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Home My WebLink AboutR-88-0541J-88-396 5/24/88 RESOLUTION NO. t-1�— .l A RESOLUTION APPROVING, SETTING FORTH AND SUBMITTING THE DRAFT OF A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AMENDING THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SUBSECTION (b), ENTITLED "ELECTION OF COMMISSION; TERMS OF OFFICE; RECALL." OF SECTION 4, ENTITLED "FORM OF GOVERNMENT.", OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, KNOWN AS CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1, THEREBY PROVIDING FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM OF OFFICE FOR THE ELECTED MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMENCING IN NOVEMBER 1989; FURTHER CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 6TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1988 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ELECTORATE AT SAID ELECTION; FURTHER DIRECTING THAT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, NOT LESS THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 88-433, adopted May 12, 1988, the City Attorney has prepared a proposed Charter Amendment; and WHEREAS, the City Attorney's draft of the proposed charter amendment is set forth in its final form in this Resolution, said draft being submitted to the electors of the City this date for their review and consideration by means of the herein resolution; and WHEREAS, the herein proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electorate for their vote at a special municipal election on September 6, 1988 as called for and provided herein and shall only become effective upon its approval by the electors; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: CITY COMMISSION MEETING GF JUN 9 1Dc8 urtari tic'. 41 PEMARK';, Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2a. Subsection (b), entitled "Election of commission; terms of office; recall." of Section 4, entitled "Form of government.", of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, Chapter 10847, Special Acts, Laws of Florida, 1925, as amended, is hereby amended by the amendment of the first paragraph of said Subsection, as follows: I/ "Sec. 4. Form of government. (b) Election of commission; terms of office; recall. The commission shall consist of five members who shall be elected from the city at large in groups numbered I through V. One of said commissioners shall be the mayor and shall be elected by the people from the group to be numbered I and all persons desiring to qualify as candidate for mayor shall file in group I. The mayor shall have the power set forth in the charter of the City of Miami in Dade County, Florida. All persons desiring to qualify for commissioners shall file in groups numbered II through V. Commissioners in groups numbered II and III shall be elected at the general elections to be held'in the year 1955 and at each general election each four years thereafter. Commissioners in groups numbered IV and V shall be elected at the general elections to be held in the year 1957 and at each general election each four years thereafter. The mayor shall be elected at each the general election in the year 1989 and at each general election each four years thereafter and shall hold office for a term of two four years. The mayor and all commissioners (are] to hold office until their successors are elected and qualified from twelve o'clock noon of the day after the canvass of the vote and the declaration of the result of the election. The mayor and all other members of the commission shall be subject to recall. Vacancies shall be filed as provided in section 12 of the charter of the City of Miami. Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material. The remaining provisions of Subsection (b) of Section 4 are now in effect and remain unchanged. 12 b. The charter amendment proposed in this Section shall be known as Charter Amendment No. 1. Section 3. A special municipal election is hereby called and directed to be held in the City of Miami, Florida, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 6, 1988, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Miami for their approval or disapproval the measure known as Charter Amendment No. 1. Section 4. Said special municipal election shall be held at the voting places in the precincts designated, all as shown on the list attached hereto and made a part hereof and referred to as Exhibit No. 1, or as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, in conformity with the provisions of the general laws of the State. The Precinct Election Clerks and Inspectors to serve at said polling places on said election date shall be those designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County for such purpose in accordance with the general laws of the state. A description of the registration books and records which pertain to election precincts wholly or partly within the City and which the City is hereby adopting and desires to use for holding such special municipal election is as follows: all registration cards, books, records and certificates pertaining to electors of the City of Miami and established and maintained as official by the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County, Florida, in conformity with the provisions of the general laws of the State of Florida, are hereby adopted and declared to be, and shall hereafter be recognized and accepted as, official registration cards, books, records and certificates of the City of Miami. Section S. In compliance with Section 100.342, Florida Statutes, the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of the adoption of the herein resolution and of -3- SS-541. the provisions hereof, at least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior to the week in which the aforesaid special municipal election is to be held, in newspaper(s) of general circulation in the City of Miami, Florida, which notice shall be substantially in the following form: "NOTICE OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1988 IN THE CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 88-433 A special referendum election will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 1988, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling places in the several election precincts designated by the Board of County Commissioners of Dade County, Florida, as set forth herein, unless otherwise provided by law, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Miami, Florida, the following question: "Shall Charter Amendment No. 1 be adopted to provide for a four year term of office for the elected mayor of the City of Miami commencing in November 19894" Charter Amendment No. 1 provides for a four year term of office for the elected mayor of the City of Miami, Florida commencing in November 1989. By order of the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida. CITY CLERK (Insert list of City of Miami Polling Places.)" Section 6. The official ballot to be used at said election shall be in full compliance with the laws of the State of Florida with respect to absentee ballots and to the use of the mechanical voting machines or the Computer Election System (CES), and shall be in substantially the following form, to wit: -4- RA-541 OFFICIAL BALLOT SPECIAL, MUNICIPAL ELECTION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1988 FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING A FOUR YEAR TERM OF OFFICE FOR MIAMI MAYOR COMMENCING NOVEMBER 1989. YES "Shall Charter Amendment No. 1 be adopted to provide a four year term of office for the elected Mayor of the City of Miami commencing in NO November 1989?" Section 7. Electors desiring to vote for the amendment, in approval of said Question described above, shall be instructed to punch straight down with the stylus through the hole next to the word "YES" within the ballot frame containing the statement relating to said Question. Electors desiring to vote against the amendment, in disapproval of said Question, shall be instructed to punch straight down with the stylus through the hole next to the word "NO" within the ballot frame containing the statement relating to said Question. Section 8. The City Clerk shall cause to be prepared absentee ballots containing the Question set forth in Section 6 above for the use of absent electors entitled to cast such ballots in said election. Section 9. All qualified electors of said City shall be permitted to vote in said special municipal election and the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County is hereby requested, authorized, and directed to furnish, at the cost and expense of the City of Miami, a list of all qualified electors residing in the City of Miami as shown by the registration books and records 2-M RA-541 of the Office of said Supervisor of Elections and duly certify the same for delivery to and for use by the election officials designated to serve at the respective polling places in said election precinots. Section 10. For the purpose of enabling persons to register who are qualified to vote in said municipal election to be held on September 6, 1988, and who have not registered under the provisions of the general laws of Florida and Chapter 16 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, or who have transferred their legal residence from one voting precinct to another in the City, they may register Monday through Friday, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the Metropolitan Dade County Election Department located at 111 Northwest 1 Street, Miami, Florida. In addition to the above place and times, qualified persons may register at such branch offices and may also use any mobile registration van for the purpose of registration in order to vote in the herein described election during such times and on such dates as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County. Section 11. MATTY HIRAI, the City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, or her duly appointed successor, is hereby designated and appointed as the official representative of the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, in all transactions with the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County in relation to matters pertaining to the use of the registration books and the holding of said special municipal election. Section 12. The City Clerk shall deliver a certified copy of this Resolution to the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County not less than forty-five days prior to the date of the herein special municipal election. 914-5 41. PASSED AND ADOPTED this _._9.th day o June i XAVIER L. SU , MAYOR ATTEST' MATTY HIRAI, CITY CLERIC PREP D AND APPROVED BY: ROBERT F. CLARK CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: JORGE L. FERN, CITY ATTORNEY RFC/bss/M693 -7- SS-541. LIST OF POLLININ PLACtt CITY of MIAMI r,C.T LOCATION ADDRESS . I�� !�Iy h��►r�bo� Z�� v ;. y9 /;&A c A� II�7��]l 501 LITTLE RIVER BAPTIST CH 496 NW 77 ST 502 CANAAN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 1610 BISCAYNE SD tu3 HARVEY W SEEDS AMERICAN LEGION 6446 NE 7 AV 504 HARVEY W SEEDS AMERICAN LEGION 6446 NE 7 AV 1,05 GRACE UTO METHODIST CHURCH 6601 N MIAMI AV 5U6 GRACE UNITED METHODIST CH 6601 N MIAMI AV 507 THENA CROWDER ELEMENTARY* 76.7 NW 66 ST 508 NEW MT MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH 6700 NW 14 AV 509 LIBERTY SQUARE COMMUNITY CTR 5308 NW 14 AV 510 CHARLES R.• DREW MIDDLE SCHOOL 1801 NW 80 ST 511 CHARLES R DREW ELEMENTARY 1775 NW 60 ST 512 ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCH 5720 NW 13 AV 513 BELAFONiE TACOLCY CTR 6181 NW 9 AV 514 ATHALIE RANGE PARK 525 NW 82 ST 515 LEMON CITY BRANCH LIBRARY 430 NE 81 ST 516 MORNINGSIDE PARK 750 NE 55 TR 517 ARCHBISHOP CURLEY HIGH SCHOOL 300 NE 50 ST consists only of vacant and unimproved land on Virginia Key (no Citv registered voters). 88-541 CIL C)F PbLLM PLACES CITY bF MIAMI PCT. LOCATION $is CHURCH OF 000 OF PROPHECY 01 4629 NW I AV 519 SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY 149 NW 49 ST 520 ST PAUL INSTITUTIONAL AME CHURCH 1892 NW 51 TA 521 CHARLES HADLEY PARK 1300 NW 60 ST 1146 MOORE PARK 786 NW 38 ST 523 MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH 1751 NW 38 ST 524 LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5160 NW 31 AV 51>6 CURT! S PARK CO! .I.M.UN:TY HOUSE 1901 NW 24 AV 527 COMSTOCK-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2420 NW 18 AV 528 GREATER MIAMI ACADEMY 3100 NW 18 AV 529 CORPUS ClHRISTI CATHOLIC SCH 796 NW 32 ST 530 ROBERT A. BALLARD ARMORY 700 NW 28 ST 531 MIAMI-DADE COMM COLLEGE 950 NW 20 ST 532 CULMER PLACE 610 NW 10 SIT 533 ST JOHN INSTITUTIONAL MISS RAPT CH 1328 NW 3 AV 534 CULMEA NEIGH SERVICE CTR 1600 NW 3 AV 535 PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY iaol NW I PIL 10 1 88-541 Litt Ot ROLL'I NO PLACES CITY OF MIAMI PCT. LOCATION ADDRESS 536 DUNSAR ELEMENTARY SCH 606 NW 20 ST 537 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS CTR 2902 NW 2 AV 539 YWCA 210 NE IS ST 539 YWCA 210 NE 18 ST 540 TRINITY CATHEDRAL HALL 464 NE 16 ST 541 MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 300 NE 2 AV 542 ,TACK ORR SENIOR CENTER 550 NW 5 ST 543 THE SAI.VAT!0!4 ARMY 901 W FLAGLER ST 544 METROPOLITAN SENIOR CTR 1407 NW 7 ST 545 HUD - CONFERENCE RM 1407 NW 7 ST 547 MIAMI FIRE STATION 07 314 BEACOM BD 548 ST MICHAEL'$ CHURCH 2987 W FLAGLER ST 649 INTERAMERICAN MILITARY ACADEMY 3525 NW 7 ST 550 MIAMI FIRE FIGHTER BENEVOLENT ASSOC 2980 NW S RIVER OR 551 STEPHEN P CLARK SLOG 1660 NW 37 AV 552 HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY 5222 NW 1 ST 553 FLAGAMI COMMUNITY HOUSE 7121 SW 3 ST SS--541 LIST OF POLLING PLACES CITY OF MIAMI pct. LOCATION Abbottt 554 AOSCAT KING HIGH COMMUNITY HOUSE 7026 W FLAGLEA ST 655 WEST END PARK COMMUNITY HOUSE 250 SW 80 AV 556 MIAMI FIRE STATION oli 6020 W PLAGLEA ST 557 IGLESIA CRISTIANA REP EL SUEN SAM 4685 W FLAGLER ST 558 KINLOCH PARK COMMUNITY HOUSE 466 NW 47 AV 559 KINLOCH PARK JR HIGH SCH 4340 NW 3 ST 561 WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CH 133 PONCE DE LEON SD 562 KOUBEK 27TH AVENUE CTS 2705 SW 3 ST 563 SHENANDOAH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH .2160 SW e ST 584 LITTLE HAVANA *I HOUSING PROJECT 1769 SIN 5 ST 565 RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCH 221 SW 12 AV 566 MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CTR 900 SW I ST 587 MIAMI FIRE STATION 04 1105 SW 2 AV 568 SIMPSON PARK -RECREATION SLOG 55 SW 17 RD 569 UTD TOWERS 1809 BRICKELL AV 570 STS PETER & PAUL CATH SCH 1435 SW 12 AV 571 CORAL WAY PRESBYTERIAN CM 2091 SW 14 AV LIST OP FOLLY I Nt PLAOES CITY CP MIAMI Pct. LOCATION AObPESS 512 SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY 1023 SW 21 AV 573 SHENANDOAH PARK COMMUNITY HOUSE 1800 SW 21 AV 674 WILLIAM MCALL►STER POST *1608 2750 SW 16 ST 675 CORAL GATE PARK COMMUNITY BLDG 1415 SW 32 AV 576 WILLIAM MCALLISTER POST *1608 2750 SW 16 ST 577 DOUGLAS PARK COMMUNITY HOUSE 2755 SW 37 AV 578 BOYS CLUB OF MIAMI 2805 SW 32 AV 579 SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCH 2609 SW 25 AV 580 CORAL WAY ELEMENTARY 1960 SW 13 AV 581 MUSEUM OF SCIENCE 3280 S MIAMI AV 582 ELIZABETH VIRRICK BOXING GYM 2600 S SAYSHORE OR 583 MIAMI FIRE STATION 08 2975 OAK AV 584 ELIZABETH VIRRICK PARK 3230 HIBISCUS ST 585 GRAND AVENUE PARK 236 GRAND AV 588 MIAMI DADE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY 3575 S LEJEUNE RD 587 PEACOCK PARK 2820 MCFARLANE RD SS--541L 0- 0 (qttR of int"ami MATfY HIRAI City Citrk HAND DELIVEktb Mr. David Leahy Supervisor of Elections Metro bade Center 19th Floor 111 N.W. 1 Street Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Mr. Leahy: t O rtar e�•�r C1 � H ��.f10� June 1�, lh�li MAR H. OblO City Managet Enclosed herein please find certified copies of the documents calling and providing for the holding of a Special Municipal Election on September 6, 1988 for the purpose of submitting to the voters the following proposed questions: 1. Resolution 88-541: 2. Resolution 88-534: 3. Resolution 88-535: Charter Amendment No. 1- Shall the elected Mayor of the City of Miami serve a four year term? Charter Amendment membership of the Board be expanded members? No. 2- Shall the Off -Street Parking from five to eleven Charter Amendment No. 3- shall the City Attorney serve as General Counsel to the Miami Off -Street Parking Board? Kindly make the necessary arrangements to have this material included on the ballot for the September 6th Presidential Primary. We are hand -delivering an identical copy of the above - mentioned documents to Ahmed Simeon, for the required official translation of the ballot questions. Your continued courtesies are very much appreciated. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. Vkttyv ly yours, rai City Clerk MH:sl ENC: a/s Q OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/City Hall/3500 Pan American Drive/P.O.Box 330709/Miami, Florida 33233-0708/(305) 579-W5 F. s Oft1tt MAItY HIRA'I cf � USAR H. 0010 r "s City Clerk City Manager June 11, 1488 HAND DELIVERED Mr. Ahmed Simeon 2958 Day Avenue Miami, Florida 33133 Dear Mr. Simeon: Enclosed please find certified copies of the documents providing for the holding of the City of Miami Special Municipal Election presently scheduled for September 6, 1988 on the following questions: 1. Resolution 88-541: Charter Amendment No. 1- Shall the elected Mayor of the City of Miami serve a four year term? 2. Resolution 88-534: Charter Amendment No. 2- Shall the membership of the Off -Street Parking Board be expanded from five to eleven members? 3. Resolution 88-535: Charter Amendment No. 3- shall the City Attorney serve as General Counsel to the Miami Off -Street Parking Board? Kindly proceed to translate the official ballot questions, and immediately forward to Mr. David Leahy, Supervisor of Elections, Metro Dade Center, 19th Floor, 111 N.W. 1 Street, Miami, Florida 33130, with a copy to my office together with your bill. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. Ve y truly yours, catty Hirai City Clerk MH:sl ENC: a/s cc: David Leahy, Supervisor of Elections OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/City Hall/3500 Pan American Drive/P.O.Box 330706/Miami, Florida 33233-0706/(305) 579-6065 91 68 CItY OF MIAMI. FLORIOA INTCA-OFFICE 141`MORANDUM TO Cesar A. Odio , City Manager DATE May 9, 1988 PILE Att : Aurelio Perez-Lugones SUBJECT Legislative Ad nistrator May 19, 1988 r die City Commission Agenda VRO Lucia A . Dou g her REFERENCES y Charter Amendment City Attorney ENCLOSURES. ( 1 ) It is anticipated that at the May 12, 1988 City Commission Meeting, the Commission will adopt a resolution formalizing a prior Motion which directed our office to prepare a Charter Amendment for the four year term of Mayor (Item #31). The attached proposed resolution contains proposed language that would, if approved by the electorate, result in a four year term for the Mayor commencing in November, 1989. If Item #31 is adopted at the May 12th Commission Meeting, then placement of the herein resolution on the May 19, 1988 Meeting Agenda is appropriate for this item. LAD:RFC:bss:P550 co: Mayor and Members of the City Commission 11 NS-541 I