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JOSE SMITH, CITY ATTORNEY
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO:
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FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Philip Levine
Members of the City Commission
Jimmy Morales, City Manager
Ralph Granado, City Cl_e-~k _'.. r;. ·.L
Jose Smith, City Attorf,~Jv;if"'
February 12, 2014 "----"fl---l
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2,
ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION," BY AMENDING ARTICLE 111,
ENTITLED "AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES," BY
AMENDING SECTION 2-27, ENTITLED "RESERVED," TO
CREATE A snTH VOTE REQUIREMENT FOR THE CREATION
OF AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES; PROVIDING
EXCEPTIONS THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER,
SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Deede Weithorn, the above-
referenced Ordinance is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City
Commission at the February 12, 2014 City Commission meeting.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED
"ADMINISTRATION," BY AMENDING ARTICLE Ill, ENTITLED
"AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES," BY AMENDING
SECTION 2-27, ENTITLED "RESERVED," TO CREATE A 5/7TH VOTE
REQUIREMENT FOR THE CREATION OF AGENCIES, BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS THERETO; AND
PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, due to recent efforts to streamline and provide greater efficiency in the
City's boards, the Mayor and City Commission deem it in the best interest of the City that,
subject to limited exceptions, a 5/?1h vote of the City Commission be required for the creation of
new City agencies, boards, and committees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Article 111, entitled "Agencies, Boards and Committees," of Chapter 2, entitled
"Administration," of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 2
Administration
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ARTICLE Ill. Agencies, Boards and Committees
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Division 1. Generally
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Sec. 2-27. Reserved s17th Vote Requirement for Creation of Agencies, Boards. and
Committees; exceptions.
a) The creation of any City agency, board, or committee shall require a 5/?1h affirmative
vote of the City Commission.
b) This section shall not apply to:
1) ad hoc agencies, boards. and committees:
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2) agencies, boards, or committees created by the Mayor as a Mayor's board or
committee;
3) any agency, board, or committee created pursuant to federal. state, or county
Jaw, or by contract, which does not require a 5/71h affirmative vote of the City
Commission for its creation.
SECTION 2. REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. CODIFICATION.
It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, and it is
hereby ordained that the provislons of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the
Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or
re-lettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section,"
"article," or other appropriate word.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect the ___ day of _________ , 2014.
PASSED and ADOPTED this ___ day of---------' 2014.
ATTEST:
RAFAEL E. GRANADO, CITY CLERK
Underline denotes additions
Strike throwgh denotes deletions
(Sponsored by Commissioner Deede Weithorn)
MAYOR PHILIP LEVINE
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