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ORDINANCE NO. 2009 - 31 '7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER
26 OF THE CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW ARTICLE
III TO INCORPORATE GENERAL ELECTION PROVISIONS;
PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECIT ALS;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach is required to hold elections for the offices of
Mayor and City Commission, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 26 of the City Code and Articles 2 and 5 of the
City Charter, the City's elections are supposed to be conducted in a certain manner, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it necessary to incorporate general election
procedures into Chapter 26 of the City Code to create a comprehensive Election Code,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals, The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby
ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this
Ordinance upon adoption hereof.
Section 2, Amendment. Chapter 26 of the Sunny Isles Beach Code is hereby
amended to create a new Article III to read as follows:
ARTICLE III GENERAL ELECTION PROVISIONS
~ 26-13. Elections.
(a) Electors, Any person who is a resident of the City, has qualified as an elector of the
State and registers to vote in the manner prescribed by law shall be an elector of the
City,
(b) Nonpartisan Elections, All elections for the City Commission and Mayor shall be
conducted on a nonpartisan basis and no ballot shall show the party designation of any
candidate,
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(c)
Election Dates, Commencing in the year 2010 and thereafter, the City's general election
shall be held in even-numbered years in November. A run-off election, if necessary,
shall be held in December. In the event an election date falls on a religious holiday, the
City Commission may, by ordinance, change the dates for qualifying and for the election,
General Election, The ballot for the general election shall contain the names of all
qualified candidates for Mayor, if the Mayor's term is expiring, and for each of the two
Commission positions which are to be filled as a result of two members' terms expiring,
and shall instruct electors to cast one vote for Mayor, if applicable, and one vote for each
Commission seat, with a maximum of one vote per candidate, If any candidate for
Mayor receives a number of votes greater than 50% of the total number of ballots cast,
such candidate shall be the duly elected Mayor. If any candidate(s) for Commission
receive(s) a number of votes greater than 50% of the total number of ballots cast, such
candidate(s) shall be duly elected to the Commission,
Run-off Election, The ballot for the run-off election shall contain the names of
the two candidates for Mayor, if applicable, and the names of the two candidates
for each Commission seat who received the most votes in the general election,
The ballot shall instruct electors to cast one vote for Mayor and to cast one vote
for each Commission seat, with a maximum of one vote per candidate, The
candidate for Mayor receiving the most votes shall be duly elected Mayor. The
candidates for each Commission seat receiving the most votes shall be duly
elected to that Commission seat.
(d)
(e)
(f)
Special Elections, Special elections, when required, shall be scheduled by the
Commission at such times and in such manner as shall be consistent with the Charter.
(g)
Single Candidates, No election for Mayor or any Commission seat shall be required in
any election if there is only one duly qualified candidate for Mayor or for any
Commission seat That candidate shall be considered elected automatically,
Absentee Votes, Absentee voting will be permitted as provided by the laws of the State
and under such conditions as may be prescribed by ordinance from time to time;
provided, however, that no ordinance shall limit the right to vote by absentee ballot
available under State law,
(h)
(i)
Commencement of Terms, The term of office of any elected official will commence on
the 30th day following the day of the general or run-off election in which he/she is
elected, unless that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, in which case it shall be the next
Monday immediately following, at 12 o'clock noon ("commencement term"), and will
end at midnight of the day before the commencement term,
~ 26-14. Election and Terms of Office.
(a) Election and Term of Office. Each Commissioner and the Mayor shall be elected at-
large for four year terms by the electors of the City in the manner provided in Article 5
of the Charter. The four year term length for each Commissioner and the Mayor which
is provided for in Section 2.3(a) of the Charter shall be extended as necessary to
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(b)
accomplish the election date revision made pursuant to Section 5.1 (c) of the Charter.
