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ORDINANCE NO. 2001- ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY
ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 99-65
PERTAINING TO "ELECTIONS," BY AMENDING SECTION 5,
"CANVASS OF ELECTION RETURNS, CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION' BY
REVISING THE COMPOSITION OF THE CANVASSING BOARD;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Section 2.4 of the Municipal Charter of the City of Sunny Isles Beach,
provides that the procedures for qualifying as a candidate for the office of Mayor or City
Commissioner shall be prescribed by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach adopted Ordinance
No. 99-65, pertaining to Elections; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach wishes to amend
Section 5, "Canvass of Election Returns, Certificate Of Election" of Ordinance No. 99-65, to
revise the composition of the Canvassing Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 5, "Canvass of Election Returns, Certificate of Election" of Ordinance
No. 99-65 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"All municipal elections which do not appear on the same ballot as a county election
shall be canvassed by a board comprised of the City Clerk, the City
Manager, and _ registered voter! to be designated by the City Commission, who shall
serve with the assistance ofthe Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. The City Clerk
shall present a certification of election results to the City Commission at the first meeting of the
City Commission following an election. Canvassing of election returns shall be conducted
under applicable provisions of the Florida Statutes."
Section 2. Repeal of Conflicting Provisions.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
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Section 3. Severability.
If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is declared invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder shall not be affected by
such invalidity.
Section 4. Inclusion in the Code.
The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and made a part of the Code of the
City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida as an addition thereto, and may be renumbered to conform to
any uniformed numbering system.
Section 5. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall become effective ten days after adoption on second reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED upon first reading this 215t day of June, 2001.
PASSED AND ADOPTED upon second reading this 1~4-\iay of~UL'f, 2001.
ATTEST: .,'
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Richard Brown-Morilla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Motion on second reading by:
Second on second reading by:
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Vote:
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Commissioner Iglesias
Commissioner Morrow
Commissioner Turetsky
Vice-Mayor Kauffman
Mayor Samson
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V(yes)
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JL{yes)
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