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let Reading changing time
of meetings 1-5-33
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let & 2nd Reading Ord.chang-
ing time from 9:00 A.M.to
3:30 P.M.ist & 3rd Wednesday
of each month 6/5/35 13,.__
3rd Reading Ord,#387 changing time
of Council meetings E/19/35 13, 449
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Ord.changing time of Council meetings
to 9:00 A.M.,lost on 3rd reading
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1st and 2nd Readings ordinance chang-
-ing time of Council -meetings to 10100
Asl 12/4/35 14 227
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Minutes a..roved -1 8 thru
3--uut ns approncd'I/6/3 thru 17 99
May 18th, 1938 6 -g -3g 17 17'
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Minutes approved from May 25th
through July 6th, 1938 8-3-3g 17 239
Minutes approved from August 3rd,
1938 thru and ending with Nov.30th,
1938 12/21/38 17 414
Minutes approved from Dec. lst,
1938 through May 4th, 1939
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18 85
Minutes approved from Mayl38th
thru Oct. 5th, 1939 11-3-39 18 372
Minutes approved from Oct.18th
thru. Nov.lst,1939 11/29/39 18 397
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Minutes of meetings from Nov.3,
1939, through March 6th, 1940
approved 3/20/40 19 40
Minutes of meetings from March 7,
1940 to May lst,19L1-0 approved 5/29/40 19 131
Minutes of meetings from May7th
through July 6,1940 7-26-0 19 212
Meetings to be held every
Wednesday 1/7/48 26 44
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Melvin Richard objects to
"Star Chamber" sessions 12/1/48 27 217
Request for privilege
of broadcasting meetings
referred to City Manager 6/15/49 28 228
No action taken on Councilman
Richards request that City
Attorney Shepard file a suit
for declaratory judgement re.
"secret" sessions 8/3/49 28 294
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Council authorizes installation
of microphones in Council
Chambers for use at Council
meetings 11/2/49 29 19
City Attorney instructed
to appeal from decision
of Circuit Court in suit
of Richard vs. Turk -
Secret sessions of
Council 11/9/+9 29 41
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Council to follow as nearly as
possible recommendations of
Public Relations Director Meyer
in regard to shortening and
simplifying Councilmeeting pro-
cedure 11/23/49 29 66
City Manager's and City
Clerk's files to be
taken up first on Council
agenda 1-18-50 29 139
City Mgr. +o advertise
for bids for sound equip.
ment for meetings 2-15-50 29 166
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Proposal of Hill Sound System
accepted for public address
system for Council Chambers 3-1-50 29 198
Councilman Richard objects to
recording of council meetings
by radio station. Motion to
remove wiring fails. 12-5-51 32 221
Discussion re. recording of
votes in Council meetings 12-5-51 32 235
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City Mgr. to look into possibility
of using present equipment or buying
new mechanical device to record
Council meetings so that all members
would have benefit of the recording
3-26-52 32 449
Mr. Lipp submits report on
machines to record council
meetings 4-16-52 32 498
Space to be reserved on Drexel Ave.
when Council is in session, for
Councilmen's cars 2-4-53 33 515
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Res. #8330 permitting newspapers,
radio, televison stations, members
of City Council or others to make
telephone or other records of public
meetings of Council 4-8-53 34 155
Councilman Richard objects to
Councilman Roth's recording of
m'nutes. Councilman'Roth's telephone
lines coming into Council Chambers,
permitting recordings into his office
through Radio Sta. WINZ to re�maln.
314 156
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Mayor Shapiro establishes order
of agenda 6-1053 34 300
Discussion regarding matters brought
before the Council not on agenda
7-8-53 34 378
City Clerk requested by Council to
acknowledge receipt of miscellaneous
communications, such as commending
letters, etc., and to send copies of
same to Council rather than reading
them at Council meetings, 8-5-53
34 1430
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Statement of Councilman Roth regarding
precedents set at this meeting
8-18-54 36 135
Radio Station WAHR asks for permission
to broadcast Council meetings. Present
lines to be eliminated. Mr. Renshaw to
study matter. 6-15-55 37 211
Radio Station WAHR Again asks permission
to broadcast Council meetings. Not
granted 7-6-55 37 238
City Mgr. to work o procedure to be
followed for Council Agen a 9_7_55 37 349
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League of Women Voters advise that their
official observers at Council meetings
would be Mra. Abraham Haiduck and Mrs.
