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2012-3763 Ordinance 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2012-3763 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 789, THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES SALARY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATIONS IN GROUP IV, REPRESENTED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA (CWA) LOCAL 3178, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEGOTIATED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD ENDING APRIL 2012, AN ACROSS THE BOARD COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT (COLA) OF THREE PERCENT (3%) AND A THREE PERCENT (3%) INCREASE TO THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM OF EACH PAY RANGE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND CODIFICATION. WHEREAS, Classified employees are categorized into 6 groups: Group I represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1554; Group II represented by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) William Nichols Lodge No. 8; Group III represented by the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 1510; Group IV represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3178; Group V represented by the Government Supervisors Association of Florida (GSAF), OPEIU, Local 100; and Group VI comprising of all other classifications in the Classified Service not covered by a bargaining unit (commonly referred to as "OTHERS"); and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach has approximately 1,487 Classified employees of which, approximately 464 of these employees are currently covered by the CWA (Group IV); and WHEREAS, in 2010 the City and CWA reached agreement to amend the prior three-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA); and WHEREAS, the successor three-year CBA between the City and CWA was approved by the corresponding bargaining unit members and ratified by the City Commission on October 27, 2010; and WHEREAS, in order to attain the City Commission's goal of approximately $15 million savings in employee concessions for FY2009/2010 and FY2010/2011, the CWA CBA contained the following provisions as cost savings components: no cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for the first two and one-half (2 '/2) years of the agreement; and 1 commencing October 1, 2010, no merit increases for CWA bargaining unit employees: and WHEREAS, an across the board COLA of three percent (3%) for all Classified employees represented by CWA was negotiated, with a corresponding increase to the minimum and maximum of each pay grade, effective with the first full pay period ending in April 2012 (approximately six (6) months into FY 2011/2012); and WHEREAS, the COLA listed herein for the employees represented by CWA is in compliance with the negotiated CBA; and WHEREAS, the COLA listed herein for employees represented by CWA is consistent with the negotiated COLA for the other Classified employees represented by a bargaining unit ((AFSCME, GSAF, FOP and IAFF) Groups I, II, III and V); and WHEREAS, no Classified employee represented by CWA who left the City prior to the date of implementation of the COLA effective the first full pay period ending in April 2012 will be eligible for this COLA increase; and WHEREAS, there is a need to amend the salary ranges of Classified employees represented by CWA in order to ensure that the City has an employee classification and compensation system that is fair and internally and externally competitive. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: Effective the first full pay period ending in April 2012, the minimum and the maximum biweekly pay ranges for the classifications represented by CWA will be changed to reflect an employee classification and compensation system that is fair and competitive. The following lines of Section 1 of the Classified Salary Ordinance No. 789 shall be amended as follows: [THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE WAS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 2 GROUP IV COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA (CWA) LOCAL 3178 Salary Ranges and Classification A. Salary Grades and Ranges Range Minimum Maximum Range Minimum Maximum H15 AR R ual $30,181.82 $43,7-12.29 H32 Aral $49,985.95 $78,813.63 H16 Annual $31,087.28 $45,023.65 H33 Annual $51,881.39 $81,966.17- H17 Annual $32,019.90 $46,3:74.36 H34 Anal $53,956.65 $85,244.8a H18 Annual $32,980.49 $47,765.60 H35 Annual $56,114.91 $8,664 H19 Annual $33,969.91 $49,198:56 H36 Annual $59,359.51 $92,200.89 H2O Annual $34,989.01 $50454 H37 Anneal $60,693.99 $95,988.83 H21 Annual $36,038.68 $527-4 H50 Annual $38,440.75 $56,214-49 H22 Annual $37,119.94 $53760.59 H51 Annual $39,593.98 $58,462.76 H23 Annual $36;233-43 $55,373.4 4 H52 Annual $40,781.79 $60,801.26 H24 Annual $39,380.44 $57,588.34 H53 Ap pual $42,005.24 $63;233:-32 H25 Annual $40,561.85 $59,891.89 H54 Annual $43,265.40 $65,762.65 H26 Anneal $41,778.71 $62,287.55 H55 ARpual $44,563.37- $69,393.16 H27 Annual $43,032.07 $64,779.06$64,779.06 H56 Annual $45,900.19 $64,079.99 H28 Annual $44,323.03 ,$67,3702 H57 Annual $47 .26 $73,974.05 H29 ARpaal $45,652.72 $70,065.03 H58 ARpual $50,643.54 $69,309.09 H30 Annual $^'� ^�22.29 $72,867.63 H59 Annual $52,669.15 $90,018:32 H31 Annual $48,432.96 $75,782.34 H60 ARpual $5 4,775.91 $838.72 [THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE WAS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 3 Grade Minimum Maximum Grade Minimum Maximum H15 Biweekly 1,195.66 1,731.68 H32 Biweekly 1,976.25 3,122.23 H16 Biweekly 1,231.53 1,783.63 H33 Biweekly 2,055.30 3,247.12 H17 Biweekly 1,268.48 1,837.14 H34 Biweekly 2,137.51 3,377.01 H18 Biweekly 1,306.53 1,892.25 H35 Biweekly 2,223.01 3,512.09 H19 Biweekly 1,345.73 1,949.02 H36 Biweekly 2,311.93 3,652.57 H2O Biweekly 1,386.10 2,007.49 H37 Biweekly 2,404.41 3,798.67 H21 Biweekly 1,427.69 2,067.71 H50 Biweekly 1,522.85 2,226.95 H22 Biweekly 1,470.52 2,129.75 H51 Biweekly 1,568.53 2,316.02 H23 Biweekly 1,514.63 2,193.64 H52 Biweekly 1,615.59 2,408.67 H24 Biweekly 1,560.07 2,281.38 H53 Biweekly 1,664.05 2,505.01 H25 Biweekly 1,606.87 2,372.64 H54 Biweekly 1,713.98 2,605.21 H26 Biweekly 1,655.08 2,467.55 H55 Biweekly 1,765.40 2,709.42 H27 Biweekly 1,704.73 2,566.25 H56 Biweekly 1,818.35 2,538.55 H28 Biweekly 1,755.87 2,668.90 H57 Biweekly 1,872.91 2,930.51 H29 Biweekly 1,808.55 2,775.65 H58 Biweekly 2,006.26 2,745.71 H30 Biweekly 1,862.81 2,886.68 H59 Biweekly 2,086.51 3,169.64 H31 Biweekly 1,918.69 3,002.15 H60 Biweekly 2,169.97 3,296.42 B. Grades and Classifications Range range Classification Grade Classification Grade Clerk H15 Complaint Operator II H26 Crime Analysis Specialist H26 Coin Room Money Handler H16 Financial Specialist II H26 Clerk Typist H17 Carpenter I H27 Dispatcher H27 Masonry Helper H18 Engineering Assistant II H27 Mason H27 Account Clerk I H2O Property Evidence Tech II H27 Admin Aide I H2O Data Entry Clerk H2O Carpenter II H28 4 Duplicating Equip Operator H2O Code Compliance Officer II H28 Permit Clerk I H2O Commission Reporter II H28 Police Records Technician H2O Financial Specialist III H28 Revenue Processor I H2O Police Fleet Specialist H28 Parking Enforcement Spec I H22 Planning Technician H29 Account Clerk II H23 Field Inspector 11 H30 Meter Analyst H23 Engineering Assistant III H30 Permit Clerk II H23 Parking Meter Tech I H23 Crime Scene Technician I H31 Property Evidence Tech I H23 Police Photographer H31 Public Safety Specialist H23 Revenue Processor II H23 Air Conditioning Mechanic H34 Code Compliance Admin. H34 Admin Aide II H24 Crime Scene Technician II H34 Admin Secretary H24 Building Inspector H34 Buyer H24 Electrical Inspector H34 Engineering Assistant I H24 Electrician H34 Field Inspector I H24 Elevator Inspector H34 Financial Specialist I H24 Engineering Inspector H34 Painter H24 Mechanical Inspector H34 Parking Dispatcher H24 Plumbing Inspector H34 Plumber H34 Account Clerk III H25 Admin Asst I H25 Pool Guard I H50 Communications Operator H25 Dispatcher Trainee H25 Pool Guard II H52 Parking Enforcement Spec II H25 Lifeguard I H52 Parking Meter Tech 11 H25 Lifeguard II H56 Code Compliance Officer I H26 Commission Reporter I H26 Lifeguard Lt. H58 Note: There is currently no CWA classification in Grades H19, H21, H32, H33, H35, H36, H37, H38, H39, H40, H41, H42, H43, H44, H45, H46, H47, H48, H49, H51, H53, H54, H55, H57, H59 and H60. 5 SECTION 2: REPEALER. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity. SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATES. The Ordinance Amendments set forth in Section 1 above shall become effective the first full payroll period in April 2012. A three percent (3%) across the board COLA for all Classified employees represented by CWA shall become effective the first full payroll period in April 2012. SECTION 5: CODIFICATION. It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida. The sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word. PASSED and ADOPTED this ilthda of Aril , 2012. atti errera Bower, Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE / & FOR EXECUTION �d � OUP l VAIl, Robert Parcher, City Clerk ey Date INCORP ORATED: T:\AGENDA�012\3-21-12\COLA-ORDINANCE-CWA rat 9. 