Ordinance No. 1465-23 Adopt Charter Amendment

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OR BK 10858 PG 1920 Page 2 of 3 Section 3. DESIGNATION OF DEPOSITORIES. Title II, Chapter 1, Section 21.11 of the City Charter is hereby amended to read as follows: The City Council shall, by resolution, designate from time to time such banks to be the depositories of the funds of said City, and the Finance Director shall be required to deposit day by day such funds of the City as may come into said director's hands in said banks to the credit of the City, and shall be required to present quarterly at Council Meetings a report of all such monies collected and deposited in said banks by the Finance Director; the City Council may, by resolution require such banks acting as City depository, to give such bond as they deem proper, for the safekeeping of all City funds entrusted to their care, said depository only to pay out said funds upon a written order signed by the President of the City Council, attested by the City Manager. Section 4. ELECTION AND TERM. Title II, Chapter 2, Section 32.03 is hereby amended to read as follows: At the regular municipal election of April 11th, 2023, the Mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City for a term of four (4) years and at the regular municipal election every four (4) years thereafter, the Mayor shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. Section 5. TIME OF HOLDING. Title V, Section 51.01 is hereby amended to read as follows: A general election for the choosing of officers of said City shall be held on the second Tuesday in April of each year, and officers elected shall qualify and take office at the next regularly scheduled Council meeting after the canvas is received from the County Canvassing Board. Section 6. CANVASS OF RETURNS. Title V, Section 51.07 is hereby amended to read as follows: The City Council shall receive the returns of all City elections, and shall accept the canvas from the County Canvassing Board of the same at the next regularly scheduled Council meeting after said returns are received by them, and shall declare the results thereof, which shall be spread upon their minutes. The City Council may by resolution extend the time for a period not to exceed five (5) days. Section 7. CHARTER AMENDMENT. Title XI is hereby amended to read as follows: This Charter may be amended in accordance with Section 166.031, Florida Statutes, as amended and shall be formerly reviewed by City Council every ten (10) years. Section 8. SEVERABILITY. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or other part of this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any portion thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid. Section 9. POWERS AND AUTHORITY FOR CODE CODIFER. The City's code codifier is granted broad and liberal power and authority to codify the Charter of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, in terms of making appropriate harmonizing, technical or editorial changes and notes that do not affect the substantive provisions thereof. Section 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage and signing by the Mayor.