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Tampa, Florida, Amendment 6, Civil Service Requirements Clarification (March 2019)

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Amendment 6: Tampa Civil Services Requirements Clarification
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The basics
Election date:
March 5, 2019
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local civil service
Related articles
Local civil service on the ballot
March 5, 2019 ballot measures in Florida
Hillsborough County, Florida ballot measures
See also
Tampa, Florida

A charter amendment regarding civil service requirements was on the ballot for Tampa voters in Hillsborough County, Florida, on March 5, 2019. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the city charter to clarify that civil service requirements for appointment and compensation do not apply to officers, directors, managers, and supervisors not covered by civil service.
A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to clarify that civil service requirements for appointment and compensation do not apply to officers, directors, managers, and supervisors not covered by civil service.

Election results

Tampa Amendment 6

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

25,664 59.12%
No 17,749 40.88%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall the amendment to the Revised Charter of the City of Tampa, Florida 1975, as amended, provide for amending Article IV, Section 4.01, clarifying that the civil service requirements for appointment and compensation for city employees do not apply to officers, directors, managers, and supervisors (not covered by civil service)?[2]

Full text

The full text of this charter amendment is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Florida

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Tampa, Florida.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. VoteHillsbourough.org, "Sample Ballot," accessed February 5, 2019
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.