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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd 1782 Charter Change Ref. w Election Results' _r INANCE 1782 AN O ' r=IN CE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF C ` STVIEW, FLO ' r A, CALLING ELECTION ON PROPOSED CHARTER ' VISIONS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020; PROVIDED FOR S ; MISSION TO THE ELECTORS FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF A PROPOSAL TO PEAL PLACE PORTIONS THE ' OF OF THE EXISTING CH ' TER WITH T PROVISIONS STATED HEREIN BELOW, PROVIDING THAT THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS BE APPOINTED AS ELECTIONS OFFICER; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY SHALL BEAR ALL COSTS OF ELECTION; ESTABLISHING BALLOT TITLES AND SUMMARIES; PROVIDING CLARIFICATION OF DUTIES OF T CITY MANAGER, CITY CLE ' , AND CHANGES TO L r GUAGE GA' r ING 0' r IN CES AND RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE TO VOTING P CINCTS IN THE CITY OF C' STVIEW, PROVIDING FOR A CH GE OF DATES FOR CITY ELECTIONS TO THE GENE ` ;.L ELECTION DATES IN NOVEMBER; PROVIDING FOR CONFO.'. ANCE; PROVIDING FOR SEVE' BILITY; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER'S E" ' ORS; PROVIDING FOR THE ' PEAL OF CONFLICTING O' rIN CES; D PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT O' r AINED BY THE CITY OF C' STVIEW, FLORIDA; EREAS, the City of Crestview City Council has determined that certain changes to the current Charter of the City of Crestview would be beneficial to the City; and WHEREAS, the City of Crestview City Council has considered the proposed changes in a workshop on July 9, 2020; and WHE `.. AS, the City of Crestview City Council has reviewed and approved the proposed changes in a regular meeting on July 13, 2020; and WHE AS, the proposed changes to the City Charter are required to be submitted to the electors of the City of Crestview for their consideration and approval before becoming effective; NOW, THE `, 'FO BE IT O' r AINED BY THE CITY OF C' STVIEW, FLORIDA: Paae 121 of 202 SECTION 1. Election Referendum Set. The City Council calls for the holding of a referendum of the electors of the City of Crestview on November 3, 2020, to consider and vote for or against the approval of the proposed City Charter revisions as herein below approved by the City Council. SECTION 2. Supervisor Appointed. The Supervisor. of Elections of Okaloosa County is hereby appointed as the election officer of the election to be held on November 3, 2020, by ballot in accordance with Florida Statutes. The City of Crestview shall bear all related costs of said ballot. SECTION 3. City to Bear Costs. The City of Crestview shall reimburse the Supervisor of Elections for any costs incurred by that office directly related to the preparation for, conducting of, and certifying the results of the referendum on the proposed City Charter revisions. SECTION 4. Ballot Titles and Summaries. The ballot titles and summaries to appear on the ballot of the referendum on the proposed City Charter revisions shall be: CITY OF C ' : STVIEW CHARTER ' VISION QUESTIONS CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 LATING TO CERTAIN LANGUAGE CHANGES TO THE CITY CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF C'- STVIEW FLORIDA. Parts of the Charter relating to City Manager, City Clerk and use of Ordinances and Resolutions are not conducive to the efficient daily operations of the City of Crestview. Shall the portions of the Current City Charter regarding City Manager, City Clerk, Ordinance and Resolutions be changed to allow more efficient daily operations of the City of Crestview? YES For adopting the amendment to the City Charter. NO Against adopting the amendment to the City Charter Pane 122 of 202 ENMIENDA DE LA CARTA NO. 1 LACIONADO CON CIERTOS CAMBIOS DE I IOMA A LA CARTA DE LA CIUDAD PA LA CIUDAD DE C'' `STVIEW FLORIDA. Partes de la Carta relacionadas con el Gerente de la Ciudad, el Secretario de la Ciudad y el use de Ordenanzas y Resoluciones no son propicias para las operaciones diarias eficientes de la Ciudad de Crestview. 1,Se deben cambiar las partes de la Carta actual de la ciudad con respecto al Gerente de la Ciudad, el Secretario de la Ciudad, la Ordenanza y las Resoluciones para permitir operaciones diarias mas eficientes de la Ciudad de Crestview? SI Para la aprobacion de la enmienda a la Carta de la Ciudad. NO En contra de la aprobaci6n de la: enmienda a la Carta de la Ciudad CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.2 LATING TO A C GES TO T C'. STVIEW VOTING DISTRICTS FOR THE CITY OF The current voting districts defining precincts for elected council members is disproportionate to the population of those precincts. Shall the voting districts for elected official precincts be amended to more directly represent the population of the voting districts? YES For adopting the amendment to the City Charter. NO Against adopting the amendment to the City Charter ENMIENDA DE LA CARTA NO. 2 LACION 1 I 0 CON LOS CAMBIOS EN LOS DISTRITOS DE VOTACION DE LA CIUDAD DEC' :. STVIEW Los distritos de votacion actuales que definen los distritos para los miembros electos el consejo es desproporcionado con respecto a la poblaci6n de esos distritos. ZSe modificaran los distritos de votacion de los