Accordingly, the terms of office of the Mayor and City Commissioners which would
otherwise expire in November 2009 shall instead expire in November 2010 and the
terms of office of the City Commissioners which would otherwise expire in November
of2011 shall instead expire in November 2012,
Residential Boundary Areas, The City shall be divided into four (4) residential areas,
The Northern Residential Area shall be called Seat L The Central Residential Area
shall be called Seat 2, The Southern Residential Area shall be called Seat 3 and the
Mid-South Residential Area shall be called Seat 4, One Commissioner shall reside in
the Northern Residential Area (Seat 1), one Commissioner shall reside in the Central
Residential Area (Seat 2); one Commissioner shall reside in the Southern Residential
Area (Seat 3); and one Commissioner shall reside in the Mid-South Residential Area
(Seat 4), Persons running from a particular Residential Area must be a resident of the
Residential Area which s/he proposes to represent on the Commission at the time of
qualifying, at the time of his/her election and must continue to reside in such
Residential Area during his/her term of office, Commissioners holding Seats 1, 2, 3 or
4 are collectively referred to as the "Residential Area Commissioners", individually as a
"Residential Area Commissioner",
(c)
Description of Seat areas, Seat 1 encompasses the northern residential area of the City
and shall consist of all addresses north of 178th Street to the northern corporate City
limits, Seat 2 encompasses the central residential area of the City and shall consist of
all addresses south of 178th and north of the center line of 172nd Street Seat 3
encompasses the southern residential area of the City and shall consist of all addresses
south of Sunny Isles Boulevard (SR 826) to the southern corporate City limits, Seat 4
encompasses the mid-south residential area of the City and shall consist of all addresses
from the south side of 172nd Street south to and including Sunny Isles Boulevard (SR
826), A diagram of the redrawn residential boundary areas, showing the addresses
within each Seat, is attached hereto as Exhibit "A",
(d)
Revision of Residential Boundary areas, The City Commission may from time to time
redraw the boundaries of the residential areas to ensure proportionality based on
population growth, The boundary changes shall be made available to the public
immediately upon the adoption of the Ordinance. The boundaries of each residential
area shall be established by Ordinance based on population, Said Ordinance is required
to be adopted by a super-majority vote or 4-1 vote of the City Commission,
Limitations on Len~hs of Service, No person shall serve as Mayor for more than two
elected terms, No person shall serve as a Commissioner for more than two elected
terms, A "term" shall be deemed commenced upon election, whether or not it is
actually completed, except that a vacancy being filled for less than two years remaining
in the filling of that term shall not be counted as a "term" under this section,
(e)
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~ 26-15. Qualifications.
Candidates for Commissioner or Mayor shall qualify for election by the filing of a written notice
of candidacy with the Clerk of the City at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by
ordinance and payment to the City Clerk of the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100,00) as a
qualifying fee. A person may not be a candidate for Commission and Mayor in the same
election, Only electors of the City who have resided continuously in the City for at least one
year preceding the date of such filing (and in the respective Residential Area from which the
candidate may seek to qualify for election) shall be eligible to hold the Office of Commissioner,
including Mayor.
~ 26-16 lS. Vacancies; Forfeiture of Office; Filling of Vacancies.
(a) Vacancies, The office of a Commissioner (including the Mayor) shall become vacant
upon his/her death, resignation, disability which in this case shall mean incapacity to
perform the duties of office, suspension or removal from office in any manner authorized
by law, or by forfeiture of his/her office,
(b) Forfeiture of Office,
i) Forfeiture by disqualification, A Commissioner shall forfeit his/her office if at any
time during his/her term s/he (1) ceases to maintain his/her permanent residence
in the City, (2) in the case of a Residential Area Commissioner, upon his/her
ceasing to reside in his/her respective Residential Area, or (3) otherwise ceases to
be a qualified elector of the City,
ii) Forfeiture by absence, A Commissioner shall be subject to forfeiture of his/her
office, in the discretion of the remaining Commissioners, if s/he is absent with
good cause from any six regular meetings of the Commission during any calendar
year (provided such meetings do not occur in less than a three-month period), or if
s/he is absent without good cause from any four, or three as to the Mayor,
consecutive regular meetings of the Commission, whether or not during the same
calendar year.
