Resolution 11544 RESOLUTION NO. 11544 /
A RESOLUTION CREATING AND ESTABLISHING A
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SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
PRESCRIBING ITS DUTIES , AND PROVIDING
FOR THE MANNER OF APPOINTMENT AND THE ,
TERM OF OFFICE OF ITS MEMBERS . fl
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA that an Advisory Committee to be known as the City of Miami
Beach Senior Citizens Advisory Committee and the same is hereby
created and established, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
1. Said Senior Citizens Advisory Committee shall consist of nine
(9) members; each of whom shall be appointed for a term of two
years . In the event a vacancy shall occur in the Senior Citizens
Advisory Committee, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by
the Council.
2 . The said Senior Citizens Advisory Committee shall be composed in
the following manner:
a. Two members to be appointed by the Council upon recom-
mendation of the director of Mount Sinai Hospital and
the administrator of St. Francis Hospital, respectively.
b. Two members to be appointed by the Council representing
the senior citizens residents of the City of Miami Beach
end to be appointed from recommendations to be received
by the Council.
c . Five members to be appointed by the Council representative
of the total general community.
3 . Members of this Senior Citizens Advisory Committee shall serve
without compensation, but sufficient funds shall be provided by
the City Council in the annual City budget for reasonable and neces-
sary expense to be incurred by the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee
in the performance of its duties . The City Manager shall provide
such administrative staff and clerical personnel as may be necessary
to assist the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee in the proper per-
formance of its duties and functions .
4. Each member of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee shall be
a duly qualified registered voter of the City of Miami Beach
and shall have indicated by his or her background and past record
a sincere and dedicated interest in the welfare of our city and its
citizens and those activities which are responsible for a better
society.
5 . The members of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee shall
select from its membership a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and a
Secretary who shall serve at the will of the majority of the said
committee . Meetings shall be held at the pleasure of the Committee
and upon the call of the Chairman or by the direction of a majority
of the committee. The Senior Citizens Advisory Committee shall adopt
rules of procedure governing its meetings and actions on matters
within its jurisdiction and domain and shall conduct its meetings
consistent with provisions of this resolution and Roberts Rules of
Order.
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6 . The said Advisory Committee shall have the following authority
and duties:
a. To serve as an advisory committee to the City Council of
the City of Miami Beach and to make periodic written re-
ports and recommendations to the City Council concerning
the relationship between Senior Citizens and the com-
munity.
b. To recommend to the City Council solutions and methods
which will best serve the interest of our city and its
Senior Citizens to the mutual advantage of both.
c . To study and investigate all matters of importance to
the Senior Citizens of our city and to the enhancement
and betterment of their position within the active life
of our city.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 16th day of June, 1965 .
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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