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Description
Ordinance No. 2024-07 amends the Town of Orchid Charter by replacing gender-specific terminology with gender-neutral terminology throughout the Charter. Among other changes, terms such as “Councilman,” “Councilmen,” and “Chairman” are replaced with “Councilmember,” “Councilmembers,” and “Chair,” and certain gender-specific pronouns are revised accordingly. The Ordinance does not substantively alter the meaning, powers, duties, or structure of the Charter. The public purpose of the Ordinance is to modernize Charter terminology, improve clarity and inclusiveness, and ensure that the language of the Town’s governing document more accurately applies to all persons who may hold municipal office or perform municipal duties.
Official Caption
An ordinance of the Town of Orchid, Indian River County, Florida, amending the Charter of the Town of Orchid to substitute gender specific terminology with gender-neutral terminology throughout; providing for ratification, amendment, codification, transmittal, severability, conflict, and an effective date.
Business Impact Estimate
Pursuant to Section 166.041(4)(a), Florida Statutes, the Town of Orchid has prepared the following Business Impact Estimate for the proposed ordinance. This estimate is intended to summarize the ordinance and its public purpose, and to identify, in good faith, any anticipated direct economic impacts on private, for-profit businesses, including compliance costs, new charges or fees, municipal regulatory costs or revenues, and the estimated number of businesses likely to be affected. Please feel free to email the Town Manager or call at (772) 581-2770 with any questions about this ordinance or estimate. You are encouraged to attend the public hearing to be heard by the Town Council in advance of the ordinance's adoption.
Anticipated Impacts
- No direct impact on private, for-profit businesses is anticipated
- No compliance costs are reasonably likely to be incurred
- No new charges or fees are introduced in this ordinance
- Estimated municipal regulatory costs associated with this ordinance: $0
- Estimate of the number of private, for-profit businesses likely to be impacted: 0
Posting/Notice Dates
- Caption posted: 10/01/2024
- Business Impact Estimate posted: 10/01/2024
- Newspaper notice published: 10/28/2024