iii) Procedures, The Commission shall be the sole judge of the qualifications of its
members and shall hear all questions relating to forfeiture of a Commissioner's
office, including whether or not good cause for absence has been or may be
established, The burden of establishing good cause shall be on the Commissioner
in question; provided, however, that any Commissioner may at any time during
any duly held meeting move to establish good cause for the absence of
him/herself or the absence of any other Commissioner, from any past, present or
future meeting(s), which motion, if carried, shall be conclusive, A Commissioner
whose qualifications are in question, or, who is otherwise subject to forfeiture of
his/her office, shall not vote on any such matters, The Commissioner in question
shall be entitled to a public hearing(s) on request regarding an alleged forfeiture
of office, If a public hearing is requested, notice thereof shall be published in one
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or more newspapers of general circulation in the City at least one week in advance
of the hearing, Any final determination by the Commission that a Commissioner
has forfeited his/her office shall be made by resolution, All votes and other acts of
the Commissioner in question prior to the effective date of such resolution shall
be valid regardless of the grounds of forfeiture,
(c) Filling of Vacancies of Mayor and Commissioners,
i) If the Mayor's position becomes vacant, and no more than six (6) months remain
in the unexpired term of the Mayor, the Vice-Mayor shall complete the term of
Mayor. If more than six (6) months remain in the unexpired term of the Mayor,
the vacancy shall be filled by a special election to be held not sooner than forty-
five (45) days or more than ninety (90) days following the occurrence of the
vacancy, unless there is a City, County or State or national election scheduled to
take place not sooner than forty-five (45) or more than ninety (90) days following
the occurrence of the vacancy, in which case the vacancy shall be filled by the
scheduled election, The Vice-Mayor shall serve the term of the Mayor until the
special election or scheduled election, A new Vice-Mayor shall serve until the
election or scheduled election, unless reappointed,
ii) If the vacancy occurs on the Commission, and no more than six (6) months
remain in the unexpired term, the vacancy shall be filled by a nominee of the
Mayor, within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of the vacancy subject to
confirmation of the Commission. If more than six months remain in the
unexpired term of a Commissioner, the vacancy shall be filled by a special
election to be held not sooner than forty-five (45) days or more than ninety (90)
days following the occurrence ofthe vacancy, unless there is a City, County, State
or national election scheduled to take place not sooner than forty-five (45) days or
more than ninety (90) days following the occurrence of the vacancy, in which
case the vacancy shall be filled by the scheduled election, The vacancy occurring
on the Commission shall be filled by a nominee of the Mayor within thirty (30)
days following the occurrence of the vacancy, subject to the confirmation of the
Commission, The nominee shall fill the vacancy until the special election or
scheduled election,
iii) A vacancy in any Residential Area seat shall be filled by a qualified person
residing in the respective Residential Area,
iv) Persons filling vacancies shall meet the qualifications specified in Section 2.5 of
the Charter.
v) If no candidate for a vacancy meets the qualifications under Article 2 of the
Charter for that vacancy, the Commission shall appoint a person qualified under
Article 2 of the Charter to fill the vacancy, who shall serve until the next regularly
scheduled election for the balance of the original term, but only after a public
hearing and in addition to regular notice requirements, if such vacancy applies to a
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specific Residential Area, after 10 days mailed notice is given to all electors of
that particular Residential Area.
vi) Notwithstanding any quorum requirements established herein, if at any time the
full membership of the Commission is reduced to less than a quorum, the
remaining members may, by unanimous vote, appoint additional members to the
extent otherwise permitted or required under subsection (c) of Section 2,5 of the
Charter.
vii) In the event that all members of the Commission are removed by death, disability,
recall, forfeiture of office and/or resignation, the Governor shall appoint interim
Commissioners who shall call a special election within not less than 30 days or
more than 60 days after such appointment Such election shall be held in the same
manner as the first elections under the Charter; provided, however, that if there
are less than six months remaining in any of the unexpired terms, such interim
Commission appointee(s) by the Governor shall serve out the unexpired terms,
Appointees must meet all requirements for candidates provided for in Article 2 of
the Charter.
