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City of Miami Beath, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk Email: CityClerk @miamibeachfl.gov
Tel: 305.673.741 1, Facsimile: 305.673.7254
December 20, 2012 Sent Certified Return U.S. Mail
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Ken Detzner, Secretary of State
Florida Department of State
R. A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
Honorable Mr. Detzner:
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
• 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?
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?
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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 by Florida Statute§ 166.031 (2)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. Granado,
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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