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 Marathon
 Code of Ordinances
 Part I. CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS
 SubPart A. CHARTER

  § 9. Transition schedule.  

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  • (1)

    Referendum. The referendum election called for by this act shall be held on November 2, 1999, at which time the following question shall be placed upon the ballot: "SHALL CHAPTER 99-, LAWS OF FLORIDA, CREATING THE CITY OF MARATHON AND PROVIDING ITS CHARTER BE APPROVED? YES/NO." In the event this question is answered affirmatively by a majority of voters voting in the referendum, the provisions of this charter shall take effect as provided in section 13.

    (2)

    Initial election of council members.

    (a)

    Dates . Following the adoption of this charter in accordance with subsection (1), the Monroe County Commission shall call a special election for the election of the five city council members to be held on February 8, 2000. In the event no candidate for an office receives a majority of the votes cast for said office, then a runoff election shall be held on February 22, 2000.

    (b)

    Qualifying period. Between noon on December 20, 1999, and noon on January 11, 2000, any individual who wishes to run for one of the five initial seats on the council shall qualify as a candidate with the Monroe County Supervisor of Elections in accordance with the provisions of this charter and general law.

    (c)

    Certification of election results. For the initial election, the Monroe County Commission shall appoint a canvassing board which shall certify the results of the election.

    (d)

    Induction into office . Those candidates who are elected on February 8, 2000, and February 22, 2000, shall take office at the initial city council meeting, which shall be held at 7 p.m., on February 24, 2000, at the Marathon Public Library.

    (e)

    Initial terms of office. In order to provide for staggering terms of office, the initial term of office for those three council candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the initial election shall be 2 years, and for the remaining elected candidates, the initial term of office shall be 1 year.

    (3)

    Creation and establishment of city. For the purpose of compliance with Fla. Stat. § 200.066, relating to assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes, the city is hereby created and established effective November 30, 1999. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the city, although created and established as of November 30, 1999, shall not be operational until February 24, 2000.

    (4)

    Reserved.

    (5)

    Reserved.

    (6)

    Reserved.

    (7)

    State shared revenues. The City of Marathon shall be entitled to participate in all shared revenue programs of the State of Florida effective immediately on the date of incorporation. The provisions of Fla. Stat. § 218.23(1) shall be waived for the purpose of eligibility to receive revenue sharing funds from the date of incorporation through the State fiscal year 2001-2002, and the apportionment factors for the municipalities and counties shall be recalculated pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 218.245. Initial population estimates for calculating eligibility for shared revenues shall be determined by the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research. Should the bureau be unable to provide an appropriate population estimate, the Monroe County Planning Division estimate shall be utilized.

    (8)

    Gas tax revenues . Notwithstanding the requirements of Fla. Stat. § 336.025 to the contrary, the City of Marathon shall be entitled to receive local option gas tax revenues beginning on July 1, 2000.

(Ord. No. 00-12-15, § 1, 12-20-2000; Ord. No. 2014-06, § C, 6-24-2014, ref. 11-4-2014)