HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1989-01-18 City Clerks ReportITTON'* OF MICXMI
CITY CIERK REPORT
MEETING DATE: January 18, 1989 PAGE NO, 1
NON -AG. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION CONCERNING
THE CURRENT CIVIL DISTURBANCE IN THE CITY OF
MIAMI AND CREATING AN ELEVEN MEMBER AD HOC
COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF: (1) FIVE MEMBERS TO BE
RECOMMENDED BY AND SELECTED FROM THE OVERTOWN
AREA RESIDENTS; CHARGING THE OVERTOWN ADVISORY
BOARD WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SETTING UP A
MECHANISM FOR THE SELECTION OF SAID FIVE
INDIVIDUALS, AND FURTHER STATING THAT SAID FIVE
MEMBERS SHALL BE CONSIDERED OFFICIALLY
APPOINTED UPON THE FILING OF SAID NAMES WITH
THE CITY CLERK; (2) FIVE MEMBERS TO BE POLICE
OFFICERS WHO WORK IN THE OVERTOWN AREA, SAID
OFFICERS TO BE NAMED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE
WITH SAID NAMES TO BE FILED WITH THE CITY
CLERK; AND (3) AN ELEVENTH MEMBER TO BE NAMED
BY THE MAYOR WHICH MEMBER WOULD ALSO ACT AS A
LIAISON TO THE CITY COMMISSION, WHOSE NAME
SHALL ALSO BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK;
FURTHER CHARGING THE HEREIN COMMITTEE WITH THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF (a) INVESTIGATING AND
REVIEWING COMMUNITY RELATIONS BETWEEN POLICE
OFFICERS AND THE RESIDENTS IN THE OVERTOWN AREA
AND (b) REPORTING ITS FINDINGS AND MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION, SAID
COMMITTEE TO RELY ON ADVICE FROM SPECIAL
COUNSEL APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ENSURE
THAT ITS ACTIVITY WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH OTHER
ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS; FURTHER STIPULATING
THAT SAID COMMITTEE SHALL CONDUCT ITS ACTIVITY
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL ASPECTS OF APPLICABLE
LAW AND CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS; FURTHER
STIPULATING THAT SAID COMMITTEE SHALL BE
EMPOWERED WITH SUBPOENA POWERS TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, THE EXERCISE OF WHICH POWERS
SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OTHER ONGOING
INVESTIGATIONS; FURTHER ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND
ACCOUNTS UNTIL FURTHER CITY COMMISSION
CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING AT ITS NEXT MEETING,
AT WHICH TIME THE CITY MANAGER SHALL RECOMMEND
A REASONABLE TOTAL DOLLAR ALLOCATION TO COVER
EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE COMMITTEE; AND FURTHER
STIPULATING THAT THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL BE
PRESENTED WITH INTERIM STATUS REPORTS
CONCERNING THE COMMITTEE'S ACTIVITY AT EACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
APPROVED:
R 89-84
MOVED: DE YURRE
SECONDED: KENNEDY
UNANIMOUS