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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1953
Page
7
Public notice announces a special election on the Mount Dora Town Charter with voting on the proposal by the Charter Board. The polls open at 7:00 AM and close at 2:00 PM on the specified Thursday in 1958 at City Dora Florida. William C. Stewart, Clerk, Mount Dora, Florida chairs the notice.
A proposed Mount Dora charter outlines boundary definitions and the formation of a mayoral system with a seven person city council. It details officers, terms, elections, duties, and procedures for ordinances, elections, and legal actions governing the new city.
The document outlines the mayor’s temporary duties when the office is vacant and, in general, the City Council’s broad powers. It covers judicial authority, appeals, reporting to the Council, and required duties. It also enumerates municipal powers over public works, health, licensing, public safety, wastewater, lighting, streets, utilities, animal control, quarantine, and public health, plus authority to establish parks, libraries, and public facilities.
A long facade of powers granted to the City Council outlines authority to appoint a municipal judge, regulate public improvements, operate cultural facilities, manage nuisances, fire safety, and public health. The text defines zoning, traffic regulation, licensing, and enforcement including bonds for hire vehicles and park events, with provisions for special assessments and finance oversight in Florida.
The passage outlines tax collection powers for delinquent properties under Florida law, duties of the Clerk and Treasurer, and the assessor's responsibilities. It establishes the Board of Equalization and Adjustment, timing for assessment rolls, tax rolls, warrants, and the City Collector, plus lien rights and due dates for city taxes.
The ordinance establishes Mount Dora Park Commission with five elected commissioners, outlines duties over parks and public property, and sets crossing rules for railroads when streets are built or widened. It specifies cost allocation for crossings, paving, and railroad liability, plus terms of office and vacancy procedures.
The Mount Dora Park Commission gains authority to develop operate maintain regulate and preserve city parks parkways and related facilities. It sets procedures for meetings expenditures above 5000 and shifts control of park funds tax levy up to ten mills to the Park Fund. The measure outlines creation of a Commissioner of Parks and borrowing rights with voter oversight and bond provisions.
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