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Ordinance: 13894
File Number: 6918
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3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 2/13/2020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
2/ARTICLE II/SECTION 2-33(C)(1) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION/ORDER OF BUSINESS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE," TO
EXPRESSLY PROVIDE THAT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL MAY PLACE AN ITEM
ON THE CITY COMMISSION AGENDA AT ANY TIME UP TO NOON SEVEN
(7) BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE COMMISSION MEETING; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo
WHEREAS, the rules of procedure for promulgation of the City Commission agenda are
set forth in Section 2-33 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code");
and
WHEREAS, presently, there is a lack of clarity as to when an elected official may place
an item on a City Commission Agenda; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it to be in the best interests of the residents and
stakeholders of the City of Miami to amend its rules of procedure to provide for clear and direct
rules for the placement of items on the City Commission agenda by elected officials;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-33(c)(1) of the City Code is amended in the
following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE II. MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
' Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
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File ID: 6918
Section 2-33. Order of business and rules of procedure.
Enactment Number: 13894
(c) After approval of the minutes of the previous meeting(s), all business that
shall come before the city commission shall be taken up in the order as such
items of business appear on the city commission agenda in accordance with the
following provisions:
(1) The agenda shall be prepared by the City Manager in an
appropriate form approved, from time to time, by the City Commission.
Matters may be placed on the agenda by the Mayor, any Member of the
City Commission, the City Manager, the City Attorney, the City Clerk, and
a City board as defined in section 2-882 of this Code. Notwithstanding
Sections 2-33(d) and 2-33(e) of the City Code, an elected official may
place an item on the City Commission agenda at any time up to noon
seven (7) business days before the City Commission meeting.
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Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i ria i ndez, City Attor ey 4127/2020
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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