify for their particular office. If a candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for any particular seat or office at the first primary election, he shall be declared elected to said seat or office. However, if no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for any particular seat or office at the first primary election, the two 2) candidates for each seat of the council as well as candidates for mayor receiving the two (2) highest number of votes for that seat or for the office of mayor shalihave their names placed on the ballot for that seat or office at the second primary election. At the second primary election, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each council seat and for the office of mayor, respectively, shall be declared elected to such representative seat of the council or the office of the mayor. In both the first primary and second primary elections, all electors shall be instructed to vote for each separate seat or office. Section 19. Nominations. ( Amended 1990 - Chapter 90 -440, douse Bill No. 3271) Any qualified elector of the city may be nominated to be a candidate for mayor and an at -large council seat in the city by petition of any ten ( 10) electors of the city. Any qualified elector of the city and any resident of the district may be nominated for a district council seat from the district within which the nominee resides by petition of any ten ( 10) electors residing in the district in which the candidate intends to run. Any candidate qualifying for mayor or an at -large council seat must be a bonafide resident of the city for at least six ( 6) months prior to qualifying. Any candidate qualifying for a district seat must be a bona fide resident of the city and the district the candidate is running in for at least six 6) months prior to qualifying. A candidate seeking to qualify for nomination of an election shall file his qualification papers with, and pay the qualifying fees to, the clerk at any time after noon of the first day for qualifying, which shall be the fiftieth day prior to the first primary, but not later than noon on the forty - sixth day prior to the date of the first primary. Any person nominated but not qualified as provided for in this Charter shall not have their name printed on the ballot. The petitions shall be in the following form: We, the undersigned ten ( 10) electors and residents of District of the City of Jacksonville Beach, hereby nominate ( seat number of Councilperson) to be voted for at the election to be held on the day of November, A.D. and we individually certify that we are qualified to vote at such election. Name ACCEPTANCE OF NOMINATION I HEREBY ACCEPT the nomination for the office of ( seat number of Councilperson) and state that I am qualified to be a candidate for the office and agree to serve if elected. 76 http:// Iibraryl. municode.com/default/DocView/ I 1041/ 1/ 3/ 6 112/ 2008 CHAPTER 111. ELECTIONS Page 3 of 5 Signature of Candidate) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY that the above petition was filed with me on the day of A.D. 19 City Clerk" Simultaneously with the filing of the nomination petition and acceptance with the city clerk, the nominated candidate shall pay over to the city clerk the required filing fee. The amount of the said filing fee for each elected office shall be as follows: Office of mayor ... $ 400. 00 Office of councilperson ... 200. 00 Office of city clerk ... 300. 00 Any candidate may withdraw his nomination not later than the last day for filing nomination papers by filing a notice of withdrawal with the city clerk. Any candidate who has not withdrawn his nomination by the last day for filing nomination papers cannot have his name removed from the official ballot. Appendix "A" District 1 Commencing at the intersection of the easterly projection of the centerline of Beach Boulevard ( U. S. Highway 90) with the low tide line of the Atlantic Ocean; thence south along the low tide line of the Atlantic Ocean to its intersection with the easterly projection of the centerline of 16th Avenue South; thence west along the centedine of 16th Avenue South to its intersection with the centerline of South 3rd Street ( State Route AM); thence south along the