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OFFICE OF THE C Y ATTORNEY
RAULJ. AGUILA, CIry ATTORNEY
TO:Mayor Philip Levine
Members of the City Commission
City Manager Jimmy Morales
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
SECOND READING
PUBLIC HEARING
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Raut J. Aguita, City Attorn"$,^O-0s;\-
September 2,2015
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 ARTICLE II, ENTITLED..CITY COMMISSION,'' BY AMENDING SECTION 2.12,
ENTITLED "MEETING AGENDAS," BY AMENDING THE
REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO CITY
COMMISSION MEETINGS AND AGENDAS; PROVIDING FOR
REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
The attached Ordinance is sponsored by Commissioner Michael Grieco and is
submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the Public Hearing on
Second Reading.
The Ordinance amends Section 2-12 of the City Code concerning City
Commission meetings and agendas in order to foster greater efficiency with regard to
conducting City business at Commission meetings. The Ordinance adds a new Section
2-12(d)(5) to provide that if an ordinance fails pursuant to a vote on first or second
reading, or if an ordinance fails to receive a second on a motion for passage or adoption
on first or second reading, an ordinance based on the same proposal shall not be
placed on another Commission agenda for a three (3) month period. The exceptions to
the minimum three (3) month period are:
1) wavier of the three (3) month period by a 6t7th Commission vote,
2) a vote to reconsider an ordinance pursuant to Robert's Rules of Order, and
3) where a longer time period is required under the City Code for the consideration
of a previously proposed ordinance, the longer time period shall control.
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This Ordinance establishes additional best practices with regard to City Commission
meetings, therefore no fiscal impact is expected.
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ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE C!ry OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER
2 OF THE CODE OF THE CIry OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED..ADMINISTRATION," BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED.,CITY COMMISSION," BY AMENDING SECTION 2-12,
ENTITLED "MEETING AGENDAS," BY AMENDING THE
REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO CITY
COMMISSION MEETINGS AND AGENDAS; PROVIDING FOR
REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in order to foster greater efficiency with regard to the conducting of
City business at City Commission meetings, the amendments set forth in this Ordinance
should be adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTIONl. ThatSection2-l2ofArticlell of Chapter2oftheCodeof theCityof Miami
Beach, Florida, is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATTON
ARTICLE II. CIry COMMISSION
Sec. 2-12. Meeting procedures and 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. lt will also lend to improving transparency in government.
(d)Agenda items.
(1) ltem details. ltems 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.
(2) Time ceftains. Except for the setting of time certains for public
hearings as required by law, the mayor shall be authorized to set
time certains for all matters to be discussed or considered on a city
commission agenda. The mayor may consider and set a time
certain based upon the request of a city commissioner, the city
administration, or a member of the public if such request is made
prior to the commission meeting.
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(3) Defened items. !f an agenda item that is not set as a time certain
for a public hearing is not reached during a city commission
meeting, and the city commission does not specifically defer the
item, the item shall be deemed to be deferred:
(a) to the next regularly scheduled commission meeting if the item
was on a regular commission meeting agenda; or
(b) to the next regularly scheduled presentations and awards
meeting if the item was on a presentations and awards meeting
agenda.
(4) Time certain Public Hearing ltems. lf a time certain public hearing
agenda item is to be reset to another commission meeting agenda,
the public hearing must either be: a) specifically opened and
continued to another commission meeting date and time certain; or
b) re-advertised for another commission meeting date and time
certain.
(O Previously oroposed ordinances; excepfions. should an ordinance
fail on first or second readinq due to the lack of the requisite vote
for oassaqe or adoption, or should an ordinance fail to receive a
seconO on a motion ru
readjolL_?n_edinance based on the same proposal shall not be
the th
Commission vote. This subsection shall not
(a) prevent a reconsideration vote pursuant to subsection (f) hereof:
or
(b) permit the earlier consideration of a previouslv submitted
ordinance if not otherwise permitted in this code. ln such event,
the citv code provision with the more strinqent time period for
the consideration of a previously proposed ordinance shail
control.
SECTION 2. REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
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SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
lf 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 day of ,2015.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of ,2015.
ATTEST:
Philip Levine, Mayor
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
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DqublclJodedjne denotes additions at First Reading
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Grieco)
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