Section 3. Severability, The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable and if
any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid
or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections,
sentences, clause, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall remain in effect, it being the
legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part,
Section 4. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the Commission, and it is hereby
ordained, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the code of the
City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida; and that the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or
relettered to accomplish such intentions; and that the word "ordinance" shall be changed to
"section" or other appropriate word, as required,
Section 5, Repealer. All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed,
Section 6, Effective Date, This Ordinance shall be effective ten (10) days after adoption on
second reading, except the provisions relating to the boundaries of the Residential Areas will not
take effect until the 2010 municipal election,
PASSED and ADOPTED on first reading the Iq~ day of r::=;.bw~2009,
PASSED and ADOPTED on second reading the ~ day of rv\ AR.~\-\ 2009,
! orman S. Edelcup; Mayor
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Mayor Edelcup
Vice Mayor Thaler
Commissioner Brezin
Commissioner Goodman
Commissioner Scholl
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City of Sunny Isles Beach
Voting Districts
Residents of the City of Sunny Isles Beach elect
a mayor and four commissioners (seats 1 - 4) to
serve on the City Commission, The city is divided
into four residential areas with one commissioner
per area filling commission seats 1,2,3, & 4.
Candidates for mayor can reside anywhere in the
city,
Seat 1 encompasses the northem residential area
of the city, which consists of all addresses north of
178 St to the northern corporate City limits,
Seat 2 encompasses the central residential area of
the city, which consists of all addresses south of 178
St, to the north of the center line of 172 SI.
Seat 3 encompasses the southern residential area of
the city, which consists of all addresses south of Sunny
Isles Blvd. (SR 826) to the southern corporate City limits.
Seat 4 encompasses the mid-south residential area of
the city, which consists of all addresses from the south
side of 172 SI. south to & including Sunny Isles Blvd,
(SR 826),
City residents vote for mayor and all four commissioners
to four-year terms, Each year, members of the City
Commission elect one of the commissioners to serve
as vice mayor for the coming year.
.. Northern Residential Area - Seat 1
.. Central Residential Area - Seat 2
CJ Southern Residential Area - Seat 3
CJ Mid-South Residential Area - Seat 4
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Classes: Offered every Friday for
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CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Commission of the City of Sunny
Isles Beach, Rorida, will hold a public hearing in the Sunny ~Ies Beach
Government Center, DaYid P. Samson Commission Chambers, 18070 Collins
Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach. Rorida, on Thursday, March 19, 2009, at
6:00 p,m" to consider final adoption of the following proposed Ordinance;
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CIlY COMMISSION OF THE CIlY OF SUNNY
ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY
CODE TO PRDVIDE FOR A NEW ARTICLE III TO INCORPORATE
GENERAl B.ECTlON PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION
OF RECITALS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFUCT; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILIlY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
Inquiries regarding this ~em may be directed to the City Clerk at
305.792.1703. A copy of this document is available for public Inspection
during normal business hours in City Hall.
Jane A, Hines, CMC, City Clerk
All peffiOns are invited to appear at this meeting or be represented by an agen~ or to
express their views In writing addressed to the City Commission rio the City Cieri<,
City of SuMY I~es Beach, 18070 Collins Avenue. Sunny Isles Beach. RorIda. 33160.
