HomeMy Public PortalAbout140_030_Second Reading 05-2015 Sec 2-78 reg and sp mtgs 12.30.14ORDINANCE NO. 05-2015
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
RELATING TO SECTION 2-78, REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS,
SO AS TO CHANGE THE LOCATION OF MEETINGS,
TO ESTABLISH AN
EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
FOR THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA,
WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority for the City of Tybee Island, Georgia, is authorized under
Article 9, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia to adopt reasonable ordinances to protect and improve the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens
of Tybee Island, Georgia, and
WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority for the City of Tybee Island, Georgia, is the Mayor and Council thereof, and
WHEREAS, the governing authority
desires to amend the Code dealing with parking decals so as to place limitations thereon, and for other purposes, and
WHEREAS, the City of Tybee Island has a newly constructed Public
Safety Building which contains suitable accommodations for conducting public meetings; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-78 currently prescribes that meetings of the mayor and council will be
held in City Hall; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tybee Island desires to amend Section 2-78 so as to permit meetings of the mayor and council to be in the public safety building, and
NOW,
THEREFORE, be it ordained by the governing authority of the City of Tybee Island that the Code of Ordinances, Section 2-78, is hereby amended so that hereafter the ordinance shall read
as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 1
Section 2-78, Regular and special meetings, is hereby amended and it shall hereafter read as follows:
Sec. 2-78. Regular and special meetings.
Regular
meetings of the mayor and council will be held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. except for the months of November and December when there will only be one
meeting on the second Thursday of such months. The mayor and council may hold consent agenda meeting at 6:30 p.m. in advance of regular meetings. The meeting shall be held in City
Hall or the Municipal courtroom or such other location as might be designated by the mayor and council, from time to
time. Public hearings under the Land Development Code shall ordinarily be scheduled for the first meeting of each month; however, special meetings, including any public hearings under
the Land Development Code, may be held as provided by section 2.19 of the City Charter.
SECTION 2
The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable
and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared illegal or invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such illegality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance.
SECTION 3
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
SECTION 4
It is the intention of the governing body, and it is hereby ordained, that the provisions of this ordinance shall become effective
and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances, City of Tybee Island, Georgia, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered to accomplish such intention.
SECTION 5
This ordinance
shall be effective upon its adoption by the Mayor and Council pursuant to the ordinances of the City.
ADOPTED THIS DAY OF , 2015.
______________________________
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CLERK OF COUNCIL
FIRST READING: 09.18.14
SECOND READING: ______
ENACTED:
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