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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-93-0478CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: THE HONORABLE J.L. PLUMMER Commissioner I � r FROM: ?ATTY HIRAI City Clerk DATE : July 27, 1993 FILE SUBJECT : Memo andum_of_Voting BTR REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: At the Commission meeting of July 22, 1993, you abstained from voting on agenda item 9, namely: "Proposed second reading ordinance amending article IV of Chapter 40 of the Code of the City of Miami entitled "pension and Retirement Plans", creating a system of retirement for elected officials who have held an elective office for the City of Miami for a period of twenty or more consecutive years." Kindly fill out parts (a) and (b) in the back of the attached Memorandum of Voting Conflict for County, Municipal, and Other Local Public Officers under "Disclosure of Local Officer's Interest." Once both portions are duly filled,'kindly sign, date and return i to our office at your earliest possible convenience. Your continued cooperation is greatly appreciated. MH:sl ENC: a/s . . FORM 88 MEMORANDUM OF VOTING CONFLICT FOR COUNTY, MUNICIPAL AND OTHER LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICERS LAST NAME- FIRST NAME -MIDDLE NAME NAME OF BOARD. CdUNCII„ COMMISSIQN. AUTHORITY. OR COMMITTEE J.L. Plummer City of Miami Commission MAILING ADDRESS THE BOARD. COUNCIL, COMMISSION, AUTHORITY OR COMMITTEE ON WHICH I SERVE IS A UNIT OF: 3500 Pan American Drive CITY O COUNTY O OTHER LOCAL AGENCY CITY COUNTY NAME OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION: Miami Dade Commissioner DATE ON WHICH VOTE OCCURRED MY POSITION IS: July 22, 1993 IR ELECTIVE O APPOINTIVE WHO MUST FILE FORM iE This form is for use by any person serving at the county, city, or other local level of government on an appointed or elected board, council, commission, authority, or committee. It applies equally to members of advisory and non -advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 112.3143, Florida Statutes. Your responsibilities under the law when faced with a measure in which you have a conflict of interest will vary greatly depending on whether you hold an elective or appointive position. For this reason, please pay close attention to the instructions on this form before completing the reverse side and filing the form. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 112.3143, FLORIDA STATUTES A person holding elective or appointive county, municipal, or other local public office MUST ABSTAIN from voting on a measure which inures to his special private gain. Each elected or appointed local officer also is prohibited from knowingly, voting on a measure which inures to the special gain of a principal (other than a government agency) by whom ,be is retained (including the parent organization or subsidiary of a corporate principal by which he is retained), to the special private gain of a relative; or to the special private gain of a business associate. Commissioners of community redevelopment agencies under Sec. 163.356 or 163.357, F.S., and officers of independent special tax districts elected on a one -acre, one -vote basis art not prohibited from voting in that capacity. For purposes of this law, a "relative" includes only the officer's father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in- law, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law. A "business associate" means any person or entity engaged in or carrying on a business enterprise with the officer as a partner, joint venturer, coowner of property, or corporate s"reholder (where the shares of the corporation are not listed on any national or regional stock exchange). ELECTED OFFICERS: In addition to abstaining from voting in the situations described above, you must disclose the conflict: PRIOR TO THE VOTE BEING TAKEN by publicly stating to the assembly the nature of your interest in the measure on which you are abstaining from voting; and WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THE VOTE OCCURS by completing and filing this form with :the person responsible for recording the minutes of the meeting, who should incorporate the form in the minutes. APPOINTED OFFICERS: Although you must abstain from voting in the situations described above, you otherwise may participate in these matters However, you must disclose the nature of the conflict before making any attempt to influence the dei3-ion, whether orally or in writing and whether made by you or at your 6ection. IF YOU INTEND TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT WHICH THE VOTE WLL BE TAKEN: • You must complete and file this form (before making any attempt to influents the decision) with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the meeting, who will incorporate the form in the minutes. • A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency. • The form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed. CE FORM BB -10-91 PAGE 1 do, IF YOU MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO 11.. ,:.UENCE THE DECISION EXCEPT BY D,,j4USSION AT THE MEETING: • You must disclose orally the nature of your conflict in the measure before participating. • You must complete the form and file it within 13 days after the vote occurs with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the mating, who must incorporate the form in the minutes. A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency, and the form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed. DISCLOSURE OF LOCAL OFFICER'S INTEREST 1, LT. T.. Plummer , hereby disclose that on .T» l Y 22 19 93 (a) A measure came or will come before my agency which (check one) % inured to my special private gain; inured to the special gain of my business associate, inured to the special gain of my relative, : inured to the special gain of by whom I am retained; or inured to the special gain of , which is the parent organization or subsidiary of a principal which has retained me. (b) The measure before my agency and the nature of my conflicting interest in the measure is as follows: The pension and retirement plan would benefit me. m C) c-) -yC'7—a; r.) M r m N N y to F' d ature NOTICE: UNDER PROVISIONS OF FLORIDA STATUTES §112.317 (1991), A FAILURE TO MAKE ANY REQUIRED DISCLOSURE CONSTITUTES GROUNDS FOR AND MAY BE PUNISHED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: IMPEACHMENT, REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, DEMOTION, REDUCTION IN SALARY, REPRIMAND, OR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED S3,000. �c rvn� as - F"t PAGE 2