§ 3.13. Emergency Ordinances.

To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or the public peace, the commission may adopt one (1) or more emergency ordinances; but such ordinances may not levy taxes; grant, renew or extend a franchise; set service or user charges for any municipal services; or authorize the borrowing of money.

An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form and manner prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated in the preamble as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms.

An emergency ordinance may be adopted with or without amendment or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least four (4) members of the commission shall be required for adoption. After its adoption, an emergency ordinance shall be recorded and signed as prescribed for other adopted ordinances.

Emergency ordinances shall become effective upon adoption or at such other date as may be specified in the ordinance.

Every emergency ordinance except emergency appropriations, shall automatically stand repealed as of the sixty-first (61st) day following the date on which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent re-enactment of the ordinance under regular procedures, or if the emergency still exists in the manner specified in this section. An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances.

State law reference

Emergency ordinances, F.S. § 166.041(3)(b).