HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 4133

    Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Community Affairs offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

14         On page 24, lines 29-31 and page 25, lines 1-6

15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         Section 3.02  Appointment of Officials.--

19         (a)  The city commission at its annual organizational

20  meetings shall:

21         (1)  Appoint one of its members as mayor.

22         (2)  Appoint one of its members as vice-mayor.

23         (3)  Appoint, by retaining, a city attorney.

24         (4)  Appoint a city clerk.

25         (5)  Appoint a chief of police.

26         (6)  Appoint any other official it deems advisable.

27         (b)  The city commission shall appoint a qualified

28  person to fill any vacancy in any of the aforesaid offices

29  should a vacancy occur in that office between its annual

30  organizational meetings.

31         Section 3.03  Terms of appointees.--

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 4133

    Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)





 1         (a)  The term of office of any municipal official

 2  appointed pursuant to Section 3.02 of this charter, shall

 3  commence on the effective date of the municipal official's

 4  appointment as determined by the commission and terminate on

 5  the thirtieth (30th) day of May, next following the effective

 6  date of his or her appointment, or until his or her successor

 7  takes office.

 8         (b)  The same person, if qualified, may be re-appointed

 9  to succeed himself or herself from term to term to the same or

10  another office, and shall, if qualified, retain office until a

11  successor is appointed.

12         (c)  The failure to appoint a person to such office on

13  the date provided, or within a reasonable time thereafter,

14  shall extend the term of the person then holding such official

15  position for another term, if he or she is qualified to

16  succeed himself, but if he or she is not qualified to succeed

17  himself or herself, the office shall be deemed vacant until

18  filled.

19         (d)  Each municipal official shall continue to be

20  qualified to hold his or her respective office during his or

21  her term and if the official ceases to be so qualified, the

22  official's term shall thereupon terminate.

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24  (Renumber subsequent sections within Article III)

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