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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-83-0915RESOLUTION NO. __S13-9151 A RESOLUTION WAIVING THE.. REQUI RE,"IENTS AND PROHIBITION CONTAINED IN CITY CODE SECTION 2-302; BY FINTDING, AFTER A DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY TO PERMIT GLORIA DAWSON,AN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HOME RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY SAID DEPARTMENT'S HOUSING DIVISION THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEI,OPMEN'T. WHEREAS, the City of Miami, through the Community Development Block Grant Program of the United States Department of. Housing and Urban Development has embarked upon a home renovation and rehabilitation program for its residents; and WHEREAS, the Community Development Department Housing Division administers this program; and WHEREAS, Gloria Dawson,a City of Miami Community Development Department employee, who resides within the City, has applied for rehabilitation assistance under this program; and WHEREAS, said employee qualifies in all respects for participation in said program except that she is employed by the City and would be in technical violation of City Code Section 2-302; and WHEREAS, a waiver must be obtained for Ms. Dawson's participation in said program; and WHEREAS, the City can only avail itself of the opportunity to participate in a valid housing redevelopment program through offering the program to all residents of the City, notwithstanding their employment by the City; and WHEREAS, other City employees who have applied and qualified for participation in this program have been given a waiver; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAM1, FI.ORIDA: CITY COMMISSION MEETIh;G OF OCT 25 1983 RCSLLuUG'; ,��. 6MI REMARnS Section 1. The authorization set forth in Suction 3 hereof is based upon the following findings being made by four -fifths of the members of the City Commission after a duly advertised public hearing: (a) Gloria Dawson , a Citv of Miami Community Development Department employee, who resides within the City, has applied and qualified for participation in the home renovation and rehabilitation program administered by the City's Community Development Department Housing Division through the Communitv Development Block Grant Program of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (b) The City of Miami can only avail itself of the opportunity to participate in a valid housing redevelopment program through offering the program to all residents of the City, notwithstanding their employment by the City. (c) The herein proposed participation will be to the best interest of the City of Miami. Section 2. Based upon the findings set forth in Section 1 hereof, the requirements and prohibition contained in Section 2-302 of the City Code are hereby waived. Section 3. The City of Miami Community Development Department Housing Division is hereby authorized to allow Gloria Dawson to participate in the home renovation and rehabilitation program which it administers through the Community Development Block Grant Program of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of October , 1983. Maurice A. Ferre AURICE A. FERR M A Y 0 R TEST: Cam--- RAL H G. 0 'GIE, C C h PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: 4- 0-4a 7. -&ateo- ROBERT F. CLARh DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: J(kSE R. GAR IA-PEDROSA CITY ATTORNEY 8a3-91"• j _o Howard V. Gary City Manager CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTER-CFF1Ce-MEMORAVDUM FROM Dena Spillman, Director Department of Communitv Development OATS AluguS t 12, 1983 rrtE. SUBJECT Resolution Waiving Conflict of Interest for City Employee in Rehabilitation Assistance Program 0EFERENCES City Commission Meeting Agenda Item: October 13, 1983 NCLOSURES It is recommended that the City Commission waive the Conflict of Interest provision, Section 2-302 of the Code of the City of Miami to allow Gloria Dawson an employee of the Communitv Development Department of the City to receive assistance through the Housing Rehabilitation Program. The Rehabilitation Assistance Program administered by the Communitv Development Department with Communitv Development Block Grant Funds is available to all residents of the City, living in the designated Target areas and meeting the published eligibility requirements. The program guidelines prohibit persons involved in the direct administration of the program and members of the governing body of the City of Miami from participating in the program. City employees who are not members of the Commission and who are not involved in the administration of the program are eligible for assistance if they meet the eligibility criteria. From time to time, cite employees have met the eligibility criteria and have requested assistance through the Rehabilitation Program. These emplovees are required, by the Code of the City of Miami, Section 2-302, to obtain a waiver from the City Commission after a public hearing, before such assistance can be approved. The program guidelines established by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development do not allow the City to set up separate classes of citizens based on their employment as a criteria f;r eligibilit.; for assistance programs. They do require chat pro^ram staff and members of governing bodies be ineligible =Jr assistance from certain programs. Based on the above. it is recommended that the Citv Commission approve the �Jaiver or the Conflict of Interest provision to allow approval of the subject application. /Wh 83-915i