distritos oficiales electos para representar mas directamente a la poblacion de los distritos de votacion? SI Para la aprobacion de la enmienda a la Carta de la Ciudad. NO En contra de la aprobaci6n de la enmienda a la Carta de la Ciudad Paine 123 of 202 CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 3 LATING TO A CHANGES TO THE ELECTION DATES FOR THE CITY OF C STVIEW The current Election dates for the City of Crestview are March of odd numbered years. Shall the election dates for the City of Crestview be amended to coincide with the General Election held in November of each even numbered year. YES For adopting the amendment to the City Charter. NO Against adopting the amendment to the City Charter ENMIENDA DE LA CARTA NO 3 LACIONADO CON LOS CAMBIOS EN LAS FECHAS DE LAS ELECCIONES PA' . LA CI l AD DE C'_ STVIEW Las fechas actuates de las elecciones para la ciudad de Crestview son marzo de aiios numerados impares. zSe modificaran las fechas de las elecciones para la Ciudad de Crestview para coincidir con las Elecciones Generales celebradas en noviembre de cada aiio par numerado? SI Para la aprobacion de la enmienda a la Carta de la Ciudad. NO En contra de la aprobacion de la enmienda a la Carta de la Ciudad SECTION 5. Publication of Notice. The appropriate officials shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City the notices of the referendum required by Florida law. SECTION 6. Charter Amendments. In the event one or more of the foregoing Charter Revision Questions (Section 4 above) is approved by a majority of the electors voting on the proposal, on November 3, 2020, the existing sections Charter presented for change and included as Exhibit "A" hereto shall be changed all or in part, depending on the results of the election (provided that all extra territorial powers of the City conferred by special act or otherwise are preserved and can be repealed or modified only by further referendum or as otherwise provided by law) and the following revised Charter for the City of Crestview shall, either in its entirety, or in part, depending on the results of the election, replace the existing Charter and become effective on November 15, 2020. Paae 124 of 202 SECTION 7. Conformance. In the event that some, but not all, of the Charter revisions are approved by majority vote of the electors, confirming amendments shall be deemed to be adopted hereby, and the City Attorney is authorized to implement and accomplish such conforming amendments to the Charter, by restoring any necessary text of the previously existing Charter and harmonizing provisions, all to the extent necessary to assure that all revisions approved by the electors conform to one another and to all remaining Charter provisions. The Clerk shall file the revised Charter as so conformed with the Department of State. SECTION 8. 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 by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance but shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part. SECTION 9. Scrivener's Errors. The correction of typographical errors which do not affect the intent of this Ordinance may be authorized by the City Manager or the City Manager's designee, without public hearing, by filing a corrected or re -codified copy with the City Clerk SECTION 10. Conflicting Ordinances. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 11. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council. The effective date of the Charter changes contained herein are subject to the approval of the voters of the City of Crestview on November 3, 2020, and if approved, shall be effective November 15, 2020 PASSED i D ADOPTED B THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, FLODA ON THE :. DAY OF . 2020 ATTEST: Elizab"lh Roy, City Clerk APPROVED BY ME THIS a DAY OF , 2020 C A'; TE FOR T E CITY OF C '' ESTVIE ARTICLE I. GENE ' • PO ' OF T I CITY Section 1.01. General Powers and Corporate Existence. The municipal corporation now existing and known as the City of Crestview ("City"), located in Okaloosa County, Florida, within the boundaries her ' ` er described, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate, and s . have all governmental, co •.rate, and proprietary ers to enable it to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal p . es except when :► •ressly prohibited by law. • • • Section 1.02. Construction. The powers of the City under this Charter s be construed liberally in favor of the City, and the s is mention of particular .. -rs in the Charter s . not be construed as limiting in any way the general power granted in this Article. . ARTICLE II. CO ' •TE BO Section 2.01. Corporate Boundaries. The co • . rate boundaries of the City of Crestview s re fixed and established as they exist on the date this Charter takes effect, provided that the City shall have the power to change its boun. 'es in the . er prescri. -. by law. ARTICLE III. ELECTED CITY POSITIONS Section 3.01. Form of Government. The City s have a Council -City Manager form of government. There s . be a City Council, which shall be the governing body of the City with all legislative powers of the City vested therein, consisting of five (5) Council Members. All Council Members shall be elected by votes cast by City electors (Article VI, Section 6.02). The Council Member from Precinct 1 shall reside in Precinct 1, the Council Member from Precinct 2 s reside in Precinct 2, and the Council Member from Precinct 3 s - reside in Precinct 3. If at any time a Council Member elected from a precinct moves his or her official residency from said precinct, a vacancy shall Pane 125 of 202 (3) automatically occur in said office. The two Council Members at large may be elected without regard to the territorial limits of precincts. In such elections candidates Inning in any group receiving the highest vote s be deemed elected. There shall also be a Mayor who is elected At -Large and who s not be a member of the City Council. Section 3.02. Election and Terms. The nonp san primary and general election of the Council Members and the Mayor shall be held in the manner provided in ' a'cle VI of this Charter and the terms of office for Mayor and Council Members shall be four (4) years and commence on the first (1st) Monday in April immediately following his or her election. The base year for elections for Council. Members for Group 1 At -Large and Group 2 At - •:e, and the Mayor sha,ll be 2019, and be for a four-year term. The base year for elections for Council Members for Precincts 1, 2, and 3 s . be 2021 and shall be for a four-year term. These base year dates are established only for the p ..se of scheduling elections and s terms. All elected officials who are in office at the time of adoption of this Charter shall continue in office until their respective terms expire or are otherwise ' led or to ' .ted; and, as to elected or appointed officials, for such additional consecutive terms for which they seek and win election. Nothing in this Charter except as specifi - ,y provided herein, shall affect the rights, privileges or immunities of elected or appointed officials, existing at the time of adoption of this C . : er. ARTICLE IV. YOR i ) CITY CO CIL Section 4.01. Mayor. (a) Powers and Duties. The Mayor shall exemplify good citizenship and exhibit a cooperative spirit. The Mayor s have the following powers and duties: (1) To be recou ' -d as the offi . head of the City for all ceremonial p .ses, and by the courts for the purpose of accepting and receiving civil process for the City, and by the governor for purpose of military law. To sign all contracts the City enters into on be on the City. (2) In time of public danger or officially declared state of emergency, the Mayor shall assume the role of Emergency M . ;,ement Director, take co . d of the police and fire departments, maintain order, and enforce the law. To preside over all meetings of the City Council with authority to p. .`cipate in discussions, but without power to vote. Proposed Charter July 9, 2020 Workshop 9 Pace 126 of 202 Adoption -- May 29 2018 (4) To present recommendations to the City Council on the requirements of its municipal government. (5) To exercise a veto power over ordinances adopted by the City Council within five (5) days of adoption by the City Council, except the Mayor may not exercise veto power over: (i) an emergency ordinance as defined in Florida Statutes; . .#'-S oes adopted as a t of . . =judicial p ..:. ° . , when such gs are mandated by law; and ,ces p ing Charter amendments, which the Council is by law or by C er to place on the ballot. (6) The Mayor shall see that the provisions of this Charter, o . ances, laws, and rules of the City are complied with, and enforced. The Mayor shall have the power to make general investigations into the official conduct and affairs of all City officers or employees of the City, and may - *= • e the conditions of all City ..ks, •. rs, records, pm • :+ and :• 'pment. It s be his/her duty to - a - • •rt to the Council of ,all violations . or, neglect of duty or any misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office, neglect of duty or improper conduct on the part of any City officer or employee that may come to his knowledge. The Mayor shall put down riots and assemblies, and may use the police and common power of the City for such purposes, and s see - t • - ce, g. • • order, safety, and g... morals are p - - ed within the City; the Mayor may veto any official o r' ..ce of the City Council, subject to the limitations here er prescribed; may call the Council together in •:+ '. ` session; and s :.• end to the Council such measures from time to time, as to him/hers . seem wholesome and p • •-r. (7) The Mayor is to hold no other elected public office while holding said office. (8) The Mayor may be removed from office as set forth in Sec. 100.361, Florida Statutes. (9) The Mayor Pro Tem shall be chosen to serve in event of the Mayor's absence, as set forth in Section 4.03(b). (b) Vacancy. (1) Vacancy caused by death, resignation, refusal of the Mayor to serve, removal, or for any other reason, s - be filled by the Mayor • Tern as Acting Mayor, who s serve until a successor is appointed and sworn in. The City Council shall fill the vacancy by a majority vote, and such vacancy s _ be filled wi (30) days . ` a the vacancy O. The ... •' ter] Mayor s . serve the una.•' .. term of the previous Mayor. (2) The Mayor appointed by the Council must meet the qualifications for office as set forth in this Charter at the time of appointment. 