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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1996-10-07 City Clerk's Reportw CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERKS EPORT MEETING DATE: October 7, 1996 PAGE NO. 1 NON- A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND R 96-697 AG SINCEREST CONDOLENCES OF THE CITY COMMISSION ON MOVED: PLUMMER BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND ITS CITIZENS TO THE SECONDED: DUNN FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF HELEN MILLER, UPON HER UNANIMOUS UNTIMELY DEATH. AG D A RESOLUTION DECLARING A "TRUE FISCAL EMERGENCY" IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI'S COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS AND DELEGATING TO THE CITY MANAGER THE AUTHORITY TO REOPEN ALL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS FOR IMPACT BARGAINING IN THE EVENT THE CITY MANAGER DETERMINES THAT THE AGREEMENTS MUST BE MODIFIED, AND IN THE EVENT THAT NECESSARY ECONOMIC CONCESSIONS ARE NOT PROMPTLY RECEIVED FROM THE CITY'S RECOGNIZED BARGAINING UNITS; AND FURTHPQ P EDGING THP CITY GOMMISSION'© EFFORTS TO CONSIQER ALL VIABLE, PRACTICAL AND RESPONSIBLE REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS TO MORE THE CITY OF MIAMI TOWARDS FISCAL SOLVENCY, NON- Direction to Administration: By Commissioner Regalado to provide AG a report reflecting the number of take home police cars assigned to personnel residing outside City and County limits. AG E 1 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE LAW FIRM OF GREENBERG TRAURIG, ET AL, P.A., AS COUNSEL TO PROVIDE A LEGAL OPINION TO THE CITY OF MIAMI IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROLLOVER OF INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (ECMA) DEFERRED COMPENSATION MONEYS INTO THE CITY'S PENSION PLAN FOR FIFTEEN CITY OF MIAMI EXECUTIVES. R 96-698 MOVED: CAROLLO SECONDED: REGALADO UNANIMOUS R 96-699 MOVED: PLUMMER SECONDED: DUNN UNANIMOUS AG E 2 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ENGAGEMENT, IF R 96-699.1 NECESSARY, OF THE LAW FIRM OF MULLER, MINTZ, MOVED: PLUMMER KORNREICH, ET AL, AS COUNSEL TO REPRESENT THE CITY SECONDED: DUNN OF MIAMI'S INTEREST AT THE BARGAINING TABLES WITH UNANIMOUS THE FOUR LABOR UNIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FISCAL EMERGENCY. �i wki CITY OF MIAMI CITE'CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: October 7, 1996 AG F A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE TWO ESCROW AGREEMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN (1) THE CITY OF MIAMI, THE FIRST UNION BANK AND THE CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL EMPLOYEES AND SANITATION EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT TRUST AND (2) THE CITY OF MIAMI, THE FIRST UNION BANK AND 'THE CITY OF MIAMI FIRE FIGHTERS' AND POLICE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST, TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ESCROW ACCOUNTS BETWEEN SAID PARTIES AT TERMS AND CONDITIONS MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH IN SAID AGREEMENTS. NON- A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DISENGAGE AG THE FIRM OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE AS THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO HIRE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ON AN EMERGENCY TEMPORARY BASIS TO REVIEW THE INTERNAL CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES OF THE CITY IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE NEW FINANCIAL REPORTING SYSTEM; AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR PROPOSALS IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO SERVE AS EXTERNAL AUDITORS OF THE CITY WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THIS DATE. NON- A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, WITH THE AG ASSISTANCE OF THE CITY A i fORNEY, TO SEARCH FOR A FIRM THAT SPECIALIZES IN LEGAL MALPRACTICE AND TO LOOK INTO POSSIBLE LIABILITY BY DELOITTE & TOUCHE AS EXTERNAL AUDITORS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI AND TO ADVISE THE CITY IF THERE ARE ANY POSSIBLE CLAIMS THE CITY MAY HAVE AGAINST DELOITTE & TOUCHE. R 96-700 MOVED: SECONDED: UNANIMOUS M 96-701 MOVED: SECONDED: UNANIMOUS M 96-702 MOVED: SECONDED: UNANIMOUS NOTE: AS DULY NOTED ON THE HEREIN AGENDA AND CITY CLERK'S REPORT, WHICH CONSTITUTE A JOURNAL OF CITY COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS, THE "UNANIMOUS" NOTATION NEXT TO THE VOTE ON EACH AGENDA ITEM MEANS THAT ALL FIVE CITY COMMISSIONERS WERE PRESENT AND VOTED "AYE" ON SAID ROLL CALL VOTE. NEGATIVE VOTES, PHYSICAL ABSENCE OF A COMMISSIONER OR ABSTENTION FROM VOTING BY A COMMISSIONER, IF ANY, IS ALSO DULY REFLECTED IN SAID VOTE. PLUMMER GORT CAROLLO PLUMMER