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City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, voww.miamibeachfl.aov
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, Robert Parcher, City Clerk
Tel: (305) 673-741 1, Fax: (305) 673-7254
12-22-2008
Aaron Swimmer
300 South Pointe Dr. #2501
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
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BJECT~ Loan Review Committee
Congratulations! You have been appointed by Commissioner Saul Gross
to the agency, board or committee named above for a term ending: 12/31/2010.
Pursuant to Ordinance No. 2006-3543, commencing with terms beginning on or after
January 1st, 2007, the term of board members who are directly appointed by a member of
the City Commission shall automatically expire on December 31 of the year the appointing
elected official leaves office.
If you are unable to accept this appointment or have any questions, please call the City
Clerk's Office at 305-673-7411. Please read the enclosed materials carefully.
Congratulations again and good luck.
Sincerely,
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Robert Parcher
City Clerk
cc: Saul Frances, Parking Director
Annette Ayala
ATTACHMENTS:
Letter of Appointment
Oath
City Code Ordinance section, applicable to agency, board or committee
City Code Section 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, 2-25, 2-26, 2-458 and 2-459
Ordinance No. 2006-3543 -Amendment to City Code Section 2-22
Miami-Dade County Code Section 2-11.1 -Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance
City Wide Permit Application - (Parking Department Form)
Booklet -Guide to the Sunshine Amendment and Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employee
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community.
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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, Robert Parcher, City Clerk
Tel: (305j 673-741 1, Fax: (305j 673-7254
TO Aaron Swimmer
RE: Loan Review Committee
I do solemnly swear or affirm to bear true faith, loyalty and allegiance to the Government of the
United States, the State of Florida, and the City of Miami Beach, and to perform all the duties of
a member of the above-mentioned board or committee of the City of Miami Beach to which I have
been appointed for a term ending: 12/31/2010.
I have been issued a copy of Section 2-11.1 of the Miami-Dade County Code (Conflict of Interest
and Code of Ethics Ordinance), as well as theF/orida Commission on Ethics Guide to the Sunshine
Amendment and Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees, and understand that as a member
of a City of Miami Beach Board and/or Committee, I must comply with the financial disclosure" require-
ments of Miami-Dade County or the State of Florida (depending on board or committee on which
I serve) on July 1st, following the closing of the calendar year on is I ~ served.
Aaron Swimmer
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2Z day f sec- , 200
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f=~ ~-- Silvia Prieto
Deputy Clerk
*Please visit the City of Miami Beach website at www.miamibeachfl.gov under City Clerk/Board and Committees
for additional information regarding the Financial Disclosure Requirements.
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropicol, historic community.
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AARON SWIMMER operates SWIMMER LAW ASSOCIATES, P.A. a comprehensive law firm whose focus is General
Counsel for all size businesses, as well as Condominium Association boards and management, real estate dispute
resolution, foundations, estate planning and IegaUbusiness advice for entrepreneurs. The firm assists both corporate and
private clients.
Mr. Swimmer also is the owner and President of Swimmer Associates Inc., a real estate and equities investment fund
located in Miami Beach. Prior to this, he was CEO and shareholder of Cavert Wire Co. Inc. of Uniontown, Pennsylvania,
America's largest manufacturer and distributor of baling wire for the waste and recycling industries. Throughout his fifteen
years with the firm the company employed at times over one hundred fifty union and non-union employees. During his
tenure as CEO he instituted and oversaw a dramatic increase of the company's revenues and manufacturing capacity
with the construction, start-up and continuing operations of three state-of-the-art steel wire manufacturing factories.
During this same period Mr. Swimmer also designed, developed and constructed The Lodge at Chalk Hill, asixty-one
unit, thirty-seven acre hotel and lodge complex, and managed thirteen years of continuing operations. He was a principal
in the sale of each company. This biography, along with his legal education, gives him a broad range of experiences upon
which to draw to serve as a Committee member for the City of Miami Beach. He is a hands on attorney/businessman,
with sophisticated knowledge of all P/L components, including continuing operation of both manufacturing and service
firms, financing, negotiations, directing construction projects as well as start-up, and when needed, any legal action.
Mr. Swimmer was a member of the committee that led a $1.5 billion capital campaign for the Pennsylv~ai~ State
University. He also is, or was, a dedicated volunteer Board member for many organizations, including Israel ~inds~
South Florida, The Florida Immigrant Advisory Center, Temple Emanu-EI Synagogue Miami Beach, The Fayette~Cour~
Redevelopment Authority, and The Fayette County Emergency Management Services, among others. ~ -~
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-Portofino Towers Condominium Homeowner's Association, Treasurer, Miami Beach -*-.
- Portofino Towers I South Pointe Condominium Master Association, Miami Beach r: '~
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- 1680 Michigan Avenue Office Building Owner's Association, President, Miami Beach ~'
-Hampton Farms Homeowner's Association, President, Ocala, FL
Education:
- St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D.
- Pennsylvania State University, B.A., Liberal Arts
Bar Membership:
-Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
-United States Tax Court