| | ALACHUA COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT 3 |
| Title: |
Appointment and dissolution of the charter review commission |
| Summary: |
Shall the Alachua County Charter be amended to provide that a charter
review commission cannot be appointed earlier than 18 months prior
to the general election at which amendments may be proposed and will
automatically dissolve on the date of such general election |
YES for approval _______
NO for rejection _______
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| Proposed Amended Charter Language: |
Sec. 4.2. Home rule charter amendments.
(B) Amendments and revision by charter review commission.
(1) A charter review commission consisting of not less than eleven (11) nor more than fifteen (15) electors of the
county shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners at least twelve (12) months
but not more than eighteen (18) months before the general election occurring in 1990 and at least twelve (12) months
but not more than eighteen (18) months before the general election occurring every ten (10) years thereafter, to review the
home rule charter and propose any amendments or revisions which may be advisable for placement on the general election
ballot. No member of the state legislature or the board of county commissioners shall be a member of the charter review
commission. Vacancies shall be filled within thirty (30) days in the same manner as the original appointments.
(6) If it does not submit any proposed charter amendments or revisions to the board of county commissioners
at least ninety (90) days prior to the general election, the charter review commission shall be automatically dissolved.
Otherwise the charter review commission shall be automatically dissolved on the date of such general election. Upon
dissolution of the charter review commission, all property of the charter review commission shall thereupon become the
property of the county.
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| Current Charter Language: |
Sec. 4.2. Home rule charter amendments.
(B) Amendments and revision by charter review commission.
(1) A charter review commission consisting of not less than eleven (11) nor more than fifteen (15)
electors of the county shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners at least twelve
(12) months before the general election occurring in 1990 and at least twelve (12) months before
the general election occurring every ten (10) years thereafter, to review the home rule charter and
propose any amendments or revisions which may be advisable for placement on the general
election ballot. No member of the state legislature of the board of county commissioners shall be
a member of the charter review commission. Vacancies shall be filled within thirty (30) days in
the same manner as the original appointments.
(6) If it does not submit any proposed charter amendments or revisions to the board of county
commissioners at least ninety (90) days prior to the general election, the charter review
commission shall be automatically dissolved. Otherwise upon acceptance or rejection of the
proposed amendments of revisions by the electors, the charter review commission shall be
automatically dissolved. Upon dissolution of the charter review commission, all property of the
charter review commission shall thereupon become the property of the county.
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| Language Change: |
Note: underlined words have been added to the proposed amended language; stuck
words have been removed from the proposed amended languaged.
Sec. 4.2. Home rule charter amendments.
(B) Amendments and revision by charter review commission.
(1) A charter review commission consisting of not less than eleven (11) nor more than fifteen (15) electors of the
county shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners at least twelve (12) months
but not more than eighteen (18) months before the general election occurring in 1990 and at least twelve (12) months
but not more than eighteen (18) months before the general election occurring every ten (10) years thereafter, to review the
home rule charter and propose any amendments or revisions which may be advisable for placement on the general election
ballot. No member of the state legislature or the board of county commissioners shall be a member of the charter review
commission. Vacancies shall be filled within thirty (30) days in the same manner as the original appointments.
(6) If it does not submit any proposed charter amendments or revisions to the board of county commissioners
at least ninety (90) days prior to the general election, the charter review commission shall be automatically dissolved.
Otherwise upon acceptance or rejection of the
proposed amendments of revisions by the electors, the charter review commission shall be automatically dissolved on the date of such general election. Upon
dissolution of the charter review commission, all property of the charter review commission shall thereupon become the
property of the county.
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