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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-10109d$1 J-96- 349 ORDINANCE No. I Q 1 U 9 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 62-47, "SIZE OF BOARDS AND TERMS OF OFFICE"; CHAPTER 62 "ZONING AND PLANNING" OF THE CITY CODE TO ALLOW PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN OFFICE AFTER THEIR RESPECTIVE TERMS OF OFFICE EXPIRE, SUBJECT TO REAPPOINTMENT OR A NEW APPOINTMENT, CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. WHEREAS, by Resolution PAB 9-86; February 19, 1986, the Planning advisory Board by a vote of 8 to 0 requested the Planning Department to prepare an amendment to Chapter 62 of the City Code which would allow Planning Advisory Board members to continue to serve in office, after their respective terms of office expire, until there is a reappointment or a new appointment, consistent with Zoning Board members' terms of office; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that such an amendment would be in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Miami; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. Section 62-47 "Size of boards and terms of office", Chapter 62 "Zoning and Planning" of the City Code is hereby amended as follows:l/ "Sec. 62-47. Size of boards and terms of office. The Planning Advisory Board and the Zoning Board shall each consist of nine (9 ) members and one (1) alternate member to be appointed by the City Commission in the manner and under the standards hereinafter set out. Each member and alternate member shall be appointed for a term of three (3) calendar years, provided that of the members of each board first appointed under this article, three shall be appointed for a term of three (3) calendar years each, two (2) shall be appointed for terms of two (2) calendar years each, and two (2) shall be appointed for terms of one (1) calendar year each, subject to the provisions of Section 62-48, and provided, further, that the 1/Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material. All figures are rounded to the nearest dollar. under this article, three shall be appointed for a term of three (3) calendar years each, two (2) shall be appointed for terms of two (2) calendar years each, and two (2) shall be appointed for terms of one (1) calendar year each, subject to the provisions of Section 62-48, and provided, further, that the alternate member of each board first appointed under this article shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year subject to the provisions of Section 62- 48, and provided further, that the two (2) members of each board first appointed under this article during calendar year 1984, shall be appointed for a term of the remainder of the 1984 calendar year subject to the provisions of Section 62-48. Notwithstanding the above, however, members of the Planning Advisory Board and Zoning Board may continue to serve, after their respective terms of office expire, subject to reappointment or to a new appointment to a new term of office by the City Commission." Section 2. All ordinances, code sections, all parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed insofar as they are in conflict. Section 3. Should any part or provision of this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole. PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY, this 7th day of May , 1986. PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY, this 120h day of Ji)mP , 1986. ATTEST: f GM CLERK REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: ,tiUE�1�XWELL ASSISTANT CITY TORNEY L• MAYOK 1, N'(atty llir:)i, Clrrlt 4J the C*t Of Mi.)n1i. 1-T:ri�1a, i'1' I:. 'tl , :I�t•. i1 ..' �I •il ,11 '.r.'i: l:i;; .: : (1 0)F)j' t0 �`.:' 'I' �t.., n•, I:., iu :I::;i the o,fllii:.l s+-•al ))C said Lily liti:._kla ut _ `' - 1). 19 , APPROVED AS -M {.D- -- CORRECTNE its• 'lerk L VV IJI "' YVVV CITY ATTORNEY 1c109 i CITY OF MIA MI. FLORIDA 39 INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO. Honorable Mayor and Members DATE: April 24, 1986 FILE. of the City Commission SUBJECT City Commission Agenda FROM: ! REFERENCES: Cesar H. Odio V" ENCLOSURES: Term of Office: Planning ^1 City Manager Advisory Board It is requested that the Commission amend Section 62-47 "Size of Boards and Terms of Office" of the City Code to allow Planning Advisory Board Members to continue to serve in office, after their terms expire, until there is a new appointment or reappointment, per the attached Ordinance. By Resolution PAB 9-86, February 19, 1986 the Planning Advisory Board requested the Planning Department to prepare an amendment to Chapter 62 of the City Code which would allow Planning Advisory Board members to continue to serve in office, after their terms expire until, there is a new appointment or reappointment, consistent with Zoning Board members' terms of office. The Commission can establish its own policy for the duration of service. In a legal opinion issued in 1983, (attached) prepared in the absence of definitive legislation, the Law Department drew a distinction between "officers" who were delegated power (in the instance of the Zoning Board) and those boards that are only recommending bodies (as in the case of the Planning Advisory Board). Attachments 10109 i CITY OF '11 `11. FLOPIDA �w u J•i 2 JR-C 'i• 1�`i`.