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ORDINANCE NO.
A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMIS-
SION CREATING AND ESTABLISHING THE MIAMI
SPORTS AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR A GOVERN-
ING BODY; PROVIDING FOR QUALIFICATIONS OF
MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT
AND REMOVAL OF MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR THE
ORGANIZATION OF THE AUTHORITY; PROVIDING
POWERS, PURPOSES AND DUTIES OF THE
AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT,
TERM, QUALIFICATIONS, COMPENSATION,
GENERAL POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
'THE DIRECTOR; PROVIDING FOR PROVISION OF
LEGAL COUNSEL; PROVIDING FOR MATCHING
CONTRIBUTIONS; AND PROVIDING SEVER -
ABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter of the Code of the City of
Miami, Florida, is hereby enacted as follows:
CHAPTER
14IA14I SPORTS AUTHORITY
Sec. 1. Authority created.
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There is hereby created and established
pursuant to Chapter 80-450, Laws'of Florida 1980,
an independent and autonomous agency and instru-
mentality of the City of jdiami in` cooperation with
Metropolitan Dade County 'to -be known as the Miami
Sports Authority" (hereinafter `.!Authority").
Sec. 2. Promotion of Sports.
The Authority shall promote sports to the
greatest extent fearible and the Authority shall
strive to generate and further community support
to achieve this purpose.
The Authority shall endeavor to attract pro-
fessional sports ,franchises to utilize its facili-
ties.
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Sec. 3. Gove% fning Body.
(A) Composition. The Authority shall con-
sist of eight ; (8 ) voting members: four ( 4 ) to be
appointed by the City Commission, and four (4) to
be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners
of Dade County, Florida. In addition, there shall
be an honorary member appointed by the Governor of
the State of Florida who sha:
the deciding vote in the eve
deadlocked on any matter. Ad CITY COMMISSION
lowing shall be non -voting, a MEETING OF
OCT2 81982
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