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VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING:
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
AGENDA ITEM TRANSMITTAL FORM
Meeting Date:
2/14/08 Meeting Type: Regular Ordinance #: 1-08
Consent Agenda: No Resolution # +~:1i~r ~ ~~~.: _,~~ter k~~ ~:~
Originating Department: Clerk
2. AGENDA ITEM TITLE: (Wording form the SUBJECT line of your staff report)
Ordinance 1-08, Second Reading, Repealing Section 2-251 -Inspectors and readopting it with a new title to
provide that inspectors or other election workers for the Village elections shall be electors of the Village
whenever possible, and correcting a scrivener's error (First Reading 1/10/08)
3. BUDGET /FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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Current Budgeted Amount Available:
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Budget Transfer Required: No Appropriate Fund Balance: No
4. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF MAJOR ISSUES: (This is a snap shot description of the agenda item)
This is being brought forth as an Ordinance to allow the Village Clerk to hire election workers who are
not residents of the Village of Tequesta. It is difficult to recruit and train only residents as our pool is
not very large. I find it necessary to use Palm Beach County residents in addition to Village residents.
The Clerk will make every reasonable effort to recruit and hire Village residents in as much as possible.
5. APPROVALS:
Dept. Head: ~ ,G~ ) ~-- Finance Director:
Attorney: (for legal sufficiency)
Village Manager:
SUBMIT FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION: ^
APPROVE ITEM: d
Yes ^ No ^
DENY ITEM: ^
MEMORANDUM
Village of Tequesta
Clerk's Office
TO: Mr. Michael R. Couzzo, Jr., Village Manager
Honorable Mayor and Village Council Members
FROM: Lori McWilliams, Village Clerk
DATE: January 25, 2008
SUBJECT: Ordinance 1-08 -Election Workers Residency
This is being brought forth as an Ordinance to allow the Village Clerk to hire election
workers who are not residents of the Village of Tequesta. It is difficult to recruit and
train only residents as our pool is not very large. I find it necessary to use Palm Beach
County residents in addition to Village residents. The Clerk will make every reasonable
effort to recruit and hire Village residents in as much as possible.
ORDINANCE NO. 1-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION. AT
ARTICLE V. ELECTIONS. AT DIVISION 2. PERSONNEL. BY REPEALING
SECTION 2-251. INSPECTORS. AND READOPTING IT WITH A NEW
TITLE TO PROVIDE THAT INSPECTORS OR OTHER ELECTION
WORKERS FOR VILLAGE ELECTIONS SHALL BE ELECTORS OF THE
VILLAGE WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AND CORRECTING A SCRIVENER'S
ERROR; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND
SUB-SECTION OF CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION. SHALL REMAIN IN
FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A
CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO
CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Village Council desires to amend Section 2-251. entitled
"Inspectors" in order to avoid having to pass a resolution every year to allow the Village to
hire inspectors or other election workers for municipal elections even though they are not
qualified voters in the Village if sufficient electors can not be found; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council believes this revision to its Code of Ordinances to
be in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of its citizens and the general
public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1: Chapter 2. Administration. of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of
Tequesta is hereby amended at Article V. Elections. at Division 2. Personnel. by repealing
Section 2-251. and readopting it as revised to provide for a revision which would allow the
Village to hire inspectors and other election workers who are not qualified electors of the
Village if a sufficient number of such qualified workers are not available; providing that
Sec.2-251. shall hereafter read as follows]
Sec. 2-251. Inspectors; other election workers.
The Village Get~r+sit Clerk shall at least 30 days prior to any general or special
election elect appoint or hire as many inspectors of election or other election workers as it
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~ deemed necessary, who shall, whenever possible, be qualified voters in the Village,
and it shall be their duty to open and close the polls. The inspectors of election and/or
other election workers shall assist the sClerk of+ho ono,.+;,,,,~ in the conduct of the election.
Section 2: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section 3: Should any Section or provision of this Ordinance or any portion
thereof, any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 4: Specific authority is hereby granted to codify this Ordinance.
Section 5: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage.
Upon First Reading this day of
foregoing Ordinance was offered by
adoption. The motion was seconded by
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Mayor Jim Humpage
Vice-Mayor Pat Watkins
Council Member Dan Amero
Council Member Tom Paterno
Council Member Calvin Turnquest
2008, the
who moved its
For Adoption
and upon
Against Adoption
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Upon Second Reading this
foregoing Ordinance was offered by
adoption. The motion was seconded by _
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
and upon
For Adoption Against Adoption
Mayor Jim Humpage
Vice-Mayor Pat Watkins
Council Member Dan Amero
Council Member Tom Paterno
Council Member Calvin Turnquest
The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed and adopted this
day of
2008.
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
Jim Humpage
ATTEST:
Lori McWilliams, CMC
Village Clerk
day of 2008, the
.who moved its
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