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ORDINANCE NO, 0148
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE pROVIDING FOR A
R80O CTION TO THIRTY DAYS IN THE REQUIRENENT
THAT RESOLUTIONS CALLING FOR MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS EE ADOPTED FORTY-FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO
THE DATE OF SUCH PROPOSED ELECTION WHERE THE
BALLOT QUESTION AT SUCH ELECTION IS A "STRAW
BALLOT QUESTION"; NAMELY, A QUESTION W14ICE4
HAS NO BINDING OR OBLIGATORY EFFECT
REGARDLESS OF THE VOTERS' APPROVAL OR
DISAPPROVAL OF SUCH QUESTION; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE,
WHEREAS, there presently exists a requirement that
resolutions calling for municipal elections be adopted forty-five
days prior to the date of such proposed election; and
WHEREAS, the forty-five day period is an unduly lengthy
requirement in view of state laws and in view of existing City
Charter provisions; and
WHEREAS, the only scheduled election after November 4, 1986
occuring in Dade County is scheduled for November, 1987;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision in the City Code to
the contrary, a resolution calling for a municipal election where
the ballot question at such proposed election is a "straw ballot
question"; namely, a question which has no binding or obligatory
effect regardless of the voters' approval or disapproval of such
question, shall be adopted not less than thirty days prior to the
date of such proposed election.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar
as they are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph,
clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared invalid,
the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall not be affected.
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this ordinance is hereby dedlared to be an
rounds of urgent public deed for the
emergency measure on the gof the City
preservation of peace,
health, safety, and property
of Mami. The requirement of reading this ordinance an
Section 5.
days is hereby dispensed with by an affirmative vote
two separate Y
ss than four -fifths of the members of the Commissions
of not le Commission
Section 6, it is the intention of the City
• s of this ordinance shall become and be made a
that the provision which
f the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended,
part o renumbered or relettered and that the word
provisions may be
"ordinance" may be changed to "5eCtiOn", "article"r or other
appropriate word to accomplish such intention.
pp day of Se tember: ►
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 25th
1986.
ATTES'
MAT HIRAI, CI�TyCLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
ROBERT F. CLARK
CHIEF DE CITY ATTORNEY
APPROV D A 7TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
LUCJA A. P"kj"
CITY ATTORNEY
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