=1���iF1''f. 1C't�11 ititi-.j ` To -� Sergio Rodriguez, Director October 17, 1983 -= A-83-357 Planning Department MIA-83-14 �Mquest for Legal Opinion on Terms of Office for City of Miami Board Members Jose R. Garcia -Pedrosa L^�j -F3 `' City Attorney /� 1 ! ..NCLC5U�iE5 This is in response to your request for a legal opinion on essentially the following question: IS IT MANDATORY THAT CITY OF MIAMI BOARD MEMBERS IMMEDIATELY LEAVE OFFICE UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR DESIGNATED TERMS OR CAN THEY SERVE UNTIL THEIR REPLACEMENTS ARE NAMED? You have indicated that pending vacancies on the Heritage Conservation Board serve as the catalyst for your request. Consequently, and because of the large number of City Boards (22), I will couch my response in terms of said Board and other Boards operating within the purview of Planning. As a general rule, sometimes by reason of express constitutional or statutory permission, municipal officers hold over after the expiration of their terms of office until their successors are chosen and qualified. 62 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §498. The Constitution of the State of Florida provides that all state, county, and municipal officers shall continue in office after expiration of their terms until successors are duly qualified. Art. II, 95(b), Fla. Const. This Constitutional provision prescribes the duty as well as the substantial right of an incumbent to continue in office as a "de jure officer" at the expiration of his term until his successor is duly qualified. Landis v. Bird, 163 So.248 (Fla. 1935). The answer to your question depends on whether a member of a particular City Board is an "officer" as contemplated under the aforesaid Constitutional provision. In State v. Jones, 84 So.84 (Fla. 1920), the court held that: A public officer is a person in the service of the government who derives his position from a legally authorized election or appointment, whose duties are continuous in their nature and defined by rules prescribed by government, and not by I o109 i Sergio Rodriguez, Director Planning Department October 17, 1983 Page 2 contract, consisting of the exercise of important public powers, trusts, or duties; the place and the duty remaining though incumbent dies or is changed. The term "office" implies an authority to exercise some part of the sovereign power either in making, executing, or administering the laws. State v. Jones, su ra, at 86; Dade County v. State, 116 So. 72 (Fla. 192 ). Consequently, an o icer s one to whom there is a delegation of a portion of the sovereign power and whose duty it then *becomes to perform or discharge all powers of the sovereign so conferred. Pace v. King, 38 So.2d 823 (Fla. 1949); State v. Hurlbert, 20 So.2d 693 (Fla. 1945); State v. Lee, 7 So.2d 110 (Fla. 942). Chapter 62 of the code of the City of Miami establishes several Boards for purposes of implementing, coordinating, and administering Comprehensive Plans for the City. The establishment and delegation of authority to these Boards is provided by charter and legislative act. MIAMI, FLA., CHARTER §72(c); §163.3161 et seq., F1a.Stat. (1981). Specifically, the Zoning Board was established and delegated authority and responsibilities under the continuous Comprehensive Planning Program required by Chapter 62 of said Code. MIAMI, FLA., CODE §62-12 (1967). In 1982, the City Commission established the Heritage Conservation Board and delegated authority and responsibilities in carrying out provisions of pertinent City ordinances relative to Heritage Conservation and Environmental Preservation. MIAMI, FLA., CODE §62-70 et seq. (1982). It is important to note that although Chapter 62 also established the Planning Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as "PAB") pursuant to the Comprehensive Planning Act [Chapter 163 F1a.Stat.], the PAB's members are not "officers" for purposes of Art. II, §5(b). This is true because the PAB's power is limited to information -gathering and advisory only. It is not vested with the authority to exercise any aspect of the sovereign power of the City, the possession and exercise of such delegated power being an identifying characteristic of an "office." The exercise of such power in the instant situation (e.g., zoning, establish- ing boundaries, granting permits, granting variances, hearing appeals, and special exceptions) is reserved to the Commission, Zoning Board, and Heritage Conservation Board. 