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Resolution
Sponsored by: Commissioner Manolo Reyes
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-64
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, DIRECTING THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CHARTER"), FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE
CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2,
2021, PROPOSING, UPON APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE, TO SET FORTH A
PROCEDURE, COMMENCING IN NOVEMBER 2021, FOR SELECTING AND
APPOINTING THE POSITIONS OF FIRE CHIEF AND POLICE CHIEF; MORE
PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 26 OF SAID CHARTER; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PRESENT SAID AMENDMENTS TO THE
CITY COMMISSION AT THE JULY 8, 2021, CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR
APPROVAL.
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Resolution
Enactment Number: R-21-0174
File Number: 8829 Final Action Date:4/22/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-64
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, DIRECTING THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CHARTER"), FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE
CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2,
2021, PROPOSING, UPON APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE, TO SET FORTH A
PROCEDURE, COMMENCING IN NOVEMBER 2021, FOR SELECTING AND
APPOINTING THE POSITIONS OF FIRE CHIEF AND POLICE CHIEF; MORE
PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 26 OF SAID CHARTER; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PRESENT SAID AMENDMENTS TO THE
CITY COMMISSION AT THE JULY 8, 2021, CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR
APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") was incorporated by the Florida Legislature in
1896 and operates pursuant to the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida ("Charter"); and
WHEREAS, the Charter has been amended from time to time as the governance of the
City has evolved; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has concerns regarding how the recent selection
process for the Police Chief was conducted; and
WHEREAS, the positions of Fire Chief and Police Chief (collectively, "Chiefs") are two
(2) of the most important positions in the City's government and it is critically important that the
best and brightest persons are selected for those positions; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission believes that the selection and appointment procedure
for the Chiefs should be fair, open, and transparent; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission believes a proposed amendment to the Charter to
provide for a procedure for the selection of any future appointments by the City Manager to
Chiefs will benefit the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to submit the above -mentioned proposed
amendments to the electorate for approval or disapproval at the City's General Municipal
Election to be held on November 2, 2021; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2-64 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida,
as amended ("City Code"), the City Attorney shall draft, with the assistance of any individual the
City Attorney deems necessary, a Charter amendment within 120 days after the City
Commission adopts a Resolution directing the City Attorney to prepare such amendment;
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
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Attorney is directed to prepare an amendment to the Charter for
consideration at the City's General Municipal Election to be held on November 2, 2021
proposing, upon approval of the electorate, to set forth a procedure, commencing in November
2021, for selecting and appointing the Chiefs of Police and Fire.
Section 3. Pursuant to Section 2-64 of the City Code, the City Attorney is directed to
present said amendment to the City Commission at the July 8, 2021 City Commission meeting
for approval.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission.