April 22, 2004 Agenda
CHARTER REVIEW BOARD AGENDA
April 22, 2004
I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of February 2, 2004.
II. ISSUES FOR DELIBERATION
1. CITY MANAGER/ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
a) Health Plan for City Officers and Employees (Related Special Acts
Art V)
HEALTH PLAN FOR CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES*
* Editors Note: Section 2 of Laws of Fla., 1943, ch. 22399, as
amended by Laws of Fla., 1951, ch. 27730, S 2, regarding investment of
funds of the plan has been editorially deleted as superseded by F.S. S
218.40 et seq.
Sec. 27. Authority to establish; cost; membership.
The city commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, is hereby
empowered to establish by ordinance a health plan for officers and
employees of said city, which plan may include the spouse and minor
children of said officers and employees. Provisions governing health plan
contribution, membership withdrawal/reinstatement shall be established
by ordinance.
(Laws of Fla., 1943, ch. 22399, S 1; Laws of Fla., 1951, ch. 27730, S 1;
election of 11-18-69; Ord. No. 82-2309, S 3; Ord. No. 85- 2496, S 2; Res.
No. 2001-24546, 7-25-01)
Sec. 28. Administration of plan.
Any health plan established under this Act shall be administered by
the city manager or his designee(s). Said city manager or his
designee(s) shall have full power and authority to effect the purposes of
this Act by entering into contractual obligations with insurance carriers,
cooperative health groups, or by establishing a self-administered plan, or
by a combination of contractual and self-administered services; and shall
have authority to establish rates of cost based on actuarial analyses,
subject to the approval of the city commission.
(Laws of Fla., 1943, ch. 22399, S 3; Laws of Fla., 1951, ch. 27730, S 3;
election of 11-7-89)
b) Department Directors Not Confirmed by Commission (Ch. ~4.02) (b)
(b) To appoint all directors of the several departments now existing, or to be
created, with the consent of the City Commission, and to remove the same at
will, except for the Legal Department.
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2. GOOD GOVERNMENT REFORM
Sec. 2.02. Term and compensation.
The term of office of the Mayor shall be two (2) years. The term of
office of the City Commissioners shall be four (4) years.
Commencing with the General Election in November 1997
(excluding individuals holding City of Miami Beach elective office prior
thereto for their unexpired terms), the term limit for Miami Beach
Commissioners shall be eight consecutive years and the term limit for
Miami of the City of Miami Beach Charter.
The annual compensation for the Office of Commissioner shall be
six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) and the compensation for the Office of
Mayor shall be ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00); any increase in salary
for Mayor and/or Commissioner shall require approval of a majority of the
electorate voting at a City election.
(Res. No. 96-22083, S 8, 7-17-96/11-6-96) Beach Mayor shall be six
consecutive years respectively, measured retroactively from their first
elections said terms not including time served as a member of the City of
Miami Beach Commission as a result of having filled a vacancy in the
Commission pursuant to Section 2.07
(Reference Material mailed to CRB members on 2/11/04)
Miami-Dade County Sec. 2-11.1 Conflict of Interest & Code of Ethics Ordinance
City of Miami Beach Article VII. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
The 2003 Florida Statutes Sections 112.31- 112.326
IV. ADJOURNMENT
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