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Home My WebLink About2006-26130 ResoRESOLUTION NO. 2006-26130 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO RATIFY THE PROPOSED EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO SEND CERTIFIED COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE, AND THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA. WHEREAS, the Equal Rights Amendment was .first introduced in Congress in 1923 and was filed every session thereafter from 1923 to 1972; and WHEREAS, on March 22, 1972, the proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution was sent to the States for ratification; and WHEREAS, the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution states: "SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall no be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of gender. SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification;" and WHEREAS, Congress placed a deadline of June 30, 1982, on the ratification process and thirty-five states ratified the proposed Amendment before the deadline; and WHEREAS, Florida was not one of the thirty-five states that ratified the Equal Rights Amendment before the deadline expired; and WHEREAS, in 1998, Florida voters, by a margin of 85 percent to 35 percent, approved a similar amendment to the Florida Constitution when they approved Revision 9, which added and clarified that "all natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law," therefore clearly indicating that ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment would be fully consistent with the will of the majority of the voters in this state, and WHEREAS, Article V of the United States Constitution allows the Legislature of the State of Florida to ratify this proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution, and bills have been filed in both the Florida House and Senate to ratify the proposed Amendment; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of Miami Beach, Florida find that the proposed Amendment is meaningful and needed as part of the United States Constitution and that the present political, social, and economic conditions are the same or are even more pressing as when the proposed Amendment was first submitted for adoption. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows: Section 1. That the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach hereby urge the Florida Legislature to ratify the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. Section 2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to send certified copies of this Resolution to the President of,.~the Flori, la Senate, the Speaker of the Florida House, and the Governor of Florida. PASSED and ADOPTED this 8th day ofMarch,2~06/, ~/M~OR David Dermer ATTEST: CITY CLERK Robert Parcher APPROVED AS TO & EXECU11 F:\atto\TURN\RESOS\Equal Rights Resolution.doc CC: CITY OF MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE MAYOR & COMMISSION MEMORANDUM GONZALEZ CITY MANAGER CITY COMMISSION FROM: DAVID DERMER MAYOR DATE: February 27, 2006 Resolution regarding proposed Florida equal rights amendment Please place the attached resolution in support of the proposed Florida equal rights amendment on the agenda for the March 8th City Commission meeting. Please contact my office at extension 7035 if you have any questions. Thank you. DD/jh Agenda Item /~/o/:~ Date MIAMIBEACH ¢it¥ of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov CITY CLERK'S OFFICE Tel: 305-673-7411 , Fax: 305-673-7254 March 8, 2006 The Honorable Allan G. Bense Speaker Florida House of Representatives 420 The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 Honorable Allan G. Bense: Attached please find a certified copy of Resolution 2006-26130 passed and adopted by the Miami Beach City Commission at the Commission Meeting of March 8, 2006. Respectfully submitted, Robert E. Parcher City Clerk F:\CLER~HATL\Letters\Transmittal~006\Equal Right Amendments 1 .doc We are committed to ?oviding. excel,eh' public se ',,ice and safety', to. ,.,,,-,ii who Ji,.e~ v~.o.,.-k., and ,~o,,. ~ in ou~ ~:ibrcnt, t~op,'co~, historic communiM MIAMIBEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov CITY CLERK'S OFFICE Tel: 305-673-7411 , Fax: 305-673-7254 March 8, 2006 Governor Jeb Bush The Capitol 400 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Honorable Governor Bush: Attached please find a certified copy of Resolution 2006-26130 passed and adopted by the Miami Beach City Commission at the Commission Meeting of March 8, 2006. Respectfully submitted, Robert E. Parcher City Clerk F:\CLER~HATL~etters\Transmittal~2006~Equal Right Amendments 2.doc We ore con]mitred lo providinc: e,xceiien! public service ond safer)' to Cji v,.'hO ,'?~ e. v,. orJ¢. c~,nd ~,~ak: ,:n o,'.~: ,.'ibrom. t~ap,'coi historic communi~. n MIAMIBEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov CITY CLERK'S OFFICE Tel: 305-673-7411 , Fax: 305-673.7254 March 8, 2006 Senator Tom Lee, President of the Senate Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street, Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100 Honorable Senator Lee: Attached please find a certified copy of Resolution 2006-26130 passed and adopted by the Miami Beach City Commission at the Commission Meeting of March 8, 2006. Respectfully submitted, City Clerk F:\CLER\HATL\Letters\Transmittal~2006~Equal Right Amendments.doc We are committed to providing excellent public service and safeBf ~ all who live, work, and p/ay in our vibrant, t:opica!, historic community.