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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #4087 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Joe Carollo A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, SETTING FORTH AND SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CHARTER") TO PROVIDE A CITY COMMISSION - MANAGER STYLE OF GOVERNMENT; CREATING A SEVEN (7) MEMBER CITY COMMISSION COMPOSED OF FIVE (5) COMMISSIONERS ELECTED IN DISTRICTS, ONE (1) COMMISSIONER ELECTED AT LARGE, AND A MAYOR ELECTED AT LARGE; PROVIDING FOR A CITY MANAGER AS THE HEAD OF THE ADMINISTRATION; MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTIONS 4, 12, 15, AND 21 OF SAID CHARTER; CALLING FOR AND PROVIDING THAT THE CHARTER AMENDMENT BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD AUGUST 28, 2018; DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION; PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS RESOLUTION. City of Miami Legislation Resolution City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 4087 Final Action Date:5/10/2018 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, SETTING FORTH AND SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CHARTER") TO PROVIDE A CITY COMMISSION - MANAGER STYLE OF GOVERNMENT; CREATING A SEVEN (7) MEMBER CITY COMMISSION COMPOSED OF FIVE (5) COMMISSIONERS ELECTED IN DISTRICTS, ONE (1) COMMISSIONER ELECTED AT LARGE, AND A MAYOR ELECTED AT LARGE; PROVIDING FOR A CITY MANAGER AS THE HEAD OF THE ADMINISTRATION; MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTIONS 4, 12, 15, AND 21 OF SAID CHARTER; CALLING FOR AND PROVIDING THAT THE CHARTER AMENDMENT BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD AUGUST 28, 2018; DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION; PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") was incorporated by the Florida Legislature in 1896 and operates pursuant to the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida ("Charter"); and WHEREAS, the Charter has been amended from time to time as the governance of the City has evolved; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the Charter shall become effective upon being approved by the electorate at the Special Election to be held on August 28, 2018; and WHEREAS, the City Commission believes a proposed amendment to the Charter to change to a city commission -manager form of government will benefit the City; and WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to submit the above -mentioned proposed amendments to the electorate, for approval or disapproval, at the Special Election to be held on August 28, 2018; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The Charter is proposed to be amended in the following particulars:1 "CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS SUBPART A. THE CHARTER Sec. 4. - Form of government; nomination and election. (a) General description. The form of government of the City of Miami, Florida, provided for under this Charter shall be known as the "mayor city commissioner City Commission -Manager plan," and the city commission shall consist of six (6) members and the Mayor. References in this Charter to the city commission shall include the Mayor unless the context indicates otherwise. five All members of the city commission shall be citizens, who are qualified voters of the city, and shall be qualified as stated in section (c) of this section of this Charter. Five (5) of the members of the city commission (district commissioners) and who shall be elected from districts in the manner hereinafter provided; one (1) member of the city commission (at -large commissioner) shall be elected at -large; and the Mayor shall be elected at -large. The city commission shall constitute the governing body with powers (as hereinafter provided) to pass ordinances adopt regulations and exercise all powers conferred upon the city except as hereinafter provided. The mayor shall exercise all powers conferred herein. and The city commission shall appoint elect as provided in section 4(g)(6) of this Charter a chief administrative officer to be known as the "city manager." (b) Election of mayor and city commissioners; terms of office; recall. There shall be elected by the qualified electors of the city at large a mayor who shall be a qualified elector residing within the city at least one (1) year before qualifying and must maintain a residence in the city for the duration of his or her term. The mayor shall not serve as a member of the city commission. The Mayor shall serve as a member of the city commission and shall hold office for a term of four (4) years. Tho The district commissioners city commi-lion shall consist of five members who shall be elected from districts within the city, numbered 1 through 5, and shall hold office for a term of four (4) years. All persons desiring to run for the office of city commissioner shall file in the district, numbered 1 through 5, for which they are qualified as provided in subsection (c) of this section of the Charter. City commissioners in districts numbered 3 and 5 shall be elected at the general municipal election or runoff election to be held in the year 2001 and at the general municipal election or runoff election each four L4j years thereafter. City commissioners in districts numbered 1, 2, and 4 shall be elected at the general municipal election or runoff election to be held in the year 2003 and at the general municipal election or runoff election each four L4j years thereafter. The mayor shall be elected at large by the electors of the city and shall hold office for a term of four years. The at -large commissioner shall be elected at -large and shall hold office for a term of four (4) years. The at -large commissioner shall be elected at the general municipal election or runoff election in November 2018 and at the general municipal election or runoff election each four (4) years thereafter. 1 Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material. The mayor and acity commissioners [are] to hold office from twelve o'clock noon five days after the canvass of the vote by the supervisor of elections and the declaration of the result of either 1) the general municipal election or 2) runoff election and until their successors are elected and qualified. Commencing with the election to be held in November 2001, and all elections subsequent thereto, no mayor or city commissioner elected and qualified for two (2) consecutive full terms shall be eligible for reelection in the next succeeding term. The mayor and all other members of the city commission shall be subject to recall. Vacancies shall be filled as provided in section 12H—of the this Charter. If a candidate for office of mayor or city commissioner receives a majority of votes in the general municipal election for that office, the candidate shall be considered elected upon and after the canvass of the vote and the declaration of the result of the election as provided. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes for that office, the two candidates for the respective office who received the greatest number of votes for that office in the general municipal election shall be placed on the ballot at the runoff election. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes in the runoff election, shall be considered elected to the office for which the candidate has qualified. If there is only one (1) candidate on the ballot for a runoff election, that candidate shall be considered elected without the need for the runoff election. (c) Qualifications of mayor and city commission; mayor, city commissioners, and other officers and employees not to be interested in contracts, etc.; franks, free tickets, passes or service. Candidates for mayor shall be residents of the city for at least one (1) year immediately prior to qualifying and shall be electors therein and shall maintain residence in the city for the duration of his or her term of office. Further, candidates for the city district commissioner shall have resided within the district at least one (1) year immediately prior to before qualifying and be electors in that district, and shall maintain residence in that district for the duration of their term of office. Candidates for at -large commissioner shall be residents of the city for at least one (1) year immediately prior to qualifying and shall be electors therein and shall maintain residence in the city for the duration of his or her term of office. The mayor, city commissioners, and other officers and employees shall not be interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work or service for the municipality. The mayor or any city commissioner who shall cease to possess any of the qualifications herein required shall forthwith forfeit his or her office, and any such contract in which any member is or may become interested may be declared void by the city commission. No mayor, city commissioner, or other officer or employee of said city shall accept any frank, free ticket, pass or service directly or indirectly, from any person, firm or corporation upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor. Such prohibition of free service shall not apply to police or fire personnel in uniform or wearing their official badges, where same is provided by ordinance. (d) City commission to be judge of its own elections; neither mayor nor city commission nor any committees nor members thereof to dictate appointments by or interfere with city manager. The city commission shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of the mayor and its own members, subject to review by the courts. Neither the mayor nor the city commission, nor any committees nor members thereof shall direct, request, take part in or dictate the appointment or removal of any person in office or employment by the city manager or subordinates or in any manner interfere with the city manager or prevent the city manager from exercising his/her own judgment in the appointment of officers and employees in the administrative service. Except for the purpose of inquiry and as may be necessary as provided in section 14, the mayor, the city commission, any committees and members thereof shall deal with the administrative service solely through the city manager, and neither the mayor nor the city commission, nor any committees nor members thereof shall give orders to any of the subordinates of the city manager, city attorney, city clerk and independent auditor general, either publicly or privately. Any such dictation, prevention, orders or other interference or violation of this section on the part of the mayor or a member of the city commission or committees shall be deemed to be violation of the Charter, and upon conviction before a court of competent jurisdiction any individual so convicted shall be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for a term of not exceeding sixty (60) days or both, and in the discretion of the court shall forfeit his or her office. Any willful violation of the provisions to this section by the mayor or any city commissioner shall be grounds for his or her removal from office by an action brought in the Circuit Court by the state attorney of this county. (e) Election of officers by city commission; rules of city commission; quorum. The city commission shall elect a city manager, a city clerk and a city attorney. No member of the city commission or the mayor shall be chosen as city manager or as a member of the civil service board or appointed to any other city office or employment. The city commission may determine its own rules of procedure, may punish its own members for misconduct and may compel attendance of members. A majority of all the members of the city commission shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time. (f) Meetings of city commission; ordinance to be read by title only. At twelve o'clock noon on the day the mayor or city commissioners take office, they shall meet at the city hall. Thereafter, the city commission shall meet at such time and place as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution. The meetings of the city commission and all sessions of committees of the city commission shall be public. Ordinances shall be read by title only. No member shall be excused from voting except on matters involving the consideration of his or her own official conduct, or where his or her financial interests are involved. (g) Powers and duties of mayor. The mayor shall serve as the chief executive officer and head of the city government with the following specific powers and duties: (1) The mayor shall be the presiding officerchairperson of the city commission with the authority to designate another member of the city commission to serve as presiding officer. (2) The mayor shall be recognized as the official head of the city for all ceremonial purposes, by the courts for the purpose of serving civil process, and by the governor for military purposes. (3) In time of public danger or emergency, the mayor may declare a state of emergency as provided in state law and may with the consent of the city commission, take command of the police and maintain order and enforce the laws. (4) During the temporary absence or disability, the mayor shall appoint a member of the city commission to perform the duties of the mayor. However, in the event that the mayor does not or is unable to make such designation, the city commission shall designate a member of the city commission to perform the duties of the mayor during the temporary absence or disability of the mayor by a four -fifths vote of the city commissioners then in office. {5) The mayor shall, within ten days of final adoption by the city commi-lion, have veto authority ovcr any Icgislativc, quasi judicial, zoning, master plan or land use decision of the city commiscion, including the budget or any particular component contained therein which was approved by the city commission; provided, however that if any revenue item is vetoed, an cxpcnditurc itcm in the samc or gr ater dollar amount must also be vetoed. The city commission may, at its next regularly scheduled or special meeting after the veto occurs, override that veto by a four fifths vote of the city commissioners present, notwithstanding any include actions pursuant to sections 29 B through 29 D of the Charter. {6) When one person succeeds another in the position of mayor, the successor shall have the right to appoint the city manager, subject to the approval within 1/1 days of a majority of the city commissioners then in office. In the event of a vacancy in the office of city manager, the mayor shall appoint the city manager, subject to the approval within 1/1 days of a majority of the city commissioners then in office. The mayor may remove the city manager subject to the city commission's conducting a hearing within 10 days of said removal and the city commission's overriding the mayor's action by a four fifths vote of those city commissioner then in office. Additionally, the city commission by a four fifths vote of those city commissioners then in office shall be able to remove the city manager. (5 The mayor shall establish and appoint the members of all standing and special committees of the city commission and the chairperson and vice -chairperson of each committee. There shall be as many standing and special committees of the city commission as deemed necessary by the Mayor. Standing or special committees of the city commission shall mean those comprised of city commission members only. (6 8) The mayor shall prepare and deliver a report on the state of the city to the people of the city between November 1 and January 31 annually. Such report shall be prepared after consultation with the city commissioners and the city manager. (7 4) The mayor shall prepare and deliver a budgetary address annually to the people of the city between July 1 and September 30. Such report shall be prepared after consultation with the city manager. (h) Salaries of the mayor and commission. Effective on November 4, 2003, there shall be paid to the city commissioners the sum of $58,200, which is equal to sixty percent of the mayor's salary in effect on July 16, 2003. Such salary shall be paid per year for each commissioner, in twelve equal installments. The compensation of the mayor shall be determined by the commission. Sec. 12. - Filling vacancies for mayor and commission. (a) A vacancy on the city commission or in the office of mayor caused by death, resignation, forfeiture, suspension, removal, or other action or causes shall be filled within ten (10) days after such vacancy occurs by a majority of the remaining city commissioners members of the city commission. The person appointed must meet the qualifications of the office as required in section 4 of this Charter. The term of office of the person so appointed, except in the circumstances detailed in section (c) below, shall be until the successor in office is elected and qualified at whichever of the following occurs first: (1) the odd -year general municipal election for mayor and city commissioners held pursuant to section 4 of the Charter, or (2) the even -year State of Florida general election, at which election national, state and county offices are filled, The candidates for such election shall be qualified as provided in section 4 of this Charter and the qualifying period and requirements for such election shall be as provided in section 7 of this Charter. The person elected as provided in (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this Section shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of that office. (b) If the remaining city commissioners members of the city commission shall fail or refuse to fill such vacancy within ten days after it occurs, as provided herein, the city commission shall call a special election to fill the vacancy to be held at a date not less than thirty-eight