2015-3927 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 2015-3927
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION," BY AMENDING ARTICLE
II, ENTITLED "CITY COMMISSION," BY AMENDING
SECTION 2-12, ENTITLED "MEETING AGENDAS" BY
PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR MEETING AGENDA
ITEMS AND THE EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE, ADDING
SUBSECTION HEADINGS, AND RE-LETTERING
SUBSECTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER,
SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in order to foster greater transparency, efficiency, and meaningful
participation by the City Commission members and by the public with regard to City
Commission meeting agenda items, the Mayor and City Commission wish to establish a best
practices requirement that items published in a City Commission meeting agenda shall include
sufficient detail and information for the City Commission and the pubic to evaluate the agenda
items in a reasonable and timely manner.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section.2-12 of Article II of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
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ARTICLE II. CITY COMMISSION
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Sec. 2-12. Meeting agendas.
(a) Statement of legislative intent: Consistent with the City of Miami Beach Charter, this
section will help uphold the principles of separation of powers and checks and balances. It will
also lend to improving transparency in government.
(b) Ordinance and charter amendment sponsors: Any proposed ordinance or charter
amendment that appears on the agenda of a city commission meeting for discussion and/or
approval by the mayor and city commission must have the name of the mayor and/or one or
more members of the city commission, placed prominently next to it as the sponsor of the
legislation. This requirement also applies to ordinances or charter amendments on any agenda of
a committee of the city commission.
(e)The following are excepted from the requirements of this subsection:
(1) Applications for amendments to the land development regulations filed by
appointed boards or property owners pursuant to subsection 118-162(a) or(b) of
the City Code.
(2) Resolutions, discussion items not scheduled for first reading as an ordinance and
referrals to boards or committees proposed by the city manager or city attorney.
(c) Agenda items: Items published in a City Commission meeting agenda shall include
sufficient detail and information for the City Commission and the public to evaluate the items in
a reasonable and timely manner.
(d) Effect: The validity of any action or determination of the City Commission or City
personnel, board, or committee shall not be affected by the failure of any person to comply with
the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. REPEALER.
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. 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 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.
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect on the o'S day of April , 2015.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15_ day of P r i l _, 2015.
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
RAULJ. AGUILA, CITY ATTORNEY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine
Members of the City Commission
City Manager Jimmy Morales
FROM: City Attorney Raul J. Aguila XL�8 ' SECOND READING /
City Clerk Rafael E. Granado e PUBLIC HEARING
DATE: April 15, 2015
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY.OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION," BY AMENDING
ARTICLE II, ENTITLED "CITY COMMISSION," BY AMENDING SECTION 2-12,
ENTITLED "MEETING AGENDAS" BY PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR
MEETING AGENDA ITEMS AND THE EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE,
ADDING SUBSECTION HEADINGS, AND RE-LETTERING SUBSECTIONS;
AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Micky Steinberg, the attached
Ordinance is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission. The
proposed Ordinance provides greater transparency, efficiency, and meaningful
participation by the members of the City Commission and the public with regard to items
published in City Commission meeting agendas. The Ordinance amends the provisions
in Section 2-12 of Article II, Chapter 2 of the City Code to require that items published in
a City Commission agenda shall include reasonably sufficient detail and information to
inform the City Commission and the public regarding the subject matter of the items in a
timely manner.
The Ordinance also provides minor housekeeping amendments by adding
subsection headings and relettering subsections. On first reading, the Ordinance was
amended by adding subsection 2-12(d) which provides that a failure to comply with the
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provisions in Section 2-12 shall not invalidate any action or determination of the City
Commission or any City personnel, board, or committee.
As this Ordinance codifies housekeeping amendments and a best practices
policy, no fiscal impact is expected.
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