6 COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY Condensed Title: An Ordinance amending the Classified Employees Salary Ordinance(No.789)as follows: providing for members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3178, in accordance with the negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), effective the first full pay period ending April 2012, an across the board cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of three percent (3%) and a three percent (3%) increase to the minimum and maximum of each CWA pay range; repealing all ordinances in conflict; providing for severability, an effective date and codification. Key Intended Outcome Supported: Increase community satisfaction with City government. Supporting Data(Surveys,Environmental Scan,etc.): In the 2009 Community Satisfaction Survey,among the four (4) areas of customer service measured, 85.5% of respondents agreed that"the employees that assisted me were courteous and professional." Issue: Shall the City provide a classification and compensation system that is fair and externally and internally competitive; and consistent with the terms of the CBA negotiated with CWA, by amending the Classified Employees Salary Ordinance to provide an across the board COLA of three percent(3%) to all CWA employees, and a three percent (3%) increase to the minimum and maximum of each CWA pay range, effective with the first full pay period ending April 2012? Item Summa /Recommendation: Second Reading Public Hearing An Ordinance amending the Classified Employees Salary Ordinance(No. 789) by providing for a three percent(3%) COLA for CWA employees effective with the first pay period ending in April 2012; and changing the minimum and maximum of the CWA pay ranges. The CWA Collective Bargaining Agreement that was ratified by the Commission in 2010 included a three percent(3%)COLA for CWA employees and the adjustment of the CWA pay ranges.The CWA COLA amount was budgeted and approved by the City Commission as part of the FY2011/2012 budget process. Ratified collective bargaining agreements are legally binding and enforceable. Disputes involving labor contracts can be litigated through grievances and arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges before the Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC), and lawsuits, all of which involve potential money or other remedies and defense costs. The Administration recommends the City Commission approve the Ordinance on second reading on April 11, 2012. Advisory Board Recommendation: Discussed and approved by the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee at the June and July 2011 budget-related meetings as well as by the City Commission at the September 2011 budget commission meetings. Financial Information: Source of Amount Account Approved Funds: 1 $390,000 Included in various Departmental salary budgets for FY 2011/2012 OBPI '�� Total $390,000 Included in various Departmental salary budgets for FY 2011/2012 Financial Impact Summary: The COLA for the CWA employees represents an impact of approximately$390,000 to the City's FY2011/2012 operating budget. This amount was budgeted and approved by the City Commission as art of the FY2011/2012 budget process. City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking: Ramiro Inguanzo, Human Resources Director Sign-Offs: Department Director Assistant City Manager City Manager Ramiro Inguanzo Hilda Fernandez Jorge M. Gonzalez GENDA\2012\4-11-12\C0LA-CWA SUMMARY MEMO.docx MIAMIBEACH AGENDA ITEM S F y DATE q-11-12- ® MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfi.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission FROM: City Manager Jorge M. Gonzalez U DATE: April 11, 2012 Ir SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING SUBJECT: Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3178 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 789, THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES SALARY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATIONS IN GROUP IV, REPRESENTED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA (CWA) LOCAL 3178, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEGOTIATED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, EFFECTIVE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD ENDING APRIL 2012, AN ACROSS THE BOARD COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT (COLA) OF THREE PERCENT (3%) AND A THREE PERCENT (3%) INCREASE TO THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM OF EACH PAY RANGE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND CODIFICATION. RECOMMENDATION This Ordinance was scheduled for first reading on February 8, 2012, but was deferred to the February 24, 2012 special City Commission meeting. At the February 24 special City Commission meeting, the item was deferred to the March 21, 2012 City Commission meeting. At the March 21, 2012 City Commission meeting, the Ordinance was approved on first reading. The Administration recommends that the City Commission approve the Ordinance on second reading on April 11., 2012. ANALYSIS The City of Miami Beach has the following five (5) Classified employee groups that are represented by bargaining units: • Group I - Represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1554; • Group II - Represented by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) William Nichols Lodge No. 8; • Group III - Represented by the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 1510; City Commission Memorandum April 11,2012 CWA Classified Salary Ordinance Page 2 of 3 • Group IV - Represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3178; and • Group V - Represented by the Government Supervisors Association of Florida (GSAF), OPEIU, Local 100. In addition, the City has one (1) unrepresented Classified employee group, Group VI, comprising all other classifications in the Classified Service not covered by a bargaining unit. This group is commonly referred to in the City of Miami Beach as the "Others". By way of background, in 2010 the City and the CWA reached an agreement to amend the prior three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement. The successor three-year Agreement was approved by the CWA bargaining unit members and ratified by the City Commission on October 27, 2010. In order to attain the Commission's goal of approximately $15 million in savings from employee concessions applicable towards FY2009/2010 and FY2010/2011 for all Classified and Unclassified employees, the CWA Agreement contained the following provisions as cost savings components: • No cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for the first two and one-half (2 'h) years of the Agreement; and • Commencing October 1, 2010, no merit increases for CWA bargaining unit employees. An across the board COLA of three percent (3%) for all CWA employees was negotiated, effective with the first full pay period ending in April 2012 (approximately six (6) months into FY2011/2012). Correspondingly, as stipulated in the CWA Collective Bargaining Agreement, the minimum and maximum of each corresponding CWA pay range would increase effective the first full pay period ending in April 2012. Based on the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and the CWA, the Administration recommends implementing a three percent (3%) across the board COLA, effective the first full pay period ending April 2012 (six (6) months into the FY2011/2012), for all CWA employees; increasing the minimum and maximum of each CWA pay range correspondingly by three percent (3%); and amending Ordinance No. 789, the Classified Employees Salary Ordinance of the City of Miami Beach, Florida accordingly. The Ordinance amendment will ensure that the City has an employee classification and compensation system that is reasonable and competitive. This COLA adjustment is comparable to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Miami- Fort Lauderdale area as of December 2011, which was 3.1%, as well as the COLA adjustment provided by the U.S. Federal Government to all Social Security beneficiaries in January 2012, which was 3.6%. No CWA employee who separated from employment with the City prior to the date of implementation of the COLA effective the first full pay period ending in April 2012 will be eligible to receive this COLA increase. City Commission Memorandum April 11,2012 CWA Classified Salary Ordinance Page 3 of 3 The COLA for the CWA employees represents an impact of approximately $390,000 to the City's FY2011/2012 operating budget. This estimate was compiled during the preparation for the collective bargaining negotiations process that began in 2009 for the Collective Bargaining Agreement that is currently in effect, and although the figures did not take into consideration current turnover rates, we anticipate the impact of these turnover rates to be minimal. The $390,000 was discussed, budgeted and approved by the City Commission as part of the FY2011/2012 budget process. The CWA Collective Bargaining Agreement that was ratified by the City Commission in 2010 included three percent (3%) COLAs and the adjustment of the ranges. Ratified collective bargaining agreements are legally binding and enforceable. Disputes involving collective bargaining agreements can be litigated through grievances and arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges before the Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC), and lawsuits, all of which involve potential money or other remedies and defense costs. CONCLUSION The Administration. recommends amending Ordinance No. 789, the Classified Employees Salary Ordinance of the City of Miami Beach, Florida by implementing a three percent (3%) COLA, effective the first full pay period ending April 2012 for all CWA employees, and increasing the minimum and maximum of each CWA pay range correspondingly by three percent (3%). Based on the foregoing, the Administration recommends that the City Commission approve the proposed Ordinance on second reading on April 11, 2012. T:\AGENDA\2012\4-11-12\COLA-CWA MEMO CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.doc NE THURSDAY, MARCH 29,2012 1 15NE MIAMI BEACH - II CITY OF MIAMI BEACH Li NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY given that second readings and public hearings will be held by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach,Florida,in the Commission Chambers,3rd floor,City Hall,1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach,Florida,on WEDNESDAY,APRIL 1111,2012 to consider the following: 11:30 a.m. AFSCME Local 1554 Cost-Of-Living Adjustment(COLA) Ordinance Amending Ordinance No.789,The Classified Employees Salary Ordinance Of The City Of Miami Beach,. Florida,As Follows:Providing For The Classifications In Group I,Represented By The American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees(AFSCME)Local.1554,In Accordance With The Negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement,Effective The First Full Pay Period Ending April 2012,An Across The Board Cost-Of-Living Adjustment(COLA) Of Three Percent(3%)And A Three Percent(3%)Increase To The Minimum And Maximum Of Each Pay Range. Inquiries may be directed to the Human Resources Department at(305)673-7520. 11:31 a.m. FOP William Nichols Lodge No.8 Cost-Of-Living Adjustment(COLA) Ordinance Amending Ordinance No.789,The Classified Employees Salary Ordinance Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida,As Follows:Providing For The Classifications In Group II,Represented By The Fraternal Order Of Police(FOP) William Nichols Lodge No.8,In Accordance With The Negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement,Effective The First Full Pay Period Ending April 2012,An Across The Board Cost-Of-Living Adjustment(COLA)Of Three Percent(3%)And A Three Percent(3%)Increase To The Minimum And Maximum Of Each FOP Pay Range. Inquiries may be directed.to the Human Resources Department at(305)673-7520. 11:32 a.m. IAFF Local 1510 Cost-Of-Living Adjustment(COLA) s Ordinance Amending Ordinance No.789,Tne Classified Employees Salary Ordinance Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida,As.Follows:Providing For The Classifications In Group III, Represented By The International Association Of Firefighters(IAFF)Local 1510,In Accordance With The Negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement,Effective The First Full Pay Period Ending April 2012,An Across The Board Cost-Of-Living Adjustment(COLA)Of Three Percent(3%)And A Three Percent(3%)Increase.To The Minimum And Maximum Of Each IAFF Pay Range. Inquiries may be directed to the Human Resources.Department at(305)673-7520. 11:33 a.m. CWA Local 3178 Cost-Of-Living Adjustment(COLA) Ordinance Amending Ordinance No.789,The Classified Employees Salary Ordinance Of The.City,Of Miami Beach, Florida,As Follows:Providing For The Classifications In Group IV,Represented By The Communications Workers Of America(CWA)Local 3178,In Accordance With The Negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement,Effective The First Full Pay Period.Ending April 2012,An Across The Board Cost-Of-Living Adjustment(COLA)Of Three Percent(3%)And A Three Percent(3%)Increase To The Minimum And Maximum Of Each Pay Range. Inquiries may be directed to the Human Resources Department at(305)673-7520. 11:34 a.m. GSAF,OPEIU,Local 100 Cost-Of-Living Adjustment(COLA) Ordinance Amending Ordinance No.789,The Classified Employees Salary Ordinance Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida,As Follows: Providing For The Classifications In Group V, Represented By The Government Supervisors Association Of Florida(GSAF),OPEIU,Local 100,In Accordance With The Negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement, Effective The First Full Pay Period Ending April 2012,An Across The Board Cost-Of-Living Adjustment(COLA)Of Three Percent(3%)And A Three Percent(3%)Increase To The Minimum And Maximum Of Each Pay Range. Inquiries may be directed to the Human Resources Department at(305):673-7520. INTERESTED PARTIES are invited to appear at this meeting,or be represented by an agent,or to express their views in writing addressed to the City Commission,c/o the City Clerk,1700 Convention Center Drivel st Floor,City Hall,Miami Beach,Florida 33139.Copies of these ordinances are available for public inspection during normal business hours in the City Clerk's Office,1700 Convention Center Drive;1st Floor,City Hall,and Miami Beach,Florida 33139.This meeting may be continued and under such circumstances additional legal notice would not be provided. Robert E.Parcher,City Clerk City of Miami Beach Pursuant to Section 286.0105,Fla.Stat.,the City hereby advises the public that:ii a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or its hearing,such person must ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made,which record includes the testimony and evidence Upon which the appeal is to be based.This notice does not constitute consent by the City for the introduction or admission of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence,nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. 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