MY person wishing to address the City Commission at a publiC hearing is asked to
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under such circumstances, additional legal Mtice would not be provided. II a peISOn
decides to appeal any deoision made by the City Commission with respect to .':::l
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made, YAlich record includes the testimony and eYidence upon YAlich the appeal ~
to be based. This Mtice does not constiMe consent by the City for introduction or
admission of otherwise inadmissille or inelevant evidence. nor does it authorize
challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law,
In accordance with the Americans with Oisabilities Act, all peISOnS YAlo are disabled
and who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting because of
that disability should contact the City Manager at 305.947.0606, no later than
48 hours prior to the proceedings; if hearing impaired, please telephone the TTY line
at 305.792.1590 for assistance,
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Commission of the City of
Sunny Isles Beach. Florida, will hold a public hearing in the Sunny
Isles Beach Government Center, David P. Samson Commission
Chambers, 18070 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Aorida, on
Thursday, March 19,2009, at 6:00 p.m., to consider final adoption of
the following proposed Ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH. FLORIDA. R8.ATlNG TO THE SEA
TlJRTLES PROTECTION, TlJRTLE NESTING PROTECTION
REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE AND 1NTENl;
PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES; PROVIDING FOR LIGHTING STANDARDS ON
EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PUBLIC BEACH
AREA IN THE MUR DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABIUTY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION: PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE,
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Inquiries regarding this item may be directed to the Ctty Clerk at
305~792.1703. A copy of this document is available for public inspection
during normal business hours in City Hall.
Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk
All pe~ons .. invited to _ppear _tthls mHIing 0( be represented by ... agent, or 10 oprns
the.. VIews in wriling lIddressed to the CIty Con"mission clo the City o.k. City of Sunny
Isles Beach. 18070 CoAlns Avenue, Soony Isles Beach, Florida, 33160. My ~ wishing
10 lIddre$S the CIly Commission at a public h.-lng Is uked to register with the City Clerk by
complellng a public speake~' card prior 10 the lIem being heard. The hearlng all~ mane,.
mllf be continued at !his meeting and under such c~taoc_, _ddilionallegaf notice WO\*1
not be ptOYkled. "a person decides 10 appeal any decision made by the City Commission with
I'8spKt 10 any matter considered al such meeting, they will need _ ..::on:l of the pn'IC8edll1g$
and, for such purpose. m8'fnnd to _.... that a verbatim I8COrd of the proc:eedngs Is made,
which recoro includes the testimony and IWIl:IeoaI upon which the appeal is to be based.
This notice does not constitute consent by the City for inlroduction or .oo,1ssioo of otnefwis.
inadmiSsible or irrelevant evidence. nor does It authoriZe chflllenges or appeals not otherwise
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DATE:
RE:
City of Sunny Isles Beach
18070 Collins Avenue
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
(305) 947-0606 City Hall
(305) 949-3 II 3 Fax
(305) 947-2150 Building Department
(305) 947-5107 Fax
City Commission
Norman S, Edelcup, Mayor
Lewis J. Thaler, Vice Mayor
Roslyn Brezin, Commissioner
Gerry Goodman, Commissioner
George "Bud" Scholl, Commissioner
Rick Conner, Acting City Manager
Hans Ottinot, City Attorney
Jane A, Hines, City Clerk
MEMORANDUM
The Honorable City Commission
Rick Conner, Acting City Manager
Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk ~ Ix ~
March 19, 2009
Ordinance Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to Provide for a New Article
III to Incorporate General Election Provisions
RECOMMENDATION:
It is requested that the City Commission adopt the proposed Ordinance amending Chapter 26 of
the City Code to provide for a new Article III to incorporate General Election Provisions,
REASONS:
A Special Election was held on November 4, 2008, and in accordance with the majority vote and
official election results, the City Charter was amended, The City is required to hold elections for
the offices of Mayor and City Commission in a certain manner. It is now necessary to
incorporate general election procedures into Chapter 26 of the City Code to create a
comprehensive Election Code, The attached proposed Ordinance was amended since First
Reading as follows:
. Sub-Section 26-15 "Qualifications" was inserted; and
. Section 6, Effective Date was amended by adding "except the provisions relating to the
boundaries of the Residential Areas will not take effect until the 2010 municipal
election. "
Also attached is Exhibit "A", a map indicating the new Residential Areas,
Funding available:
Approval:
Agenda ItL'IU No"
9
3-19- 09
Finance Department
Commission Meeting Date: