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10-13-25 CharterThe City of Boynton Beach Charter Review Committee Agenda Monday, October 13, 2025, 6:00 PM 100 E. Ocean Avenue Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Boynton Beach Charter Review Committee Daniel Dugger, City Manager Shawna Lamb, City Attorney Maylee De Jesus, City Clerk *Mission* To create a sustainable community by providing exceptional municipal services, in a financially responsible manner. www.boynton-beach.org 1 1.Call to Order 2.Approval of Minutes A.Charter Review Meeting Minutes 3.Discussion Items A.Discussion of Charter Review Proposed Ordinances. 4.Public Comments 5.Adjournment Approve the minutes from the October 6, 2025 Charter Review Committee Meetings. Committee Members to discussion of Charter Review Proposed Ordinance amendments. 2 City of Boynton Beach Agenda Item Request Form 2.A Approval of Minutes 10/13/2025 Meeting Date: 10/13/2025 Charter Review Meeting Minutes Requested Action: Approve the minutes from the October 6, 2025 Charter Review Committee Meetings. Account Line Item and Description: NA Fiscal Impact: NA Attachments: 10-06-25 Charter Review Minutes.pdf 3 4 5 6 City of Boynton Beach Agenda Item Request Form 3.A Discussion Items 10/13/2025 Meeting Date: 10/13/2025 Discussion of Charter Review Proposed Ordinances. Requested Action: Committee Members to discussion of Charter Review Proposed Ordinance amendments. Attachments: Proposed Ordinance No. 25-XXX - Charter Section 20 - Final (002).docx Proposed Ordinance No. 25-XXX - Charter Section 20 - Final.docx 7 08.17.25 (IG) Page 1 of 6 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. ORDINANCE NO. 25-______ 1 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 3 SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY 4 CHARTER; AMENDING SECTION 20 TO CLARIFY THE FORM OF 5 GOVERNMENT, REQUIRE A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE FOR THE 6 APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY 7 ATTORNEY, AND CLARIFYING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF 8 THE CITY MANAGER AND COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR A 9 NOTICE OF AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE REFERENDUM ELECTION TO 10 BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA 11 ELECTION CODE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE, WHEN 12 ADOPTED, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF 13 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ON THE MARCH 2026 14 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT AND SHALL BECOME 15 EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY LAW; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, 16 SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 17 18 WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides for a methodology of 19 Charter amendments supplementary to and not in conflict with the Charter of the City of Boynton 20 Beach ("City"); and 21 WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides that such an amendment 22 may be submitted to a referendum vote by the City Commission through the adoption of an 23 Ordinance calling for such a referendum election; and 24 WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the City 25 to clarify the form of government, strengthen the appointment and removal processes for key 26 administrative positions, and better define the roles and responsibilities of elected officials; and 27 8 08.17.25 (IG) Page 2 of 6 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. WHEREAS, the City Commission has publicly reviewed, considered, and directed that this 28 Ordinance be prepared and that the appropriate Charter Referendum question be included 29 herein and submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, at the March 30 2026, General Municipal Election. 31 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF 32 BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA: 33 Section 1: The foregoing “WHEREAS” clauses are hereby ratified as being true and 34 correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance upon adoption hereof. 35 Section 2: The City Charter is hereby revised to read as follows: 36 SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED 37 HEREIN BY REFERENCE 38 39 Section 3: The Ballot Title shall be as follows: 40 AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER – CLARIFYING FORM OF 41 GOVERNMENT, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND 42 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 43 44 Section 4: The following question shall be placed on the ballot for consideration by 45 the qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, at the March 2026, General Municipal 46 Election in Palm Beach County, Florida. The election ballot question shall read as follows: 47 Shall the City Charter be amended to: (1) clarify the Commission/City Manager form 48 of government; (2) require a super majority vote for the appointment and removal 49 of the City Manager and City Attorney; and (3) clarify the duties and responsibilities 50 of the City Manager and City Commissioners in the governance structure? 51 YES_____ NO_____ 52 9 08.17.25 (IG) Page 3 of 6 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 53 Section 5: That should a majority of electors voting on the above-referenced 54 referendum election vote "YES," thereby approving the above ballot issue, the revised charter 55 language shall become a part of the Charter of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. 56 Section 6: That the City Clerk is hereby directed to ensure that the appropriate 57 numbers and/or letters are affixed to the Articles and Sections of the Charter in order to conform 58 the Charter to the amendments if approved. 59 Section 7: The City Clerk of the City of Boynton Beach is hereby authorized and 60 directed to advertise the referendum election contemplated herein in accordance with the State 61 of Florida Election Code, as well as the City's Charter and Code of Ordinances. 62 Section 8: All Ordinance or parts of Ordinance in conflict herewith, be and the same 63 are repealed to the extent of such conflict. 64 Section 9: If any clause, section or other part of this Ordinance shall be held by any 65 court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutional or invalid 66 part shall be considered as eliminated and in no way affecting the validity of the other provisions 67 of this Ordinance. 68 Section 10: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon execution by all 69 parties. 70 10 08.17.25 (IG) Page 4 of 6 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. Section 11: Effective Date of Proposed Charter Amendments. The Proposed Charter 71 Amendments will take effect upon the affirmative vote of a majority of those electors voting in 72 the March 2026 election in the City of Boynton Beach. 73 74 (REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) 75 11 08.17.25 (IG) Page 5 of 6 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. FIRST READING this ______ day of ___________, 2025. 76 SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this ______ day of _______, 2025. 77 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 78 YES NO 79 80 Mayor – Rebecca Shelton _____ _____ 81 82 Vice Mayor – Woodrow L. Hay _____ _____ 83 84 Commissioner – Aimee Kelley _____ _____ 85 86 Commissioner – Angela Cruz _____ _____ 87 88 Commissioner – Thomas Turkin _____ _____ 89 90 VOTE ______ 91 ATTEST: 92 93 _____________________________ 94 Maylee DeJesús, MMC Rebecca Shelton 95 City Clerk Mayor 96 97 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 98 (Corporate Seal) 99 100 101 Shawna G. Lamb 102 City Attorney 103 104 12 08.17.25 (IG) Page 6 of 6 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. EXHIBIT “A” Sec. 20. General Provisions. 1 (a) Duties and Responsibilities of Commissioners. The Mayor and City Commission shall 2 constitute the governing body of the City under the Commission/City Manager form of 3 government and shall exercise all legislative powers authorized under Florida law, including 4 but not limited to: (a) Adopting ordinances, resolutions, and policies; (b) Approving the 5 annual budget; (c) Appointing the City Manager and City Attorney; and (d) Establishing 6 municipal policy and priorities. 7 (ab) Administrative officers, departments, and agencies. The government of the City shall be 8 carried on by the Mayor and City Commission. The City Commission shall appoint a City 9 Manager by a super majority vote of four (4) members, who shall serve as the City's Chief 10 Executive Officer, and a City Attorney by a super majority vote of four (4) members, both of 11 whom shall serve at the pleasure of the City Commission. The City Manager and City Attorney 12 shall serve at the pleasure of the City Commission, but may only be terminated by a super 13 majority vote of four (4) members. There shall also be such other departments and agencies 14 as may be established from time to time by ordinance and the City Manager, or as may be 15 prescribed by ordinances adopted by the City Commission. All other city employees shall be 16 hired, appointed, and discharged by the City Manager, with only the appointment or 17 discharge of Assistant City Managers subject to confirmation by the City Commission. 18 (bc) Supervision by City Manager. Each department, office, and agency under the direction and 19 supervision of the City Manager shall be administered by an officer appointed by and subject 20 to the direction and supervision of the City Manager. With the consent of the City 21 Commission, the City Manager may serve as the head of one or more such departments, 22 offices, or agencies, or may appoint one person as the head of two or more of them, or may 23 combine the functions of any offices specified in this Charter which may be appointed by the 24 City Manager. 25 (cd) Commission/Manager integration with administration. The City Manager shall have full 26 authority over all administrative matters, personnel decisions, and day-to-day operations, 27 subject only to policies established by the City Commission. The City Commission or its 28 members shall deal with city officers and employees who are subject to the direction and 29 supervision of the City Manager solely through the Manager, when such dealings involve 30 giving orders or making requests for services to any such officer or employee. Individual 31 Commissioners shall not direct, supervise, or interfere with the administrative functions of 32 City staff or departments. All employees and officers shall be permitted to provide 33 information to any Commissioner or member of the public upon request. 34 13 08.17.25 (IG) Page 1 of 7 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. ORDINANCE NO. 25-______ 1 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 3 SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY 4 CHARTER; AMENDING SECTION 20 TO CLARIFY THE FORM OF 5 GOVERNMENT, REQUIRE A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE FOR THE 6 APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY 7 ATTORNEY, AND CLARIFYING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF 8 THE CITY MANAGER AND COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR A 9 NOTICE OF AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE REFERENDUM ELECTION TO 10 BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA 11 ELECTION CODE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE, WHEN 12 ADOPTED, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF 13 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ON THE MARCH 2026 14 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT AND SHALL BECOME 15 EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY LAW; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, 16 SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 17 18 WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides for a methodology of 19 Charter amendments supplementary to and not in conflict with the Charter of the City of Boynton 20 Beach ("City"); and 21 WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides that such an amendment 22 may be submitted to a referendum vote by the City Commission through the adoption of an 23 Ordinance calling for such a referendum election; and 24 WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the City 25 to clarify the form of government, strengthen the appointment and removal processes for key 26 administrative positions, and better define the roles and responsibilities of elected officials; and 27 14 08.17.25 (IG) Page 2 of 7 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. WHEREAS, the City Commission has publicly reviewed, considered, and directed that this 28 Ordinance be prepared and that the appropriate Charter Referendum question be included 29 herein and submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, at the March 30 2026, General Municipal Election. 31 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF 32 BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA: 33 Section 1: The foregoing “WHEREAS” clauses are hereby ratified as being true and 34 correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance upon adoption hereof. 35 Section 2: The City Charter is hereby revised to read as follows: 36 SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED 37 HEREIN BY REFERENCE 38 39 Section 3: The Ballot Title shall be as follows: 40 AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER – CLARIFYING FORM OF 41 GOVERNMENT, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND 42 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 43 44 Section 4: The following question shall be placed on the ballot for consideration by 45 the qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, at the March 2026, General Municipal 46 Election in Palm Beach County, Florida. The election ballot question shall read as follows: 47 Shall the City Charter be amended to: (1) clarify the Commission/City Manager form 48 of government; (2) require a super majority vote for the appointment and removal 49 of the City Manager and City Attorney; and (3) clarify the duties and responsibilities 50 of the City Manager and City Commissioners in the governance structure? 51 YES_____ NO_____ 52 15 08.17.25 (IG) Page 3 of 7 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 53 Section 5: That should a majority of electors voting on the above-referenced 54 referendum election vote "YES," thereby approving the above ballot issue, the revised charter 55 language shall become a part of the Charter of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. 56 Section 6: That the City Clerk is hereby directed to ensure that the appropriate 57 numbers and/or letters are affixed to the Articles and Sections of the Charter in order to conform 58 the Charter to the amendments if approved. 59 Section 7: The City Clerk of the City of Boynton Beach is hereby authorized and 60 directed to advertise the referendum election contemplated herein in accordance with the State 61 of Florida Election Code, as well as the City's Charter and Code of Ordinances. 62 Section 8: All Ordinance or parts of Ordinance in conflict herewith, be and the same 63 are repealed to the extent of such conflict. 64 Section 9: If any clause, section or other part of this Ordinance shall be held by any 65 court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutional or invalid 66 part shall be considered as eliminated and in no way affecting the validity of the other provisions 67 of this Ordinance. 68 Section 10: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon execution by all 69 parties. 70 16 08.17.25 (IG) Page 4 of 7 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. Section 11: Effective Date of Proposed Charter Amendments. The Proposed Charter 71 Amendments will take effect upon the affirmative vote of a majority of those electors voting in 72 the March 2026 election in the City of Boynton Beach. 73 74 (REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) 75 17 08.17.25 (IG) Page 5 of 7 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. FIRST READING this ______ day of ___________, 2025. 76 SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this ______ day of _______, 2025. 77 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 78 YES NO 79 80 Mayor – Rebecca Shelton _____ _____ 81 82 Vice Mayor – Woodrow L. Hay _____ _____ 83 84 Commissioner – Aimee Kelley _____ _____ 85 86 Commissioner – Angela Cruz _____ _____ 87 88 Commissioner – Thomas Turkin _____ _____ 89 90 VOTE ______ 91 ATTEST: 92 93 _____________________________ 94 Maylee DeJesús, MMC Rebecca Shelton 95 City Clerk Mayor 96 97 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 98 (Corporate Seal) 99 100 101 Shawna G. Lamb 102 City Attorney 103 104 18 08.17.25 (IG) Page 6 of 7 CODING: Words in strike through type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. EXHIBIT “A” Sec. 20. General Provisions. 1 (a) Duties and Responsibilities of Commissioners. The Mayor and City Commission shall 2 constitute the governing body of the City under the Commission/City Manager form of 3 government and shall exercise all legislative powers authorized under Florida law, 4 including but not limited to: (a) Adopting ordinances, resolutions, and policies; (b) 5 Approving the annual budget; (c) Appointing the City Manager and City Attorney; and 6 (d) Establishing municipal policy and priorities. 7 (b) Administrative officers, departments, and agencies. The government of the City shall be 8 carried on by the Mayor and City Commission. The City Commission shall appoint a City 9 Manager by a super majority vote of four (4) members, who shall serve as the City's Chief 10 Executive Officer, and a City Attorney by a super majority vote of four (4) members, both 11 of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the City Commission. The City Manager and City 12 Attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the City Commission, but may only be terminated 13 by a super majority vote of four (4) members. There shall also be such other departments 14 and agencies as may be established from time to time by ordinance and the City 15 Manager, or as may be prescribed by ordinances adopted by the City Commission. All 16 other city employees shall be hired, appointed, and discharged by the City Manager, with 17 only the appointment or discharge of Assistant City Managers subject to confirmation by 18 the City Commission. 19 (c) Supervision by City Manager. Each department, office, and agency under the direction 20 and supervision of the City Manager shall be administered by an officer appointed by 21 and subject to the direction and supervision of the City Manager. 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E �E E Q u E ca IA fo `) ZS 4-1 t�1 E _ro Q- tjL Ln N c E Q L �0 �w E V L s � O O O N m I ORDINANCE NO. 25- 2 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 4 SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY 5 CHARTER, AMENDING SECTION 3 TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM AGE 6 REQUIREMENT FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES FROM TWENTY-ONE (21) 7 YEARS TO TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS AND TO REQUIRE CONTINUOUS 8 RESIDENCE WITHIN THE CITY FOR AT LEAST ONE (1) YEAR PRIOR TO 9 FILING TO RUN FOR OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR A NOTICE OF AN 10 ADVERTISEMENT OF THE REFERENDUM ELECTION TO BE PUBLISHED 11 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA ELECTION CODE; 12 PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE, WHEN ADOPTED, SHALL BE 13 SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON 14 BEACH, FLORIDA, ON THE MARCH 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL 15 ELECTION BALLOT AND SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY 16 LAW; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE 17 DATE. 18 19 WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides for a methodology of 20 Charter amendments supplementary to and not in conflict with the Charter of the City of Boynton 21 Beach ("City"); and 22 WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides that such an amendment 23 may be submitted to a referendum vote by the City Commission through the adoption of an 24 Ordinance calling for such a referendum election; and 25 WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the City 26 to modify the qualifications for elective offices to ensure candidates have sufficient maturity and 27 sustained commitment to the community; and 08.17.25 (IG) Page 1 of 6 CODING: Words in stike dffau type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 28 WHEREAS, the City Commission has publicly reviewed, considered, and directed that this 29 Ordinance be prepared and that the appropriate Charter Referendum question be included 3o herein and submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, at the March 31 2026 General Municipal Election. 32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF 33 BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA: 34 Section 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified as being true and 35 correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance upon adoption hereof. 36 Section 2: The City Charter is hereby revised to read as follows: 37 SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED 38 HEREIN BY REFERENCE 39 Section 3: The Ballot Title shall be as follows: 40 AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER — CANDIDATE 41 QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES 42 Section 4: The following question shall be placed on the ballot for consideration by 43 the qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, at the March 2026 General Municipal 44 Election in Palm Beach County, Florida. The election ballot question shall read as follows: 45 Shall the City Charter be amended to: (1) increase the minimum age requirement for 46 elective offices (Mayor and Commission members) from twenty-one (21) years to 47 twenty-five (25) years; and (2) require that candidates have resided continuously 48 within the City for at least one (1) year prior to filing for office? 08.17.25 (IG) Page 2 of 6 CODING: Words in she #lir-e>g type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 49 50 51 YES NO 52 Section 5: That should a majority of electors voting on the above -referenced 53 referendum election vote "YES," thereby approving the above ballot issue, the revised charter 54 language shall become a part of the Charter of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. 55 Section 6: That the City Clerk is hereby directed to ensure that the appropriate 56 numbers and/or letters are affixed to the Articles and Sections of the Charter in order to conform 57 the Charter to the amendments if approved. 58 Section 7: The City Clerk of the City of Boynton Beach is hereby authorized and 59 directed to advertise the referendum election contemplated herein in accordance with the State 60 of Florida Election Code, as well as the City's Charter and Code of Ordinances. 61 Section 8: All Ordinance or parts of Ordinance in conflict herewith, be and the same 62 are repealed to the extent of such conflict. 63 Section 9: If any clause, section or other part of this Ordinance shall be held by any 64 court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutional or invalid 65 part shall be considered as eliminated and in no way affecting the validity of the other provisions 66 of this Ordinance. 67 Section 10: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon execution by all 68 parties. 08.17.25 (IG) Page 3 of 6 CODING: Words in s4gE� type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 69 Section 11: Effective Date of Proposed Charter Amendments. The Proposed Charter 7o Amendments will take effect upon the affirmative vote of a majority of those electors voting in 71 the March 2026 election in the City of Boynton Beach. 72 73 (REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) 08.17.25 (IG) Page 4 of 6 CODING: Words in sties dffeug type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 74 FIRST READING this day of . 2025. 75 SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this day of , 2025. 76 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 ATTEST: 91 92 93 Maylee DeJesus, MMC 94 City Clerk 95 96 97 (Corporate Seal) 98 99 100 101 102 Mayor — Rebecca Shelton Vice Mayor — Woodrow L. Hay Commissioner —Aimee Kelley Commissioner — Angela Cruz Commissioner — Thomas Turkin VOTE Rebecca Shelton Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Shawna G. Lamb City Attorney YES NO 08.17.25 (IG) Page 5 of 6 CODING: Words in s Ee dwoug type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 is 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 EXHIBIT "A" Sec. 3. Composition, election, terms, vacancies. (a) In order to qualify for the office of Mayor, a candidate must be a qualified elector of the City of Boynton Beach and have resided continuously, within the City for a period of not less than one (1) year prior to filing for office, and who shall have attained the age of twent —five (251 years on or before the date the candidate files and qualifiesfeF takes office. The Mayor of the City of Boynton Beach may reside in any of the four (4) election districts and shall be elected by a city-wide vote. (b) There shall be a City Commission of four (4) members elected from each of the four (4) election districts within the City, and a Mayor who is elected by a city-wide vote. Each City Commissioner and each candidate for City Commissioner shall reside in the election district from which he or she is (to be) elected at the time of the election. A candidate for a Commission district seat must reside, for a period of not less than one (1) year continuously prior to filing for election in the district from which the candidate seeks election. Voters shall vote for only one (1) candidate in each election district in which the voter resides, and one (1) candidate for Mayor. (c) Qualifications for City Commissioners. Only qualified electors who have resided continuous) in the City of Boynton Beach for at least one (1) year immediately prior to the election and who shall have attained the age of twentyone ;??; twenty-five (25) years on or before the date the candidate files and qualifies as a candidate for office shall be eligible to hold the office of City Commissioner. Each Commissioner and each candidate for Commissioner, with the election in Mareh 2014 shall be elected from the election district in which he Ar she they resides, subject to the fifty percent (50%) plus one rule and runoff procedures set forth in the City Charter. Once elected, a Commissioner from an election district shall remain a resident of the election district and the City of Boynton Beach during %F%their term of office or shall forfeit "'their office. 