HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #17 - First Reading OrdinanceJ-91-669
8/31/91 ~~
(M-91-485
7/11/91)
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-13, ENTITLED
"ORDER OF BUSINESS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE",
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, BY EXPRESSLY PROVIDING THAT ANY
CITIZEN IS ENTITLED, AS OF RIGHT, TO BE
PLACED ON THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING
AGENDA FOR THE PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION
AND MATERIAL TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE
COMMISSION; ALSO PROVIDING THAT THE CITY
ATTORNEY AND THE CITY CLERK MAY PLACE ITEMS
ON THE COMMISSION AGENDA WHICH AGENDA IS TO
BE PREPARED BY THE CITY MANAGER IN A FORM
APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION; FURTHER
RESTRICTING A CITIZEN'S OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THOSE MATTERS WHICH
ARE NOT EXPRESSLY SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC
HEARING OR PUBLIC DISCUSSION; DECLARING THAT
EXCEPT FOR SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS AND FOR
THOSE MATTERS UPON WHICH PUBLIC DISCUSSION IS
SCHEDULED, NO CITIZEN IS ENTITLED, AS OF
RIGHT, TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENDA ITEM WHICH IS
BEFORE THE COMMISSION; PROVIDING THAT
SPEAKERS ADDRESSING THE CITY COMMISSION BE
LIMITED TO TWO (2) MINUTES UNLESS SUCH TIME
IS EXTENDED BY THE COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON;
FURTHER ESTABLISHING THE RULE THAT UNLESS
IMPRACTICAL, THE AGENDA PORTION ENTITLED
"CONSENT AGENDA" BE SCHEDULED AMONG THE
INITIAL ITEMS FOR COMMISSION CONSIDERATION AT
ITS MEETINGS AND THAT THE PORTIONS OF THE
AGENDA ENTITLED "PUBLIC HEARING", "PERSONAL
APPEARANCES", AND "PUBLIC DISCUSSION" BE
SCHEDULED NO EARLIER THAN 4:00 P.M. ON THE
DATE OF ANY COMMISSION MEETING; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, Florida tatutes Sec. 166.04(1) fines municipal
legislative meas es as ollows:
(a) d' ance" means an of~ 'al legislative action
of a gove ni body, which action is regulation of a general
and permane na ure and enfor e a a local law.
b) "Resoluti s an expression of a governing
bod c ncerning matter o a nistration, an expression of a
temp ary character, or provision for the disposition of a
partic lar item of the administrative business of the governing
body."; and