Herbert Bromberg
10-3-56 38 444
Clerk is instructed to notify all
parties whenever possible, when contro-
versial subject is placed on the agenda,
to give both sides equal opportunity to
be heard before Council takes action.
11-7-56 38 482
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Council requests Mr. Lipp to have a
magnetic bulletin board erected in
Council Chambers 11-21-56 38 529
Councilman Liberman advises he voted
on adoption of Zoning Ord. #1253 (re-
classifying oceanfront strip) in error
and desires to change vote. Mr. Shepard
advises how this can be accomplished.
Mr. Liberman's vote on adoption of
ordinance recorded as negative.
4-17-57 39 264
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Sept. 20th council meeting continued
to Sept. 27th, it being rel.gious
holiday for those of the Jewish faith.
9-20-61 44 216
Councilman Richard reads letter he had
written to City Mgr. regarding open
Council meetings. Introduces resolution
urging support of measures -pefore State
Legislature at present time relating
to this subject. Res. #10965 adopted.
City Atty reads a decision in a suit
pertaining to holding of so-called secret
Council meetings. 4-17-63 45 411
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Radio Station TWAT requests permission
to broadcast portions of City Council
meetings. Council authorizes "live"
broadcasts. 8-28-63 46 113
Ordinance to be prepared changing time
of Council Meetings from 10:00 A.M. to
8:30 A.M. 8-28-63 46 113
1st reading ordinance changing time of
Council meetings to 8:30 A.M.
9-4-63 46 132
Action deferred on 3rd and final
reading of ord. changing time of
Council meetings to 8:30 A.M.-63 46 159
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3rd reading ordinance changing time
of Council meetings to 8:30 A.M.
Ord. #1493
10-2-63 46 197
Motion to change time of Council
meetings back to 10:00 A.M. fails.
11-20-63 46 284
Regular Meeting of City Council
adjourned to January 2, 1964,
it being New Year's Day and there
being no quorum present.1-1-64 46 365
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Motion to hold Council meetings at
10:00 A.M. and that briefing sessions
be held in City Mgr's office prior to
this time fails. 1-2-64 46 373
lst reading ordinance changing time of
Council meetings from 8:30 A.M. to
10:00 A.M. 2-5-64 46 418
3rd reading ordinance changing time of
Council meetings to 10:00 A.M.
Ord. #1505. 2-19-64 46 434
lst reading Ord. changing time of
Council Meetings to 8:30 A.M.
5-6-64 47 47
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May20th meeting of City Council Book Page
noheld due to the lack of a quorum.
5-20-64 47 48
Council tables ordinance re:
8:30 A. M. Council Meetings indefinitely.
6-3-64 47 59
September 16, 1964 meeting not held due
to lack of quorum because of Yom Kipper.
Meeting to be held September 17, 1964.
9-16-64 47 211
Councilman Galbut's motion to appeal
ruling of the Chair fails.
3-3-65 48 384
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City Clerk instructed to set up tape
recorder for future Council meetings
and preserve tapes for sixty days.
3-24-65 48 419
Councilman Malek requests that Council
be furnished with names of bidders and
amounts of bids on contracts to be awarded
by Council, by attachment of same to City
Mgr's agenda or presentation to Council
at pre -Council sessions. 7-7-65 49 153
No Council meeting on Oct. 6th because
of Yom Kippur. 10-6-65 49 297
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3rd reading ordinance changing time
of Council Meetings to 8:30 A.M.
Ord. #1565 10-7-65 49 328
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Ordinance to be prepared changing time
of Council meetings to 10:00 A.M.
12-16-65 49 514
1st reading ordinance changing time of
Council meetings to 10:00 A.M. Fails.
