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ORDINANCE NO. 2001-03
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL MATTERS; AMENDING
SECTION 43-2 OF ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 43 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF OCOEE TO PROVIDE
THAT THE CITY OF OCOEE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICE
WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORANGE
COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICE OFFICE TO
PROVIDE FOR THE ANIMAL CONTROL ISSUES WITHIN
THE CITY; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY SHALL RETAIN
THE REVENUE RECEIVED FROM THE CITATIONS ISSUED
BY THE CITY OF OCOEE'S ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICE
WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on August 3, 1999, the City and Orange County, Florida entered into
that certain Agreement for Animal Service Mutual Aid (the "Mutual Aid Agreement") whereby the
City and County agreed to share responsibility for enforcement of Orange County Code Section 5-
32, regarding animal control, within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee desires to amend Section 43-2
of Article I of Chapter 43 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee to be consistent with the
terms of the Mutual Aid Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Authority. The City Commission of Ocoee has the authority to
adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapter
166, Florida Statutes.
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SECTION 2.
Amendment to Section 43-2. Section 43-2 of Article I of
Chapter 43 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee, Florida is hereby amended as follows
(with additions underlined and deletions stricken):
~ 43-2. Adoption of county provisions.
The city hereby adopts and subjects itself to Article II of Chapter 5 of
the Code of Ordinances of Orange County, Florida, as amended by the
provisions of Ordinance Number 95-32 of Orange County, Florida,
effective October 5, 1995 (the "Orange County Animal Services
Ordinance"). The City Manager. or his designee, shall be responsible
for coordinating. the animal control services within the City in
accordance with this chapter, the Orange County Animal Services
Ordinance and the terms of that certain Agreement for Animal Service
Mutual Aid entered into on August 3, 1999 by and between the City
and Orange County, Florida, as the same may from time to time be
amended, relating to animal control services within the city. In the
event of a conflict between the terms of the Orange County Animal
Services Ordinance and the other provisions of this chapter, the terms
of the Orattge Cm:UH)' .^..aimal Services Ordiaaace this chapter shall
control. The city's Animal Control Office shall work in conjunction
with the city hereby adopts the Orange County Animal Service Office
to carry out the provisions of the Orange County Animal Services
Ordinance and this chapter as iHe only animal control agency in
autHority within the city. With the exception of a Five Dollar ($5.00)
surcharge which shall be remitted to Orange County for each citation
issued in which proceeds are collected, the City shall receive all
proceeds resulting from citations issued within the City by the City's
Animal Control Officer pursuant to this chapter. .^..ny item.s not
specifically addressed iR this chapter shall fall l::1nder the ffiithority of
the Oraage Cmmt)' l^..aimal SerT/ice Ordinance.
SECTION 3.
Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision
and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
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SECTION 4.
Codification. It is the intention of the City Commission of the
City that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of
Ordinances of the City; and that sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the
word "ordinance" may be changed to "chapter," "section," "article," or such other appropriate word
or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions; and regardless of whether such inclusion in the
Code is accomplished, sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the correction
of typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City Manager,
without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or recodified copy of same with the City Clerk.
SECTION 5.
Effective Date
This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this d -1-day of .rAi.J{)~
APPROVED:
, 2001.
(SEAL)
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA;
APPROVED ~J~~t;RM AND LEGALITY
thisf1- day of\~ 1I., 2001.
::LE{:7f~
City Attorney
ADVERTISED December 21, 2000
READ FIRST TIME December 19, 2000
READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED
r ItllvMUI -2. ,2001
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. 7C. A 3
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