27 *** 08.17.25 (1G) Page 6 of 6 CODING: Words in stere difougl} type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. hm-en� 6 1 ORDINANCE NO. 25- 2 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 4 SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY 5 CHARTER; AMENDING SECTION 5 TO INCREASE THE TERM OF 6 ELECTIVE OFFICES FROM THREE (3) YEARS TO FOUR (4) YEARS; TO 7 CLARIFY WHAT CONSTITUTES A TERM FOR PURPOSES OF TERM 8 LIMITS; TO PROVIDE FOR A MANDATORY SIT -OUT PERIOD; 9 PROVIDING FOR A NOTICE OF AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE 10 REFERENDUM ELECTION TO BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 11 THE STATE OF FLORIDA ELECTION CODE; PROVIDING THAT THIS 12 ORDINANCE, WHEN ADOPTED, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE 13 QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 14 ON THE MARCH 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT AND 15 SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY LAW; PROVIDING FOR 16 CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 17 18 WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides for a methodology of 19 Charter amendments supplementary to and not in conflict with the Charter of the City of Boynton 20 Beach ("City"); and 21 WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides that such an amendment 22 may be submitted to a referendum vote by the City Commission through the adoption of an 23 Ordinance calling for such a referendum election; and 24 WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the City 25 to modify the term limits and length of terms for elective offices to better serve the citizens of 26 Boynton Beach; and 27 WHEREAS, the City Commission has publicly reviewed, considered, and directed that this 28 Ordinance be prepared and that the appropriate Charter Referendum question be included 08.17.25 (IG) Page 1 of 6 CODING: Words in sWEe dwougk type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 29 herein and submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, at the March 3o 2026, General Municipal Election. 31 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF 32 BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA: 33 Section 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified as being true and 34 correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance upon adoption hereof. 35 Section 2: The City Charter is hereby revised to read as follows: 36 SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED 37 HEREIN BY REFERENCE 38 Section 3: The Ballot Title shall be as follows: 39 AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER - ELECTIVE OFFICE TERMS 40 AND CLARIFY TERM LIMITS 41 Section 4: The following question shall be placed on the ballot for consideration by 42 the qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, at the March 2026, General Municipal 43 Election in Palm Beach County, Florida. The election ballot question shall read as follows: 44 Shall the City Charter be amended to: (1) increase the term of elective offices (Mayor 45 and Commission members) from three (3) years to four (4) years; (2) clarify that 46 serving more than one-half (1/2) of a full term constitutes a complete term for 47 purposes of term limits; and (3) require a mandatory sit -out period of one (1) year 48 for any person who has served more than two (2) consecutive terms before being 49 eligible to run again for any elective office? 50 51 YES NO 08.17.25 (IG) Page 2 of 6 CODING: Words in s"Ee type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 52 Section 5: That should a majority of electors voting on the above -referenced 53 referendum election vote "YES," thereby approving the above ballot issue, the revised charter 54 language shall become a part of the Charter of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. 55 Section 6: That the City Clerk is hereby directed to ensure that the appropriate 56 numbers and/or letters are affixed to the Articles and Sections of the Charter in order to conform 57 the Charter to the amendments if approved. 58 Section 7: The City Clerk of the City of Boynton Beach is hereby authorized and 59 directed to advertise the referendum election contemplated herein in accordance with the State 60 of Florida Election Code, as well as the City's Charter and Code of Ordinances. 61 Section 8: All Ordinance or parts of Ordinance in conflict herewith, be and the same 62 are repealed to the extent of such conflict. 63 Section 9: If any clause, section or other part of this Ordinance shall be held by any 64 court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutional or invalid 65 part shall be considered as eliminated and in no way affecting the validity of the other provisions 66 of this Ordinance. 67 Section 10: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon execution by all 68 parties. 08.17.25 (IG) Page 3 of 6 CODING: Words in stfilgtype are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 69 Section 11: Effective Date of Proposed Charter Amendments. The Proposed Charter 7o Amendments will take effect upon the affirmative vote of a majority of those electors voting in 71 the March 2026 election in the City of Boynton Beach. 72 73 (REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) 08.17.25 (IG) Page 4 of 6 CODING: Words in StFi!Ee diFOUgk type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 74 FIRST READING this day of . 2025. 75 SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this day of , 2025. 76 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 ATTEST: 91 92 93 Maylee DeJesus, MMC 94 City Clerk 95 96 97 (Corporate Seal) 98 99 100 101 102 Mayor — Rebecca Shelton Vice Mayor — Woodrow L. Hay Commissioner —Aimee Kelley Commissioner —Angela Cruz Commissioner — Thomas Turkin VOTE Rebecca Shelton Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Shawna G. Lamb City Attorney YES NO 08.17.25 (IG) Page 5 of 6 CODING: Words in st'.flffeug type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. EXHIBIT "A" Sec. 5. Terms of elective offices. 