10 Ordinance # 1660 Pane 127 of 202 (c) Co iv win. The of the Mayor s be set by o • ° ce, which s . take effect the next Mayoral election. upon the Mayor assuming office folio Sign re of the Mayor. Every o • ` ance passed by the City Council, before becoming law, s - be presented to the Mayor for his • - • • •val within five (5) business days after it • . sed. Unless exerd ° veto power, the Mayor s . it and return it to the City Clerk with the date of his/her si o • ' - ce to the City Clerk before the next re date of .. sage of the o .• . .ce, unless the o be deemed to have approved the o . ° ce and it or er action. Section 4.02. City Council. ture. If the Mayor fails to return any City Council mee foll• the ce has been vetoed the Mayor •:+•me law without his' ture The City Council shall consist of five (5) electors who s be designated as follows: Councilmember at . Group 1. Coun . a _. Group 2. Councilmember — Precinct 1 Councilmember — Precinct 2 Councilmember — ' - ct 3 (a) Powers and Duties. City Council Members shall exemplify good citizenship and exhibit a cooperative spirit. The City Council shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To legislate for the City by adopting or. ° ces and resolutions in the best interest of all citizens of the City. (2) To adopt the aim ial budget and all other appropriations necessary for government. Gill dent City (3) To override the Mayor's veto of an ordinance by an . ii .dive vote of two thirds of the entire Council. (4) To devote such time as is necessary to the performance of City Council duties, and hold no other elected public office or be an employee of the City while a City Council Member. (5) The City Councils appoint the City Manager, City Attorney • r City Clerk Department Heads by a majority vote of the entire Council. (6) The Council may, in the investigation of charges against municipal officers, assistants, employees, and members of the Council, or of any other matters coming before them, issue subpoenas and compulsory process under the hands of the Mayor, the Clerk, and the seal, for the attendance of any person, firm or co •ration, and for the production of books, papers, and records; and Mayor and • Adoption -- May 29 2018 11 Ordinance # 1660 Pane 128 of 202 Clerk s . each have authority to a take depositions. ster oaths and - „ ations; and (7) The City Council, by majority vote, may remove any member of the Council with four (4) consecutive unexcused absences. (b) Vacancies. (1) If a vacancy on the Council is caused by death, - ' -lion, of Council Member to serve, removal of any Council Member, the residency relocation of a Council Member from the precinct from which the Council Member is elected, or for any other reason, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term of the vacated seat by a majority vote of the re g Council Members; and such vacancies must be filled wi (30) days after the vacancy occurs. The appointed Council Member may serve the unar.' :. term of the previous Council Member unless the unexpired teiiu of the previous Council Member, is twenty-eight (28) months or longer. If the un....' + term is twenty-eight (28) months or longer, a . a on s be elected at• the next general election to fill the un ' -. portion of such term. (2) In the event of a military leave of absence for any elected municipal officer, such leave of absence shall be in accordance with current Florida Statutes. (3) The Council Member appointed by the Council must meet the qualifications for office as set forth in this C ._ er at the time of appointment. (c) Compensation. The salary of Council Members shall be set by ordinance resolution; said come - sation shall take effect upon the Council Member assuming office folio . the next Council election. Section 4.03. City Council Procedures. (a) Meeting Rules and Procedures. The City Council shall determine its own rules of procedure and order of business. The City Council s meet regularly at least once every month at such times and places as the City Council may prescribe. Policies and Procedures for the City Council shall be set forth by resolution. ) Mayor Pro Tern. The City Council, at its first regular meeting in April, shall select from among its members a Mayor Pro Tem. The Mayor Pro Tern so chosen s , in the absence or disability of the Mayor, preside over the meetings of the City Council and perfoini all the duties and exercise all the authorities of the Mayor. The Mayor Pro Tern's term of services be for one year. The Mayor Pro Terns retain all voting privileges of an elected member of the City Council. Paae 129 of 202 Section 4.04. Prohibitions. (a) Appointment and Removal. No individual City Council Member shall in any manner dictate the appointment or removal of any a strative officer or employee whom the City M. . ;,er or D- .. a ent Heads are empowered to appoint. The City Council may, however, express its views and fully and freely discuss any and all matters with the City M er or De s• a ent Heads pe g to the appointment and removal of City officers and employees. ) Interference with Administration. The City Council or Council Members shall deal with the City officers and employees, who are subject to the direction and supervision of the City Manager, solely through the City Manager. Neither the City Council nor Council Members s give orders to any such officer or employee, either publicly or privately. It is the express intent of this Charter that recommendations for improvement of municipal governmental operations by individual Council Members be made solely to and through the City Manager. (c) Holding other Office. No elected City official shall hold any appointive City office, City a a - • membership, or City employment while in office, except as may be provided by State law. No former elected City official shall hold any compensated appointive City office until one year after having last served as an elected official. ARTICLE V. APPOINTED CITY OFFICI The City Council s - appoint the City M. Clerk. Section 5.01. City Manager. .