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ORDINANCE NO.
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY
COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE X OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION/CODE
ENFORCEMENT" TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT
CODE ENFORCEMENT HEARING OFFICERS BE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE
CITY ATTORNEY MAY DESIGNATE REPRESENTATION AT
CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS; MORE
PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2-812,
2-815 AND 2-822 OF SAID CODE; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 2/Article X of the Code of the City
of Miami, Florida, as amended, entitled "Administration/Code
Enforcement," is amended in the following particulars: J/
"Chapter 2
1/ 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.
ADMINISTRATION
Article X. Code Enforcement
Sec. 2-812. Code enforcement board composition;
terms; organization; role of city
attorney.
(d) The city attorney, e -r- an assistant city
attorney or the city attorney's designee acting by and
through the city attorney shall represent the city by
presenting cases before the board.
Sec. 2-815. Conduct of hearing.
(c) Each case before the board shall be presented
by the city attorney, e -r- an assistant city attorney or
the city attorney's designee acting by and through the
city attorney after he/she determined that there is a
legally sufficient case to be presented.
Sec. 2-822. Qualifications; appointment and removal
of hearing officers.
(a) Hearing officers shall be—residents —ef the
City of Mdmaffti we possess outstanding reputations for
civic pride, interest, integrity, responsibility, and
business or professional ability. Appointments shall
be made by the city manager, or his/her designee, on
the basis of experience or interest in code enforcement
matters.
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Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances that
are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are repealed.
Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph,
clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the
remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency
measure on the grounds of urgent public need for the preservation
of peace, health, safety, and property of the City of Miami and
to generally carry on the functions and duties of municipal
affairs.
Section 5. The requirement of reading this Ordinance on
two separate days is dispensed with by an affirmative vote of not
less than four-fifths of the members of the Commission.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor./
=/ If the Mayor does not sign this Ordinance, it shall become
effective at the end of ten calendar 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.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY TITLE ONLY this 9th day of
2002.
ATTEST:
GA:44
PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON
CITY CLERK
APPROVUe'AS
DRO-IILARELLO
ATTORNEY
1261:BSS
D CORRECTNESS:
101
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