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0388 Mayoral Election4 ORDINANCE NUMBER 388 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13 OF THE CHARTER LAWS OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE BY ABOLISHING THE PUBLIC ELECTION OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR BY AMEND- ING SAID SECTION TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL ELECT ONE OF THEIR MEMBERS TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR: TO FURTHER PROVIDE THAT THE AMENDMENT OF THE CHARTER AS SET FORTH HEREIN BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE AT THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Section 166.031 Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions of law. SECTION 2. FINDING. It is necessary, desirable and in the best interest of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, and its inhabitants that the Charter of the City of Okeechobee be amended to abolish the Public Election of Mayor. SECTION 3. PROCEDURE. The City Council of the City of Okeechobee by adoption of this Ordinance, submits to the electors of said Municipality the proposed amendment to its Charter; and such proposed amendment shall be submitted to a vote of the electors at the next regular election on December 7, 1976. SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. That Section 13 of the Charter of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, which provides for the Public Election of the Mayor of the City of Okeechobee, is hereby amended to provide that members of the City Council shall elect one of their members to be President of the Council and Mayor. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be ef- fective immediately upon its Final Passage in accordance with the pro- cedures set forth in Section 166.041 Florida Statutes. SECTION 6. ELECTION. After the effective date of this Ordinance, the Charter Amendment set forth herein shall be /1'1'101.1,..VI` • submitted to a referendum vote of the electors of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, at its next regular election on December 7, 1976, and if passed, shall take effect January 1, 1979. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of November, 1976. President City Council ATTEST: APPROVED BY ME this 4th day of November, 1976. ( Mayor City of Okeechobee, Florida 0 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 Meeting of the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, to be held on November 4, 1976, at 1:30 P.M., at the City Hall, or as soon thereafter as such Ordinance may be read and considered for passage: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13 OF THE CHARTER LAWS OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE BY ABOLISHING THE PUBLIC ELECTION OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR BY AMENDING SAID SECTION TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL ELECT ONE OF THEIR MEMBERS TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR: TO FURTHER PROVIDE THAT THE AMEND- MENT OF THE CHARTER AS SET FORTH HEREIN BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE AT THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION. 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. PUBLISH: 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.388 , 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 21st day of September, passed on second reading by title only on the 5th 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 lath 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. (City Seal) 1 Presiden City Council City Clerk FISHERRAN'S PARADISE * REEF AND DAIRY CAPITAL OF FLORIDA The Okeechobee News AMIAsion0Sunslii.Mewspispers,114, .P.0.15..6311 0k...1.4..,,F4H4. 33412 Published Weekly Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. David Fleming who on oath says he is Publisher 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 Section 13 of the Charter Laws of the City of Okeechobee, Florida in the City Clerk's Office - City of Oke-chobee a(oitA of Okeechobee County, Florida, was published in said newspaper in the issues of October 21, 1976 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 AD19 76 Notary Public, State of FltiffeifkieltplIgke5, ATE or FLORIDA AT LARGE MY COMMISSInN EXPIRES MAR. 26, 19711 ROIICIrD THRU Ge4Fssi INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS My Commission expires ON OP PROPOSED OffINNAMICE „non= AnnOw *von itnn an orconanwricrinon WOW Tia IMF 404y alit be Factid 07 770174 007, 11901 afiediag et ,Mer MeallniVel the OW ICesincil of Me _CUT 'Of 017000110010* lorldL *0 Di non on orroorkinr 4. .476. at 1 ao tin.. at OW CI1lf17•77• or $oon Itoriiitter es "ids Ordinsreci May bi--rar-VW semddered for .10010e0e: As oitIMIAke AMENDING SECTION fl OF THE CHARTER LAWS , Of THE CITY Of OKEECHOBEE BY ABOLISHING THE PUBLIC : ELECTION OF THE Off ICE OF MAYOR BY ~....0111411 SECTION TO �UII9 li- Th ' :MEMBERS Of TOE crry ' users. mat*. ELECT ONE TOM* MISOMEItil TO BS cPRESIDENT OP Thai COUNCW AND MAYOR: .10 FURTHER PROVIDE Ti4AT THE AMEND ' MONT .0f THE CHAIR'S* AS 7 SET FORTH HEREIN BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELEC. TORS OF TR4E CITY Of OKEE THE WWI REGIILAIL .. Or11MflCSm1Y tilf 10000” In Offlataf the City Clerk et the CItT • CfW of Okeechobee. Merida. pert*" may appear at said and be Mood with malted to enactment of said Ordinance. , Y ORDER OF THE CITY UNC IL SANDRA MIN CITY C! : comber 21, 1976 Okeechobee News