•a the City Attorney, and the City There shall be a City Manager who s _ _: be appointed or dismissed by the City Council, by a majority vote of the entire Council, and who s » serve at the pleasure of the City Council. The City Manager s . direct all Dep ent Heads and oversee the Pane 130 of 202 daily operations of the City. The compensation to be paid the City Manager for services rendered by said manager, s be set by the City Council in the contract between the City M. . der and the City. Additionally, the City Manager shall: (a) Attend the meetings of the City Council. (b) Draw and sign vouchers upon the d +.sitories, which vouchers s be countersigned by the City Clerk F. account of the same. (c) Shall keep a true and accurate submit to the Council once each month a statement of all , receipts, and disbursements. (d) (e) - - that all laws, provisions of this C . - , and acts of the Council, subject to his/her direction and supervision, are fai executed. (fl to with the City Clerk and Department Heads and submit the annual bu. _ budget me . _e, and capital p . a s to the Council in the form prescri• -. by general law. (g) Submit to the Council and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and a• ' -sir alive activities of the City as of the end of each fiscal year. (h) K- - the Council fully advised as to the ' dal condition and future needs of the City and make recommendations to the Council conce . the . l . of the City. (i) Perform such other duties as are s ed in this c er, or adopted by Reso +`.t': or which may be Cit Mann jer Authorit ° ed by the Council. over Cit • Personnel. In addition to the authoritt duties and obligations sJecitied in this Charter and exc pt as mar be inconsistent with this Charter and/or adopted ordinances, resolutions, and policies 01 the City . the City>Manager shall: 1. Determine the employment ruali,tications of the De )artment Heads and otherwise handle all aspects o the / mllin o_vacancies in the positions oLthe Department Heads. Paae 131 of 202 2. Have complete and full authori ' actin] on behalf" of the City Council over each and even Department, _Department Head and employee of the City, and full authority over all operations of the Cite°. However, when any action is required br the Charter or ordinances on the part of the City° Council, such action may be taken by the City Manager subject to the confirmation the City Council in accordance with the Charter or Ordinance. 3. Have the authority= to discipline, demote, suspend and/or remove am' Department Head or employee in a manner consistent with the adopted ordinances and personnel policies ©f, the City. The City Manager may. authorize any Director or other administrative officer who is subject to the City Manager's direction and supervision to exercise thesepowers with respect to subordinates in that officer's department, office or a, rencr. Section 5.02. City Attorney. The City Attorney shall serve as the chief legal adviser to the City Council, and shall represent elected or appointed officials, boards and commissions, and employees in the course and scope of their official duties or employment, respectively. The City Attorney shall represent the City in legal proceedings and shall perform any other duties prescribed by State law, by this Charter, or by ordinance or resolution. The City Council shall appoint or remove the City Attorney by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members. The compensation to be paid the City Attorney for the services rendered by said Attorney, shall be set by the City Council in the Contract between the City Attorney and the City. Section 5.03. City Clerk. There shall be a City Clerk who shall be appointed or dismissed by the City Council, by a majority vote of the entire Council, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council and whose duties and responsibilities are as provided by this Charter. The compensation to be paid the City Clerk for the services rendered, shall be set by the City Council. The City Clerk shall: (a) Attend all meetings of the City Council. (b) Maintain minutes and records of the same. Pane 132 of 202 (c) Reviews /countersign/approve all checks and electronic d. cial transfers with the City Manager. Provided administrative services as required by the Council. (d) Review contracts for compliance with policy and Council direction and Attest to same that all contracts which shall then be signed by the Mayor. {#) Sign all licenses issued by the City. depositories on e firtt re, iii (h) K d . 