2017-30115 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO.
2017 -30115
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING
RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -29861 AND ACKNOWLEDGING AND
SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF AL ESKANAZY AND BARRY
SKOLNICK IN FORMING THE POLICE FOUNDATION OF
GREATER MIAMI AND MIAMI BEACH, A NOT - FOR- PROFIT
501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ESTABLISHING A POLICE REWARD FUND TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO THE CRIME - FIGHTING EFFORTS OF THE
MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, the City Commission established an independent not - for - profit 501(c)(3)
organization, "One Miami Beach, Inc.," which was incorporated on February 11, 2014; and
WHEREAS, One Miami Beach, Inc., provides assistance to worthy and qualified needs
and projects in Miami -Dade County that are exempt purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
WHEREAS, in policing, a reward program is particularly useful in serious, high - profile
cases where, in the early stages of the investigation, detectives may be short on leads and
there is still significant media interest in the crime; and
WHEREAS, the initial publicity about a crime and a reward often lead to criminal tips to
the police and reward programs can have a significant impact on solving some of the City's
most challenging cases; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 2017 - 29861, the Mayor and City Commission
established a police reward fund to receive and disperse donations to One Miami Beach, Inc., to
be used for rewards only after the favorable recommendation of the Miami Beach Police Chief
to the Board of Directors of One Miami Beach, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, due to the generous efforts of Al Eskanazy and Barry Skolnick, the Police
Foundation of Greater Miami and Miami Beach, a not - for - profit 501(c)(3) organization, will be
formed for the purpose of establishing a police reward fund to provide assistance to the crime
fighting efforts of the Miami Beach Police Department; and
WHEREAS, the creation of the Police Foundation of Greater Miami and Miami Beach
will take the place of the police reward fund process established by Resolution No. 2017 -29861
and, therefore, Resolution No. 2017 -29861 should be repealed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby repeal Resolution No. 2017 -29861 and acknowledge and support the
efforts of Al Eskanazy and Barry Skolnick in forming the Police Foundation of Greater
Miami and Miami Beach, a not- for - profit 501(c)(3) organization, for the purpose of
establishing a police reward fund to provide assistance to the crime- fighting efforts of
the Miami Beach Police Department.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this a day of December, 2017.
ATTEST:
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Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
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Dan Gelber, Mayor
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City Attorney ate
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Commissioner Ricky Arriola
DATE: December 13, 2017
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING RESOLUTION 2017 -29861
AND ACKNOWLEDGING AND SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF AL
ESKANAZY AND BARRY SKOLNICK IN FORMING THE POLICE FOUNDATION
OF GREATER MIAMI AND MIAMI BEACH, A NOT -FOR- PROFIT 501(C)
(3) ORGANIZATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A
POLICE REWARD FUND TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE CRIME -
FIGHTING EFFORTS OF THE MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ANALYSIS
Please add this item to the December 13, 2017 City Commission agenda.
Legislative Tracking
Commissioner Ricky Arriola
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