0391 (Court Costs)ORDINANCE NO. 391
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO SLID
CHAPTER 13 TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 13 -8 PROVIDING FOR THE
ASSESSMENT OF ONE DOLLAR AS COURT COSTS AGAINST EVERY PER-
SON CONVICTED OF VIOLATING A MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE, TO BE
USED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida enacted what is now
Chapter 69 -111, Florida Statutes, authorizing municipalities to assess the
additional sum of one dollar as costs against all persons convicted in the
municipal court of any city for violation of a municipal ordinance, said
amount to be used for law enforcement education expenses for law enforcement
officers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee wishes to implement the provisions of
said Chapter 69 -111 of the Florida Statutes, so as to provide additional
funds for the education and training of law enforcement officers in said
City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 22 ORDAINED BY WE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEE-
CHOBEE, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That the Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Okee-
chobee be and its hereby agthorized to assess, in addition to the other court
eosts assessed against persons convicted in said court of the violation of ar;q
municipal ordinance of said city, the sum of one dollar, to be used for law
enforcement education expensee for the law enforcement officers of said city
as provided by Section 18 of the Chapter 69 -111 of the laws of the State of
Florida.
SECTION 2. All funds derived from the assessing of costs as in this
Ordinance provided shall be remitted to the City Clerk and by her kept in a
special fund to be known as Law Enforcement Education Fund, which shall be
expended only for such purposeb.
SECTION 3. All Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective November 9, 1976.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, this
9th day of November, 1976.
ATTEST:
Presi t City Council
APPROVED BY ME TRIS 9th day of November, 1976.
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Mayor
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that the Ordinance described below
by title only will be placed on third and final reading at the
Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Okeechobee,
Florida, to be held on November 9, 1976, at 7:00 P.M., at the
City Hall, or as soon thereafter as such Ordinance may be read
and considered for passage.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE CODE OF OR-
DINANCES OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE BY ADDING A NEW
SECTION TO SAID CHAPTER 13 TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 13-
8 PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ONE DOLLAR AS COURT
COSTS AGAINST EVERY PERSON CONVICTED OF VIOLATING A
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE, TO BE USED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
EDUCATION PURPOSES.
Said Ordinance may be inspected in the office of the City
Clerk at the City Hall, City of Okeechobee, Florida. Interested
parties may appear at said meeting and be heard with respect to-
the enactment of said Ordinance.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
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E. -H. Hunt
Vice - Chairman of City Council
City of Okeechobee, Florida
PUBLISHED IN THE OKEECHOBEE NEWS: October 21, 1976.
STATE OF FLORIDA, )
SS
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY )
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, CHAIRMAN OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY CLERK,
of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, do hereby certify that the foregoing
and above Ordinance No. 391, was duly advertised by title only in the
Okeechobee News on the 21st day of October, 1976, was duly introduced, read
and passed on first reading by the City Council of the City of Okeechobee,
Florida, on the 5th day of October, passed on second reading by title only
on the 19th day of October, 1976, copy of said Ordinance was made available
at the office of the City Clerk to the public upon request during the time
between the first and third reading of the Ordinance, and was duly read
and passed on third and final reading on the 9th day of November, 1976, by
the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida.
IN WITNESS HEREWITH, we hereunto set our hands and affix the official
seal of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, this the 8th day of November, 1976.
President City Council
City Clerk
(City Seal)
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Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
J. David Fleming
who on oath says he is P u b l i s h e r of the
Okeechobee News, a weekly newspaper published at
Okeechobee, in Okeechobee County, Florida; that the
attached copy of advertisement, being a
Notice of Proposed Ordinance
in the matter of
An ordinance amending Ch2pter
13 of the code of ordinance of the
City of Okeechobee, Florida
in the City Clerk's Office - City
of Okeechobee
County, Florida, was published in said newspaper in the
issues of
October 21, 1976
iswtof Okeechobee
Affiant further says that the said Okeechobee News is a
newspaper published at Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee
County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore
been published continuously in said Okeechobee County,
Florida, each week and has been entered as second class
mail matter at the post office in Okeechobee, in said
Okeechobee County, Florida, for a period of one year next
preceding the first publication of the attached copy of
advertisement; and affiant further says that he has neither
paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any
discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of
securing this advertisement for publication in the said
newspaper.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
day of October
22nd
A D 19_26.
Notary Public, State of F1Q ihtvlla�igeciATE of FLORIDA AT LARGE
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES MAR. 26. 1978
My Commission expires BONDED TMRU GENERAL INSURANCE UNDERWRfTI1RS
NOTICE QF
PROPOS=DORDINANCE
11 11♦rsby given that the
bNlnce .d ,cribed below by title
y will be placed on third and final
(ding at the Regular Meeting of the
Council ofthe City of Okeechobee,
fonds, to be held on November t,
3976, at 7:CO• P.M., at the City Hall, or
as soon thereafter as Such Ordinana
may be read and considered for
pssaalte.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 13 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE BY ADDING A
NEW SECTION TO SAID
.' =CHAPTER 13 TO BE KNOWN AS
r SECTION 134 PROVIDING FOR
THE ASSESSMENT OF ONE
DOLLAR AS COURT COSTS
EVERY PERSON
CONVICTED OF VIOLATING A
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE, TO
BE USED, FOR LAW EN-
FORCEMENT EDUCATION
PURPOSES.
Said Ordinance may
the office of the Ctrs, `C
Hall, City of OkasttMSbee, ..
Interested partdtay appear* said
MOMS and be herd with respect to
the enactmar4t,9 SIMI Ordinance.
BY OR R. :THE 'CIT'Y
COUNCIL.
E.H. Hunt
V ice-Chairmanof City C
City of Okeechobee, F�O
Publish: October 21, 1976
The Okeechobee News