1. b g day after receipt. managementcontract i i records of i and have the care and custody of the • • •ks, records, papers, legal ents and journals of proce - . ° gs of the City Council (i) , Prefonul such additional duties as may be r • ° -. by the Council. All other powers and duties of the City Clerk shall be as provided by or. ce Reso Section 5.04. Depa ents. Department Heads s be appointed by the City Council with the recommendation of the City Manager. City Ms i *en The City M er s . ; e recommendations to the City Council reg g the org.. .. ton of the City gov ent and prescribe the duties and responsibilities assigned to the various dep m_ ents. The City M. :er s direct the Department Heads of the City in a er consistent with this Charter and the Cites •. e of • anon. The compensation to be paid the various Department Heads for the services rendered, shall be set by the City Council. Section 5.05. City Boards, Commissions and Authorities. (a) E .lishment Unless otherwise provided by law, the City Council s establish or terminate by ordinance, Reso •'.r, such boards, co and authorities as it may deem advisable from time to time. ssions ) Membership and Removal Unless otherwise provided by law, the City Council shall determine p ••-•ures, membership and removal from City boards, co sions and authorities. ARTICLE VI. ELECTIONS Paoe 133 of 202 Section 6.01. Nonpartisan Elections. All no be condu tions and elections for the offices of Mayor and City Council Members on a non Section 6.02. Electors. ..i Any person, who is a resident of the City, is a • i ed Florida elector, and who assigned a voter registration number by the County Supervisor of Elections to vote be an elector of the City. Section 6.03. Qua '.i cations, Eligibility, and g Fee. (a) Qualifications and Eligibility. Any person who is a resident of the City, has qualified as a Florida elector, and has been assigned a voter :a'station number by the County Supervisor of Elections to vote not less than one (1) year prior tp the end of the qualification period, shall be an eligible candidate for the office of Mayor or City Council member. Candidates for Council Member from a Precinct must have been a resident of the declared precinct for at least one (1) year prior to the end of the qualification period. ) Quali g Fee Each_ candidate s pay to the g officer a qu fee in the amount as set forth by City o ' ce, reso ;.n as well as an election assessment as provided by Florida State Law. (c) Determination of Qualifications and Eligibility. The Supervisor of Elections shall be the judge of qualifications for candidates for the positions of Mayor and City Council. (d) Determination of person elected In the case of two or more persons receive an equal and 'a; est number of votes for the same office, the election s - be de ' ed as per Florida Statutes, Title IX, chapter 100, Section 100.181. Section 6.04. Elections. Procedures. GeneralE of Ciustview and rw ns. The Supervisor of Elections s be the Filing cer for the City i conduct all el ions in acco .. ce with Florida Statutes. The held every txko (2) years. The election shall be held in conjunction with the November General election commencing in November 2022. (b) Canvassing Board Elections shall be conducted and results s be tabulated, returned and canvassed by a board in acco ..ce with general law. The canvassing board s submit certified election results to the City Clerk. In a City election, where a County canvassing board would not be impaneled, the Pane 134 of 202 canvassing board shall include the Supervisor of Elections, a sitting County Judge, and the City Clerk. Section 6.05. Candidate Qualifying Oath. (a) Qualifying Oath or Affirmation. Any person who is qualified under the laws of the State and this Charter may become a candidate for the office of Mayor or City Council by taking and subscribing to an oath or affirmation, and filing the same with the Supervisor of Elections during business hours during the period prescribed by general law for qualification of candidates for election to City offices. (b) Form. The form of the oath or affirmation shall be as provided by Florida law. Section 6.06. Commencement of Term of Office. The term of office of any elected official (Mayor or City Council Member) will commence on the first ft a , the newly elect -d official shall'take an oath of office and be installed in office regular meeting of the City council after his or her election, at which time the newly elected o f` cial shall take an oath of office and be installed in. office. In the event of a special election or other election other than the primary or general election, the term of office of any elected official will commence on the third day after his or her election has been certified, at which time the newly elected official shall be given an oath of office and installed in office, or as provided by State law, unless the commencement date falls on a legal or City holiday, in which case the term of office will commence on the next day that is not a legal or City holiday. Section 6.07. Council Precincts (a) Number of Precincts. There shall be three (3) City Council precincts. The boundaries of the three (3) precincts prior=to the which shall change to the following upon approval of this charter by the electorate of the City, being described more particularly as: City Council Precincts: The City of Crestview shall be