1 (a) All elective offices shall be for the term of three () four 4 years and no person shall be 2 eligible to hold any elective office for more than two (2) consecutive terms. For purposes 3 of this section, elective office shall include both mayor and commission member. 4 (b) Implementation of four-year terms: Beginning with offices elected in the March 2028 5 municipal election, each person elected shall serve a four (4) year term. Persons holding 6 elective office at the time of adoption of this amendment and persons elected during 7 the March 2026 municipal election—shall serve a three (3) year term to align future 8 elections with the four-year cycle. 9 (c) For purposes of term limits under subsection a a person shall be deemed to have served 10 a full term if such person serves more than one-half (1 12) of an elective term. 11 (d) Any person who serves more than two 2 consecutive terms in any elective office shall 12 not be eligible to run for or hold any elective office until at least one (1) year has elapsed 13 from the expiration of their last term of office. This mandatory sit -out period applies 14 re ardless of whether the person seeks the same office or a different elective office. 15 (e) The resignation from, or forfeiture of, an elective office during any part of an thFee (9) 16 yeaf elective term shall be deemed to constitute a full and complete term under the 17 provisions of this section. 18 (f) Terms served prior to the effective date of this amendment shall count toward the 19 consecutive term limits established herein. A person may move between the offices of 20 mayor and commission member without the change in office constituting a break in 21 consecutive service for term limit purposes. 08.17.25 (1G) Page 6 of 6 CODING: Words in s�-•�type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. A4a -hme of c 1 ORDINANCE NO. 25- 2 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 4 SUBMITTING TO REFERENDUM AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY 5 CHARTER; AMENDING SECTION 20 TO CLARIFY THE FORM OF 6 GOVERNMENT, ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE APPOINTMENT 7 AND REMOVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY, AND 8 CLARIFYING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY 9 MANAGER AND COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR A NOTICE OF AN 10 ADVERTISEMENT OF THE REFERENDUM ELECTION TO BE PUBLISHED 11 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA ELECTION CODE; 12 PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE, WHEN ADOPTED, SHALL BE 13 SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON 14 BEACH, FLORIDA, ON THE MARCH 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL 15 ELECTION BALLOT AND SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED BY 16 LAW; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE v DATE. 18 19 WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides for a methodology of 20 Charter amendments supplementary to and not in conflict with the Charter of the City of Boynton 21 Beach ("City"); and 22 WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, as amended, provides that such an amendment 23 may be submitted to a referendum vote by the City Commission through the adoption of an 24 Ordinance calling for such a referendum election; and 25 WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the City 26 to clarify the form of government, strengthen the appointment and removal processes for key 27 administrative positions, and better define the roles and responsibilities of elected officials; and 08.17.25 (IG) Page 1 of 7 CODING: Words in skike dm)ug type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 28 WHEREAS, the City Commission has publicly reviewed, considered, and directed that this 29 Ordinance be prepared and that the appropriate Charter Referendum question be included 3o herein and submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, at the March 31 2026, General Municipal Election. 32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF 33 BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA: 34 Section 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified as being true and 35 correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance upon adoption hereof. 36 Section 2: The City Charter is hereby revised to read as follows: 37 SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED 38 HEREIN BY REFERENCE 39 40 Section 3: The Ballot Title shall be as follows: 41 AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER — CLARIFYING FORM OF 42 GOVERNMENT, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND 43 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 44 45 Section 4: The following question shall be placed on the ballot for consideration by 46 the qualified electors of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, at the March 2026, General Municipal 47 Election in Palm Beach County, Florida. The election ballot question shall read as follows: 48 Shall the City Charter be amended to: (1) clarify the Commission/City Manager form 49 of government; (2) establish procedures for the appointment and removal of the 50 City Manager and City Attorney; and (3) clarify the duties and responsibilities of the 51 City Manager and City Commissioners in the governance structure? 