HomeMy Public PortalAbout1992-18 Amending the village charter by changing the designation of the village Board of Trustees to the Village CouncilORDINANCE NO. 91)‘ /
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE,
FLORIDA; AMENDING THE VILLAGE CHARTER BY
CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF THE VILLAGE "BOARD
OF TRUSTEES" TO THE "VILLAGE COUNCIL" AND
SUBSTITUTING FOR THE TERM "TRUSTEES" THE
DESIGNATION "COUNCILMEMBERS"; AMENDING ALL
SECTIONS OF THE VILLAGE'S CHARTER IN
CONFORMITY THEREWITH; PROVIDING REQUISITE
BALLOT LANGUAGE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
INCLUSION IN THE CHARTER AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 6.02(a)(i) of the Charter of the Village of
Key Biscayne provides that the Board of Trustees, may, by
ordinance, propose amendments to the Charter subject to approval by
the electorate at the next general election or at a special
election called for such purpose; and
WHEREAS, this Board wants to adopt the generally -accepted
"Council" designation for its governing body and discontinue use of
the term "Board of Trustees";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Charter of the Village of Key Biscayne is
hereby amended to change the designation of the Village "Board of
Trustees" to the "Village Council," and to substitute for the term
"Trustees" the designation "Councilmembers." All sections of the
Charter of the Village of Key Biscayne are to be amended in
conformity therewith.
Section 2. Form of Ballot.
Title: Name change from "Board of Trustees" to "Village
Council"
Shall the Charter of the Village of Key Biscayne be amended to
change the designation of the Village "Board of Trustees" to
the "Village Council" and to substitute for the term
"Trustees" the designation "Councilmembers"?
Yes
No
Section 3. 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, 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 stand notwithstanding
the invalidity of any part.
Section 4. Inclusion in the Charter. It is the intention of
the Board of Trustees, and it is hereby ordained that the
provisions of this Ordinance shall become and made a part of the
Charter of the Village of Key Biscayne; that the sections of this
Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such
intentions; and that the word "Ordinance" shall be changed to
"Section" or other appropriate word.
Section 5. Effective Date. This charter amendment shall take
of ect upon approval of the electorate.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this
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PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this /7 day of
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VI LAGE CLERK
RAFAEL H. CONTE, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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RICHARD JAY S, VILLAGE ATTORNEY
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