(A) District elections.
(1) For the election of City Commissioners, including the Mayor, the city shall be divided into six districts. Beginning with the first election to be held after the 2020 decennial census, the district boundaries shall be as follows:
District 1: This boundary begins at the intersection of Federal Highway and Pembroke Road, then northerly on Federal Highway to Sheridan Street, thence easterly along Sheridan Street and the city’s corporate boundary to the Atlantic Ocean, thence southerly to the city’s corporate boundary, thence westerly to the Intracoastal Waterway, thence northerly to Pembroke Road, thence westerly on Pembroke Road to Federal Highway.
District 2: This boundary begins at the intersection of Federal Highway and Pembroke Road, then northerly to Sheridan Street, thence westerly on Sheridan Street to 22nd Avenue, thence northerly on 22nd Avenue to the city’s corporate limits, thence westerly and northerly along the city’s corporate boundary to C-10 Canal (Hollywood Canal), thence westerly on C-10 Canal (Hollywood Canal), to Sheridan Street; thence easterly on Sheridan Street to 24th Avenue, thence southerly on 24th Avenue to Taft Street, thence easterly on Taft Street to Dixie Highway, thence southerly on Dixie Highway to Johnson Street, thence westerly on Johnson Street to 24th Avenue, thence southerly on 24th Avenue to Hollywood Boulevard, thence westerly on Hollywood Boulevard to Interstate 95, thence southerly on Interstate 95 to Pembroke Road, thence easterly on Pembroke Road to Federal Highway.
District 3: This boundary begins at the intersection of Sheridan Street and 24th Avenue, thence southerly on 24th Avenue to Taft Street, thence easterly to Dixie Highway, thence southerly on Dixie Highway to Johnson Street, thence westerly to 24th Avenue, thence southerly to Hollywood Boulevard, thence westerly on Hollywood Boulevard to 56th Avenue, thence northerly on 56th Avenue to Sheridan Street, thence easterly on Sheridan Street to 24th Avenue.
District 4: This boundary begins at the intersection of Sheridan Street and the C-10 Canal (Hollywood Canal), thence westerly on Sheridan Street to 56th Avenue, thence southerly on 56th Avenue to Johnson Street, thence westerly on Johnson Street to the Florida Turnpike, thence northerly on the Florida Turnpike to Sheridan Street, thence westerly on Sheridan Street to 67th Avenue. Thence northerly on 67th Avenue to Charleston Street, thence westerly on Charleston Street to 68th Avenue, thence northerly on 68th Avenue to the city’s corporate boundary. Thence easterly and northerly along the city’s corporate boundary to the intersection of Stirling Road and the C-10 Canal (Hollywood Canal), thence southerly along the C-10 Canal (Hollywood Canal) to Sheridan Street.
District 5: This boundary begins at the intersection of Florida’s Turnpike and Hollywood Boulevard, thence northerly on Turnpike to Sheridan Street, thence westerly on Sheridan Street to 67th Avenue, thence northerly on 67th Avenue to Charleston Street, thence westerly on Charleston Street to 68th Avenue, thence northerly on 68th Avenue to the city’s corporate boundary, thence westerly and southerly along the city’s corporate boundary to the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Florida’s Turnpike.
District 6: This boundary begins at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Interstate 95, thence westerly on Hollywood Boulevard to 56th Avenue; thence northerly on 56th Avenue to Johnson Street, thence westerly on Johnson Street to the Florida’s Turnpike; thence southerly on the Florida Turnpike to Pembroke Road. Thence easterly on Pembroke Road to Interstate 95; thence northerly on Interstate 95 to Hollywood Boulevard.
(B) Transition to district elections. In the year 2000, the Mayor's seat and the Commission seats for all six districts shall be filled by election for terms of four years. In order to accomplish this, the terms of both City Commissioners who were elected in the year 1998 to full four-year terms shall expire in the year 2000 instead of in the year 2002.
(C) Tie votes. A tie vote in a general election affecting one of the Commission seats, or the Mayor's seat, shall be decided by lots under the direction of the City Clerk.
('72 Code, § 2-12.1) (Ord. O-79- 68, passed 12-19-79; Am. Ord. O- 99-13, passed 5-5-99; Am. Ord. O- 2003-16, passed 7-2-03; Am. Ord. O-2012-03, passed 3-7-12; Am. Ord. O-2022-03, passed 3-2-22)