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9/3/91
RESOLUTION NO. O -1 M r 0
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DESIGNATION OF
A. QUINN JONES, III, AS ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND APPOINTING
SAID INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE ON AN INTERIM BASIS
IN THE POSITION OF CITY ATTORNEY FOR ONLY
SUCH PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL THE CITY COMMISSION
SHALL MAKE A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT OF A
PERSON TO SUCH POSITION, WITH THERE BEING NO
ENHANCEMENT OR DIMINUTION OF SAID
INDIVIDUAL'S ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH PERMANENT
APPOINTMENT NECESSARILY RESULTING FROM OR BY
REASON OF THE HEREIN INTERIM APPOINTMENT;
FURTHER, VALIDATING, RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
ALL PRIOR ACTIONS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN
ON AND SINCE AUGUST 31, 1991 BY SAID
INDIVIDUAL WHILE SERVING AS ACTING CITY
ATTORNEY.
WHEREAS, on August 13, 1991, the City Attorney, Jorge L.
Fernandez, advised the City Commission that August 30, 1991 would
be his last day of service as Miami City Attorney and that Deputy
City Attorney A. Quinn Jones, III, who has functioned in the past
as the Acting City Attorney would continue to fulfill that
responsibility only until further action by the City Commission;
and
WHEREAS, on August 20, 1991, the City Commission was advised
by Mr. Fernandez that A. Quinn Jones, III, understood the nature
and limitations of the August 13th assignment and had agreed to
serve as City Attorney on an interim basis; and
WHEREAS, there having been no scheduled City Commission
Meetings during the month of August and with the City Commission
finding that the interest of the City will be served by the
adoption of this Resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
s u I.l 1991
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Section 2. The designation of A. Quinn Jones, III, as
Acting City Attorney of the City of Miami, Florida, is hereby
approved and said individual is hereby appointed to serve on an
interim basis in the position of City Attorney of the City of
Miami, Florida, for only such period of time until the City
Commission shall make a permanent appointment of a person to such
position, with there being no enhancement or diminution of said
individual's eligibility for such permanent appointment
necessarily resulting from or by reason of the herein interim
appointment.
Section 3. All prior actions which may have been taken
on and since August 31, 1991 by said individual while serving as
Acting City Attorney are hereby validated, ratified and
confirmed.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this llth day of
R L.
ATT
TY HIRAI
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
A..QU J S, III
ACTING CI ATTORNEY
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Z, MAYOR
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CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
A. Quinn Jones, III September 3, 1991 FILE J-91-742
To . Acting City Attorney GATE
SUBJECT Interim Appointment/
City Attorney
+! Robert F. Clark Special City Commission
{ FROM Special Counsel REFERENCES Meeting, September 5, 1991
ENCLOSURES:
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I believe that it would be appropriate to have this subject
considered by the City Commission at or prior to the above -
referenced Meeting and the attached resolution is being made
available for your timely consideration although not. requested by
you or by Mr. Fernandez prior to his departure.
Please note that if no action is taken before the Meeting
and it commences without this subject being included on the
Meeting Agenda by the Mayor, the city Commission may either (1)
await the completion of the Special Meeting and then be called
into session instanter for another Special Meeting to consider
the subject; or 2 recess the Meeting, have the Mayor convene a
separate Special Meeting instanter, deal with the subject., close
the separate Meeting, and then reconvene the previously -
interrupted Meeting.
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