2018-30228 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO.
2018 -30228
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUIRING THE POSTING OF SIGNAGE IN THE
FOLLOWING CITY DEPARTMENTS: PROCUREMENT, BUILDING, CODE
COMPLIANCE, PLANNING, CITY CLERK, CITY MANAGER, CITY
ATTORNEY, AND THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION,
WHICH VISIBLY ADVISES POTENTIAL AND CURRENT CITY VENDORS,
LOBBYISTS, DEVELOPERS, AND APPLICANTS FOR BUILDING PERMITS
AND LAND USE APPROVALS, OF THEIR REQUIRED COMPLIANCE WITH
ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL ETHICS AND DISCLOSURE LAWS
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CHAPTERS 112 AND 119 OF THE
FLORIDA STATUTES, THE MIAMI -DADE COUNTY CONFLICT OF INTEREST
AND CODE OF ETHICS ORDINANCE, AND THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT PROVISIONS, AS ALL SUCH LAWS MAY BE
AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME; AND, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DEVELOP AND PREPARE THE REQUIRED
SIGNAGE FOR APPROVAL BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is in the forefront of governmental entities in the State
with regard to ethics legislation; and
WHEREAS, in addition to County and State ethics, public record, and Sunshine Laws, the
Code of the City of Miami Beach provides extensive ethics regulations including various conflict
disclosures by public officials and City board members, campaign finance reform laws, lobbying
restrictions and disclosures, and cone of silence requirements regarding City contracts; and
WHEREAS, in order to promote greater awareness of, and heightened compliance with, the
foregoing laws, as such laws may be amended from time to time, signage should be developed
advising of such laws, and signage relative thereto should be posted in the following City
Departments: Procurement, Building, Code Compliance, Planning, City Clerk, City Manager, City
Attorney, and the Office of the Mayor and City Commission; and
WHEREAS, such signage would serve to visibly advise potential and current City vendors,
lobbyists, developers, and applicants for building permits and land use approvals, of their required
compliance with all applicable state and local ethics and disclosure laws including, but not limited to,
those set forth in Chapters 112 and 119 of the Florida Statutes, the Miami -Dade County Conflict of
Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance, and the Miami Beach City Code Standards of Conduct
provisions; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City Attorney should develop and prepare such signage,
which shall be subject to City Commission approval prior to implementation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby require the
posting of signage in the following City Departments: Procurement, Building, Code Compliance,
Planning, City Clerk, City Manager, City Attorney, and the Office of the Mayor and City Commission,
which will visibly advise potential and current City vendors, lobbyists, developers, and applicants for
building permits and land use approvals, of their required compliance with all applicable State and
local ethics and disclosure laws including, but not limited to, Chapters 112 and 119 of the Florida
Statutes, the Miami -Dade County Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance, and the Miami
Beach City Code Standards of Conduct provisions, as all such laws may be amended from time to
time; and, authorize the City Manager and the City Attorney to develop and prepare the required
signage for approval by the City Commission.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of March, 2018.
ATTEST:
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
FAATTO \TURN \RESOS \Ethics Signage Posting 3;7.2018.docx
Dan Gelber, Mayor
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney
DATE: March 7, 2018
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUIRING THE POSTING OF SIGNAGE IN THE
FOLLOWING CITY DEPARTMENTS: PROCUREMENT, BUILDING, CODE
COMPLIANCE, PLANNING, CITY CLERK, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY,
AND THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION, WHICH VISIBLY
ADVISES POTENTIAL AND CURRENT CITY VENDORS, LOBBYISTS,
DEVELOPERS, AND APPLICANTS FOR BUILDING PERMITS AND LAND USE
APPROVALS OF THEIR REQUIRED COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
STATE AND LOCAL ETHICS AND DISCLOSURE LAWS INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, CHAPTERS 112 AND 119 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES, THE
MIAMI -DADE COUNTY CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND CODE OF ETHICS
ORDINANCE, AND THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
PROVISIONS, AS ALL SUCH LAWS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME;
AND, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
DEVELOP AND PREPARE THE REQUIRED SIGNAGE FOR APPROVAL BY THE
CITY COMMISSION.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Michael Gongora, the above - referenced Resolution is
submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the March 7, 2018 City
Commission meeting.
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Sponsor
Commissioner Michael Gongora
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