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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>Dear Waterford Residents,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>A number of our neighbors attended Commissioner Drosky’s Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday to discuss the option for changing the Commissioner and Mayor’s term limits from 2 – 4 year terms = 8 years to 3-4 year terms = 12 years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>Only 1 person in the room who lives at Century Village was in favor of this change all others wants it to stay the same. (Note residents voted on this back in 2006)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>Keep in mind it will cost US, the residents, more than $30,000 to put this on the November ballot.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>Please take a minute to send an email to the Mayor and Commissioners giving them your input – or attend the Commission meeting on Tuesday, April 5<sup>th</sup> – following is the item that is on the agenda:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>(the email address to use is: <a href="mailto:web.commission@deerfield-beach.com">web.commission@deerfield-beach.com</a> )<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>Denise Bogner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><i>8. P.H. 2022-045: ORDINANCE 2022/ - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3.04, "ELECTIONS AND TERMS," OF THE CITY CHARTER TO MODIFY THE TERM LIMIT RESTRICTIONS FOR THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING REQUISITE BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR SUBMISSION TO ELECTORS; CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022; PROVIDING FOR SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORS FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR REQUISITE BALLOT LANGUAGE; PROVIDING A PROCEDURE FOR BALLOTING; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Suggested Action: Commission to vote on Ordinance Voting Requirement:<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Adoption requires a 3/5 vote of the City Commission <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Sponsor: Commissioner Bernie Parness<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>