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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2003- 17 ~ <br /> <br />AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF <br />THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING <br />ORDINANCE NO. 99-65, ORDINANCE NO. 2001-124, AND <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2003-170 PERTAINING TO "ELECTIONS," BY <br />AMENDING SECTION 5, "CANVASS OF ELECTION RETURNS, <br />CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION" BY REVISING THE COMPOSITION <br />OF THE CANVASSING BOARD; MAKING A FINDING OF THE <br />EXISTENCE OF AN EMERGENCY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF <br />CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; <br />INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City wishes to adopt this emergency ordinance, as authorized under <br />Section 4.4 of the Charter of the City of Sunny Isles Beach and as determined by this <br />Commission that there is an immediate need for this ordinance in order to have a Canvassing <br />Board in place in time for the September 9,2003 General Election; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 2.4 of the Municipal Charter of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, <br />provides that the procedures for qualifying as a candidate for the office of Mayor or City <br />Commissioner shall be prescribed by ordinance; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach adopted Ordinance <br />No. 99-65, Ordinance No. 2001-124, and Ordinance No. 2003-170 pertaining to Elections; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach wishes to amend <br />Section 5, "Canvass of Election Returns, Certificate of Election" of Ordinance No. 2003-170, to <br />revise the composition of the Canvassing Board. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF <br />THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA: <br /> <br />Section 1. Making a Finding of the Existence of an Emergency. This Commission hereby <br />declares that a public emergency exists pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Charter of the City of <br />Sunny Isles Beach. <br /> <br />Section 2, Section 5, "Canvass of Election Returns, Certificate of Election" of Ordinance <br />No. 2003-170 is hereby amended to read as follows: <br />"All municipal elections which do not appear on the same ballot as a county election <br />shall be canvassed by a board comprised of the City Clerk, the City Manager, and two (2) one <br />ill registered voters to be designated by the City Commission, who shall serve with the <br />assistance of the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. The City Clerk shall present a <br /> <br />02003- Amending 02003-170 Elect. Canvassing Board <br /> <br />Page 1 <br />