On March 17, 2020, qualified voters in the Village of Indiantown will be asked at a special election whether or not two of the current Indiantown Charter provisions should be amended. The Charter is the governing document of a village; however, its rules can be changed via the election, or referendum, process. Below is further information on the questions that will appear on the ballot and how they would change the Village Charter:
ELECTION RESULTS
- Question #1 - Passed 83.30% (384 yes votes) to 16.70% (77 no votes)
- Question #2 - Failed 42.60% (193 yes votes) to 57.40% (260 no votes
QUESTION #1: CLARIFYING COUNCIL ELECTION PROCEDURES
Shall the Indiantown Village Charter be amended to clarify that candidates for Village Council shall run for individually numbered Council seats in separate contests, with the candidate receiving the most votes for each seat winning?
___ Yes
___ No
The Spanish language translation for the above question is:
¿Deberá enmendarse la Carta Orgánica del pueblo de Indiantown para aclarar que los candidatos para el Consejo del pueblo se postularán para asientos individualmente enumerados en el Consejo en concursos separados, siendo el candidato ganador aquel recibiendo la mayor cantidad de votos por cada asiento?
___ Sí
___ No
Upon approval of this question, the following portions of the Indiantown Village Charter will be amended to read as follows. (Underlined words shall mean additions to the original text, *** shall mean ellipses to the original text, and strikethroughs shall mean deletions to the original text.)
Section 4. Village council.
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(2) COMPOSITION; ELIGIBILITY; TERMS.
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(c) Seats. The village council shall be divided into five separate council seats to be designated as seats 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, to be voted on a villagewide basis, with each qualified elector entitled to vote for one candidate for one seat in separate contests.
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Section 8. Nominations and elections.
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(2) ELECTIONS.
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(b) At large elections.
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2. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the village at-large election in each separate contest shall be elected.
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4. No election for a council member seat shall be required if there is only one duly qualified candidate in such contest for the council member seat.
QUESTION #2: CONCERNING VILLAGE PERSONNEL POLICIES
Shall the Indiantown Village Charter be amended to provide that the Village Manager, rather than the Village Council, shall establish and maintain a system of personnel policies for the administration of Village employees?
___ Yes
___ No
The Spanish language translation for the above question is:
¿Deberá enmendarse la Carta Orgánica del pueblo de Indiantown para establecer que el Administrador del pueblo, en lugar del consejo del pueblo, establezca y mantenga un sistema de políticas de personal para la administración de los empleados del pueblo?
___ Sí
___ No
Upon approval of this question, the following portions of the Indiantown Village Charter will be amended to read as follows. (Underlined words shall mean additions to the original text, *** shall mean ellipses to the original text, and strikethroughs shall mean deletions to the original text.)
Section 6. Departments; personnel; planning.
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(2) PERSONNEL. – Consistent with all applicable state and federal laws, the village manager council shall provide by ordinance for the establishment, regulation, and maintenance of a system governing personnel policies necessary for the effective administration of employees of the village’s departments, boards, and agencies.