AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATE OF THE REFERENDUM ELECTION AS NOVEMBER 8, 2016 AND NAMING THE POLLING PLACES.
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BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to the City of Coconut Creek City Charter, Section 907, entitled “Charter Review; Charter Review Board,” the City Commission is required to create a Charter Review Board (CRB) to review the City’s Charter every five years. In February 2015, the CRB began their deliberation of proposed changes. Over the course of 11 meetings, the CRB voted to approve changes to the Charter and those changes were consolidated into eleven ballot questions. The eleven ballot questions were approved by the City Commission on July 23, 2015 by Ordinance 2015-020.
DISCUSSION:
As the next step in the process, the referendum ballot questions now need to go before the voters of the City on a ballot to be voted upon at the next general election, which will be held November 8, 2016.
Section 707 of the City Charter requires that all elections of the City be called by Resolution adopted not less than 30 days before the election. In previous election years this resolution also included a listing naming the polling places. A listing of the polling places by precinct number is included as an exhibit to this Resolution.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
REVENUES: $ 0
EXPENDITURES: $ 17,120
BUDGETED? Y - The above expenditure amount is an estimate provided by the Broward County Supervisor of Elections, and was accounted for in the FY17 budget (0121-4905).