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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO Chairman Humberto Hernandez and DATE : December 29, 1997 FILE
Members of The City Commission
SUBJECT : Presentation of Five Year
Plan
FROM Mayor Xavier9L. Suarez REFERENCES:
• ENCLOSURES:
In connection with the presentation of the Five Year Plan, I hereby submit the
following:
I
PROPOSED ORGANIZATIONAL SKETCH
The organizational sketch which is attached hereto reflects hours of analysis and
input from Albert Ruder, Frank Rollason, Robert Nachlinger, Rodriguez & Trueba, David
Kaplan, Jose Garcia -Pedrosa and myself. In addition all current department heads were
consulted. You will note that the new organizational chart reduces the City's total
departments to 8 plus 9 offices for a total of 17, where before we had a total of 23.
II
PROPOSALS FOR LONG-TERM ECONOMIC
STABILIZATION/DEVELOPMENT
The enclosure titled appendix "G" embodies in short form most, if not all, of the
ideas that have arisen during presentations to Wall Street rating firms and internal
discussions. Vice -Chairman Arthur Teele, as liaison to the Oversight Board, was present
during - most of the internal discussions. Since these are initiatives with long-term
implications, they do not require a thorough analysis at this point. However, if you are
uncomfortable with any of these, you may want to strike them even from the appendix or
schedule time to discuss them with me at greater length.
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APPENDIX G
INITIATIVES CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
• Increase in the property tax base resulting from the County's Eastward Ho initiative
and Miami Beach referendum that constricts developing in the competing market.
• Reduction of so called "appropriation" dgbt by approximately 50%..The objective is
to save recurring debt service payments of approximately $6 million on an annualized
basis.
• Maintain cash reserves ranging from $20 to $30 million.
• Maintain CIP reserves of $20 million going forward.
• Sale of Bicentennial Park to Miami -Dade County. Reserve proceeds of sale to cover
CIP commitments.
• Implement streamlining measures to reduce recurring personnel and overhead costs
by $5 to $10 million a year.
• Reduction of 100% of all debt of the Off Street Parking Authority. Under City
Charter Section 230), revenues not needed by the agency to serve its debt are
returnable to the City. The objectives is to provide the City with $4 to $5 million in
recurring revenues.
• Reduction in operating millage rate. This would provide needed assistance to
constituents as well as attract multi -national corporations to Miami.
City of Miami
Table of Organization
Assistant City Manager
Finance and Administration
Department of Finance
Office of Purchasing
Office of Hearing Boards
Office of Human Resources
and Equal Opportunity
Department of Planning
Building and Zoning
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Special Assistant(s) to the
City Manager (Proposed for Assistant City Manager
t) Operations
he future
Police Department Office of Budget and
Management Analysis
Fire Department Office of Internal Audit
Solid Waste Department I Office of Labor Relations
Parks and Recreation Office of Public Information
Department
Public Works Department Federal and State Liaison
Net Coordination and
Community Development
General Services
Administration (GSA)