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Ordinance 94-2916 ORDINANCE NO. 94-2916 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION" BY ADDITION OF SECTION 2 . 1 .2 .1 . PROVIDING THAT CITY BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO HAVE THREE ABSENCES FROM DULY CALLED MEETINGS WITHIN A CALENDAR YEAR WITHOUT SUFFICIENT CAUSE SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY REMOVED FROM MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission believes that in order for City boards and committees to properly perform their functions and fulfill their duties, it is necessary that all members of such boards and committees attend meetings on a regular basis . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1 . ADDITION OF SECTION 2 . 1 .2 .1 . That Miami Beach City Code Chapter 2 , entitled "Administration" is hereby amended by addition of Section 2 . 1 . 2 . 1 . to read as follows : 2 . 1 .2 .1 . Board and Committee members - Removal for excessive absences. a) It shall be a condition of appointment to and continued membership on city boards and committees that three absences within a calendar year without good and sufficient cause therefor by any member of the board or committee from duly held or called meetings of said board or committee, shall result in the automatic removal of such member from that board or committee . b) Each board and committee shall establish standards as to what causes for absence shall be deemed good and sufficient . When a board or committee member has exceeded three absences without sufficient cause in a calendar year the City Clerk shall send a letter notifying the member of his/her removal . Such removal shall create a vacancy in the membership which shall bee filled in the same manner as the original appointment , or according to the governing legislation if an alternative method is provided. SECTION 2 . REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and parts of resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.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 DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect on the 30th day of April , 1994 . PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of April. ATTEST: , .I I CITY CLERK 1st reading 4/6/94 2nd reading 4/20/94 (Requested by Commissioner David "=arlson. ) SWS:scf:disk6\comm-mem.ord FORM APPROVED LEGA PT. BL 04% 7 Date 5" -34°4y 2 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY 47/:"Am• Weed F L O R I D A ATED5. LAURENCE FEINGOLD * otrioG * P 0 BOX O CITY ATTORNEY Z6 MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33119-2032 TELEPHONE(305)673-7470 TELECOPY (305)673-7002 COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO: « 7 DATE: April 20 , 1994 TO: MAYOR SEYMOUR GELBER MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION CITY MANAGER ROGER M. CARLTON / FROM: LAURENCE FEINGOLD CITY ATTORNEY s cale;er SUBJECT: ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AUTOMATIC REMOVAL OF BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH THREE ABSENCES WITHOUT SUFFICIENT CAUSE FROM MEETINGS WITHIN A CALENDAR YEAR. Commissioner David Pearlson requested the attached ordinance which provides that City board and committee members who are absent from duly called meetings without sufficient cause three times in a calendar year shall be automatically removed from those boards and committees . This ordinance repeals and replaces a provision of current Resolution No. 92-20514 which provided for such removal only if the three absences were successive. The ordinance will also repeal and replace similar provisions in other ordinances and resolutions creating City boards and committees, except that boards created by the Zoning Ordinance and certain boards created by the City' s Related Laws will not be affected by this Ordinance . Our office is working with the Planning Board regarding similar provisions for Zoning Ordinance boards . We are also determining what legislation is needed to make this provision applicable to individual boards created by the Related Laws . This Ordinance received a favorable recommendation from the Rules and Special Events Committee. LF:scf:memos\autoremv.cm 18 AGENDA 2 , C. ITEM �f DATE T -2-0-9 1 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE - FOURTH FLOOR - MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 I • . 4 • Ir. , - ' . , . . • • 144 0 4—) 1/40 CN/ CV cu qj I 4—) ON cc) xi • C.—) CD "0 • 0) 0 ',274 44 04J C.) ti) • (_ z • <4 , 4I VI • *1-1 •1-1 • C-) 0 • 1-1 • o • E • rCi • • • • 0.0'71 O al • C•1 O 4-1 • g csi to