2003 County and City Referenda

The following items are scheduled to appear on the ballot on November 4, 2003:

County Referendum

County Referendum

City Referenda

Cocoa Beach Referendum 1 | Cocoa Beach Referendum 2

Malabar Charter Amendment 1 | Malabar Charter Amendment 2 | Malabar Charter Amendment 3 | Malabar Charter Amendment 4 | Malabar Charter Amendment 5 | Malabar Charter Amendment 6 | Malabar Charter Amendment 7 | Malabar Charter Amendment 8

COUNTY REFERENDUM

(Voted on by all registered voters in Brevard County)

 

ONE CENT (1%) LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SALES SURTAX

Shall the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners levy an additional one cent (1%) sales surtax for twenty years to finance, plan, and construct local government infrastructure projects including school, public safety, environmental, cultural and transportation improvements to include land acquisition; public facilities; technological enhancements, and to pay debt service on bonds issued for such purposes, with the proceeds to be divided between the county, cities and school board in the manner prescribed by law?

FOR THE ONE-CENT SALES TAX
AGAINST THE ONE-CENT SALES TAX

CITY OF COCOA BEACH

(Voted on by all registered voters in the City of Cocoa Beach)

REFERENDUM 1

Shall City Charter Article VI be amended by adding Section 6.10 - Building Height Limit Accommodation to provide:

• Where required to meet the law for a wash-through or similar grade level passage for storm surges, existing buildings lost to a casualty event may be rebuilt to the existing height plus up to the height of the wash-through if necessary to maintain the same density with the same habitable area or gross square footage?

YES, FOR AMENDMENT
NO, AGAINST AMENDMENT

REFERENDUM 2

Shall City Charter Article VI be amended by adding Section 6.11 - Non Casualty Loss Rebuild, to read as follows:

• Residential and non-residential structures may be razed and rebuilt to their existing height and density as previously provided to same extent as if they were lost to a casualty event, and as may be provided in the City Comprehensive Plan?

YES, FOR AMENDMENT
NO, AGAINST AMENDMENT

TOWN OF MALABAR

(Voted on by all registered voters in the Town of Malabar)

QUESTION NO. 1: AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN CHARTER AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF A TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT

Shall the Town of Malabar adopt an amendment to its Charter providing for the authority to create a Town Police Department; providing for the make up of the Police Department?

YES
NO

QUESTION NO. 2: AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN CHARTER CREATING THE OFFICE OF THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR BY CHARTER

Shall the Town of Malabar adopt an amendment to its Charter providing for the creation of the Office of Town Administrator?

YES
NO

QUESTION NO. 3: AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN CHARTER RELATING TO QUALIFICATION FOR COUNCIL SEAT

Shall the Town of Malabar adopt an amendment to its charter changing the residency requirement for qualification of office from six (6) months to twelve (12) months?

YES
NO

QUESTION NO. 4: AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN CHARTER RELATING TO THE TOWN COUNCIL

Shall the Town of Malabar adopt amendments to its Charter providing for removal of language concerning the term of the Mayor; removing language concerning compensation of the Mayor; providing the Mayor shall serve no more than two (2) consecutive four-year terms; providing for the votes required to censure officials of the Town; removing language concerning the forfeiture of office; removing compensation for Town Council; providing for changes in the specific duties of the Town Council; providing for the appointment of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson?

YES
NO

QUESTION NO. 5: AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN CHARTER RELATING TO THE TOWN CLERK

Shall the Town of Malabar adopt amendments to its Charter relating to the duties of the Town Clerk?

YES
NO

QUESTION NO. 6: AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN CHARTER RENUMBERING SECTIONS

Shall the Town of Malabar Charter be amended to renumber old Sections 3.04 through 3.06?

YES
NO

QUESTION NO. 7: AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN CHARTER RELATING TO FINANCIAL MATTERS

Shall the Town of Malabar Charter be amended to authorize the Town Administrator to sign Town checks and to change the number of authorized persons to sign Town checks from two of three persons to two of four persons?

YES
NO

QUESTION NO. 8: AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN CHARTER RELATING TO INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM

Shall the Town of Malabar Charter be amended to change the percentage requirement for initiative and referendum petitions which must be signed by qualified voters of the Town; providing for the determination of sufficiency of an initiative or referendum petition?

YES
NO