Notice of 2nd reading of the Charter Amendments that will go to referendum March 11, 2025.

The ORD will be read at the November 20 Regular meeting.

TOWN OF REDINGTON SHORES

Second Reading will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.

ORDINANCE NO. 2024-04

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF REDINGTON SHORES, FLORIDA, AMENDING § 1 AND § 3 OF THE TOWN CHARTER TO CONFIRM HOME RULE AUTHORITY AND TO CONFIRM A COMMISSION MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT; AMENDING § 4 OF THE CHARTER TO REMOVE OUTDATED OR PREEMPTED PROVISIONS RELATED TO COMMISSION POWERS AND TO CLARIFY THE COMMISSION MAY ADOPT PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS; AMENDING § 5 AND § 6 OF THE CHARTER TO CONFIRM COMMISSIONERS MAY BE REMOVED FOR GOOD CAUSE AND THAT COMMISSIONERS RECEIVE STIPENDS BUT NOT SALARIES; AMENDING § 8 OF THE CHARTER TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTION DISTRICTS DISCOURAGING MULTIPLE COMMISSIONERS FROM THE SAME CONDO OR HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION; AMENDING § 10 OF THE CHARTER BY RELOCATING AND CLARIFYING PROCEDURES FOR THE DAY NEW COMMISSIONERS TAKE OFFICE AND FREQUENCY OF COMMISSION MEETINGS; COMBINING § 11 AND § 16 OF THE CHARTER (COMMISSION POWERS AND DUTIES) INTO ONE § 16 AND CLARIFYING THE COMMISSION’S AUTHORITY AND TOWN CLERK’S ROLE AS RECORDS CUSTODIAN; AMENDING § 17 OF THE CHARTER TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO THE TOWN CLERK AS THE FINANCIAL TREASURER, AND RELOCATING CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION PROCEDURES FROM § 16 TO § 17 AS A STAND ALONE TOPIC; REPEALING § 18 OF THE CHARTER REGARDING THE SIGNING OF PAPER CHECKS BY THE CLERK AND AMENDING § 19 OF THE CHARTER TO REQUIRE WARRANTS TO BE PAID IN A REASONABLE TIME AND CO-SIGNED BY AN OFFICIAL APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION; AMENDING § 22 (REVENUE BONDS) TO PROVIDE BONDS SHALL BE ISSUED AS PROVIDED FOR IN STATE LAW; AMENDING §28 OF THE CHARTER TO EXPRESSLY REFERENCE FLORIDA ETHICS CODE AND TO PREVENT CONTRACTING WITH THE TOWN MANAGER OR HIS/HER SPOUSE OR BUSINESS PARTNER; REPEALING§32 OF THE CHARTER PROVIDING MAYOR POWER TO BLOCK BUDGET AMENDMENTS; AMENDING § 33 OF THE CHARTER RELATED TO NOTICES TO RECOGNIZE PRIMACYOFSTATELAW;REMOVINGORCORRECTING PROVISIONS FROM § 9 (NOMINATIONS), § 14 (ORDINANCES), § 20 (APPOINTMENT OF CLERKS AND DEPUTY CLERKS), § 27 (COMMISSION POWERS), § 29 (RECORDS CUSTODIAN), AND § 34 (SEVERABILITY) OF THE CHARTER AS OUTDATED, REDUNDANT, OR PREEMPTED BY STATE LAW; AMENDING § 15 CONFINING MAYOR’S AUTHORITY; REPEALING § 7 (FIRST COMMISSIONERS) AND § 35 OF THE CHARTER WHICH ADDRESS THE TOWN’S FIRST COMMISSIONERS AND THE ORIGINAL CHARTER ADOPTION; RENUMBERING SEVERAL CHARTER SECTIONS TO PROVIDE FOR A LOGICAL FLOW OF TOPICS; MAKING RELATED FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND SCHEDULING A REFERENDUM DATE ON WHICH THE TOWN’S QUALIFIED ELECTORS WILL VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

A copy of this Ordinance is available for public inspection at Redington Shores Town Hall, 17425 Gulf Boulevard, Redington Shores, Florida, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays. All interested persons may appear and be heard in respect to this ordinance.

Margaret Carey, Town Clerk