HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-03-0216RESOLUTION NO. O 216
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF
THE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE EQUITY STUDY
COMMISSION FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The following individuals are hereby
appointed as members of the Occupational License Equity Study
Commission, each to serve a term to expire on July 9, 2003, or
until the appointing Commissioner leaves office, whichever occurs
first:
APPOINTEES:
Demesio Gonzalez
Gabriel Garcia
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Angel Gonzdlez
Commissioner Joe Sanchez
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of February, 2003.
This Administrative Act shall
become effective immediately.
ISCILLA A. THOMPSON
CITY CLERK
' Board appointments are administrative acts which do not require
the Mayor's signature nor the City Attorney's review and approval.
City Commission
Meeting of
February 27, 2003
Resolution Number
03-216
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA 15
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of
the City Commission
FROM
Pris A�AhoZpsoenka��
City Clerk
DATE: February 3, 2003 FILE :
SUBJECT: Occupational License Equity Study
Commission
REFERENCES: February 27, 2003 Agenda
ENCLOSURES:
Resolution
The Occupational License Equity Study Commission was created to recommend changes to the
Occupational License Tax Rates.
This is a new board reestablished by Resolution 03-39, which passed at the January 9, 2003
Commission meeting. This board had been created in November 15, 2001, but appointments were
not made by the City Commission. The Treasury section of the Finance Department is requesting
that this board be established as soon as possible (see copy of e-mail attached).
Members must be representative of the business community in the City of Miami. Seven
original appointments are needed:
• Each member of the Commission nominates one individual for appointment to current
vacancies.
• Mayor Diaz has two appointments for current vacancies.
By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the
February 27, 2003 Commission agenda.
PAT:ss
c: Pete Chircut, Treasurer/Liaison, Finance Department
Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
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Scheider, Sylvia
From:
Duncombe, Wendy
Sent:
Monday, February 03, 2003 10:45 AM
To:
Scheider, Sylvia
Cc:
Chircut, Pete; Chavez, Noel
Subject:
Equity Study commission
Per your request, below is an overview/ reason for the necessity of the equity study commission:
Florida Statutes, Sec 205, provides that an equity study commission be established and members appointed before the
adoption of a reclassification and rate structure revision. The equity study commission shall then recommend a
classification system and rate structure for local occupational licenses. Subject to certain conditions, the rate structure
recommended may not be enacted by less than a majority plus one vote of the governing body and may increase the rates
of the occupational license taxes by up to 5 percent. This process may occur every other year. The last increase occurred
in 1999.
In light of the above, the need for the equity study commission to be established at this time is due to three factors 1) the
recommendations of the equity study commission may result in an additional $315,000 of revenues to the City for the
upcoming fiscal year 2) the City begins preparing for its occupational license renewal season (i.e. the renewal of
occupational licenses held by businesses and the related billing etc. of these licenses) towards the end of May;
consequently, an approved rate structure needs to be in place prior to commencing the renewal season and 3) the
reclassification and rate restructure revision of occupational license taxes will eliminate certain inequities in the
assessment of these taxes as well as inefficiencies in its administration.
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