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Richard Baron Application PackageBaron Richard Last Name First Name Middle Initial 2526 Lake Ave.Miami Beach Home Address City Florida 33140 State Zip Code (305) 528-2688(305) 577-4626 HomeWork rb@richardbaronlaw.com Email Address 3055282688 Cellular Miami Business Address 169 E. Flagler Street City Florida State 33131 Zip Code Baron Breslin & Sarmiento Occupation:Business Name: Managing Partner Please list your preferences in order of ranking [1] first choice [2] second choice, and [3] third choice. Please note that only three (3) choices will be observed by the City Clerk’s Office. (Regular Boards of City) Choice 1: Choice 2: Choice 3: Board of Adjustment Planning Board Design Review Board BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM Note:If applying for the At-Large position of the Historic Preservation Board, please answer the below questions: Have you ever resided in one of the City's Historic Districts for at least one year?No No Address in City Historic District submitted. Professional License License Number Issuance Date Expire Date The Florida Bar #0178675 Note:If you are seeking appointment to a professional seat (e.g. attorney, architect, etc.), you must attach a copy of your currently effective corresponding professional license. Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a, b and c: Members of Agencies, Boards, and Committees shall be affiliated with the city. This requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: YesResident of the City for a minimum of six (6) months: Demonstrate an ownership interest in a business established in the City for a minimum of six (6) months:No AFFILIATION WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH a. ● I am resident of:Middle Beach Or b. "Ownership Interest" shall mean the ownership of ten percent (10%) or more (including the ownership of 10% or more of the outstanding capital stock) in a business. "Business" shall mean any sole proprietorship, sponsorship, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity or business association. c.Full-time employee of such a business (for a minimum of six months); and I am based in an office or other location of the business that is physically located in Miami Beach (for a minimum of six months):No Notwithstanding the requirements set forth herein, the qualified full-time employee of a business must be approved by a 4/7th vote of the Mayor and City Commission. NOTE: Members of Agencies, Boards, and Committees shall be required to demonstrate compliance with the City affiliation requirements of section 2-22 (4) a and b of the Miami Beach City Code by executing an affidavit, stipulating that they have met either (or both) of said affiliation requirements. The original affidavit shall be filled with the Office of the City Clerk prior to being sworn in as a member. Or No● Have you ever been convicted of a felony:If yes, please explain in detail: ● Do you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach codes:No If yes, please explain in detail: ● Do you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money:No If yes, please explain in detail: ● Are you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:Yes If yes, which board? Board of Adjustment ● Are you presently a registered lobbyist with the City of Miami Beach?No ● I am applying for an appointment because I have special abilities, knowledge and experience. Please list below: I am seeking reappointment to the Board of Adjustment. My term expired on December 31, 2020I am an attorney. NOTE: IF APPOINTED, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW CERTAIN LAWS THAT APPLY TO CITY BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THESE LAWS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459). o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office (Miami Beach Code section 2-26) o Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). o Sunshine Law - Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Law was enacted in 1967. Today, the Sunshine Law regarding open government can be found in Chapter 286 of the Florida Statutes. These statutes establish a basic right of access to most meetings of Boards, Commissions, and other governing bodies of state and local governmental agencies or authorities. o Voting conflict - Form 8B is for use by any person serving at the county, city, or other local level of government on an appointed or elected Board, Council, Commission, Authority, or Committee. It applies equality to members of advisory and non-advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 112.3143. Florida Statutes. ● In what organization(s) in the City of Miami Beach do you currently hold membership in? No Organization Information Submitted. ● List the address of all properties owned or in which you have an interest within the City of Miami Beach: Property 2526 Lake Avenue If so, which department and title?No● Are you now employed by the City of Miami Beach: ● Pursuant to City Code Section 2-25 (b): Do you have a parent, spouse, child, brother, or sister who is employed by the City of Miami Beach?No If "Yes", identify person(s) and department(s): No relative's information submitted. BOARD & COMMITTEE FINANCIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT Acknowledgement of fines/suspension for Board/Committee Members for failure to comply with Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Code Section 2-11.1(i)(2) I understand that no later than July 1, of each year all members of Boards and Committees of the City of Miami Beach, including those of a purely advisory nature, are required to comply with Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Requirements. One of the following forms must be filled with the City Clerk of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, no later than 12:00 noon of July 1, of each year: 1. A "Source of Income Statement;" or 2. A "Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1)¹ ;" or 3. A Copy of your latest Federal Income Tax Return. Failure to file one of these forms, pursuant to the Miami-Dade County Code, may subject the person to a fine of no more than $500, 60 days in jail, or both. _____________________________ ¹ Members of the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment will be notified