Transmittal to Clerk of Court re amend Nov 6 2012 MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
CITY CLERIC'S OFFICE
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk Email: CityClerkCmiamibeachfl.gov
Tel: 305-673-7411 , Fax: 305-673-7254
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Honorable Harvey Ruvin
Clerk of the Courts
Miami-Dade County Courthouse
73 West Flagler Street, Suite # 242
Miami, Florida 33130
Honorable Mr. Ruvin:
a V,
On November 6, 2012, the electors of the City of Miami Beach approved the following four (4)
amendments to the Miami Beach City Charter:
Pursuant to Resolution 2012-27962
Establishing City Clerk As A Charter Officer
Shall the Charter be amended to establish the city clerk as a Charter Officer responsible for
performing designated duties, whose compensation shall be established by ordinance, and
whereby:
•The clerk shall be appointed and removed by, and accountable to, the City Commission instead
of the City Manager; and
e Power to supervise and control the Clerk's Office, and to appoint and remove unclassified
personnel therein, shall be transferred from the City Manager to the City Clerk?
Pursuant to Resolution 2012-27963
Voter approval required to reduce historic preservation board powers and duties or historic
preservation standards
Shall Charter Section 1.06 be amended to require that any change to Chapter 118, Article II,
Division 4 ("historic preservation board"), or to Chapter 118, Article X, Divisions 1-4 ("historic
preservation"), of the City Code, which reduces the powers and duties of the board, or creates
less stringent historic preservation standards or regulations, shall, before becoming effective, be
approved by a majority of voters in a citywide election?
Pursuant to Resolution 2012-27964
Change of filing period for qualifying petitions
Shall Charter Section 6.03 be amended to change the time that a candidate qualifying via petition
for City elected office must file said petition, from no later than the second day of the four-day
qualifying period, to no later than noon of the 14th day prior to the first day of such qualifying
period?
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Pursuant to Resolution 2012-27965
Limited waiver of City qualifying fee
Shall Charter Section 6.03 be amended to provide that if County Elections Department hasn't
issued its certificate verifying the required number of valid signatures on a timely-filed qualifying
petition by 5:00 p.m. on the second day of City's qualifying period, City's 7'/2% qualifying fee shall
be waived if the subject candidate otherwise qualifies pursuant to Charter Section 6:03?
Attached are the official results of said Special Election, and the text of the amendments. Said
amendments will be incorporated into the City Charter. Pursuant to Miami-Dade County Code
Section 5.03(b), copies of the Charter amendments are being filed herewith.
Should you have any questions, please contact me at 305.673.7411 or via e-mail at
rafaelgranado @miamibeachfl.gov.
Respectfully,
Ra ael E. Gran do,
City Clerk
Attachments:
Official Results of the November 6, 2012 Miami Beach Special Election
c Kathie G. Brooks, Interim City Manager
Jose Smith, City Attorney
Deborah Turner, First Assistant City Attorney
Jean Olin, Esq.
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