Ord. to be brought up at next meeting.
1-5-66 50 29
Due to lack of a quorum, adjourned session from
the er eylao Jan. 5 1966 meeting of Council
1/13/6. 1-5-66 50 30
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1st reading ord. changing time of
Council meetings to 10:00 A.M.
1-13-66 50 35
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3rd reading ordinance changing time
of Council meetings to 10:00 A.M.
Ord. #1573 adopted. 1-19-66 50 49
No Council meeting on April 6, 1966
because of Passover. 4-6-66 50 210
June 15th Council Meeting not held due
to lack of quorum. 6-15-66 50 352
COUNCIL MEETINGS
Recommendation of M.B. Taxpayers
Assoc. re. change of meeting
place to Cypress Room - No
action taken 6-22-66 50 392
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Ord. #1594 adopted providing for
holding of Council meetings outside
of Council Chambers, (emergency
measure). 8-24-66 50 498
Res. #11924 adopted setting
9/7/66 meeting to be held
in Cypress Room of Convention
Hall. 8-24-66 50 514
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Discussion re. holding of Council
meetings. Hearings to be held in
Council Chambers, City Hall until
further notice. 9-7-66 51 30
Res. #11959 adopted approving
adjourned meeting in City Mgr's
office on 10/7/66 at 9 A.M.
10-5-66 51 89
Res. #11978 adopted approving recessed
meeting in City Mgr's office on
11/7/66 at 4:00 P.M. 11-2-66 51 163
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Resolution adopted requesting Dade Delegation
to support enactment of pending Senate Bill
prohibiting secret meetings of governmental
bodies, including municipalities.
4-19-67 51 551
Due to lack of a quorum on June 21, 1967,
(members of Council attending the
International Conference of Mayors in
Honolulu, Hawaii) meeting was not held.
6-21-67 52 78
Due to lack of a quorum on July 5, 1967,
meeting was not held. (To be held
July 6, 1967) 7-5-67 52 78
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Report of City Atty re. Public Meeting Bill
enacted in Florida State Legislature,
stating that City's governmental procedures
are in full compliance with new legislation.
7-19-67
Council voted to establish new procedure,
effective January 15, 1969, whereby persons
desiring to speak on any subject on agenda
will so indicate in advance of the meeting.
Form to be designed by City Manager and
City Clerk -Finance Director. Procedure to
avail on all subjects except public hearings,
and speakers to be limited to no more than
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three minutes. Public notice to be given in
newspapers re. new procedures and notice placed
in Council Chambers and lobby. 1-2-69 54 107
City Attorney to request Judge to expedite
hearing re. "Sunshine Law" suit of Miami Beach
Sun against the City set for January 20, 1969.
1-15-69 54 133
Weinstein's motion to start meetings at 9 A.M.
failed of passage. 3/19/69 54 286
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Weinstein requested City Atty. to prepare
ordinance re. Council meetings starting at
9 A.M., for 4/16/69 meeting. 4/2/69 54 315
Ord.failed on 1st reading to start meetings
at 9 A.M. Powell's motion filed,re.open
briefing sessions in Council Chambers prior
to Council meetings. 4/16/69 54 348
Meeting date
City Mgr. to establish procedure of
supporting information for all matters
scheduled before CC.
8-6-69
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Meeting date
re Astronauts: CC approve, invitation
to MB for rest, dedication of room at Conv.
Hall in their name, naming street for them.
8-13-69
CC workshop session 9-10-69. 9-3-69
Sam Gyson appeared, requested revision
of speaker sheets; CC will effect. 12-15-69
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Offer rejected to video tape meetings.
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12-17-69
New location on 2-18-70 agenda. 2-4-70
deferred to 3-4-70. 2-18-70
....Maximum expenditure authorized
of $25,000 to remodel Cypress Rm. 3-4-70
Discussion re fiscal condition, future
funding of projects. 4-15-70
CC determined: meetings adjourned by 6PM,
voting without qualifying statements, all
matters not reached by 5 to be carried over,
parties notified, etc.
5-20-70