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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
RAULJ, AGUIIA, CITY ATTORNEY
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
city Attorney Raur 1. aguitQr J-.-bC--
Mayor Philip Levine
Members of the City Commission
City Manager Jimmy Morales
FIRST READING
March 11,2015
SUBJECT: An Ordinance amending Ghapter 2 ol the Code of the City of Miami
Beach, entitled "Administration," by amending Article ll, entitled
"City Commission," by amending Section 2-12, entitled "Meeting
agendas" by providing requirements for meeting agenda items,
adding subsection headings, and re-lettering subsections; and
providing for Repealer, Severability, Codification, and an Effective
Date.
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Micky Steinberg, the attached Ordinance
is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission. The proposed
Ordinance provides greater transparency, efficiency, and meaningful participation by the
members of the City Commission and the public with regard to items published in City
Commission meeting agendas. The Ordinance amends the provisions in Section 2-12
of Article ll, Chapter 2 of the City Code to require that items published in a City
Commission agenda shall include sufficient detail and information for the City
Commission and the public to evaluate the items in a reasonable and timely manner.
The Ordinance also provides minor housekeeping amendments by adding
subsection headings and relettering subsections.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION," BY AMENDING ARTICLEII, ENTITLED "CITY COMMISSION," BY AMENDING
SECTION 2.I2, ENTITLED "MEETING AGENDAS" BY
PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR MEETING AGENDA
ITEMS, ADDING SUBSECTION HEADINGS, AND RE.
LETTERING SUBSECTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR
REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in order to foster greater transparency, efficiency, and meaningful
participation by the City Commission members and by the public with regard to City
Commission meeting agenda items, the Mayor and City Commission wish to establish a
requirement that items published in a City Commission meeting agenda shall include sufficient
detail and information for the City Commission and the pubic to evaluate the agenda items in a
reasonable and timely manner.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 2-12 of Article II of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
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ARTICLE II. CITY COMMISSION
Sec. 2-12. Meeting agendas.
(a) Statement of legislative intent: Consistent with the City of Miami Beach Charter, this
section will help uphold the principles of separation of powers and checks and balances. It will
also lend to improving transparency in govemment.
(b) Ordinance and charter amendment sponsors: Any proposed ordinance or charter
amendment that appears on the agenda of a city commission meeting for discussion and/or
approval by the mayor and city commission must have the name of the mayor and/or one or
more members of the city commission, placed prominently next to it as the sponsor of the
legislation. This requirement also applies to ordinances or charter amendments on any agenda of
a committee of the city commission.
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($ The following are excepted from the requirements of this subsection:
(1) Applications for amendments to the land development regulations filed by
appointed boards or property owners pursuant to subsection 118-162(a) or (b) of
the City Code.
(2) Resolutions, discussion items not scheduled for first reading as an ordinance and
referrals to boards or committees proposed by the city manager or city attomey.
(c) leenda l/erns.' Items published in a City Commission meeting agenda shall include
sufficient detail and information for the City Commission and the public to evaluate the items in
a reasonable and timely manner.
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, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the
remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity.
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 provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made part of the
Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida. The sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered
or relettered 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 on the
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
day of _,2015.
day of _,2015.
ATTEST:
Philip Levine, Mayor
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
Underline denotes additions
Strike{hreugh denotes deletions
(Sponsored by Commissioner Micky Steinberg)
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
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