Ordinance 85-20ORDINANCe- NO. 8S-20__
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 75-16
TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN
AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE EOARD OF COUNTrY-
COMMISSIONERS.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT~
Section One~
Ordinance No. 75-16 (codified as Section 2-2~of
Collier County Code) is hereby amended aa follows:
Sec. 2-26. Meetings of the board of county commissioners
generally.
(a) Regular Meetings. The county commission shall normally
hold its regular meeting at 9~00 a.m. each Tuesday, except on a
day designated as a holiday. Meetings may be postponed or
cancelled by board action. Meetings shall normally be held *in
the county courthouse, East Naples and shall be open to the news
media and the public. Meetings may be held in other locations
within Collier County.
(b) Special Meetings. When the chairman or a majority of
the commiss~on calls a special meeting the clerk shall be
notified to inform the county manager, the county attorney and
representatives of the press setting the place, date and hour of
the meeting and the purpose for which the meeting is called.
(c) Agenda.
(1) -There shall be an official agenda for each meeting
~' ~. ;;of the commission, which shall determine the order
~ ~ ~. of business conducted at the meeting. The
~ .~- commission shall not take action upon any matter,
~'~ '-- ~" proposal, report or item of business not listed
ii -: upon the official agenda, unless a majority of the
'> ,.~ : commission present comsents.
"~ ~2]. The county manager shall prepare each agenda in
~ appropriate form approved by the county
'~'~ commission. Matters may be placed on e. he agenda
by the county manager, any county commissioner,
the clerk and the county attorney. The agenda
shall be prepared and distributed not later than
seven (7) days preceding the regular meeting.
(d) Presiding Officer, Election, Duties. The presiding
chairman and vice-chairman shall be elected by a majority of the
members o t e oar o county commissioners, said election shall
eec
serve at t ~-~-~
a&se-eAee~-~-~i~'~-m~--who The vice-chairman shall preside
in the absence of the chairman. T e c a rman s all become the
presiding officer immediately after his election. The chairman
shall preserve order and decorum at all meetings. He shall state
every question and announce the decision of the commission on
each item of business. The majority vote of the members present
shall determine all questions of order not otherwise covered.
The chairman may vote cn any question, his name being called
last. The chairman shall sign all ordinances, resolutions and
legally binding documents adopted by the commission during his
presence. In his absence, such ordinances, resolutions and
legally binding documents shell be signed by the presiding
officer.
Words underlined are additions; Words e~ek-~h=e~h are deletions,
(e) Call to order. At the hour appointed for the .meeting,
the chairman shall immediately call the commission to order. In.
the absence of the chairman and the vice-chairman, the clerk
shall determine if a quorum is present and'call for election of a
temporary chairman to serve until arrival of the chairman or
vice-chairman.
(f) Quorum. A majority of the commission shall constitute
a quorum. No resolution, legally binding document or motion
shall be adopted by the commission without the affirmative vote
of the majority of all members present. Should no quorum attend
within thirty (30) minutes after the hour appointed for the
meeting, the chairman, vice-chairman, or in their absence, the
clerk or his designee, may adjourn the meeting.
(gl Rules of debate.
Motion under consideration. When a motion is
presented and seconded, it is under consideration
and no other motion shall be received thereafter,
except to adjourn, to lay on the table, to
postpone, or to amend until the question is
decided. These counter-motions shall have
preference in the order in which they are
mentioned and the first two (2} shall be decided
without debate. Final action upon a pending
motion may be deferred until the next meeting by a
majority of the members present. Except aa herein
provided questions of order and the conduct of
business shall be governed by Roberts Rules of
Order.
(2)
Chairman participation. The presiding chairman
may move, second and debate from the chair, and
shall not be deprived of any of the rights and
privileges of a commissioner by reason of being
the presiding chairman.
(3)
(4)
(5)
Form of address. Each member shall address only
the presiding officer for recognition, shall
confine himself to the question under debate, and'
shall avoid personalities end indecorous language.
Interruption. A member once recognized, shall not
be interrupted except a call to order or as herein
otherwise provided. If a member iS called to
order, he shall stop speaking until the question
is determined by the presiding officer. Any
member may appeal the decision of the chair to the
commission for decision by majority vote.
Privilege of closing debate. The commissioner
moving for the adoption of an ordinance,
resolution or other act shall have th- privilege
of closing debate unless otherwise directed by th-
chair.
(6)
The question. Upon the closing of debate any
member may require a roll call vote. Any member
may give a brief statement or file a written
explanation of his vote.
(h) Minutes. The minutes of prior meetings approved by a
majority of the members present, shall become the official
minutes. Each resolution, ordinance and legally binding document
shall be signed by the presiding officer at the meeting and hy
the clerk and entered in the minutes. (Ord. No. 75-16, ~ 1(1),
4-22-75)
Section Twol Conflict and Severabilit~.
In the event this Ordinance conflic~s with any other
ordinance of Collier County or other applicable law, the more
restrictive shall applyl If any phrase or portion of this
Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent Jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion.
Section Threel Effective Date
This Ordinance shall become effective as provided by law.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners
of Collier County, Florida, this 21,__t day of May, 1985.
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County Attornoy
STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF COLLIER )
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Thll ordlnonce filed wllh the
Secretary of S~'gte'$ Office the
and ockn~ledge~ent of lhol
flllna received this ~
day
I, WILLIAM J, REAC~dq, Clerk of Courts in and for the Twentieth Judicial
Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true original of:
ORDINANCg NO. 85-20
which was adopted by the Board of County Com~iseloners durin8 Regular Session
the list day of ~y, 1985.
WI~ESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of County
of Collier County. Florida, ~his 2~st day of May.
WILL~ J.
Cl~rk of Courts and
Clerk ~-Off~cfo to
Board of C~nty
C~immioners
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