divided into three precincts, numbered as follows: Number One, East Crestview, comprising all that territory Number Two, West Crestview, comprising that ter ritory within the -corporate limits west of Main Street and south and west of U.S. Highway No. 90; Number Three, North Crestview, comprising all that territory within the corporate limits north of U.S. Highway No. 90. Number One: Central Crestview as bordered by US Highway 90 on the north and Interstate 10 on the South, Number Two: South Crestview as Pane 135 of 202 bordered by Interstate 10 on the North. Number Three: North Cres '-was bordered by U.S. Highway 90 on the south. CHARTER AMENDMENTS Section 7.01. Charter Amendments. (a) In' f' 'rn by City Council The City Council may propose amendments by ordinance to this C - er. Upon adoption of the initiating ordinance, the City Council shall submit the proposed amendment to a vote of the electors at the next general election held within the City or at asp- election called for such purpose. In',' 'rn by Pi 'i ,n. The electors of the City may propose amendments to this , Charter in.acco ce with the provisions of Sec. 166.031, Florida Statutes. (c) Consistency. The method for Charter amendments s - be consistent with State law. Section 8.01. Code of Ethics. The City of Crestview s - subscribe to and abide by the Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees as provided in the Florida Statutes. ' TICLE SC ;t, 'DULE Section 9.01. Effective Date. Upon approval of a majority of the electorate voting at a referendum on this Charter, this C - ` er will . - ..me effective on October 1, 2018 on No - . - 15, 2020 Section 9.02. Ordinances Preserved. All or. ' _ _ ces in effect upon the adoption of this Charter, to the extent not inconsistent herewith, shall ' in full force and effect until amended or repealed. Paae 136 of 202 Section 9.03. Repeal of Fo er Charter Provisions. repealed, prosrded that all extra territorial powers of the City conf act or provided by law. All affected C revision are repealed, .. °. all actor or - - are I - - bj lnrJ). rovisions in effect prior effective . Hal .. - of the atu con be rc l d or Section 9.04. Precedence over Code Provisions. If a conflict exists . - n the provisions of this Charter and the .. e of ces, the Charter provisions shall prevail. Section 9.05. Officers and Employees. oras The adoption of this. C er s not affect or impair the rights, privileges or immunities of City officers or employees at the time of the effective date of this C including rights provided for pursuant to Chapter 1'17, Florida Statutes, and coll ents. El: r officers continue to hold their offices for the by the C . in effect on the date of a• el- on, and they s . disc duties until their successors are el -.. .. �. Section 9.06. Existing ' 'ghts, Obligations, Duties and Relationships. e their (a) Continuity. All rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts and legal or a+ 'sti ative proceedings involving the City shall continue except as modified pursuant to the provisions of this Charter. (13t (c) Obligations. No debt, contract obligation, or assessment by the City shall be impaired by adoption of this Charter. All existing debts, obligations and assessments remain .. '. and enfo .le, acco .. : to their terms, under the Charter provisions applicable at the time the debt was incurred, contract signed, or assessment imposed. All obligations and rights arising in connection with projects financed under former Charter provisions shall be unaffected and remain in full force and effect as if the borrowing, taxing, bon.; _ or other financing provisions had survived the adoption of this Charter. OtherGovernmentGovernment Units. All existing rights, obligations, duties and relationships by law or - - - ent between the City and other gov- ental units s - be unaffected by the adoption of this Charter and remain in full force and effect. Pane 137 of 202 commence on the first (1') Monday of April 2019 as provided for in the former T far o e -•-d in 2017s be 2022. of the elected offer e No - of 2024. As . - - ° d by the C City • °. their n prior to No s become appointed as alloued ins in 2017 d , after the ele ; +n of Nove din2019, s + be d Section 9.07. Transition. 2019. - - of the elected r revisions of 2018, should the 2022, the , ++ ition n5.03ofthis The City Council s adopt such o -ces • i alutions as are . ' :. to affect the transition. Ordinances adopted within sixty (60) days of the first Council meeting under this Charter for facilitating the transition may be passed as emergency o . ' . ces following the procedures prescribed by law. Section 9.08. Severability. If any section or part of a section of this Charter shall be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the court decision invalidating any section or part of said section s - not affect the re __>. ' der of this Charter or the context in which the invalidated section or part of section may appear, except to the extent that an entire section or part of section may be ins - .. - ly Conn - • in m- - g and effect with the section or part of section to which the court decision may • ' :- ctly apply. [End of Charter revisions] Pace 138 of 202 CURRENT VOTING DISTRICTS City of Crestview Voting Districts Legend City Limits Voting Districts 3: Population: 