2007 City and Special District Referenda

The following items are scheduled to appear on the ballot on November 6, 2007:

City Referenda

Melbourne Village Referendum
West Melbourne Charter Amendment 1 | West Melbourne Charter Amendment 2 | West Melbourne Charter Amendment 3 | West Melbourne Charter Amendment 4 | West Melbourne Charter Amendment 5 | West Melbourne Charter Amendment 6 | West Melbourne Charter Amendment 7 | West Melbourne Charter Amendment 8 | West Melbourne Charter Amendment 9 | West Melbourne Charter Amendment 10 | West Melbourne Charter Amendment 11 | West Melbourne Charter Amendment 12

Special District Referenda

Barefoot Bay Charter Amendment 1 | Barefoot Bay Charter Amendment 2 | Barefoot Bay Charter Amendment 3

TOWN OF MELBOURNE VILLAGE

(Voted on by all registered voters in the Town of Melbourne Village, which includes precinct 31)

REFERENDUM

Shall the Town of Melbourne Village repeal Ordinance 2007-01 which ordinance increases the set-back distances and requires site plan approval to protect the existing character of family neighborhoods in the Town before a building permit can be issued for residential structures.

YES
NO

CITY OF WEST MELBOURNE

(Voted on by all registered voters in the City of West Melbourne, which includes precincts 42, 48, 171, 181, 188 and 219)

BALLOT QUESTION #1. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO AD VALOREM TAXES.

Shall Charter Article III, Section 2, Paragraph (a) be amended to make the Charter conform with State Statute 195.207 which prohibits municipal charters from limiting the levying of ad valorem taxes?

YES
NO

BALLOT QUESTION #2. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO THE HOURS OF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

Shall Charter Article III, Section 2, Paragraph (b) be amended to eliminate references to the Hours of Sale of Alcoholic Beverages?

YES
NO

BALLOT QUESTION #3. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO THE REMUNERATION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

Shall Charter Article III, Section 7 be amended to establish a base dollar amount for the salary and ordinary expenses of Council Members and Mayor, provide for adjustments to this base amount to be made in accordance with changes in the Cost-Of-Living (C-O-L) and provide that any change to the base amount beyond that provided by the C-O-L may be made only with the approval of a majority of the electors at a regular city election?

YES
NO

BALLOT QUESTION #4. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL FROM OFFICE OF A COUNCIL MEMBER.

Shall Charter Article III, Section 11, which currently defines the Council to be the sole judge of election of, and qualifications for, Council Members, be amended to include due process procedures for removal from office of a member who is guilty of performing any acts listed in Section 9, "Forfeiture of office"?

YES
NO

BALLOT QUESTION #5. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO THE QUALIFYING PERIOD TO RUN FOR OFFICE.

Shall Charter Article IV, Section 1 be modified to eliminate the reference to the number of days allowed for City Council candidates to qualify for election and allow the qualifying period to be set by ordinance in accordance with those requirements determined by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections.

YES
NO

BALLOT QUESTION #6. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.

Shall Charter Article VII be amended to clarify the procedure for the City Attorney's appointment and removal, clarify the attorney's duties, and provide for additional qualifications for the position?

YES
NO

BALLOT QUESTION #7. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO THE CITY CLERK DUTIES.

Shall Charter Article X, Section 1 be modified to provide for additional City Clerk duties necessary for efficient government?

YES
NO

BALLOT QUESTION #8. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL, AND REPORTING OF THE CITY CLERK.

Shall Charter Article X, Section 2 be amended so that the City Clerk is appointed and removed by the City Manager only with the concurring votes of 4 Council Members and that, once appointed, the City Clerk reports to the City Manager?

YES
NO

BALLOT QUESTION #9. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.

Shall Charter Article XIV, Section 1 be amended concerning the appointment of the Chairperson to the Planning and Zoning Board?

YES
NO

BALLOT QUESTION #10. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

Shall Charter Article XIV, Section 2 be amended concerning the appointment of the Board of Adjustment; concerning appointment of the Chairperson to the Board; concerning appeals; concerning qualifications of Board Members; deleting references to other Officers of the Board; and changing voting requirements for Board action from five (5) to four (4) under certain circumstances?

YES
NO

BALLOT QUESTION #11. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Shall Charter Article XIV be amended with a new section requiring that the functions of Growth Management and Economic Development be included within the City government?

YES
NO

BALLOT QUESTION #12. AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER RELATING TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS.

Shall Charter Article XVI, Section 3 be amended to revise the effective date of the Charter to November 6, 2007?

YES
NO

BAREFOOT BAY RECREATION DISTRICT

(Voted on by all registered voters in the Barefoot Bay Recreation District, which includes precinct 18)

NO. 1
BAREFOOT BAY RECREATION DISTRICT CHARTER AMENDMENT
ARTICLE V.2.

Shall the Charter be revised to change the number of members of the Board of Trustees from nine (9) to five (5) by attrition over the next two (2) elections, beginning with the election in November, 2008 by the following process:

Beginning with the election held in November, 2008, qualified candidates may run for the Board of Trustees with the candidates receiving the highest number of votes in descending order filling three (3) vacant seats for a two-year term. For the election of 2009, the qualified candidates receiving the highest number of votes in descending order shall be elected to fill the respective two (2) vacant seats for a two-year term?

YES (for approval)
NO (for rejection)

NO. 2
BAREFOOT BAY RECREATION DISTRICT CHARTER AMENDMENT
ARTICLE V.3.

Shall the Charter be revised to specify that the Board of Trustees shall be elected as follows:

Beginning with the election held in November, 2008, qualified candidates may run for the Board of Trustees with the candidates receiving the highest number of votes in descending order filling any vacant seats for two-year terms?

YES (for approval)
NO (for rejection)

NO. 3
BAREFOOT BAY RECREATION DISTRICT CHARTER AMENDMENT
ARTICLE IV.13.

Shall the Charter be revised to raise the spending limit of the Board of Trustees from $25,000 to $125,000 without a two-third vote of the Board of Trustees and Referendum?

YES (for approval)
NO (for rejection)