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Home My WebLink AboutO-12019J-01-120 1/30/01 12019 ORDINANCE NO. AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE XI, DIVISION 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION, BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, DIVISION 3" TO CORRECTLY REFLECT THE MANNER BY WHICH MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE BOARD (THE "ITB") ARE APPOINTED AND TO DELETE REFERENCE TO THE MAINTENANCE OF PARKS AS A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ITB'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2-923 AND 2-925 OF THE CODE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY. CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 2-92.3 (a) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended (the "Code"), currently provides that "... The mayor and each city commissioner shall each nominate three persons to serve as board members ..." of the International Trade Board (the "ITB"); and WHEREAS, commencing with the election of the Mayor in 1997, the form of government was changed to a Mayor -Commissioner Plan which does not provide the Mayor with the power to vote as a member of the five person City Commission; and 12019 WHEREAS Section 2-923(a) of the Code currently provides for sixteen members on the ITB, with each City Commissioner nominating three persons and one member of the City Commission serving as chairperson; and WHEREAS, Section 2-925 of the Code, currently provides that the executive director of the ITB shall furnish the board a quarterly report with respect to the management, operation, and maintenance of the park and WHEREAS, there are no parks assigned to the jurisdiction of the ITB; and WHEREAS, the ITB is revising its bylaws and intends to seek grants during this funding cycle to support its work; and WHEREAS, the ITB requires that the Code accurately reflect its makeup and mission; 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, Division 3 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is amended in Page 2 of 5 12 C) 19 the following particulars:l/ "Chapter 2 ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE XI. BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS Division 3. International Trade Board Sec. 2-923. Membership, terms of office; meetings. (a) Membership. The board shall consist of 16 members appointed by the city commission. The Faayei= and Each city commissioner shall eaeh nominate three persons to serve as board members. One member of the city commission shall be appointed by the city commission as the 16th member and shall serve as the chairperson of said board. Sec. 2-925. Executive director -appointment, term, qualifications, compensation, general powers and responsibilities. There shall be an executive director who shall be appointed by the board subject to city commission approval. Additionally, each successor executive director shall be similarly appointed and approved. After hiring an executive director, the board shall submit quarterly written status reports on the board's operations and expenses to the city commission. The executive director shall be a person of good moral character and have an excellent reputation for integrity, responsibility, and business ability, but no board member shall be eligible for appointment as executive director. The executive director shall receive such salary as shall. be fixed by the board, and approved by the city commission. The executive 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. Page 3 of 5 12019 director shall act as the chief executive officer of the board. Subject to the policy directives of the board, the executive director shall have general supervision over and be responsible for the management and operation of all board properties, activities, and facilities. The executive director shall execute all contracts in behalf of the board after approval by the board. The executive director shall attend all meetings of the board, shall furnish the board a quarterly report with respect to the management, operation, and FRaintenan e ef:�he—pai�:k--, and the financial condition of the board, and shall from time to time have prepared and shall furnish such reports, audits and other information relating to the board as may be required by the board or the city. In the event that the executive director shall for any reason be temporarily incapable of exercising the powers and performing the duties and functions of his or her office, the board may appoint an acting executive director to exercise such power and to perform such functions and duties until such incapacity of the executive director shall be terminated. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed. Section 4. 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 5. 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. Page 4 of 5 291.9 Section 6. The requirement of reading this Ordinance on two separate days is dispensed with by an affirmative vote of not less than four-fifths (4/5ths) of the members of the Commission. Section 7. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor 2/ PASSED AND ADOPTED BY TITLE ONLY this 8th day of February , 2001. JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR In accordance with Code Sec. 2-36. since the Mayor did not indicate approval of this legislation by signing it in the designated `^FA l egiclation now bv'COn1�S et witt, the clajnsc of ten (id) da��:; ;r Sl r1 acw regarding same, without the Mayor erxescising Walter. J. Fo`emati,V City Clerk ATTEST: WALTER J. FOEMAN CITY CLERK W1002/JHV/egh/BSS AND CORRECTNESS:& 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. Page 5 of 5 12 u 1 J i CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA6 INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM Honorable Mayor and Members TO: of the City Commission DATE JAN 2 3 2001 FILE Recommendation Approval of Emergency SUBJECT : Ordinance to amend the City Code. REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Emergency Ordinance, by a 4/5ths affirmative vote, ratifying, approving, and confirming the City Manger's finding and recommendation to proceed on an emergency basis to amend the City Code to reflect correct language about the International Trade Board's makeup and mission. Background The International Trade Board is revising its bylaws and intends to seek grants during this funding cycle to support its work therefore the International Trade Board requires that the Code accurately state its makeup and mission. 1'