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CITYOFPENSACOLAFINALREPORT/REVISEDCHARTER
CHARTERREVIEWCOMMISSIONAUGUST
19,2009
(ANDASCORRECTEDANDCIRCULATEDBYBYTHECITYATTORNEY'SOFFICEONSEPTEMBER
9,2009
CHARTEREVIEW
OMMISSION
AUGUST
9,2009
(AND AS CORRECTED AND CIRCULATED 13Y
BY
THE
CITY
TTORNEY'S
OFFICE ON
SEPTEMBER
9,2009
CHARTERFORTHECITYOFPENSACOLA
TABLEOFCONTENTS
PreambleArticleIGeneralPowersoftheCitySection1.01.GeneralPowersandCorporateExistence6Section1.02.Construction6Section1.03.IntergovernmentalRelations6ArticleIICorporateBoundariesSection2.01.CorporateBoundaries6ArticleIIIElectedCityPositionsSection3.01.Section3.02.Section3.03.(a)
(b)
Section4.01.(a)(b)(c)Section4.02.(a)
(b)
(c)Section4.03.(a)
(b)
(c)(d)(e)Section4.04.FormofGovernment.7ElectionandTerms......................................7LimitationsofTermsforMayorandCouncilMembers;EffectiveDate7Mayor7CityCouncilMembers..................................7ArticleIVMayorandCityCouncilMayor...7PowersandDuties7Vacancy9Compensation..........................................9CityCouncil...........................................9PowersandDuties9Vacancies.............................................10Compensation.........................................10CityCouncilProcedures.................................10Meetings.............................................10RulesandMinutes......................................10VotingandQuorum.....................................10VetoOverride.........................................10President,VicePresidentofCityCouncil..................10Prohibitions11
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CHARTER
OR THE
CITY
OF
PENSACOLA
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PreambleArticle
I
General Powers of the CitySection 1.0
1
.
General Powers and Corporate Existence
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6Section 1.02. Construction
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Section 1.03. Intergovernmental Relations
...............................
Article
I1
Corporate BoundariesSection 2.0
1
.
Corporate Boundaries
...................
Article I11Elected City Positions
.
.....................................
ection 3.0
1
Form of Government
7
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ection 3.02. Election and Terms
7
Section 3.03. Limitations of Terms for Mayor and Council Members;Effective Date
..........................................
(a) Mayor
...............................................
..................................
b) City Council Members
7
Article IVMayor and City Council
...............................................
ection4.01. Mayor
7
(a)Powers and Duties
.......................................
(b) Vacancy
...............................................
(c) Compensation
..........................................
Section 4.02. City Council
...........................................
(a)Powers and Duties
.......................................
(b)
Vacancies
.............................................
0(c) Compensation
.........................................
0Section 4.03. City Council Procedures
.................................
10(a) Meetings
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10(b) Rules and Minutes
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0(c)Voting and Quorum
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10(d) Veto Override
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10(e) President, Vice President of City Council
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10Section 4.04. Prohibitions
...........................................
1
(a)AppointmentandRemoval..............................11(b)InterferencewithAdministration..........................11(c)HoldingotherOffice....................................11Section5.01.Section5.02.Section5.03.Section5.04.Section5.05.
(a)(b)
ArticleVAppointedCityPositionsCityClerk.CityAdministrator..CityAttorney.Departments.CityBoards,CommissionsandAuthorities.Establishment..MembershipandRemoval.~.
12121212
12
1212
Section6.01.Section6.02.Section6.03.
(a)(b)
Section6.04.(a)
(b)
(c)(d)
(e)
(I)
ArticleVIElectionsNonpartisanElections13Electors...............................................13Qualifications,Eligibility,andFilingFee13QualificationsandEligibility..............13FilingFee............13ElectionsProcedures13GeneralandPrimaryElections.............................13AppointmentsbySupervisorofElections13NoticeofElections......................................14OneCandidate14CanvassingBoard.......................................14Ballots................................................14Section6.05.CandidateQualifyingOath14(a)QualifyingOathorAffirmation............................14(b)Form.................................................14Section6.06.
(a)
(b)(c)(d)AlternativetoQualifyingFee14PetitionProcess14PetitionForms14ValidSignatures14VerifyingNames15Section6.07.CommencementofTermofOffice15Section6.08.
(a)(b)
CouncilDistricts........................................16NumberofDistricts16DistrictingCommission;Composition;Appointment;Terms;Vacancies;Compensation................................16
3
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a) Appointment and Removal
11
..........................
b) Interference with Administration
11
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c) I-Iolding other Office
11
Article
V
Appointed City Positions
............................................
ection 5.01. City Clerk 12
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ection 5.02. City Administrator 12
.........................................
ection 5.03. City Attorney 12
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ection 5.04. Departments
12
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ection 5.05. City Boards, Commissions and Authorities 12
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a) Establishment 12
................................
b) Membership and Removal
12
Section 6.01.Section 6.02.Section 6.03.(a)(b)Section 6.04.(4(b)(4(dl(e)
(0
Article
VI
Elections
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onpartisan Elections 13l<lectors
..............................................
13
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ualifications. Eligibility. and Filing Fee13
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ualifications and Eligibility 13FilingFee
............................................
3
.....................................
lections Procedures 13
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eneral and Primary Elections 13
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ppointments by Supervisor of Elections13Notice of Elections
.....................................
14Onecandidate
..........................................
4Canvassing Board
.......................................
14Ballots
................................................
14
................................
ection 6.05. Candidate Qualifying Oath 14
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a) Qualifying Oath or Affirmation 14(b) Form
.................................................
4
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ection 6.06. Alternative to Qualifying Fee 14
.........................................
a) Petition Process 14(b) Petition Forms
..........................................
14(c) Valid Signatures
........................................
4
........................................
d) Verifying Names 15Section 6.07. Commencement of Term of Office
..........................
15
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ection 6.08. Council Districts 16
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a) Number of Districts 16(b) Districting Commission; Composition; Appointment; Terms;
................................
acancies; Compensation 16
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