8,506 2: Population: 10,487 1: Population: 5,433 Parcel Information provided by Okaloosa County GIS Department Population Estimates derived from Esri 2019 Total Population Dataset Not to Scale Prepared 2/11/20 Paoe 139 of 202 PROPOSED VOTING DISTRICTS Legend City Limits Voting Districts 3: Population: 8,506 2: Population: 7,468 1: Population: 8,452 Not to Scale City of Crestview Voting Districts 1st Change Proposal P .1 ADAMS PtI<VVY Parcel Information provided by Okaloosa County GIS Department Population Estimates derived from Esri 2019 Total Population Dataset AIRPORT RD JAMes Prepared 2/12/20 Pace 140 of 202 SUMMARY REPORT 2020 General Election Official Results Run Date:11/13/20 11:27 AM PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 52) „_ REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . BALLOTS CAST - BLANK. . VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . VOTER TURNOUT - BLANK . . VOTES PERCENT 52 100.00 . 150.654 . 117,124 4 77.74 President and Vice President (VOTE FOR) 1 Donald J. Trump (REP) 79.798 68.35 Joseph R. Biden (DEM) 34,248 29.34 Jo Jorgensen (LPF) 1,881 1.61 Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente (REF)., 76 .07 Gloria La Riva (PSL) 73 .06 Howie Hawkins (GRE) . . . 183 .16 Don Blankenship (CPF) . 79 .07 WRITE-IN 405 .35 Representative in Congress District 1 (VOTE FOR) 1 Matt Gaetz (REP) 78.035 67.93 Phil Ehr (DEM) 34.966 30.44 Albert Oram (NPA). . 1.877 1.63 State Senator District 1 District 1 (VOTE FOR) 1 Douglas V. Broxson (REP) . . Karen M. Butler (DEM) State Representative District 3 District 3 (VOTE FOR) 1 Jayer Williamson (REP) . Angela L. Hoover (DEM) . 7,378 63.29 4.280 36.71 12,300 81.60 2,774 18.40 State Representative District 4 District 4 (VOTE FOR) 1 Patt Maney (REP) . . 70,208 72.04 John Plante (DEM). . 27,083 27.79 WRITE-IN 169 .17 Board of County Commissioners District 5 (VOTE FOR) 1 Mel Ponder (REP) . Wes Fell (NPA) Retain Supreme Court Justice (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes . . No. . . 84.730 76.79 25,606 23.21 69.108 68.04 32.460 31.96 Retain Joseph Lewis JrN (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes . . . . No. . . . . . . . Retain Scott Makar (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes No. . TES PERCENT 72.562 72.20 27,935 27.80 70,629 70.58 29.444 29.42 Retain Rachel Nordby (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes . . . . . . . 71,077 70.94 No 29,113 29.06 Retain Tim Osterhaus (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes . . . No. . . . Retain Clay Roberts (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes No . 68,153 68.39 . 31,495 31.61 Retain Adam S. Tanenbaum (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes . . . . . . No 68.331 69.23 30,375 30.77 68.525 68.84 31,016 31.16 City of Destin City Council City of Destin (VOTE FOR) 4 Dewey E. Destin 6.701 30.38 John W. Green 3,183 14.43 Teresa Hebert . 4,390 19.90 Johnny King 3,765 17.07 Kevin Schmidt 4,016 18.21 North Okaloosa Fire Commissioner Group 5 North Okaloosa FCD (VOTE FOR) 1 Austin Hinton . Rodney Lancaster . Gene Wright. . 3,265 29.64 4.434 40.26 3.315 30.10 No. 1 Constitutional Amendment Article VI, Section 2 (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes . . . . . . . . . 99,062 87.00 No , . s . . 14,801 13.00 SUMMARY REPORT 2020 General Election Official Results Run Date:11/13/20 11:27 AM VOTES PERCENT VOTES PERCENT No. 2 Constitutional Amendment Article X, Section 24 City of Crestview Charter Amendment No. 1 (VOTE FOR) 1 City of Crestview Yes . . . , 52,902 46.22 (VOTE FOR) 1 No. . . 61,566 53.78 Yes For Amendment. 7,785 76.35 No Against Amendment. 2.411 23.65 No. 3 Constitutional Amendment Article VI, Section 5 (VOTE FOR) 1 City of Crestview Charter Amendment No. 2 Yes 64,826 58.75 City of Crestview No. . . . . . . . 45,511 41.25 (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes For Amendment. No Against Amendment. , No. 4 Constitutional Amendment Article XI, Sections 5 (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes 53,051 48.72 City of Crestview Charter Amendment No. 3 No 55.843 51.28 City of Crestview (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes For Amendment. No. 5 Constitutional Amendment Article VII, Section 4 No Against Amendment. (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes 80.640 74.69 No. . 27.326 25.31 City of Crestview Referendum Foxwood No. 6 Constitutional Amendment Article VII, Section 6 an (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes . . 100.711 90.75 No 10,264 9.25 County School Board Referendum (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes For half cent tax No Against half cent tax 62,653 55.55 50.140 44.45 City of Destin Proposed Charter Amendment Question 1 City of Destin (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes . . . 6,324 74.74 No. . . 2.137 25.26 City of Destin Proposed Charter Amendment Question 2 City of Destin (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes . . . . . . .. . . 7.359 82.62 No. . . . . .. . 1,548 17.38 North Okaloosa Fire District North Okaloosa FCD (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes , . . . 6.365 48.37 No 6.793 51.63 (VOTE FOR) 1 Yes For Annexation No Against Annexation 7,971 77.32 2,338 22.68 7,663 73.91 2,705 26.09 98 63.23 57 36.77