ORDINANCE No. 00-03

 

            AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TOWN OF FORT MYERS BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 15, TOWN OF FORT MYERS BEACH LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY ORDINANCE; SECTION TWELVE RULE AND PROCEDURES; PROVIDING AUTHORITY; AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 15 SECTION TWELVE. RULE AND PROCEDURES; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE TOWN OF FORT MYERS BEACH AS FOLLOWS:

            SECTION 1.  Authority.  This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 95-494, Laws of Florida, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions of law.

 

            SECTION 2. AMENDMENT.  Chapter 15 SECTION 12., of the ordinance establishing the Town of Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency “LPA” is hereby amended to read as follows:

SECTION 12. Rule and procedures.  The LPAshall meet at least  once each month eight times per year and shall meet no less often than bimonthly or more frequently at regular intervals to be determined by it, and at such other times as the Presiding Officer or it may determine.  It shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business.  The rules may be amended from time to time, but only upon notice to all members that said proposed amendments shall be acted upon at a specified meeting.  A majority vote of the  LPA shall be required for the approval of the proposed amendment.  It shall keep a properly indexed record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which record shall be a public record.  All meetings of the LPA shall be public meetings.

 

SECTION 3.   SEVERABILITY. If any one of the provisions of this ordinance should be held contrary to any express provision of law or contrary to the policy of express law, although not expressly prohibited, or against public policy, or shall for any reason whatsoever beheld invalid, then such provision shall be null and void and shall be deemed separate from the remaining provisions of this ordinance, and in no way affect the validity of all other provisions of this ordinance.

 

          SECTION 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

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The foregoing ordinance was enacted by the Town Council upon a motion by Council Member Murphy and seconded by Council Member Cereceda and, upon being put to a vote, the result was as follows:

Anita T. Cereceda                                aye         

Daniel Hughes                                      aye

John Mulholland                                   aye

Garr Reynolds                         aye

Ray Murphy                                         aye

DULY PASSED AND ENACTED this 6th day of  March, 2000.

 

ATTEST:                                             TOWN OF FORT MYERS BEACH  

  

 

                                                                                                                                     By:__________________________            By:_____________________                        

   Marsha Segal-George, Town Clerk   John J. Mulholland, Mayor

 

Approved as to form by:

 

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Richard V.S. Roosa, Town Attorney