O-536-91 ORDINANCE NUMBER 536-91
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 24 OF THE MIAMI SHORES
VILLAGE CHARTER BY ADDING A PARAGRAPH THERETO ESTABLISHING
A PROCEDURE FOR FILLING A VACANCY IN CANDIDACY IN COUNCIL
CAUSED BY DEATH, WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL FROM THE BALLOT OF
QUALIFIED CANDIDATE; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has enacted Section 166 .031(6) ,
Florida Statutes, requiring each municipality to provide a procedure
for filling a vacancy in a candidacy caused by death, withdrawal, or
removal from the ballot of a qualified candidate following the end of
the qualifying period which leaves fewer than two candidates for an
office; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Shores Village Council desires to adopt a
procedure in order to conform with the legislation mentioned in the
prior paragraph,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by Miami Shores Village, Florida;
SECTION 1. Section 24 of the Miami Shores Village Charter shall
stand amended to include as a final paragraph thereof, the following:
If the death, withdrawal or removal from
the ballot of a qualified candidate following
the end of the qualifying period results in a
number of candidates that does not exceed the
number of vacancies, the qualifying period
shall be reopened for a period through and
including the twenty-first (21st) day prior to
the election date.
SECTION 2 . This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
PASSED on First Reading this 21 day of May , 1991.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on Second Reading this 4th day of
June 1991.
STEVEN J.,,�/'aOHNS6N__, Mayor
ATTEST:
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE CLERK
By:
SCOTT W. DAVIS, Deputy Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
WILLIAM F. FANN, JR. ;,Z
Village Attorney