10109 � s Sergio Rodriguez, Director Planning Department October 17, 1983 Page 3 Therefore, in determining if a specific board member is deemed an "officer", one would look to the enabling legislation establishing the board that the individual serves on. If there is a delegation of a portion of the City Commission's authority resulting in the board's being vested with fiduciary responsibility and duties involving the exercise of judgment and discretion pursuant to stipulated guidelines, criteria, and standards, the board's constituent members would properly be characterized as "officers". Based upon the foregoing, I conclude that a duly appointed person sitting on a board of the City, vested with powers and responsibilities as above described (e.a., the Zoning Board and the Heritage Conservation Board, but not the PAB) can lawfully continue to hold the office of board member as a "de jure officer" until a successor is appointed and sworn in. Needless to say, this procedure could not legally be used purposely to circumvent the time limitations that affect tenure on City boards. PREPARED BY: ,J f . � USJOistL E.MAXWELL ant City Attorney JGP/JEM/wpc/ga/045 I0i09 CITY OF MIAMI DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA LEGAL NOTICE All interested persons will take notice that on the 12th day of June, 1986, the City Commission of Miami, Florida, adopted the following titled ordinance(s): ORDINANCE NO. 10109 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 62.47, "SIZE OF MIAMI REVIEW BOARDS AND TERMS OF OFFICE"; CHAPTER 62 "ZONING AND PLANNING" OF THE CITY CODE TO ALLOW PLAN- NING ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN OFFICE AFTER THEIR RESPECTIVE TERMS OF OFFICE Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and EXPIRE. SUBJECT TO REAPPOINTMENT OR A NEW Legal Holidays APPOINTMENT, CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND Miami, Dade County, Florida. A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. STATE OF FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. 10110 COUNTY OF DADE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared NO. 10039 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 17. 1985. THE ANNUAL Sookle Wllllams, who on oath says that she Is the Vice President APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR of Legal Advertising of the Miami Review and Daily Record, a ENDING SEPTEMBER 30. 1986. BY MAKING THE NECES- daily(except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) newspaper, SARY CHANGES IN THE APPROPRIATION OF THE FIRE published at Miami In Dade County, Florida: that the attached RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR COPY of advertisement, being a Legal Advertisement of Notice FY'86 TO REFLECT THE TRANSFER OF THE BUILDING AND in the matter of _ ZONING FUNCTION TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED BUILD - CITY OF M I A',1 I ING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT AS OUTLINED IN ORDI- O r d i n a n c e No. 10109 NANCE NO. 10089 APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON MARCH 27, 1985; DECREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE FIRE RESCUE AND INSPECTIONS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, DECREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS; xxx CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABIL- in the ........................ .. Ccurt. ITY CLAUSE. was published In said newspaper In the Issues of J u n e 18 , 1986 ORDINANCE NO. 10111 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHING AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY AND REAFFIRMING THE COMMITMENT BY THE CITY OF TOACTION IN THE AREA OF Alflant further says that the said Miami Review and Daily EMP OYMENTI; PROVIDI GATIVE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF Record ls a ehtathsshed at Miami s s sobeoida,and tae aidnwspper has en AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DIVISION IN THE DEPARTMENT Continuously published in said Dade County, Florida, each day OF INTERNAL AUDITS AND REVIEWS; FURTHER PROVID- (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) and has been ING FOR A HEAD OF SAID DIVISION; INCLUDING DEFINI- entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Miami in said Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year TIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR next p &ding the first publication of the attached copy of THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES, MEASURES AND advert a ent; and aff►ant further says that she has neither RESOURCES, TO IMPLEMENT SAID POLICY, PROVIDING rebat , mmiaa on any person, firmorcorporation any discount, FOR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES; CONTAINING A REPEALER adv I ment for Purooss of securing this publication i the said newspaper. PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. `�tttttttt► lrr^l r, D ORDINANCE 10112 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE Sworn and°gtibaer(b&d before me this NO. 8719, 'ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY 01 = E, BY ESTABLISHING GRANT APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANC 16th d' of • �.<.�ine..... 1 A.D. t � .. A NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUND, ENTITLED COMMU- NITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (TWELFTH YEAR); AND APPROPRIATING $9,875,000 FOR EXECUTION OF SAME; �t S°on10 an CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABIL S Notary ubllste;-of fonds at Large ITY CLAUSE. (SEAL) Q ` N� ORDINANCE NO. 10113 My Commlasioi,(&else B&C4r 3, 1986. ttttst: ' MR tt0 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TWO NEW SPECIAL REVENUE BONDS ENTITLED: "OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL LIAISON (FY'87)" AND "MIAMI JOB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FY'87)", APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THEIR OPERATION IN THE AMOUNTS OF $60,000 AND _ $622,000 RESPECTIVELY FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE GRANT AWARDS FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TO ENTER INTO THE NECESSARY CONTRACT(S) AND/OR AGREE- MENT(S) WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CONSORTIUM TO ACCEPT THE GRANTS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABIL- ITY CLAUSE. MATTY HIRAI CITY CLERK CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA (#3875) Publication of this Notice on the 18 day of June 1986 6118 86.061890M r 0 CITY OF MIAMI DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, on June 12, 1986, commencing at 9:00 A.M. In the City MIAMI REVIEW :Commission Chamber, City Hall, 3500 Pan American Dr., Miami, Florida, will consider the following Ordinances) on final reading and AND DAILY RECORD 'the adoption thereof: Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays Miami, Dade County, Florida. STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF DADE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Sookle Williams, who on oath says that she is the Vice Pres►dent of Legal Advertising of the Miami Review and Daily Record, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami In Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement. being a Legal Advertisement of Notice In the matter of CITY OF MIAMI Re — ORDINA14CE 140. In the ...... X..X ..X.......................... Court, was published In said newspaper In the issues of June 2,1986 Afflant further says that the said Miami Review and Daily Record is a newspaper published at Miami in said Dade County, Florida, and rhat the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published In said Dade County, Florida, each day _ (except Saturday, Sunday ano Legal Holidays) and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Miami in said Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and afflant further says that she has neither paid rwr lead a Ty person, firm or corporation any discount. rebate c mmission or refund for the purpose of securing this adr menl for bllulion in the said newspaper. p Sworn fo•ir(M., ribed before me this , ri A.D. 19....... tom. �..{ �wr•� f i.l " r' G 10IMSS V. V&Yre ...... . �__�Qlary'Publi5,15tate of Florida at Large (SEAL) My Commisslon ex"'jufy 8, 1986. 99 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PRO- GRAM AND ESTABLISHING AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY AND REAFFIRMING THE COMMITMENT BY THE CITY OF MIAMI TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN THE AREA OF EMPLOYMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DIVISION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AUDITS AND REVIEWS; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A HEAD OF SAID DIVISION; INCLUDING DEFINITIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES; ' FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCE- DURES, MEASURES AND RESOURCES, TO IMPLEMENT SAID - POLICY, PROVIDING FOR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO.' 10039 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 17, 1985, THE ANNUAL APPRO- PRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SER TEMBER 30, 1986, BY MAKING THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN THE APPROPRIATION OF THE FIRE RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR FY'86 TO REFLECT THE TRANS- FER OF THE BUILDING AND ZONING FUNCTION TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT AS OUTLINED IN ORDINANCE NO. 10089 APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON MARCH 27, 1985; DECREASING THE APPRO- PRIATION FOR THE FIRE RESCUE AND INSPECTIONS SERV- ICE DEPARTMENT, INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, DECREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE ORDINANCE No. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 62.47, "SIZE OF BOARDS AND TERMS OF OFFICE"; CHAPTER 62 "ZONING AND PLAN- NING" OF THE CITY CODE TO ALLOW PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN OFFICE AFTER' THEIR RESPECTIVE TERMS OF OFFICE EXPIRE, SUBJECT TO REAPPOINTMENT OR A NEW APPOINTMENT, CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Said proposed ordinance(s) may be Inspected by the public at the office of the City Clerk, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, during the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. All interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance(s). Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Com- mission with reppect to any matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based. njrMATTY HIRAI CITY CLERK (M3882) CITY MIAMI, FLORIDA 612 86-060203M MR 114