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An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, calling for the holding of a special municipal referendum election of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, on April 14, 2009, in accordance with Section 6.03 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, for the submission to the qualified electors of said City, not less than sixty (60) nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the draft is submitted, an ordinance dealing with the proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Coral Gables, wherein the voters of the City of Coral Gables shall be called upon to vote on the following question, to be known as Charter Amendment Ballot Question No. ___: Shall the City of Coral Gables Charter, Section 54, be amended by increasing the threshold for formal public bid and award from Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) on public works projects and shall this Section be transferred to the City Code for further amendments by the City Commission?; including, but not limited to, amending certain Sections, stating the form of the question to be voted upon; providing the form of the ballot for said election; designating and appointing the City Clerk as the official representative of the City Commission with respect to the use of the voter registration books and records; further, directing the City Clerk to cause a certified copy of the herein ordinance to be delivered to the Supervisor of Elections of Miami-Dade County, Florida, not less than sixty days prior to the date of such special municipal referendum election; further directing the City Clerk of the City of Coral Gables to publish notice of such election pursuant to Section 100.342, Florida Statutes (2008), which notice shall include the full text of the proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, providing at least thirty days' notice of the election or referendum in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Coral Gables, at least two times, once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior to the week in which the election or referendum is to be held; providing for the severability of the provisions of this ordinance; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing an effective date for this Ordinance. (Passed on First Reading December 16, 2008 - Vote 4-1)