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* ' °"IT ' File ID: #8356
Date: 12/10/2020 Requesting Department: City Commission
Commission Meeting Date: 12/10/2020 Sponsored By:
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Type: Resolution
Subject: Resolution Directing the City Attorney to Prepare a Charter Amendment
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Reviewed By
City Commission
Nicole Ewan
Meeting
Completed
12/10/2020 9:00 AM
Legislative Division
Valentin J Alvarez
Legislative Division Review
Completed
12/14/2020 5:06 PM
Office of the City Attorney
George Wysong
ACA Review
Completed
01/12/2021 4:24 PM
Office of Management and Budget
Leon P Michel
Budget Review
Completed
01/12/2021 4:41 PM
Office of the City Attorney
Barnaby L. Min
Deputy Attorney Review
Completed
01/12/2021 5:54 PM
Office of the City Attorney
Victoria Mendez
Approved Form and Correctness
Completed
02/02/2021 12:21 PM
Office of the City Clerk
City Clerk's Office
Rendered
Completed
02/02/2021 12:30 PM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-20-0417
File Number: 8356
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:12/10/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO MEET WITH EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND THEREAFTER
BEGIN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING RESOLUTIONS FOR THE CITY
COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION AT A FUTURE DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION
2-64 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, THAT WILL
DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, FOR THE PURPOSES OF
REQUIRING CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE
CHIEF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE -RESCUE
DEPARTMENT, AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET FOR PLACEMENT ON THE NOVEMBER 2021 CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL
ELECTION.
WHEREAS, Section 16 of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("Charter"), provides that the City Manager is empowered with the authority to appoint and
remove, except as otherwise provided in the Charter, all directors of the departments of the City
of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, certain appointments, including the Chief of the Police Department, the
Chief of the Fire -Rescue Department, and the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, are of critical importance to the City and should have an additional level of review and
scrutiny before those particular appointments are finalized by the City Manager (collectively,
"Appointments"); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission is desirous of improving the selection and appointment
process to ensure that it is fully transparent and open and one that provides the public with
confidence that the very best persons are selected; and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the above goal, a Charter change is required; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-64 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Code"), sets forth the required procedure for amendments to the Charter; and
WHEREAS, prior to invoking the procedures of Section 2-64 of the City Code, the City
Commission would like the City Attorney to meet with each of the Commissioners to develop a
concept of what should be included in any proposed Charter amendment related to this topic;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-33(f) of the City Code, the City Commission deems
this Resolution to be of an emergency nature;
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 the Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Attorney is directed to meet with each of the Commissioners and
thereafter begin the process of preparing a Resolution for the City Commission's consideration
at a future date pursuant to Section 2-64 of the City Code that will direct the City Attorney to
prepare an amendment to the Charter for the purposes of requiring City Commission approval
of the Appointments and to present said Resolution to the City Commission for consideration
pursuant to the time frames provided for in the Charter and the City Code that will permit the
proposed Charter amendment to be placed on the November 2021 City general election.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Una ndez, Giky Hktor iey 2/2/2021
Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission.