Ordinance 2020-4365 ORDINANCE NO. 2020-4365
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE
MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "CODE ENFORCEMENT," BY
AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED "SPECIAL MASTER," BY
AMENDING SECTION 30-37, ENTITLED "TERMS OF OFFICE;
COMPENSATION"; BY AMENDING THE COMPENSATION OF THE
SPECIAL MASTER(S); PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION,
REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach Code of Law and Ordinances are issued by the
City's regulatory departments, and are heard by the City's Chief Special Master and his appointed
Special Masters; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Special Master appoints those Special Masters to hear these
various code violations, and are compensated pursuant to the hourly rate set forth in Section 30-
37 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, the hourly rate of compensation must be appropriately adjusted to reflect
reasonable and competitive rates in Miami-Dade County Florida; and
WHEREAS, the hourly rate of compensation should be adjusted to reflect the prevailing
rate of$175.00 per hour.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 30, "Code Enforcement," Article II, "Special Master," Section 30-37,
entitled, "Terms of office; compensation"; of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, is
hereby established, as follows:
Chapter 30. CODE ENFORCEMENT
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Article II. Special Master
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Sec. 30-37. Terms of office; compensation.
(a) The chief special master shall be appointed for a term of six months and shall receive an
hourly rate of compensation in accordance with reasonable prevailing rates for chief
special masters and retired circuit court judges in the county as determined by the city
manager.
(b) Other special masters shall be appointed for a term of six months and shall receive
compensation at the base rate of$150.00 $175.00 per hour with a maximum payment of
$750.00$875 per hearing session.
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SECTION 2. CODIFICATION.
It is the intention of the Mayor and City Com m ission of the City of M iami Beach, and it is
hereby ordained that the pro visions of this ordinance shall becom e and be m ade part of the Code
of the City of Miam i Beach, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or re-
lettered to accom plish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section,"
"arti cl e," or other appro priate word.
SECTION 3. REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, clause or pro vision of this O rdinance is held invalid, the
rem ainder shall not be affected by such invalidity.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This O rdinance shall take effect upon adoption.
PASSED AN D ADOPTED this It day or Q c opci
ATTEST:
, 2020.
Rafa~ City Clerk
U nderscore denotes new language
S trike thro ugh denotes deleted language
(S ponsored by C om m issioner Michael G ongora)
Dan G elber, Mayor
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
DATE: October 14, 2020
9:50 a.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
SUBJECT:AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE MIAMI
BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "CODE ENFORCEMENT," BY AMENDING
ARTICLE II, ENTITLED "SPECIAL MASTER," BYAMENDING SECTION 30-
37, ENTITLED "TERMS OF OFFICE; COMPENSATION"; BY AMENDING
THE COMPENSATION OF THE SPECIAL MASTER(S); PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ANALYSIS
Commissioner Michael Gbngora is sponsoring this Ordinance amendment, which will increase
the hourly rate for the City's Special Masters. The proposed Ordinance amendment will
increase the hourly compensation amount for those Special Masters appointed by the Chief
Special Master.
The hourly rate will be adjusted to $175.00 (a $25.00 per hour increase). This Ordinance
amendment will serve to represent a more realistic and equitable compensation amount for the
City's Special Masters.
This Ordinance was approved on First Reading on September 29, 2020.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The fiscal impact is anticipated to range from $13,000.00 to $15,000.00, which is contingent
upon the number of hours that are expended by the Special Masters throughout the fiscal year.
Amount(s)IAccount(s):
$15,000.00-Account: 011-0210-000312-03-400-579-00-00-00
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a"Residents Right Does this item utilize G.Q.
to Know" item. pursuant to Bond Funds?
City Code Section 2-14?
No No
Strategic Connection
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Neighborhoods- Increase compliance with City code.
Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Clerk
Sponsor
Commissioner Michael Gongora
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
❑ Ordinance
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