PROPOSED COCONUT CREEK BALLOT:

1. Clarifying Calculation of “Days” and Confirming Commission Sets City Manager and City Attorney Salaries

Shall the Charter be amended to provide general clarification, by specifying when references to “days” means calendar days and when it means business days and clarifying that the officers the City Commission sets salaries for are the City Manager and City Attorney?

2. Prohibiting Mayor or Commissioners from Serving on Homeowner or Condominium Board During Their Commission Term

Shall the general powers and duties of the Mayor and City Commission be amended to prohibit the Mayor and City Commissioners from simultaneously serving as an officer on a homeowner or condominium association board located within the City while they are serving as the Mayor or a City Commissioner?

3. Authorizing City Commission to Determine During Budget Process Whether Appropriations Should be Abandoned

Shall the Charter be amended to remove the current five-year automatic lapse of unspent appropriations and instead authorize the City Commission to determine, during the annual budget process, which appropriations shall be deemed abandoned? Currently, the Charter requires abandonment of appropriations within five years, if not disbursed or encumbered, which reduces the effectiveness of long range financial planning.

4. Revising Initiative, Referendum and Recall Procedures

Shall the Charter be amended to revise the initiative and repeal procedures to provide that the Land Development Code, Comprehensive Plan and related ordinances are not subject to the referendum process; define a procedure for validation of the form of a petition or ordinance; and a methodology for addressing conflicting Charter amendments approved by the voters?

5. Charter Review Board

Shall the Charter be amended to require review of the City Charter every six years beginning in January 2030 in order to align with the general election schedule? Currently, the Charter is reviewed every five years, which often does not align with a scheduled election thereby creating a delay in voter consideration of the board’s recommendations.