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ORDINANCE NO.
'AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A METHOD BY WHICH
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER SHALL RE
DRAFTED; REQUIRING CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL
OF THE AMENDED CHARTER TO BE VOTED UPON BY
THE ELECTORATE; SETTING FORTH TIME
REQUIREMENTS; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION, AN EFFECTIVE DATE ANn A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the existinq City Charter h no language which
provides for any method of amending said c rter;
WHEREAS, the Constitutional Amend nt establishing "Home
Rule" for Dade County expressly au or zes Dade County through
its Charter to provide an excju sive eth to amend or repeal any
municipal charter within the count ; and
WHEREAS, Section 5.03 of a Dade unty Charter provides
the exclusive procedure whi the City must follow to amend,
adopt, or revoke its Chart r;
WHEREAS, Section 5.03 f the Dade County Charter requires
the City to have an ordina which sets out the method by which
amendments to the Charte hall be drafted;
NOW, THEREF B ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA;
Section 1. T City Attorney shall draft, with the
assistance of ny indi 'dual the City Attorney deems necessary, a
Charter amendm within 120 days after the City Commission
adopts a resolu n directing the City Attornev to prepare such
amendment or afte he certification of a petition of 10% of the
qualified elect of the City of Miami. The Charter Amendment
drafted by the City Attorney shall be approved by the Citv
Commis io in a resolution calling for the election. The
resol i n ca ng for the special election shall include the
text f d af.t prepared by
shall be dee submitted upon
CITY COMMISSION
shall occur not less than 60 r. r
MEETING OF ' )0
draft is submitted. A/&
JUN12
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