Settlement Name

Lauderdale Lakes

Province, Territory, or State

Florida

Country

USA

Has Policy?

Yes

Policy

1 ORDINANCE 2021-003
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERDALE LAKES,
3 FLORIDA, AMENDING LAUDERDALE LAKES CODE OF ORDINANCES, DIVISION
4 3 (NAMING OF FACILITIES), SECTION 2-491. - DEFINITIONS, AND SECTION 2-
5 492 RELATING TO STATEMENT OF POLICY; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION
6 OF RECITALS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR 7 SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; 8 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
9 WHEREAS, City Code of Ordinances ("City Code"), Division 3, Sec. 2-491. — Definitions,
10 states that an " individual shall mean a person who has made a substantial contribution to the
11 community, either through civic involvement, involvement in historical events relevant to the
12 specific city property, or to the geographical location of specific city property. Such person must
13 have been deceased for a period of one year or more."
14 WHEREAS, the City Code, Division 3, Section 2-492(b) enumerates the City's policy
15 statement concerning the naming of facilities as a means of recognizing and honoring the name
16 of individuals who have made a lasting, significant humanitarian or extraordinary contribution on
17 the local, state or national level through many years of service; or individuals whose single action
18 or achievement conveys great credit and recognition to the City;
19 WHEREAS, Section 2-492(b)(2) (Statement of Policy) currently provides that "in the case
20 of a natural person, no such person shall be considered, unless such person shall have been
21 deceased for a period of one year from the date of nomination";
22 WHEREAS, the City Commission deems that upon select circumstances pertaining to
23 certain individuals, who is neither an organizations or a corporate entity, it may be more
24 appropriate and significant to name a facility as means of recognizing such an individual who is
25 still living, but nonetheless has made lasting, significant humanitarian or extraordinary
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1 contributions on the local, state or national level through many years of service, or an individual
2 whose single action or achievement conveys great credit and recognition to the City;
3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
4 LAUDERDALE LAKES AS FOLLOW:
5 SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF RECITALS: The foregoing recitals are ratified and confirmed
6 as being true, and the same are incorporated into this Ordinance by reference.
7 SECTION 2. ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT: Section 2-491. -Definitions, is hereby
8 amended as follows:
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10 Individual shall mean a person who has made a substantial contribution to the
11 community, either through civic involvement, involvement in historical events 12 relevant to the specific city property, or to the geographical location of specific 13 city property.
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16 SECTION 3. ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT: Section 2-492. — Policy, is hereby amended
17 as follows:
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19 (b) Statement of policy.
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21 (1) It shall be the policy of the city commission to recognize and honor the
22 name of and individuals who have made a lasting significant humanitarian
23 or extraordinary contribution on the local, state or national level through
24 many years of service or individuals whose single action or achievement
25 conveys great credit and recognition to the city. Further, such individuals
26 including organizations or corporate entities, who have provided
27 invaluable services to the city and whose location in the city is of such 28 importance as to bring credit and recognition to the city may be equally 29 honored and recognized.
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1 (2) Provided however that Fur-theemer-e; in the case of a-natuFel-peFsen an
2 individual who is not an organization or corporate entitv, except upon a
3 duly adopted ordinance of the City Commission, no such individual peFseh 4 shall be considered, unless such individual pe-F.séA shall have been 5 deceased for a period of one year from the date of nomination. 6
7 SECTION 4. CONFLICT: All ordinances or Code provisions in conflict herewith are
8 hereby repealed.
9 SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
10 portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
11 competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
12 provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this 13 Ordinance.
SECTION 6. INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; It is the intention of the City
15 Commission of the City of Lauderdale Lakes that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become
16 and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances in the City of Lauderdale Lakes and that the
17 sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered and the word "Ordinance" may be
18 changed to "Chapter," "Section," "Article" or such other appropriate word or phrase, the use of
19 which shall accomplish the intentions herein expressed.
20 SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
21 passage on second reading.
22 PASSED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES ON FIRST
23 READING AT ITS REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING ON THE 23RD DAY OF MARCH 2021.
24 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES
25 ON SECOND READING AT ITS REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING ON THE 13TH DAY OF APRIL 2021.
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4 ATTEST:
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7 VENICE HOWARD, CMC, CITY CLERK
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10 Approved as to form and legality 11 for the use of and reliance by the 12 City of Lauderdale Lakes only:
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18 Sponsored by: Phil Alleyne, City Manager
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22 VOTE: APPROVED
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24 Mayor Hazelle Rogers(Against)(Other)
25 Vice-Mayor Beverly Williams(Against)(Other)
26 Commissioner Marilyn Davis(Against)(Other)
27 Commissioner Veronica Edwards Phillips(Against)(Other)
28 Commissioner Karlene Maxwell-Williams(Against)(Other)

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Contact Info

pavitrib@lauderdalelakes.org

Policy Score

56