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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 7210 AMEND ARC CHARTER AND LAWS OF LOCAL APPLICATION SECTION 1-30 TO MODIFY THE TERM OF MAYOR PRO TEMPORE HAVE THE TERM OF MAYOR PROTEMPORE COINCIDE WITH THE TERMS OF COMMISSION • ORDINANCE NO. 7210 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE AUGUSTA - RICHMOND COUNTY CHARTER AND LAWS OF LOCAL APPLICATION, SECTION 1 -30; TO MODIFY THE TERM OF MAYOR PRO TEMPORE; TO HAVE THE TERM OF MAYOR PRO TEMPORE COINCIDE WITH THE TERMS OF COMMISSION COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND COMMISSION COMMITTEE MEMBERS; TO REPEAL ALL CHARTER, CODE SECTIONS AND ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF CHARTER, CODE SECTIONS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, Augusta- Richmond County seeks to modify the term of service for the position of Mayor Pro Tempore from a period of one (1) year to a period of two (2) years, to begin on January 1, 2011, and to have the term of the position of Mayor Pro Tempore coincide with the terms of the Chair and Members of the Administrative Services, Engineering Services, Finance, Public Safety and Public Services Committees. WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the Augusta- Richmond County Commission, recommends amending the Charter to provide for the modification of the terms of the position of Mayor Pro Tempore to extend the term to a period of two (2) years and to have the term of the Mayor Pro Tempore coincide with the Chair and Members of the Administrative Services, Engineering Services, Finance, Public Safety and Public Services Committees. THE AUGUSTA - RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION, ordains as follows: CHARTER AND LAWS OF LOCAL APPLICATION. Augusta Richmond- County Charter and Laws of Local Application, Chapter 1, Article 5, Sections 1- 30(c) and 1- 30(d), as set forth in the Augusta- Richmond County Charter, re- adopted July 10, 2007, is hereby amended by striking Sections 1 -30(c) and 1 -30(d) its entirety as set forth in "Exhibit A" hereto and inserting in lieu thereof new Sections 1 -30(c) and 1- 30(d), called "Powers of mayor; mayor pro -tem; committees" as set forth in "Exhibit B" hereto. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption in accordance with applicable laws. SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. • Adopted this 4 day of November , 2010. L—Q /C;.1 ( David S. Copenhaver As its Mayor Atte / a_%/ Lena J. Bo r' er, Clerk of Commission Seal: 1st reading October 19, 2010 Publish in the Augusta Chronicle November 18, 2010 CERTIFICATION The undersigned Clerk of Commission, Lena J. Bonner, hereby certifies that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Augusta- Richmond County Commission on November 4 , 2010 and that such Ordinance has not been modified or rescinded as of the date hereof and the undersigned further certifies that attached hereto is a true copy of the Ordinance which was approved and adopted in the foregoing meeting(s). Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission Published in the Augusta Chronicle. Date: November 18, 2010 • EXHIBIT A STRIKE: • • •.. - - - - - : - - M a y o r and perform such ether duties as may be entrusted to the office of the capacity of Mayor Pro- Tempore. Ale persen whe has served two consecutive full . - -- . - . . 'ro Tempore shall again be eligible to hold office as Mayor Pro Tempere until after the expiration of one year from the conclusion of that of that persen's last term of office as Mayor Pro Tempore. And: u • • , 4 , I •• - • - - - - • . - . . - . . .. - -- - - . - - - . - - , 4 . . . . - , 4 . . abolished, and appointed as directed by the Commission. The Mayor shall not have the right to vote OR the appointment of any member to a committee. The Commission and appointed by the Mayor Pro Tempore. EXHIBIT B REPLACE WITH: Sec. 1 -30. Powers of mayor; mayor pro -tem; committees. (c) The members of the Commission shall elect a Mayor Pro Tempore at their first retular meetin• in Janua 2011 and at such meeting every two 2 years thereafter. The Mayor Pro Tempore shall preside at Commission meetings in the abs-nce of the Ma or and perform such other duties as may be entrusted to the office of the Mayor Pro Tempore by action of the Commission. The Mayor Pro Tempore shall continue to be a full voting member of the Commission when serving in the capacity of Mayor Pro Tem. ore. No . erson who has served a full two- ear term of office as Ma or Pro Tem s ore shall a. ain be eli. ible to hold office as Mayor Pro Tempore until after the ex. iration two 2 ears from the conclusion of that • erson's last term of office as Mayor Pro Tempore. (d At is first re • ular meetin_ in Janua of each odd - numbered year, the Commission shall or:anize itself. The Ma or and the Mayor Pro Tempore shall recommend to the Commission the appointment of such committees as the deem a..ro.riate and the •ro.osed membershi. thereof. If the Ma or and the Ma or Pro Tem. ore disa ' ree on . ro . osed a.. ointments the Commission shall determine such appointments. All committees and the membership thereof shall be reated, abolished, and appointed as directed by the Commission. The Mayor shall not have the right to vote on the appointment of any member to a committee. The Mayor shall not be a voting member of any committee established by the Commission and appointed by the Mayor Pro Tempore.