§ 8.05. Leases for not more than one year.

(a)

The City of Fort Lauderdale is hereby empowered to lease or grant concessions for a period not exceeding one (1) year in any public property, upon a majority vote of the city commission, or by or through any board, commission, officer, manager or city manager designated by ordinance to do so. Included in properties which may be leased are airports and airport property, public recreational facilities, golf courses, tennis courts, recreational halls, stadiums, football fields, baseball fields, playgrounds, public beaches, swimming pools, fishing piers, yacht basins, docks and wharves; and the list enumerated is not exclusive but merely indicative of the class of public property deemed to be operated in a proprietary capacity. The provisions of this section shall also be applicable to leases to civic or charitable organizations, public nonprofit corporations, and like organizations, not exceeding one (1) year.

(b)

Any and all leases of one (1) year or less previously entered into by the City of Fort Lauderdale with any civic or charitable organizations, public nonprofit corporations, or like organizations are hereby ratified and confirmed.