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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
CREATING AND ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF MIAMI
CITY COMMISSION REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE
("COMMITTEE") FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED ONE
YEAR TO EVALUATE, ADVISE AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION
REGARDING POSSIBLE CHANGES AND INCREASES TO
EXISTING CITY COMMISSION DISTRICTS; SETTING
FORTH SAID COMMITTEE'S PURPOSE, POWERS, AND
DUTIES; AND PROVIDING FOR MEMBERSHIP,
OFFICERS, PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY AND RULES
OF PROCEDURE, MEETINGS, QUORUMS, ATTENDANCE;
ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL, NOTICES AND FILING
OF RECORDS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City of Miami City Commission
Redistricting Committee ("Committee") is created and established
for a period not to exceed one year, but may be extended as
deemed necessary by the City Commission.
Section 2. Purpose, powers and duties. The purpose,
powers and duties of the Committee are to serve in an advisory
capacity and make recommendations in writing to the City
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Commission regarding the possible increase of the five Commission
Districts, which shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Review and analysis of the demographics of the
individual city commission districts and their
relationship to City of Miami communities and
Miami -Dade County assigned Districts; and
(2) Review and evaluate the relationship between city
commission districts and Miami -Dade County
precinct designations; and
(3) Recommend commission district boundary changes or
establishment of new city commission districts
with particular emphasis on maintaining the
integrity of the dominant population base, with
changes not to increase or decrease the dominant
voter age population by more than +-3%; and
(4) Engage a consultant(s), in an amount not to exceed
$30,000, to be allocated from the budget of the
City Attorney to assist with the determination of
modifying the districts' boundaries; and
(5) Authorize members of the Committee to appear
before the Board of Miami -Dade County
Commissioners.
(6) Submit reports to the City Commission of the
Committee's findings.
Section 3. Membership; residency requirement; waiver.
(a) Membership. The Committee shall consist of nine (9)
voting members who shall serve without compensation, but shall be
reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in their official
duties, as may be determined and approved by the City Commission,
and shall be composed as follows:
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(1) One City Commissioner who shall serve as
Chairperson;
(2) Five (5) members appointed by the City Commission,
with each member of the City Commission nominating
one (1) individual.
(3) Three (3) members appointed by the Mayor, which
appointments shall be made to assure the gender
and ethnic balance of the Committee as appointed
by the City Commissioners.
(b) Residency requirement; waiver. All members of the
Committee shall be qualified electors of the City of Miami,
unless the City Commission waives said requirement, by a four-
fifths vote of its membership.
Section 4. Officers. The Committee shall elect from
among the Committee's members a Vice -Chairperson, and other
officers, as deemed necessary, may be designated by the
Committee.
Section 5. Parliamentary authority and rules of
procedure. The parliamentary authority of the Committee shall be
Robert's Rules of Order (Current Edition) unless the Committee
adopts its own order of business and rules of procedure governing
its meetings, and actions on matters within its jurisdiction, not
inconsistent with the provisions set forth herein, which rules of
procedure shall be filed with the City Clerk. Copies of minutes
of all Committee meetings shall be furnished to the Mayor, City
Commissioners and the City Manager.
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Section 6. Meetings and quorum. All meetings of the
Committee shall be open to the public. The Committee members
present shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of convening
any meeting. An affirmative vote of not less than fifty percent
(50%) of the members present and voting at any meeting is
required for any action to be taken by the members.
Section 7. Attendance requirements. The provisions set
forth in Section 2-886 of this Code shall apply to all members of
the Committee.
Section 8. Assignment of personnel. The City Attorney
shall provide legal advice to the Committee. The City Manager
and the City Clerk shall provide administrative and support staff
to the Committee which shall include the services of an
individual to maintain minutes of meetings and Committee
correspondence, post meeting notices, file reports and perform
all other necessary support functions.
Section 9. Notices and Filing of Records. It shall be
the duty of the City Clerk to comply with applicable laws related
to public notice and filing of records.
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Section 10. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.11
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of January 2003.
MA�UEL A. DIAZ, MAYOR
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1� If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution,
effective at the end of ten calendar days from
passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this
shall become effective immediately upon override
the City Commission.
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it shall become
the date it was
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