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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2016-22 (BOARDS AND COMMITTEES)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VI, 2-292 ENTITLED “REMOVAL OF BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS”; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval on first reading of Ordinance No. 2016-22.
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EXPLANATION: Section 2-292 of Wellington’s Code of Ordinances currently provides that any board or committee member who, during the course of their two-year term, has two consecutive unexcused absences or four absences out of the last six meetings, whether excused or unexcused, from regular meetings shall be automatically removed as board members. The code defines “excused absence” (i) illness of a board or committee member or other person for whom the member is a caregiver; (ii) death of a board or committee member's relative; (iii) observance of religious holidays; and (iv) compliance with a subpoena or other legal process. The proposed amendment modifies the definition of “excused absence” to include absences resulting from events reasonably beyond the board member’s control and corrects a scrivener’s error at the end of paragraph (a).
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: NO
FIRST READING: YES SECOND READING:
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: NO
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION: Approval on first reading of Ordinance No. 2016-22.