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MOTION TO PASS PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2026-02 ON FIRST READING.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2026-02 IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA, SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES AMENDING ARTICLE I ENTITLED “CREATION AND POWERS”, AND IN PARTICULAR AMENDING SECTION 1.10 “DEFINITIONS” TO CHANGE MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION’S DEFINITION TO THE CITY ELECTION HELD IN NOVEMBER OF EVEN NUMBERED YEARS; AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “LEGISLATURE,” AND IN PARTICULAR AMENDING SECTION 3.02 “COMMISSION MEMBERS,” SECTION 3.05 “MAYOR,” TO CHANGE THE ELECTION DATE IN THE CITY TO OCCUR IN NOVEMBER OF EVEN NUMBERED YEARS, AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “LEGISLATURE”, SECTION 3.06 “VICE MAYOR” TO CHANGE THE DATE FOR THE CITY’S VICE MAYOR TO BE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE FIRST MEETING IN DECEMBER, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 75-350, LAWS OF FLORIDA; AS AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR EXTENSIONS IN THE CURRENT TERMS FOR THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS IN DISTRICTS 2 AND 3 TO EXTEND UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 2028 ELECTION AND FOR COMMISSIONERS IN DISTRICTS 1 AND 4 TO EXTEND UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 2030 ELECTION, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5, CHAPTER 75-350, LAWS OF FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE, WHEN ADOPTED, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES ON THE NOVEMBER 2026 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT, AND IT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY LAW; PROVIDING FOR THE ADVERTISING OF THE REFERENDUM ELECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, AS WELL AS THE STATE OF FLORIDA ELECTION CODE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECOND AND FINAL READING IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR MAY 20, 2026.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides for a methodology of Charter amendments suppleme...
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