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Resolution
Sponsored by: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RESCINDING RESOLUTION
NO. R-15-0206, IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR NEWSPAPERS
WHICH, CONDITIONED UPON COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS THAT
MAY BE IMPOSED BY FLORIDA STATUTES, CITY DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES
ARE PERMITTED TO USE FOR PUBLISHING PUBLIC NOTICES; AND FURTHER
LISTING THE NAMES OF THE NEWSPAPERS APPROVED FOR SAID USE.
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-22-0292
File Number: 12269
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:7/28/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RESCINDING RESOLUTION
NO. R-15-0206, IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR NEWSPAPERS
WHICH, CONDITIONED UPON COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS THAT
MAY BE IMPOSED BY FLORIDA STATUTES, CITY DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES
ARE PERMITTED TO USE FOR PUBLISHING PUBLIC NOTICES; AND FURTHER
LISTING THE NAMES OF THE NEWSPAPERS APPROVED FOR SAID USE.
WHEREAS, Florida's Legislature established in Section 50.011, Florida Statutes, certain
criteria for newspapers in which legal notices and processes may be published; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-15-0206, adopted May 14, 2015, established criteria and
procedures for newspapers in which the City of Miami ("City") departments and offices were
permitted to use for publishing public notices, and further listed the names of certain
newspapers approved for said use; and
WHEREAS, certain other changes and/or deletions necessitate the recission of
Resolution No. R-15-0206 in its entirety, and require that the City Commission adopt a new
Resolution establishing the criteria, procedures, and listing the names of newspapers to be used
for public notices;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Resolution No. R-15-0206 is hereby rescinded in its entirety.
Section 3. The following criteria and procedures are hereby established for newspapers
to be used for publishing public notices:
1. The newspaper must meet the criteria for publication of legal notices in a
newspaper established in Section 50.011, Florida Statutes, as amended.
2. Any newspaper meeting the established criteria that wishes to be included in
the list of newspapers used for publishing notices, as identified in Sections 4,
5, and 6 may notify the City Manager who will present said request to the City
Commission for consideration. Said newspaper shall present to the City a
certified statement of circulation. In lieu of said certified statement, a sworn
statement as to circulation average for the previous year and specifically the
past two (2) editions will be accepted.
3. All newspapers approved by the City Commission shall report to the City
annually, on the first Monday of the year, the amount of its last circulation,
said amount to be confirmed by the seller of the newsprint.
Section 4. Effective immediately, the Miami Herald shall be used for all legally required
notices concerning:
1. Elections,
2. Solid Waste Special Assessments,
3. Truth in Millage (TRIM) Notices
Section 5. Effective immediately, the Daily Business Review shall be used for all legally
required notices except the notices established in Section 4 above, absent any legal
requirement or emergency that requires placement of such notices elsewhere.
Section 6. In addition to the notices published pursuant to Sections 4 and 5, above, the
City departments and offices may also publish supplementary notices as a courtesy in one or
more of the following publications when publication deadlines allow for such publication and
subject to the availability of funds:
1. Diario Las Americas,
2. The Miami Times,
3. Miami Today,
4. Miami Herald, or
5. El Nuevo Herald.
Section 7. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, in lieu of publishing public
notice via newspaper, City departments and offices may publish notice on a publicly accessible
website as defined in Section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, as amended, consistent with the
requirements therein and absent any legal requirement or emergency that requires placement of
such notices elsewhere.
Section 8. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i 4naindez, City Attor ey 7/19/2022
Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission.