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JOSE SMITH, CITY ATIORNEY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
MAYOR MATTI HERRERA BOWER
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION
INTERIM CITY MANAGER KATHIE BROOKS
JOSE SMITH
CITY ATTORN
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SUBJECT: RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF
RAFAEL E. GRANADO AS CITY CLERK
The above referenced Resolution is submitted for consideration by the Mayor
and City Commission in order to ratify and confirm the appointment of Rafael E.
Granado as the City Clerk for the City of Miami Beach, Florida.
On April 11, 2012, the City Commission confirmed the appointment of Mr.
Granado as City Clerk pursuant to the then-existing Article IV, Section 4.02 of the Miami
Beach Charter, which previously provided that the City Manager appointed department
directors subject to the consent of the City Commission. Due to the approval of the
November 6, 2012 ballot question establishing the City Clerk as a Charter Officer, the
City Clerk is subject to appointment by the City Commission, therefore, the above
resolution will ratify and confirm the appointment of Mr. Granado as City Clerk under the
new City Charter language.
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RESOLUTION NO.-------
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING THE
APPOINTMENT OF RAFAEL E. GRANADO AS THE
CITY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2012, the Mayor and City Commission passed and
adopted Resolution No. 2012-27893 consenting to and confirming the appointment of
Rafael E. Granado as the City Clerk following an extensive vetting process conducted
by the City Administration; and
WHEREAS, Commission confirmation of the City Clerk was required pursuant to
then-existing Article IV, Section 4.02 of the City of Miami Beach Charter, which provided
that the City Manager's appointment of Department Directors was subject to the
consent of the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, since the passage of Resolution No. 2012-27893, the Miami Beach
City Charter has been amended to provide that the City Commission shall serve as the
sole appointing authority of the City Clerk 1 ; and
WHEREAS, at its November 14, 2012 Committee of the Whole Meeting, the
Mayor and City Commission discussed implementation of the subject Charter
amendment, during which discussion the issue of the desire, if any, to recruit a new City
Clerk arose, with a consensus reached that Mr. Granado would remain as the City Clerk
without further recruitment; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Commission wish to formally ratify and
confirm the appointment of Rafael E. Granado as the City Clerk for the City of Miami
Beach.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, hereby ratify and confirm
1 The City of Miami Beach Special Election held on November 6, 2012 resulted in the
passage of several ballot measures, including amendment of the City Charter to
establish the City Clerk as a Charter Officer, subject to appointment and removal by the
City Commission, and deleting the City Manager's appointment and supervisory powers
over the City Clerk.
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the appointment of Rafael
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as the City Clerk for the City of Beach,
and 12th day of December
RAFAEL GRANADO, CITY CLERK
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MATTI HERRERA BOWER,
MAYOR
APPROVED
FORM & LANGUAGE
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