| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the City of Lakeland, Polk County; |
| 3 | amending the amended Charter of the City of Lakeland, |
| 4 | 1976; revising limitations on length of service of the |
| 5 | Mayor and City Commissioners; providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Section 11 of the amended Charter of the City |
| 10 | of Lakeland, 1976, is amended to read: |
| 11 | Section 11. Qualification of members. |
| 12 | Members of the city commission shall have been residents of |
| 13 | the city for one year, and have the qualifications of electors |
| 14 | of the city. No one shall serve, or but for resignation would |
| 15 | have served, more than twelve (12) consecutive years, or three |
| 16 | (3) complete terms, whichever is longer, in the singular |
| 17 | position of Mayor or Commissioner or more than sixteen (16) |
| 18 | consecutive years, or four (4) complete terms, whichever is |
| 19 | longer, in any combination of the positions of Mayor and |
| 20 | Commissioner. The foregoing limitations shall not apply to any |
| 21 | years or terms served prior to January 1, 1999, or to partial |
| 22 | terms served thereafter, or to any years or terms served beyond |
| 23 | the foregoing limitations as a result of election as a write-in |
| 24 | candidate. Elective officers of the city shall not hold any |
| 25 | other elective public office, shall not serve as employees of |
| 26 | the City of Lakeland during their terms of office and; shall not |
| 27 | be interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract, |
| 28 | work, or service for the city, and any such contract in which |
| 29 | any officer or employee is, or may become interested, shall be |
| 30 | void, and so declared by the city commission. Any member ceasing |
| 31 | to possess the qualifications for office herein required shall |
| 32 | forfeit his office. |
| 33 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |