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RESOLUTION NO. R9-'919
A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A FULL
AND COMPLETE REPORT, INCLUDING AN EXTERNAL
AUDIT ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING UP TO THE
FINANCIAL COLLAPSE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH
TRUST: AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY HONOR ANY AND
ALL TIMELY FILED UNPAID CLAIMS RESULTING FROM
ANY LACK OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE CAUSED
BY THE EXPULSION OF BLACK FIREFIGHTERS FROM
THE FIRE UNION AND/OR THE DEPLETION OF THE
FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH TRUST.
WHEREAS, the City Commission has a fiduciary responsibility
to maintain the financial and managerial integrity of City funds
so as to ensure that all obligations and contingencies involving
employee benefits are satisfied; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission is concerned about the recent
failure of the Firefighters Health Trust while under the
management and administration of Local 587 of the International
Association of Firefighters; and
WHEREAS, the City was reauired to provide group insurance
benefits to City firefighters in the aftermath of the failure of
the Firefighters Health Trust;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Administration is hereby directed to
prepare and submit a full and complete report, including an
external audit, on the circumstances leading up to the financial
collapse of the Firefighters Health Trust.
Section 2. The City Administration is hereby further
directed to immediately honor any and all valid and timely filed
unpaid claims resulting from any lack of health insurance
coverage caused by the expulsion of Black Firefighters from Local
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
OCT 112 1989
ESOLUTION No. 1391E
587 of the International Association of Firefighters and/or the
depletion of fundinq in the Firefighters Health Trust.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become eff.ectivP
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of Octo
ATTRtT .
MA Y HIRAI
CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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ALBERTINE B. SMITH
CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JO GE-L. FETVANDEZ
CIIVY ATTORN
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WAVIER L.
AREZ,
1989.