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1/20/00
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSSION
AMENDING CHAPTERS 2 AND 18 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
"ADMINISTRATION" AND "FINANCE" TO REMOVE
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ANTI -DEFICIENCY
ACT FROM CHAPTER 2 AND RELOCATE SAME TO
CHAPTER 18 IN NEW ARTICLE IX ENTITLED
"FINANCIAL POLICIES"; FURTHER AMENDING
CHAPTER 18 TO SET FORTH FINANCIAL POLICIES AS
THEY RELATE TO FINANCIAL INTEGRITY
PRINCIPLES; MORE PARTICULARLY BY (A) DELETING
NAMED REFERENCE' TO AN ARTICLE XII IN
CHAPTER 2, (B) RELOCATING SECTIONS 2-1145
THROUGH 2-1148 TO CHAPTER 18, NEW
ARTICLE IX/DIVISION 1 AS SECTIONS 18-500
THROUGH 18-503, 'AND (C) CREATING NEW
DIVISION 2 TO NEW ARTICLE IX, WITH SECTIONS
18-540 AND 18-541; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, on December 2, 1996, the Governor of the State of
Florida was officially notified of a financial emergency in the
City of Miami; and
WHEREAS, the C.it p� Miami, the Governor and the Financial
Oversight Board ("SOB") entered into an Intergovernmental
Cooperative Agreem (ICA) which set forth corrective actions to
be taken to el i to the financial emergency; and
WHEREAS, i two years, the FOB'S participation is expected
to be cnc1 , and the City desires that the use of financial
"best p ct1ses" be continued to .assure maximum protection of