96-22044 RESO
RESOLUTION NO. 96-22044
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING A
DATE AND TIME FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER
A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER:
ELECTING ALL CITY COMMISSIONERS FROM A POOL
OF CANDIDATES.
WHEREAS, the following proposed City Charter amendment has have been referred by the
Mayor and City Commission to the Charter Review and Revision Board; and
WHEREAS, the Charter Review and Revision Board has duly met on May 8, 1996 to
discuss the proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Charter Review and Revision Board has recommended that a public
hearing be held by the City Commission on the proposed Charter amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Miami Beach has directed said public
hearing be scheduled on the following proposed ballot question:
"SHALL THE CHARTER BE AMENDED TO REPEAL ELECTION OF COMMISSIONER
CANDIDATES IN INDIVIDUAL GROUPS AND TO PROVIDE INSTEAD THAT ALL
COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES FOR OPEN COMMISSIONER SEATS SHALL RUN IN A
POOL, WINNERS TO BE THOSE CANDIDATES EQUAL IN NUMBER TO VACANT
COMMISSIONER SEATS RECEIVING HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES; ALLOWING
VOTERS TO CAST ONE VOTE PER CANDIDATE UP TO NUMBER OF SEATS TO BE
FILLED; RETAINING SEPARATE MAYORAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR RUNOFF
ELECTION(S) AS NECESSARY".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that a public hearing be
scheduled on Wednesday, July 17, 1996 at 5:15 P.M. and further authorizing the City Clerk to
publish appropriate Public Notice of said public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of Miami Beach, at which time and place all interested parties will be heard.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd
day of Jul y , 1996.
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City Clerk, Robert Parcher
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. 39...h..9..k
TO:
Mayor Seymour Gelber and
Memben of the City Commission
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RESOLUTION SEtTING A DATE AND TIME FOR A PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER
ELECTING ALL CITY COMMISSIONERS FROM A POOL OF CANDIDATES.
DATE:
July 3, 1996
FROM:
SUBJECT:
ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION
It is hereby reco~ended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution setting a date and
time for a public hearing to discuss the proposed ballot question amending the City Charter:
Electing all City Commissioners from a pool of candidates.
BACKGROUND
On May 8, 1996, the Charter Review Board met to discuss three proposed amendments to the City
Charter. It was the Board's recommendation that public hearings be held to discuss the proposed
amendments.
At the June 19 Commission Meeting, item # R8C: SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING TO
CONSIDER A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER - (delete commission
group numbers) was deferred to revise the ballot language. The revised language is as follows:
"SHALL THE CHARTER BE AMENDED TO REPEAL ELECTION OF
COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES IN INDIVIDUAL GROUPS AND TO PROVIDE
INSTEAD THAT ALL COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES FOR OPEN COMMISSIONER
SEATS SHALL RUN IN A POOL, WINNERS TO BE THOSE CANDIDATES EQUAL
IN NUMBER TO VACANT COMMISSIONER SEATS RECEIVING lllGHEST
NUMBER OF VOTES; ALLOWING VOTERS TO CAST ONE VOTE PER CANDIDATE
UP TO NUMBER OF SEATS TO BE. FILLED; PROVIDING FOR SEPARATE
MAYORAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR RUNOFF ELECTION(S) AS NECESSARY".
CONCLUSION:
It is recommended that the City Commission approve the attached resolution calling the public
hearing on July 17, 1996 at 5:15 P.M.
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