or more than forty-five days after the expiration of the ten-day period and the five day qualifying period. The qualifying period for such special election shall be for the five days not including Saturday, Sunday or legal holidays before the thirty-eighth day before the date of the election and the procedure for the election not otherwise provided for in this section shall be as provided in section 7 of this Charter. Except in the circumstances detailed in section (c), effective November 7, 2017, the person who receives the greatest number of votes for the office in said special election is elected to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term of that office. (c) If a vacancy in any elected office is caused by forfeiture, suspension, or removal, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as described in sections (a) and (b) above, provided that if the elected official who has so vacated his or her seat is later absolved of the allegations of wrong -doing, that elected official shall be entitled to resume his or her elected position for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any. The term of the individual who assumed the position previously vacated by that elected official shall automatically terminate upon the restoration to office of the original seat -holder. (d) If the city commissioners members of the city commission shall fail to comply with their duties as set forth in this section, then, and in that event, the court is hereby empowered and authorized to enforce compliance with this act or to call an election itself to fill such vacancy or vacancies on the city commission or in the office of mayor. Sec. 15. - City manager —Qualifications; appointment; term; salary; sickness or absence; removal. The city manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the city government. The city commission shall fix the city manager's compensation, and the city manager shall serve as provided in section 4(g). The city manager shall be chosen on the basis of the city manager's executive and administrative qualifications. At the time of the city manager's appointment the city manager need not be a resident of the state. Neither the mayor nor any city commissioner shall be eligible for the position of city manager during or within two gj years after the city manager expiration of their respective terms. The mayor, subject to the approval of the city commission may designate a qualified administrative officer of the city to assume the duties and authority of the city manager during periods of temporary absence or disability of the city manager. The city manager shall be responsible for the administration of all units of the city government under the city manager's jurisdiction, and for carrying out policies adopted by the city commission. The city manager or designee shall execute contracts and other instruments, sign bonds and other evidences of indebtedness. Sec. 21. Department of law. The city attorney shall be the director of the department of law and an attorney -at -law admitted to the practice in the State of Florida. The city attorney shall be the legal advisor of and attorney and counsel for the city, and for all officers and departments thereof in matters relating to their official duties. The city attorney shall prosecute and defend all suits for and in behalf of the city, and shall prepare all contracts, bonds and instruments in writing in which the city is concerned and shall endorse on each approval of the form and correctness thereof. The city attorney shall be the prosecuting attorney of the municipal court. The city attorney shall have such number of assistants as the city commission by ordinance may authorize. The city attorney shall prosecute all cases brought before such court and perform the same duties, so far as they are applicable thereto, as are required of the prosecuting attorney of the county. When required to do so by the resolution of the city commission, the city attorney shall prosecute or defend for and in behalf of the city all complaints, suits and controversies in which the city is a party, and such other suits, matters and controversies as he shall, by resolution or ordinance, be directed to prosecute or defend. The mayor, city commission city commission, the members of the city commission, the city manager, the director of any department, or any officer or board not included within a department, may require the opinion of the city attorney upon any question of law involving their respective powers and duties. The city attorney shall be a full-time governmental employee; shall not engage in the private practice of law; and upon his or her election by the city commission shall serve until the time for the election of the city officials specified in section 4 of the Charter which follows the next general municipal election. * * *„ Section 3. In accordance with the provisions of the Charter, as amended, §6.03 of the Miami -Dade County Home Rule Charter, and Section 2-112 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, a Special Election will be held concurrently with the Countywide Primary Election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City for their approval or disapproval of the measure. Section 4. The Special Election shall be held at the polling places in the precincts designated, all as shown on the list attached hereto and made a part hereof and referred to as Exhibit No. 1 or as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, in conformity with the provisions of general laws of the State of Florida ("State"). The Precinct Election Clerks and Inspectors to serve at said polling places on said Referendum Special Election date shall be those designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida for such purpose in accordance with the general laws of the State. A description of the registration books and records which pertain to Special Election precincts wholly or partly within the City and which the