City Attorney's Office_March to April 1982CITY ATTORNEY'S O'F'FICE 29
(Cont'd) Date
appraisers, etc., incl'g. those pd. by MB Redevelop- 3/17`x:
ment Agcy. (see REDEVELOPMENT AND/OR AGENCY, MIAMI
BEACH)
Memo 158-82, res. req'g. C. Att. to pres. all pro- 4/6/82
posed ords. & res's to C. Mgr. for rev. & recommen-
dations 5 wkg. days prior to Comm's 1st reading of
same, not reached - deferred to 4/21/82. (see
AGENDA)
Comr. Weinstein reiterated his previous suggestion 4/6/82
that Div. of Mun. Prosecutor be est'd, sep. from C.
Att's office, chgd. w/responsibility of prosecuting
all City code, police, etc. violations. He requested
that ord. to est. such div. be drafted & pld. on
(CQnt'd)
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 30
(Cont'd) Date
4/21/82 agenda for Comm. consideration. (see CODE 4/6/82
ENFORCEMENT BOARD, MUNICIPAL PROSECUTOR)
Memo 158-82, Res. 82-16989 adopted, requiring C. Att. 4/21g Z
to pres. all proposed ords. (w/exception of emergency
ords.) & res. to C. Mgr. for rev. & recommendations
5 wkg. days prior to Comm's 1st reading of these
proposed ords. & res. (see AGENDA)
C. Att. Memo 249-82, ord. amdg. Code §2-32.1, to 4/21/82
provide for Comm. appt. of Mun. Prosecutor, LTC
26-1982, dated 4/19/82. No action taken on proposed
ord. C. Att's office to provide mun. prosecutor
function. (see MUNICIPAL PROSECUTOR)
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Date
Comr. Singer requested that in fut. when Admin. 4/21/82
requests auth. to ret. sp. legal counsel, the
hrly. rate & expenditure limitation be provided.
Memo 460-82, Food Mgt. Assocs., Inc. Mayor Ciment 7/7/82
suggested that all fut. contrs. incl. stipulation
that if bond is not provided as req'd., contr. is
auto. terminated. (see CONVENTION CENTER - CONCESSION
CONTRACT, CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEX)
Memo 473-82, Bid 68-82, reps. to gym fl. at Youth 7/21/82
Ctr., MP -228, awarded to Niggel Assocs., Inc. for
removal of existing flooring & installation of new
synthetic flooring syst.; Bid amt: $39,266, to be
funded from 3/14(72 Bond Isue; cons., as well.
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CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 32
(Cont'd) Date
as inspection & testing (addnl. $2,000) costs to 7/21/82
be incl'd in claim against bonding co., contractor
& arch. for orig. cons. Comr. Daoud suggested
that 1) Admin. take remedial action in interim
to ensure safety of users, and 2) fut. cons.
contrs. stipulate that wk. be inspected by City
pers. to prevent recurrence of such problems.
(see YOUTH CENTER, YOUTH CENTER [CONTRACTS],
SUITS BROUGHT BY CITY)
Budget Adv. Com. recommended that Legal (Personnel 9/14/82
Servs.) be cut $30,000 (1 Att. II position). Proposed
budget unchanged. (see 1982/83 BUDGET, BUDGET
ADV. COM.)
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CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 33
Date
C. Atty Memo 605-82, request of Bayard Strell to 9/15/82
discuss progress rep. on litigation mandated by MB
for relief of taxes by Dade Co. for funding the Miami
Downtown People Mover (Rapid Transit Syst.). Mr.
Strell alleged he was legal consultant to C. Att.
on volunteer basis w/promise that his costs will
be reimbursed; & upon bg. ques'd on this allegation,
Mr. Strell stated there was no obligation on the pt.
of City in this matter. (see SUITS BROUGHT BY CITY,
METRO. DADE COUNTY, RAPID TRANSIT SYST.)
C. Atty Memo 817-82, ord. amd'g Code §25-41,
viding that fishing fr. causeways & pub. pro
appurtenant thereto is prohibited. Comr.
requested all forthcoming ords. & rests
pro- 1/5/83
P.
