2011-27608 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -27608
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND RE- APPOINTING,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 102 -356 OF THE CITY CODE,
ABRAHAM LAESER ESQUIRE, (CHIEF SPECIAL MASTER RE-
APPOINTED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -27602
AS THE CITY MANAGER'S "DESIGNEE" UNDER SECTION 102-
356 OF THE CITY CODE; SAID DESIGNATION COMMENCING
WITH MR. LAESER'S TERM AS CHIEF SPECIAL MASTER ON
MARCH 15, 2011, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2011.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the 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 Master, who shall be authorized to hold
hearings and impose fines, liens, and other non - criminal penalties against violations of
City Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, at its regular meeting on March 9, 2011, the Mayor and City
Commission adopted Resolution No. 2011 -27607 , re- appointing Abraham
Laeser, Esquire, as Chief Special Master, for a term commencing on March 15, 2011, and
ending on September 14, 2011; 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 Masters as may reasonably be required to conduct such hearings pursuant to City
Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, accordingly, the City Manager hereby recommends Judge Goderich,
to serve as the City Manager's "designee," for a six (6) month term commencing on
March 15, 2011, and ending on September 14, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Special Master (including, as in the instant Resolution,
where the Chief Special Master is acting in his capacity as the City Manager's "designee"
under Section 102 -356 of the City Code), shall be prohibited from engaging in practice
where he /she represents 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 his/her 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 re- appoint, pursuant to Section 102-
356 of the City Code, Abraham Laeser, Esquire, (Chief Special Master appointed
pursuant to Resolution No. ), as the City Manager's "designee" under
Section 102 -356 of the City Code; said designation commencing with Mr. Laeser's term
as Chief Special Master on March 15, 2011, and ending on September 14, 2011.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 9 day of March, 2011.
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CITY CLERK
Robert Parcher
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