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Council declines to adopt emergency ordinance setting recall qualifying dates; 4–1 vote blocks town timetable
Summary
The Fort Myers Beach Town Council on Sept. 11 voted 4–1 against adopting an emergency ordinance that would have set candidate qualifying dates for a special recall election scheduled for Nov. 4.
The Fort Myers Beach Town Council on Sept. 11 voted 4–1 not to adopt an emergency ordinance that would have set a qualifying period for candidates to fill vacancies that might arise from a special recall election scheduled for Nov. 4.
Town Attorney Nancy explained that state law governing recalls (citing section 100.361 and related Florida statutes) requires a chief judge to fix an election date if council members do not resign after a petition certification. She said the supervisor of elections requested an ordinance establishing qualifying dates so his office could administer the recall and any concurrent candidate qualifying…
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