52 YES NO 08.17.25 (IG) Page 2 of 7 CODING: Words in stfike 9+reeg type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 53 54 Section 5: That should a majority of electors voting on the above -referenced 55 referendum election vote "YES," thereby approving the above ballot issue, the revised charter 56 language shall become a part of the Charter of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. 57 Section 6: That the City Clerk is hereby directed to ensure that the appropriate 58 numbers and/or letters are affixed to the Articles and Sections of the Charter in order to conform 59 the Charter to the amendments if approved. 60 Section 7: The City Clerk of the City of Boynton Beach is hereby authorized and 61 directed to advertise the referendum election contemplated herein in accordance with the State 62 of Florida Election Code, as well as the City's Charter and Code of Ordinances. 63 Section 8: All Ordinance or parts of Ordinance in conflict herewith, be and the same 64 are repealed to the extent of such conflict. 65 Section 9: If any clause, section or other part of this Ordinance shall be held by any 66 court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutional or invalid 67 part shall be considered as eliminated and in no way affecting the validity of the other provisions 68 of this Ordinance. 69 Section 10: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon execution by all 70 parties. 08.17.25 (IG) Page 3 of 7 CODING: Words in s"Ee fiifeugk type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 71 Section 11: Effective Date of Proposed Charter Amendments. The Proposed Charter 72 Amendments will take effect upon the affirmative vote of a majority of those electors voting in 73 the March 2026 election in the City of Boynton Beach. 74 75 (REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) 08.17.25 (IG) Page 4 of 7 CODING: Words in stFAEe dwet� type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 76 FIRST READING this day of .2025. 77 SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this day of 2025. 78 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 ATTEST: 93 94 95 Maylee DeJesus, MMC 96 City Clerk 97 98 99 (Corporate Seal) 100 101 102 103 104 Mayor — Rebecca Shelton Vice Mayor —Woodrow L. Hay Commissioner —Aimee Kelley Commissioner —Angela Cruz Commissioner — Thomas Turkin VOTE Rebecca Shelton Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Shawna G. Lamb City Attorney YES NO 08.17.25 (IG) Page 5 of 7 CODING: Words in stAEe d3feugtype are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. EXHIBIT "A" 1 Sec. 20. General Provisions. 2 (a) Duties and ResRonsibiiities of Commissioners. The Ma„yor and City Commission shall 3 constitute the governing body of the City_ under the_Commission/City Manager form of 4 government and shall exercise all legislative powers authorized under Florida law, 5 including but not limited to: (a) Adopting ordinances, resolutions, and policies: (b) 6 Approving the annual budget; U Appointing the City Manager and City Attorney- and d Establishing municipal policy and priorities. 8 (b) Administrative officers, departments, and agencies The geveFRFRent „f the City ..hall be 9 carr;°,- ep by the Mayer ,^a City Cemmissie^ The City Commission shall appoint a City 10 Manager by y a super majority vote of four (4) members, who shall serve as the City's Chief 11 Executive Officer, and a City Attorney by a super majority vote of four (4) members. 12 of ,.,h.,,,, Shall serve t the pleaswFe of the City r,,,,-,missien. The City Manager and City 13 Attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the City Commission. but may only be terminated 14 by a super majority vote of four (4) members. There shall also be such other departments 1s and agencies as may be established from time to time by the City 16 Manager, or as may be prescribed by ordinances adopted by the City Commission. All 17 other city employees shall be hired, appointed, and discharged by the City Manager, with 18 only the appointment or discharge of Assistant City Managers subject to confirmation by 19 the City Commission. 20 (c) Supervision by City Manager. Each department, office and agency under the direction 21 and supervision of the City Manager shall be administered by an officer appointed by 22 and subject to the direction and supervision of the City Manager. With the consent of the 23 CSC Commission, the City Manager may serve as the head of one or more such 24 departments, offices or agencies or may appoint one person as the head of two or more 25 of them or may combine the functions of any offices specified in this Charter which may 26 be appointed by l them. 27 (d) Commission/Manager integration with administration. The City Manager shall have full 28 authority over all administrative matterspersonnel decisions and day-to-day o erations 29 sub only to policies established by the City Commission. The City Commission or its 30 members shall deal with city officers and employees who are subject to the direction and 31 supervision of the City Manager solely through the Manager, when such dealings involve 32 giving orders or making requests for services to any such officer or employee. Individual 33 Commissioners shall not direct, supervise. or interfere with the administrative functions 08.17.25 (IG) Page 6 of 7 CODING: Words in st-ike dwoug type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. 34 of city staff or departments. All employees and officers shall be permitted to provide 35 information to any Commissioner or member of the public upon request. 08.17.25 (IG) Page 7 of 7 CODING: Words in s#Fike dwett type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions.