Resolution 2023-32452RESOLUTION NO. 2023-32452
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND REAPPOINTING, PURSUANT TO
SECTION 102-356 OF THE CITY CODE, ENRIQUE ZAMORA, ESQ.,
ANNETTE EPELBAUM CANNON, ESQ., AND MARYANNE LUKACS, ESQ.
(CHIEF SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AND SPECIAL MAGISTRATES
REAPPOINTED AND RATIFIED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO.
a0,23-32 ysl ), AS THE CITY MANAGER'S "DESIGNEE" UNDER SECTION
102-356 OF THE CITY CODE; SAID DESIGNATION COMMENCING WITH MR.
ZAMORA'S TERM AS CHIEF SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON FEBRUARY 24,
2023 AND ENDING ON AUGUST 23, 2023.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 30-36 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, upon
prior recommendation of the City Manager, the City Commission, by a majority vote, may
appoint a Chief Special Magistrate, who shall be authorized to hold hearings and impose fines,
liens, and other non -criminal penalties against violations of City Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 30-36 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, the Chief
Special Magistrate shall also be authorized to appoint, upon ratification by a majority vote of the
City Commission, such other Special Magistrates as may be reasonably be required to conduct
the necessary hearings; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on February 1, 2022, the Mayor and City Commission
adopted Resolution No. ?o��- 324 sl , reappointing Enrique Zamora, Esq., as Chief Special
Magistrate, and ratifying the appointment of Annette Epelbaum Cannon, Esq. and MaryAnne
Lukacs, Esq. to serve as Special Magistrates for a term commencing on February 24, 2023, and
ending on August 23, 2023; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 102-356, the City Manager may also approve a
"designee," who shall be authorized to hear appeals from citations for violations of City and
County Codes and Ordinances and to conduct hearings regarding denials, suspensions and
revocations of occupational licenses, certificates of use and permits, as provided by the City
Code, and who shall also be authorized to appoint such other Special Magistrate as may
reasonably be required to conduct such hearings pursuant to City Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, accordingly, the City Manager hereby recommends Mr. Zamora, Ms.
Cannon, and Ms. Lukacs to serve as the City Manager's "designee," for a six (6) month term
commencing on February 24, 2023, and ending on August 23, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Special Magistrate and the Special Magistrates (including, as in
the instant Resolution, where they are acting in their capacity as the City Manager's "designee"
under Section 102-356 of the City Code), shall be prohibited from engaging in practice where
they represent a client in a manner adverse to the interests of the City of Miami Beach, and
shall further be prohibited from lobbying the City during their service with the City.
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 approve and reappoint, pursuant to Section 102-356 of the City Code,
Enrique Zamora, Esq., Annette Epelbaum Cannon, and MaryAnne Lukacs, Esq. (Chief Special
Magistrate appointed and Special Magistrates ratified pursuant to Resolution No.
a023-324071 ), as the City Manager's "designee" under Section 102-356 of the City Code;
said designation commencing with Mr. Zamora's term as Chief Special Magistrate on February
24, 2023, and ending on August 23, 2023.
PASSED and ADOPTED this ! day of Qo 6 rug r 3.
ATTEST:
Dan Gelber, Mayor
FEB 0 0 2023
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
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