3545ORDINANCE NO. 3545
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE CITY OF SANFORD CITY CODE, BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE XI, CODE
ENFORCEMENT BOARD? SECTION 2-174,
ORGANIZATION, TO ELIMINATE THE APPOINTMENT OF
· ALTERNATE MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sanford deems it in the best interests to
amend the City Code to eliminate the appointment of alternate members to the Code Enforcement
Board.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Section 2-174, Organization, of the Code of the City of Sanford shall be
deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
Section 2-174. Organization.
(a) Members; qualifications. The City Commission shall appoint a seven-
member Code Enforcement Board. Members of the enforcement board shall be residents of
the City of Sanford and shall be made on the basis of experience or interest in the subject
matter jurisdiction of the Code Enforcement Board. The membership of the enforcement
board shall, whenever possible, include an architect, businessman, an engineer, a general
contractor~ a subcontractor and a realtor.
(b) ,Appointments; vacancies. The initial appointments to the enforcement
board shall be as follows:
(1) Two (2) members appointed for a term of one (1) year.
(2) Three (3) members appointed for a term of two (2) years.
(3) Two (2) members appointed for a term of three (3) years.
Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for a term of three (3) years. A
member may be reappointed upon approval of the City Commission. Appointments to fill any
vacancy on the enforcement board shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term of office.
If any member fails to attend two (2) of three (3) successive meetings without cause and
without prior approval of the chairman, the board shall declare the member' s office vacant
and the City Commission shall promptly fill such vacancy. The members shall serve in
accordance with the ordinances of the city and may be suspended and removed for cause as
provided in the ordinances for removal of members of city boards or otherwise provided by
law.
(c) Chairman; quorum; compensation. The members of the Code
Enforcement Board shall elect a chairman, who shall be a voting member, from among its
members. The presence of four (4) or more members shall constitute a quorum of the
enforcement board. Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for
such travel, mileage and per diem expenses as may be authorized by the City Commission or
as otherwise provided by law.
(d) Counsel. The city attorney is hereby designated as counsel to the Code
Enforcement Board.
(e) Authority to appoint special counsel to the city. In the event that an
alleged violator is represented by legal counsel, the City Commission shall, in its discretion,
have authority to appoint special legal counsel to represent the city in such proceeding.
SECTION 2 The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable and if any
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held invalid or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences,
clauses or phrases of this Ordinance, but they shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that
this Ordinance shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.' That this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
adoption.
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PASSED and ADOPTED this/3~7~ day of 000.
ATTEST:
As the City Commission of the
City of Sanford, Florida
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet R. Dougherty, City Clerk of the City of Sanford, Florida, do hereby certify that a tree
at the front door ofthe City Hall in the City ofSanford, Florida, on the/L/5~t/dday of~d'A.~ ,
2000.
of Safford, Florida
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