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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-84-1215Y •y J-84-107 3 rr/060/DB RESOLUTION NO.84--1215 A RESOLUTION REMOVING HOWARD V. GARY FROM THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER, SETTING FORTH REASONS FOR THE REMOVAL; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION. WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 15 of the City Charter, the individual appointed to serve as the City's chief administrative officer or "City Manager" holds office at the will of the City Commission and may be removed by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Commission members; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. Because of an unacceptable management style, proper implementation of City Commission policy as explicitly required under Section 16 of the City Charter has been hampered; further, due to improper and/or lack of communication from HOWARD V. GARY in his capacity as City Manager to some and/or all members of the City Commission, HOWARD V. GARY is hereby removed from his position as City Manager effective 30 days after the date hereof unless steps are taken by the City Manager in accordance with the provisions of the Charter. 1 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of November-9 1984. Maurice A. Ferre M A Y 0 R ':: VALPH T: G. ONGIE, CITY CLERW- .1 PREPARED AND APPROVED Y:me 0 J . C ROffERT F. CLARK, DEPUTY CITY ATTOR PRIff APPROVED AS/TO . AND/ CORRECTNESS: CITY CO$ pgI N MEETING OF NOV This resolution repeals any prior resolution in conflict herewith, i CITY C3F MIAMi. PL+ItiDA INFER -OFFICE MEMORANCIUM To: Honorable o of the FROM: Lucia A. Uoughe City Attorney Members DATE: October 310 1984 F,LCR44-1211 on A-84-27 7 SUBJECT: Removal of City Manager REFERENCES October 25t 1984 Commission Meeting ENCLOSURES: 1 Following the Meeting of October 259 1984, we forwarded a resolution to the City Clerk reflecting our perception of the action taken by the City Commission in regard to the removal of the City Manager. By way of explanation, at said Commission Meeting while the reasons for removal of the City Manager were being stated in the record and I was memorializing same, Mr. Gary indicated to me that the charge "lack of communication" was sufficiently specific for him to respond; the resolution, therefore, did not expressly contain any reference to management style. Upon receipt and review of the Mayor's comments concerning the October 25, 1984 City Commission Meeting, we now advise you that the content of Section 1 of the resolution we forwarded should have also included the City Commission's announced disagreement with management style; accordingly, we have prepared and are attaching the appropriate resolution containing that element. Since the attached form of the resolution was not in existence on the date it was passed, there could be a challenge by Mr. Gary that the City Commission must formally adopt the resolution in its present form and the waiting period will not commence until such adoption. As your counsel, I can advise you that the courts would not give great weight to such an argument. However, this challenge could be foreclosed by adoption of a formalizing resolution. As the matter now stands, the attached resolution properly reflects the action taken by the Commission on October 25, 1984 and should be substituted for Resolution No. 84-1211. By copy of this memorandum we are advising the City Clerk to note his records accordingly. If there is to be any change in the reasons, there would have to be another resolution adopted with an additional 30 day waiting period before the removal could become effective. 41 LAD/RFC/rr cc: City Manager City Clerk 84-121i IS CITY OF MIAM1.48N11911 INTER -OFFICE M(EM01ftA NUM To. Honorable Members of the City Commission DATE: Maurice A. Ferr6 FROM: mayor '4 I SUBJECT: REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: November 5, 1984 FILE, Special City Commission meeting November 6, 1984 This memorandum supersedes my memorandum to you of this morning. I, Maurice A. Ferr6, ds duly elected Mayor of the City of Miami, Florida, pursuant to and consistent with the provisions of Subsection (g) of Section 49 Section 15, and Subsection (a) of Section 15 of the City Charter, as well as the provisions of rule nine of Section 2-13 of the City Code, do hereby call a special meeting of the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, to be held at 10:00 a.m. on November 6, 1984, in the chambers of the City Commission at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Dinner Key, Miami, Florida, for the consideration of City business in a matter of public import; namely, the removal of Howard V. Gary as City Manager of the City of Miami, Florida. MAF.amn cc: City Manager City Attorney City Clerk CItY Or MIAM1, O ORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEiiAOi'tAfVCIU To. Honorable Members of the City Commission FROM:Maurice A. Ferre Mayor DATE: November 5, 1984 ME% SUBJECT: Special City Commission Meeting REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: J. Under the powers granted me as Mayor of the City of Miami, under the City Charter, I am calling a Special Meeting of the Commission on Tuesday, November 6, 1984, at 10:00 AM, to further specify the charges in the dis- missal of the City Manager as specifically designated under Chapter 16 of the City Charter. This is not a public hearing. There may be a public hearing in the future if the Manager so requests. I do not anticipate that this meeting will take more than 15 minutes. MAF:jfg cc: City Manager _- City Attorney. City Clerk !/