directly by the State of Florida, pursuant to F.S. §112.3145(1)(a), to file a Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1) with the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections by 12:00 noon, July 1. Planning Board and Board of Adjustment members who file their Form 1 with the County Supervisor of Elections automatically satisfy the County’s financial disclosure requirement as a Miami Beach City Board/Committee member and need not file an additional form with the Office of the City Clerk. However, compliance with the County disclosure requirement does not satisfy the State requirement. DIVERSITY STATISTICS REPORT The following information is voluntary and has no bearing on your consideration for appointment. It is being asked to comply with City diversity reporting requirements. WhiteRace/Ethnic Categories What is your race? No details providedOther Description: Gender:Male Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spanish / Hispanic / Latino.No Physically Challenged:No I HEREBY ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY AND TRUTHFULNESS OF THE APPLICATION; AND I HAVE RECEIVED, READ AND WILL ABIDE BY CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII, OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED “STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR CITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENCY MEMBERS AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE COUNTY AND/OR STATE LAWS AND STATUTES ACCORDINGLY.” I Richard Baron agreed to the following terms on 11/27/2020 2:40:25 PM Received in the City Clerk's Office by: Name of Deputy Clerk Control No. Date Board and Committee Application Checklist: Please ensure you have provided all information before applying or reapplying to any Board and Committee. YES YES YES YES I have answered all questions fully. I have uploaded a current resume, photograph, and a copy of any applicable professional license. I have completed and attached the Board & Committee Financial Acknowledgment Statement. I have completed and attached the Diversity Statistics Report. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the City Clerk via email: BC@miamibeachfl.gov or telephone: 305.673.7411 Note: Florida Statutes 119.071: The role of the Office of the City Clerk is to receive and maintain forms filed as public records. If your home address, telephone numbers, and/or photograph are exempt from disclosure and you do not wish your home address, telephone numbers, and/or photograph to be made public, please: 1) Use your office or other address for your mailing address; 2) Use your office or other telephone number for your contact number; and 3) Do not attach a photograph. RESUME OF RICHARD BARON Since 1980 Richard Baron has been the managing principal of the Law Firm of Richard Baron & Associates and more recently, Baron, Breslin & Sarmiento. He specializes in Family Law, representing lawyers before the Florida Bar and Applicants applying to the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. Richard was born on October 27, 1945 in New York, NY. He is married to Nikki Samuels Baron and has three children; Nicole Goldner, Katherine Nullman and Stephen Baron and 6 grandchildren. Mr. Baron graduated in 1967 from the American University with a B.A. in Government and Public Administration and attained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, in 1970. He was admitted New York Bar in 1970 and Florida Bar 1974. His employment history includes being a Trial Attorney with the Department of the Treasury 1970-1974 and the Tax Litigator at Greenberg Traurig 1974-1979. He has had his own law practice since 1979 and currently practices under the name of Baron Breslin & Sarmiento. Mr. Baron is Active in philanthropy; He has served as a Trustee of Temple Beth Torah 1980-1985; Temple Beth Shalom 2001-2003 and Vice President, and Member of the Board of the Genetic Disease Foundation 1980-1984. He is also a Member of the Board of Our Children Our Future a 501(c)(3) charitable organization which assists inner city youth with psychological issues. He is the founder and president of the Drug Court Angels, Inc., a 501 (c) ) (3) organization which raises and disburses funds to families in need while in the Juvenile Justice System. Since 2014, Richard is a member of the Board of Directors of the South Florida Behavioral Health Network, a nonprofit, managing entity that provides comprehensive planning, fiscal management of $85,000,000 to expand behavioral health prevention and treatment services throughout the communities of South Florida. He is also a member of the Dade County Addiction Services Board. Richard is the recipient of the Dade County Pro Bono Award, The Dade County Bar Association’s Sookie Williams Award for Community Service and numerous other awards. He is active in Green Peace and in 1981-1983 was the Commissioner from Antigua and Barbuda, (then, a newly independent nation in the Caribbean) to the International Whaling Commission and cast the deciding vote that approved the ban on Commercial Whaling. The Ban is still in effect. Richard understands addiction as he is a recovering addict and alcoholic since he joined Alcoholics Anonymous on October 10, 1985. As part of his commitment to recovery, he co- founded and has been president since 2003 of The Friends of the Drug Court, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that raises and contributes in excess of a Hundred Thousand Dollars annually to the support of the Miami-Dade County, Florida Drug Court as well as to education and housing grants to the participants of the Drug Court. As an experienced trial lawyer, Richard represented hundreds of clients with drug and alcohol problems on a pro bono basis. He has been appointed numerous times as a Guardian Ad Litem to assist Family Court Judges in difficult cases with alcohol and drug issues, always without compensation. Richard is a Charter member of Florida Lawyer's Assistant Program and monitor to dozens of lawyers with substance abuse issues in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He is the Facilitator of the Caduceus Group of Recovering Professionals under the auspices of Florida Lawyers Assistant Program and has been so since 1995. He lives on Miami Beach since 1995 with his wife of almost 40 years.