Eisenberg
(cont'd)
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 34
(Cont'd) Date
reflect name of committee/dept./person .initiating 1/5/83
its drafting. (see FISHING)
Appt. of new C. Atty. Letter of resignation fr. 1/28/83
John A. Ritter, accepted, effective 1/31/83 at
midnight. Request for 90 days severance pay,
granted. (LTC 24-1983, dtd. 2/3/83) Asst. C. Atty
Willard K. Splittstoesser apptd. C. Atty, effective
2/1/83 at 12:01 a.m. Mayor Ciment requested C. Mgr.
imdtly. pl. adv. in Miami Rev., Miami Herald, etc.,
soliciting applications to fill C. Atty position on
a perm. basis; applications to be submitted to C.
Mgr. for distribution to mems. of Comm. 2/2/83 reg.
Comm. mtg. to be cont'd to mutually -convenient day
during wk. of 2/7/83 for Comm. to consider appli-
cations & sel. of C. Atty. (see CITY ATTY -
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 35
(Cont'd) Date
JOHN A. RITTER, CITY ATTORNEY WILLARD K. SPLITTS- 1/28/83
TOESSER)
Appt. of new C. Atty. Fol. C. Mgr's rep. re. time 2/2/83
req'd. to pl. ads. & rec. & distribute applications,
item pl'd. on 2/16/83 ag. for rep. & Comm. action
on applications rec'd., if deemed appropriate.
Mems. of Comm. indicated that Willard K. Splitt-
stoesser (pres. C. Atty) is to rec. bi-wkly
compensation as est'd. for the position of C. Atty,
as provided in the Unclassified Salary Ord. (see
SALARIES, CITY ATTORNEY - WILLARD K. SPLITTSTOESSER)
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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Date
Ordinance 83-2362 adopted as emergency measure 3/2/83
estab. max. biwkly. salary for City Attorney
classification at $2,490.42 (amends Ord. 1605,
Unclass. Emp. Salary Ord.) (see SALARIES)
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CIi'Y-ATTORNEYTS MICE 37
Date
4/6/83 Res. 83-17307 adopted, estab. imprest ck'g
C -4A acct. for Legal Dept. w/Jeff. Nat'l. Bd. of
MB, for $1,000 to pay pro. servs., max amt.
by ck. $200; 2 of 4 desig. sigs. req'd.
Revokes Res. 82-17165. (see VOUCHER
SIGNATURES)
9/7/83 Res. auth'g creation & maintenance of an
C -4F ck'g acct. for Legal Dept. w/Jefferson Natl.
Bank of MB; revoking Res. 83-17307; not
reached - def. to 9/21/83. (see VOUCHER
SIGNATURES)
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CITY-A'iTORNEY18 014VIC 38
Date
11/2/83 C Atty Memor729-83, C Atty status rep. on
R -10A pending litigation; not reached - def. to
11/9/83 cont'd mtg.
11/9/83 Rev. memo 725-83, Atty Andrew H. Moriber
R -7B (former Ch. Deputy Atty & subsequent consul-
tant on case) appeared & recited history of
Buckley vs. CMB case. Comr. Shockett asked
C Atty to res. & submit rep. whether City
has any remedies or cause of action for
malpractice against former C Atty or ins.
carrier, for addnl cost due to not request-
ing that monies dep'd in ct. registry be
pld. in int. -bearing acct. Robert Swedroe
.a6 l;
Ci 'Y . ATTORNEY' S CPPYC8 39
Date (Cont'd)
11/9/83 appeared & cautioned Commm. to keep this
R -7B case in mind in City's proposed condemna-
tions of addnl parcels (incl'g his prop.) to
extend No. Shore Open Sp. Park under Save
our Coast Program. (see SAVE OUR COAST
PROGRAM, OCEANFRONT PARK (77th - 87th TERR ),
SUITS AGAINST THE CITY)
11/9/83 C Atty Melno 729-83, status rep. on pending
R -10A litigation. Rep. submitted for info only.
No action required or taken.
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