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1/23/91
RESOLUTION NO. 9 1 r1 o
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
DECLARING THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW, ALL CITY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF
THE UNITED STATES MILITARY RESERVE OR FLORIDA
NATIONAL GUARD AND WHO ARE ORDERED TO REPORT
FOR ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE DURING WAR SHALL
RECEIVE A SUPPLEMENT TO THEIR MILITARY PAY
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AS STATED HEREIN,
WITH THE MONIES FOR SUCH EXPENDITURE BEING
ALLOCATED FROM PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED SALARY
AND SALARY SURPLUS FUNDS, PROVIDING FOR
RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.
WHEREAS, there are City of Miami employees who are
reservists in the United States Armed Forces; and
WHEREAS, due to the Persian Gulf conflict, a number of these
reservists have been called -up to active military duty; and
WHEREAS, such call-up to active military duty imposes
financial hardship upon families of those employees; and
WHEREAS, the men and women of the United States Armed Forces
risk their lives to defend and uphold the basic principles of
freedom and democracy at home and abroad; and
WHEREAS, it is only fair and just that the sacrifice and
burden of these men and women should be shared by all residents
of the City of Miami;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. To the extent permitted by law, all City
employees who are members of the United States Military Reserve
aTX COM RSSION
MEEMG OF
or Florida National Guard and who are ordered to report for
active military service, in accordance with the provisions of
Florida Statutes 115.01, 115.09, 115.14 shall receive pay in the
amount of their full salary for the first thirty (30) days of
such war service and thereafter shall receive pay in an amount
necessary to bring their total salary, inclusive of their base
military pay, to the level earned at the time they were called to
active military service, with the monies for such expenditure
being hereby allocated from previously appropriated salary and
salary surplus funds and with said eligibility to receive
supplemental pay being retroactive to August 1, 1990.
Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of
ATTEST:
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MATTY IRAI, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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JOG L. F RNANDEZ
CITY ATTO EY
RFC:gb:bss:M1995
Januar
, 1991.
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
zo Commissioner Victor H. De Yurre
FROM Jo ge L. lernandez
Ci y Atta ney
DATE January 23, 1991 J-9111.-102
SUBJECT Proposed Resolution/Supplemental
pay for City employees on active
duty in the Armed Forces
REFERENCES,
ENCLOSUU
Pursuant to your request of last week (Thursday,
January 17, 1991), attached please find a draft proposed
resolution dealing with supplemental pay for City employees on
active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
If you have any additions or deletions, please call.
JLF/rcl/P511
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JANUARY 23,1991. THE MIAlr11 HERALD 3*
Workers' compensation law finemtunec'
Lawmakers also assist military reservists fight in in Persian Gulf
Md MoOAMAMAN
Harald CAPW &nsu
TALLAHASSEE — The
1�tune fine-tuned Florida's sera'
compensation law and a band W of
other laws and policies Tuesday in a
one -day special session.
Besides patching the controm-
sial workers' comp law, legislators
also provided aid for moitary
reserves fighting in the Persian
Gulf, changed the way citno canker
claims are handled and atablid ed
new fees for lobbyists.
The Legislature covered all of
that territory in less than six hours
and s4ourned about 7:30 pin. —
just in time for man yy lawmakers to
bustle to the J' y Uett concert.
Because of the Penian Gulf War,
the session was held under extraor-
dinary security. Legislators and
state employees woe identification
badges, additional metal detectors
were inatalled to screw Capitol vw-
tors. and law enforcement was
beefed up.
The Have and Senate parsed a
•esolution praising Israel for
•estraining itself from responding to
dwile attacks but deiead+ing its
ight to do it,
Among the bills approved Tow
lay was one enabling the state to
gay its employees on moitary dint}r
he difference between their aoon-
ary pay and their state sahuy. An
iaveted 300 state
lave been called into active ,
vith an additional 442 raervisb
Oble to be called up.
One of the bill's s -1 w m . Sen.
3oward Forman. D-Pembroke
'roes. said he boom local gdrvesn-
rents and private eaapioras fdbw
he state's example in supplement
ng the pay at military reserves now
'n active duty.
"It's a protection of the fa3 ,
he family that's left behind," sand
cep. Fred Lippman, D-
he House sponsor. "It's far ss
hen as the support of Our !T00pa.
members w"
The Howe. wboae %ftc
!d, white and bbre ribbons, and the
donate unanimously posed the bill.
"I think this is an excellent exaAa-
le of what should be done for those
ho are defending this coed "
said Rep. Daryl j oes► D-Mismi, doe
of Jost two lawmakers in the
The aadraioo wn originally Called
to fix the workers' .compensation
law, which underwent major
changes last spring but has been The bin enables the state to pay
in court. growers' clsinas and negotiate the
The w ragdie+eid iuurera to cat =e of thmr ' fees cater. The
rates by ar mrch n 25 pecea1 and state is is $0 lawsuits
keep them there unto at halt the involving citrus canker. • Officials
dssd of .tire year on an policies said the change will save money
renewed anon last Sept. 1. To pay
'for the rate moos, benefits to
workers we dart by ooe-
The Florida AFL-CIO and other
labor argaaiwtimm sued, and a cir-
cuitWr ruled in November that
the law -vitiates the constitutional
roodrements
for asep-wation em
en single- ere laws. The meat
of their complaint is before the
Flo
To try to salvage the reforms,
an T y:
Re-enacted the wockess' comp
refonna and an international trade
bin n separate laws.
■ Dropped the rbad meat
of the state Industrial Relations
Commission that would have beard
appeals is workers' damp canes.
Organised habor oppaed re-creat-
mgthe Cmnmiaaioo. wtich wan abd-
iahad lOyMraAWL
Allowed each contracting com-
pany to aoeopt as many as three
otfioers from, workers' comp cover-
age. Lawmakers had dropped the
ezemption last springfor
corporate
m
n prieta. priman
a
offikoers of Constr won compameaSmR contractors.
sad to try to
restare the exemption.
'M& ha@Wt been an easy issue,
especially for some of us. but I think
we did the rWd thing." said Rep.
Art Simon, D-R�eadaII. wbo guided .
the pAckar through the House.
The Encase passed the workers'
comp changes 114-2. with
caws Jeff Howink and RZ.Sailey of
C,learvater voting against it. Tbe
Senate paned the workers' comp
bM 16-1, with Sea Jed Gordon,
D-Miami Beach, dating the only no
In addition to dealing with work -
ale COMP80111d a. 1eolatoar am
changed the way the state pays
claims filed growers whose citrus
trees were dearoowy by the state
during
the citrus can scan in
1
while providing faster payments
The House and Senate passed t
bill unanimoously.
Legislators also adopted rul
re4uit�ng professional lobbyists
pay a =50 fee to lobby the House at
Senate, plus $10 for each addition
client. The new fees would ran:
shoot 050,000 to cover the cost
registering 5,800 lobbyists even
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