City is adopting and desires to use for holding such Special Election is all voter information cards, registration books, records, and certificates pertaining to electors of the City and established and maintained as official by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, in conformity with the laws of the State, are adopted and declared to be and shall hereafter be recognized and accepted as, official voter information cards, registration books, records, and certificates of the City. Section 5. In compliance with Section 100.342, Florida Statutes, the City Clerk is authorized and directed to publish notice of the adoption of the herein Resolution and of the provisions hereof at least twice, once in the fifth (5th) week and once in the third (3rd) week prior to the week in which the aforesaid Referendum Special Election is to be held, in newspaper(s) of general circulation in the City, which notice shall be substantially in the following form: NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION TO AMEND THE MIAMI CITY CHARTER TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018 IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. A Special Election will be held on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, from 7:00 A.M until 7:00 P.M. in the City of Miami, Florida at the polling places in the several Special Election precincts designated by the Board of County Commissioners of Miami - Dade County, Florida as set forth herein unless otherwise provided by law and submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Miami, Florida, the following q uestion: Shall Sections 4, 12, 15, and 21 of the Charter be amended to change to a city commission -manager form of government? Such a change will create a seven (7) member city commission composed of five (5) commissioners elected in districts; one (1) commissioner elected at -large; and a mayor elected at -large. The city manager will remain the head of the administration. This Charter Amendment will amend various sections of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, to provide change to a city commission -manager form of government. By order of the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida. Section 6. The official ballot to be used at said Special Election shall be in full compliance with the laws of the State with respect to vote -by -mail ballots and to use of the mechanical voting mechanics or the Computer Election System and shall be in substantially the following form: "Official Ballot" Special Election Tuesday, August 28, 2018 for Approval or Disapproval of the Following Question: Charter Amendment changing to city commission - manager form of government. "Shall Sections 4, 12, 15, and 21 of the Charter be amended to change to a city commission -manager form of government? Such a change will create a seven (7) member city commission composed of five (5) commissioners elected in districts; one (1) commissioner elected at -large; and a mayor elected at -large. The city manager will remain the head of the administration." YES NO Section 7. The form of the ballot shall be in accordance with requirements of general election laws. Electors desiring to vote in approval of the Question described above shall be instructed to vote their selection next to the word "YES" within the ballot frame containing the statement relating to the Question. Electors desiring to vote to disapprove the Question shall be instructed to vote their selection next to the word "NO" within the ballot frame containing the statement relating to the Question. Once individuals are satisfied with their choice, they shall press the "Vote" button and the ballot shall be cast. Section 8. The City Clerk shall cause to be prepared vote -by -mail ballots containing the Question set forth in Section 6 above for the use of vote -by -mail electors entitled to cast such ballots in said Special Election. Section 9. All qualified Electors of the City shall be permitted to vote in the Special Election and the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida is requested, authorized, and directed to furnish, at cost and expense of the City, a list of all qualified electors residing in the City as shown by the registration books and records of the Office of said Supervisor of Elections and duly certify the same for delivery to and for use by the election officials designated to serve at the respective polling places in said Special Election precincts. Section 10. For the purpose of enabling persons to register who are qualified to vote in said Special Election to be held on August 28, 2018, and who have not registered under the provisions of the general laws of the State and Chapter 16 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida or who have transferred their legal residence from one voting precinct to another in the City, they may register Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the Miami -Dade County Elections Department located at 2700 Northwest 87th Avenue, Doral, Florida within such period of time as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida. In addition to the above place and times, qualified persons may register at such branch offices and may also use any mobile registration van for the purpose of registration in order to vote in the herein described Special Election during such times and on such dates as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida. Section 11. Todd B. Hannon, the City Clerk of the City, is designated and appointed as the official representative of the City Commission in all transactions with the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida related to matters pertaining to use of the registration books and holding of said Special Election. Section 12. The City Clerk shall deliver a certified copy of this Resolution to the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the Special Election. Section 13. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.