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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2025-17 (PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO WELLINGTON'S CHARTER TO DESIGNATE THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD AS THE VILLAGE'S CANVASSING BOARD AND TO ELIMINATE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND AN ALTERNATE)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 9G OF WELLINGTON'S MUNICIPAL CHARTER RELATING TO THE VILLAGE CANVASSING BOARD BY AMENDING SECTION 9, SUBSECTION G, "VILLAGE CANVASSING BOARD" TO DESIGNATE THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD AS THE VILLAGE'S CANVASSING BOARD AND TO ELIMNINATE THE REQUIREMENT TO APPOINT A COMMUNITY MEMBER TO THE CANVASSING BOARD; PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTORS OF WELLINGTON AT THE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 10, 2026; PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2025-17 proposing an amendment to Wellington's Charter to designate the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board as the Village's Canvassing Board and to eliminate appointment of a community member and an alternate.
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EXPLANATION: The Charter currently provides that in municipal elections, the Village Council may, by ordinance, designate the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board appointed by the Palm Beach County Commission and the Chief Judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit as the Village Canvassing Board. In the event the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board is unable or unwilling to canvass a Wellington municipal election, the Village Canvassing Board shall be comprised of those members of the Village Council who are not candidates for reelection, the Village Clerk, and when necessary to avoid an even number, the Deputy Village Clerk or a member of the community and an alternate.
The Palm Beach County Canvassing Board routinely canvasses municipal elections, including...
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