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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 1921 - City SealCITY OF CRESTVIEW ORDINANCE 1921 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA DESIGNATING THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE; STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC USE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, in accordance with Florida Statutes, section 165.043, which provides that a municipality may by Ordinance designate an official municipal seal to be affixed on all official actions or documents of the City and to identify and authenticate documents; and, WHEREAS, the current corporate municipal seal has been in use for decades and the City Council wishes to designate its corporate seal as an official municipal corporate seal pursuant to section 165.043, which provides for adoption of the municipal seal by Ordinance; and, WHEREAS, Florida Statute, Section 165.043 further provides that a seal so adopted shall be entitled to the protections afforded by that statute, including that the unauthorized use of the seal constitutes a misdemeanor of the second degree; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Crestview finds that the seal of the City is an important representation of the unique characteristics of the City of Crestview, and that the seal should be protected as a matter of intellectual property to the fullest extent allowed by law, such that the general public may rely upon the display or representation of the municipal corporate seal as the official corporate municipal seal of the City; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Crestview finds that regulating and prohibiting the unauthorized use of the City's designated seal serves an important municipal purpose. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA: Section 1. Official Corporate Municipal Seal: The following specimen seal of the City of CRESTVIEW is hereby adopted and designated as the official corporate seal of the City of Crestview, Florida: Section 2. Affixation of Seal: Wherever it shall be necessary for an official seal of the City of Crestview, Florida to be affixed to contracts, deeds, or other documents, the City Clerk shall affix the official seal to such contract, deed, or other document. Section 3. Custodian of the City Seal: The City Clerk shall be the custodian of the City of Crestview corporate municipal seal and shall be authorized to affix the seal when required. Upon written notice by the City Clerk, the Deputy City Clerk or other designee is authorized by law to affix the city seal. Section 4. Severabilitv: Should the provisions of this Ordinance be 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, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall remain notwithstanding the invalidity of any part. Section 5. Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective upon final adoption. Passed and adopted by the City Council of Crestview, Florida on the 27th day of March 2023. Approved this 27th day of March 2023. riitten, ayor ATTEST: Mary nne. er, City Clerk � o�•• ••••••,, �` GRE S fl �. gy omoRArF �F4y-.. cjo. . •o• . •,,G ,A - IZEo•;%.