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Ordinance 14060
Legislation
File Number: 11016
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 4/28/2022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
2/ARTICLE XI OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES,
COMMISSIONS," BY REMOVING THE REFERENCE TO THE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS ("HOPWA") ADVISORY BOARD
("HAB"); CONFIRMING THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE HAB; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission created and established the Housing Opportunities for
Persons with AIDS ("HOPWA") Advisory Board ("HAB") in 1996 and held HOPWA grievance
hearings pursuant thereto; and
WHEREAS, the HAB has not convened in several years; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Community Development now uses the
arbitration process to address HOPWA grievances; and
WHEREAS, the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), contains
one (1) reference to the HOPWA Advisory Board in Sec. 2-884; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission confirms the abolishment of the HAB, and amends the
City Code to remove any reference thereto;
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 XI of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
' 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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Enactment Number: 14060
ARTICLE XI. BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS
Sec. 2-884. Membership on Boards.
(e)Except for the uni icinn rinnnrt initioc fnr Dorcnnc With 4IDS (I -I( PWA) Advisery
BeaF 1 (HAB nr as ^+hie -specifically provided in the Charter or the Code, an
employee of Miami -Dade County, Florida, or any municipality therein other than a city
employee, shall not serve on or be appointed to any board of the city, unless the city
commission waives this restriction by a four -fifths affirmative vote of its membership and
the employee is a resident of the city.
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Section 3. The City Commission hereby confirms that the abolition of the HAB.
Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after final reading and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i ria i "ndez, Cify Attor iey 11/30/2021
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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