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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION'
AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AND ANY ADOPTED
ORDINANCES, TO IMPLEMENT THE AMENDMENTS TO
THE CHARTER ADOPTED NOVEMBER 2, 1999;
CHANGING THE TERM CITY MANAGER WHERE IT
APPEARS IN THE CODE TO MAYOR, DELETING
DUPLICATION, AND OTHERWISE CONFORMING THE
CODE TO IMPLEMENT THE "STRONG MAYOR -
COMMISSION" FORM OF GOVERNMENT; ESTABLISHING
THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE COMMISSION;
DELETING REFERENCES TO POSITION OF CITY
MANAGER IN RETIREMENT BENEFITS; DELETING
SECTION 2-37 RELATED TO THE POSITION OF CITY
MANAGER; PROVIDING FOR TRANSITION AND
CONTINUATION OF PRESENT CITY OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES, LAWS, CONTRACTS AND OBLIGATIONS;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND PROVIDING
FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, on November , 1999, the electorate of the City of
Miami, Florida, voted to e d the Charter of the City of Miami,
Florida, and adopted `t "Strong Mayor -Commission" form of
government, which tablished the mayor as chief executive
officer and admi ative head of the City of Miami, Florida;
and
WHEP%EAS endments to the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida (the Node"), and .any adopted ordinances, are necessary
to reflec this Charter change by deleting all references to the