HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #20 - First Reading OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 11,
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW
DEPARTMENT TO BE KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT uF
INTERNAL AUDITS; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT
OF A DIRECTOR BY THE CITY MANAGER; PRESCRIBING
THE RESPONSIBILITIES, FUNCTIONS, AND DUTIES OF
THE DEPARTMENT; REPEALING CODE SECTIONS 2-233
THROUGH 2-236.3 IN THEIR EATIRETY; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, Section 19A of the Charter of the City of Miami
Provides that the City Commission may create new departments or
discontinue any department and determine, combine, and distribute
the functions and duties of departme.ntsl-and subdivisions thereof;
and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission to exercise
such authority and to create a rx�w department to be known as the
Department of Internal Audits�-and to distribute and transfer to
it all of the functions and. duties heretofore performed by the
Office of Internal Audits through the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the �eheral public will be served thereby in a more
efficient and satir sfactory manner;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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a. Notwithstanding any provision in the city code to the
contrary, there is hereby created a department to be known as the
department of internal audits. The management, supervision and
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control of the internal audit functions to be performed on behalf
of the city. shall be the responsibility of the department of
internal audios.
b. All funds, personnel, records, and equipment currently
budgeted in the Office of Internal Audits are hereby
transferred and assigned to the Department of Internal
Audits.