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Mot. 82-328 (4/22/82)
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW DEPARTMENT TO BE
KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A
DIRECTOR BY THE CITY MANAGER; PRESCRIBING THE
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT; CON-
TAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABI-
LITY CLAUSE
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WHEREAS, it is the vital interest of, the City of Miami to
establish a Department to deal exclusively with economic develop-
ment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Motion No. 82-286 the City Manager pre-
sented the City Commission with a recommendation whereby the Depart-
ment of Trade and Commerce Development would be divided into two
departments, one dealing exclusively with economic development and
the other with international teat -/ and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Motion Ndi 82-328 the City Commission
accepted the above mentiond3'recommendation by the City Manager,
thereby creating tho neejlAo create the Department of Economic
jDevelopment; and,
WHEREAS, Seption's 19A of the Charter of the City of Miami pro-
vides that the 4mi'ssion may create new departments or discontinue
any departmgnt .i land determine, combine, and distribute the functions
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and dut;es o epartments and subdivisions thereof; and
WHA it is the desire of the City Commission to exercise
such authe)Oity and to create a new department to be known as the
DepartmentMof Economic Development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. A department to be known as the Department of
Economic Development is hereby created.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to appoint a
director of the Department of Economic Development. The director