Pursuant to the prior comprehensive review and recommendations of the City’s Charter Review Advisory Board in 2017-2018, the City Council has determined that certain amendments (the “Charter Amendments”) to the City Charter should be considered for adoption, as provided herein.
Pursuant to Section 166.031, Florida Statutes, as applicable, the City Council is required to submit Charter Amendments to the electors of the City for approval or rejection.
This proposed Charter Amendment seeks to amend the City Charter, Section 18 "Removal of Officers and Employees" of Article II "Government" by adding language that the City Manager cannot remove the City Attorney and deleting language that provides the City Manager shall have the power to remove any city officer or head of a department only for justifiable cause, and deleting language that the city council may define the term "justifiable cause".