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Resolution: R-20-0321
File Number: 7933
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 10/8/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-16(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "CITY SEAL", ALLOWING
THE USE OF ALTERNATE SEALS AND LOGOS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AS
DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED;
ADDITIONALLY IMPOSING THE CONDITIONS OF SECTION 1-16(B) OF THE
CITY CODE TO ANY UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THE ALTERNATE SEALS
AND LOGOS AUTHORIZED HEREIN.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez
WHEREAS, Section 165.043, Florida Statutes, authorizes the governing body of a
municipality, by ordinance, to designate an official municipal seal and prohibits the unauthorized
use, manufacture, display, and other employment of any facsimile or reproduction of the
municipal seal without the express written approval of the governing body; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2018, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13750,
which designated the official seal of the City of Miami ("City") pursuant to Section 165.043,
Florida Statutes, and established regulations for the use of the City Seal; and
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2020, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13930,
which allowed the use of alternate seals and logos on limited occasions; and
WHEREAS, a modernized design which includes but is not limited to color updates of
the City Seal has been created to highlight today's City, which is vibrant and attractive, but not
too contrasting to the City Seal's traditional outline; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to allow the use of the alternative seals and
logos as depicted in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated, as alternate seals of the City; and
WHEREAS, the alternate seals and logos authorized herein shall be afforded the same
regulations and use of the Official City Seal as provided in Section 1-16 of the Code of the City
of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code");
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
hereby adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The use of the alternate seals and logos as depicted in Exhibit "A", attached
and incorporated, are authorized pursuant to Section 1-16(c) of the City Code.
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File ID: 7933
Enactment Number: R-20-0321
Section 3. The established regulations afforded in Chapter 1 of the City Code shall
apply to the alternate seals and logos authorized herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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