2022-06-07 Affidavit & POPAAlNVM FILE
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INDEPENDENT
NWSMEDIA INC. USA
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Ka-
trina Elsken Muros, who on oath says that she is Editor
in Chief of the Lake Okeechobee News, a weekly news-
paper published in Okeechobee County, Florida; that the
attached copy of advertisement, being a Public Notice in
the matter of
Public Notice
in the 19th Judicial District of the Circuit Court of
Okeechobee County, Florida, was published in said news-
paper in the issues of
05/25/22
(Print Dates)
or by publication on the newspaper's website, if authorized,
on
05/25/22, 05/26/22. 05/27/22, 05/28/22, 05/29/22, 05/30/22, 05/31/22,
06/01 /22
(Website Dates)
Affiant further says that the newspaper complies with all
legal requirements for publication in Chapter 50, Florida
Statutes.
Katrina Elsken Muros
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physical presence or online notarization, this
25th day of May. 2022.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council for the City of Okeechobee will conduct a regular meeting on June 7,
2022, 6:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd AVE, Rm 200, Okeechobee, FL.
The public is invited to attend and be heard on all matters. Copies of the agenda will be available at the meeting, or
prior to the meeting, and may be viewed and/or downloaded from https://www.cityofokeechobee. com/AgendaMinutes-
CityCouncil.html.
In addition to general items of discussion and consideration, a Public Hearing will be conducted to consider adopting the
following proposed ordinance, which can be inspected in its entirety at https://www.cityofokeechobee.com/pubIic-
notice.html or in the City Clerk's Office, Rm 100, during normal business hours, Mon -Fri, 8 AM to 4:30 PM, excluding
holidays.
ORDINANCE NO. 1253, Adoption Postponed at the May 17th Meeting to June 7th: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE CITY CHARTER;
PROVIDING FINDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE CURRENT CHARTER AND A PROPOSED REVISED
CHARTER; CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM FOR ELECTORS OF THE CITY TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO APPROVE
REVISIONS TO THE CITY CHARTER; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE FILING AND PUBLICATION OF THE
NEW CITY CHARTER; DECLARING THE LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR ENACTMENT OF THE ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING THE BALLOT TITLE AND BALLOT SUMMARY FOR THE REFERENDUM; PROVIDING FOR OTHER
RELATED MATTERS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
EFFECTIVE DATES.
This Ordinance adopts the proposed wording for a referendum question to be on the November 8, 2022, General Election
Ballot. The ballot title and summary for the shall be as follows:
REVISION OF THE CITY CHARTER
FOR THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
Shall the Charter for the City of Okeechobee be updated and revised to retain the current Mayor -City Council -
Administrator form of government, (i) incorporate a Citizens' Bill of Rights; (ii) update and modernize the City Charter; (iii)
codify a number of charter -type provisions now in the City Code of Ordinance, but not in the City Charter; (vi) eliminate
provisions that are obsolete or inconsistent with, state law and modern municipal governance; and (v) render the City
Clerk Office from an elective position to an appointive position:
Yes
No
BE ADVISED that should you intend to show any document, picture, video, or items to the City Council in support or
opposition to any item on the agenda, a copy of the document, picture, video, or item must be provided to the Board
Secretary for the City's records.
ANY PERSON DECIDING TO APPEAL any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered
at this meeting will need to ensure a verbatim record of the proceeding is made and the record includes the testimony
and evidence upon which the appeal will be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with
disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk's Office in
person or call 863-763-9814, Hearing Impaired: Florida Relay 7-1-1 no later than four business days prior to proceeding.
By: Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr.
City Clerk Lane Gamiotea
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