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Home My WebLink AboutO-08840ORDINANCE NO 884° AN ORD/NANCE St TTtNG FORTH A FRotiOSED CHARTER AMtNb1 NT AMENDING StrCTIONS 4(a), 4(ti) AND 11(h) OF THE CHARTER 0r THt t tTY OF MIAMI To FRoVIDB FOR AN ENLARGED CITY COMMISSION FROM FIVt TO NINE MEMBERS WITH 'THt FOUR ADDITIONAL CITY COttMISS10NERS TO ttt; t t,RCTt b FROM FOUR bISTRICTS tat otNNINC t41TH THE 1979 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR A METHOD OF ESTAfttSHtNO THE SAtb DISTRICTS; PRO- VIDING FOR A FOUR YtsAR TtRM OF OFFiCt FOR SAID ADD1T1oNAL COMMISStoNt RS; S1Jt3MITTINC THE FRoPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY of MIAt1t AT. THE SPECIAL Mt1NtCtPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMi Bi R 7, 1978; PROVIDINGPROV/DING THAT THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT SHALL flE REFERRED TO AS "PROPOSED MIAMI CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1"; CONTA1NINO A REI'1:AL1,R PROVISION AND A SEVERA31LITY CLAUSE, WHEREAS, the population composition of the City of Miami has changed substantially over the past 20 years; and WHEREAS, it is desirable to provide opportunities for more people to participate directly in the affairs of local government; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners for Dade County, Florida, must approve the ballot form of any charter amendment, question prior to placement on the ballot; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section I. The City Commission of the City of Miami hereby submits the following proposed charter amendment for submission to the electors of the City of Miami at the Special Municipal Election of November 7, 1978, to become effective upon its approval by the electors: CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 Sections 4(a), 4(b) and 13(b) of the City of Miami Charter, Chapter 10847, Special Acts, Laws of Florida, 1925, as amended, are 1/ hereby further amended in the following particulars;^ "Section 4, Form of government, (a) General description,' The form of government of the City of Miami, Florida, provided for under this rxwar r:swWWwarrerrrW--errW--awrswae w,ar w-nr s aye ww wrW aew-s sw w sw WWWW s waarw--sae Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted, Underscored words and/or figures constitute the amendment proposed, Remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged, asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material, Chatter shall be kttoWtt as the ' dohtnission Manager `puff and the cofntnissiott shall cahsist of €4tie.(4 citiaetts, Who are qualified voters of the city WWI five._..( ) ttho shall be elected at large in tnantler heteitlafter ptovidedfl four.1.4), th.t..e_heA.i. be....:e.1eeted bi.y.. di.stri:c_t.. itt fitatttte.r, hete„ins.f,tet _p.toV,id.e.d► * * * (b) glectiott of tommission, tettns of office; recall.. The commission shaii consist of five nine retnbetsz five, who shall be elected from the city at large iti groups numbered one through five, and four, who_shai.l be elected. from districts desigtated "A" through__"b ► One of the said commissioners elected at large shall be the mayor and shall be elected by the people front the group to be Numbered 1 and all persons desiring to qualify as candidate for mayor shall file in Group 1► * * * All persons desiring to qualify for commissioners to be elected at large shall file in groups numbered It through V► All persons desiring to qualify for com- missionets to be elected by district shall file in groups designated "A" through,"D",. * * * Four (4) commissioners shall be elected from one of each of,fout (4) districts designated "A", "$", "C" and "'b". Any person desiring to qualify for the office of commissioner elected by district must be a resident of the designated district in which he is seeking to qualify. The initial geographic boundaries of the four (4). districts designated "A", "B", "C" and "D" shall be established by the city commission on or before May 1, 1979, based upon study and recommendations from the city manager and the director of the planning department. District boundaries shall be established so that all districts are as nearly equal in population and are arranged in a logical and compact geographic pattern to the extent possible. Within six (6) months after pub- lication of each official federal census of Dade County, the city commission shall review the geographic bound- aries of the four (4) designated districts herein in order to insure that all districts are as nearly equal in population as practicable. After the initial estab- lishment of the aforesaid districts, there will be an election of the four (4) commissioners from the desig- nated districts at the regular municipal election in November, 1979. Commissioners elected from districts "A" and "B" shall be elected first for two (2) year term and thereafter for four (4) year terms. Commissioners elected from districts "C" and "D" shall be elected first for a four (4) year term and thereafter for four (4) year terms. * * * Vacancies shall be filled as provided in section 13(a) of the Charter of the City of Miami except that a vacancy occurring in the office of a commissioner elected by district shall only be filled by a person residin& within the designated district where the vacancy arose. * * * *An alternative date of Tuesday, November 7, 1978, is also hereby authorized for such special municipal election, subject to the ultimate determination by the Supervisor of Elections of Dade, County, Florida, 2 PIP 8840 "Section 1 g Election when terms of €stif e.ight or mdte commissioners ekpite simultaneously. Where the tetras of €eet eight or More cotntnissionets eitpite simultaneously at one genetai election then the number ofcottttnissionets requited to constitute a commission of five nine members shall be elected for the terms of office in accordance with the.stajgered formula prescribed by section 4 of the Chatter of the City of Miami." Section 2. The proper City officials are hereby insttucted and directed to take the actions necessary for the submission of this "Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1" to the electors of the City of Miami by placing it on the ballot as CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 in sub- stantially the following form: Shall Sections 4(a), 4(b) and 13(b) of the Chatter of the City of Miami be amended to provide for an enlarged City Commission from five to nine members with the four additional City Commissioners to be elected from four districts beginning with the 1979 regular municipal election, with further provisions for a method of establishing the said districts and for a four year term of office for said additional Commissioners? Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance shall be held to be unconstitutional, or void, the remaining provisions of this ordi- nance shall, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect. Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, insofar as they are inconsistent with or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY THIS 27th day of July, 1978. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY this 28th day of July, 1978. R LPH G, ONGIE, CITY CLER PRP RED AND APPROVED BY; ROBIERT P. CIARK ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY Maurice A. Ferre MAURICE A. FERRE, MAYO R ED AS TO FO ; CORRECTNESS; O ORGF. KND CITY £TTORNEY 8 8 ' . 0 4 It tri 4. 3 11 4 . 12 13 14 15 1,4 19 21 23 24 25 21, 2/4 311 31 32 33 34 r2r. 2: 111 11 111 1111 II 11 111111111 4,1a_lysis by: Ci Ty 1111111 /11 !fa rrst SouIls 12 v C) So 1.3711 ave.v C.) 111111 111 11 11 -Po pu tato, non- la.1-1,1 Spo,n_ -i5 Wyk tte- 354,304, 811,101 2LIT. 110,986 '.. '.21213 I. - 4 - • ; • • 26554/ 7461° io0o9 ; 144097 - 1 /98, Ig3 5470 • . • • SST!!! ; I •2.3 6/5.2ci 2 1 • 5• 3 /5° 5.26 I I ; q7cci I-. I 7/,3/7 .2070 7a9 . gi5 g .12 523 3007 g 98 7 621/3 Tol" --Rel IciTtn goT -19 W lie. V oTt Spckh-Am. VoT Q 1/S/3 33,553 427; • /56'4 /76/L /3' 9641 AO ,; i . ; 411' `A. 1 I i 21 .61 ••••11., 44 MIAMI REVIEW AND DAILY RECORD Published Daily except Saturday. Sunday and Legal Holidays Miami: bade County. Florida. StAtE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF DADE: Before the undersigned authority personally ap• neared Sarah Williams. who on oath says that she is the Dirertor of Legal Advertising of the Miami Review and Daily Record, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidaysnewspaper, published at Miami in Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of adver- tisement, being a Legal Advertisement or Notice in the matter of CITY OF MIAMI Ret Ordinance No. 8840 xxxxx in the Court, was published in said newspaper in the issues of August 244 1978 ,ant further says that the said Miami Review and Daily Record is a newspaper published at Miami, in said Dade County, Florida. and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Dade County Florida. each day (except Saturday, Sun• day and Legal Holidaysl and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Miami, in said Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the firs( publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that she has neithe id nor promised any person, firm or corpora. Lion . . iscount, rebate, commission or refund for the our of securing t ertisement for publication in t aid newspa e this 8 Nota `, P _slrillb,` Large (SEAL) My Commission expires MR-70 CITY Olt MIAMI bAbt COUNTY. FLORIDA CHANG)NG bATE OF ELECTION TO NOV. 7. 197E LEGAL NOTICE All Intere*ted will take notice that on the 21th day of July, ton the City Comirils!(bn of Mlavni, Florida adopted the ,fotlowing titled Or. dinante: ORDINANCE NO, B340 AN ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AMENDING SECTIONS 4t4), 4(b) AND 13(b) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO PROVIDE FOR AN ENLARGED CITY COMMISSION FROM FIVE TO NINE MEMBERS WITH THE FOUR ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSIONERS TO BE. ELECTED FROM FOUR DISTRICTS BEGINNING WITH THE 1979 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR A METHOD OF ESTABLISHING THE SAIb DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM OF OFFICE FOR SAID ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONERS; SUBMITTING THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AT THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 7,1978; PROVIDING THAT THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS "PROPOSED MIAMI CHARTER AMENDMENT. NO. 1' ; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. RALPH G. ONGIE CITY CLERK CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA Publication of this notice on the 24 day of August, 1978: 8/24 ' M 082431 MIAMi REVIEW ANb tiAILV IPECtlitb P, hushed Daily except Saturday. Sunday and Legal Holidays Miami Dade County. Florida, STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF DADE Before the undersigned authority personally ap- peared Becky Caskey. who on oath says that she is the Assistant Director of Legal Advertising of the Miami Review and Daily Record, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Dade County. Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Advertisement or Notice In the matter of CtTY OP MtAMt Re: Ordinance No. 8840 in the . .. XXXX. X Court, was puhlished in said newspaper in the Issues of August 24, 1978 Affiant further says that the said Miami Review and Daily Record is a newspaper published at Miami, in said Dade County. Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Dade County, Florida. each day (except Saturday, Sun- day and Legal Holidays) and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Miami, in said Dade County. Florida. for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and aftiant further says that she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corpora- tion any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the Purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said ne spaper (SEAL) My Commission ex M R •67 CITY OF MIAMI DADE COUNTY► FLOfitlbA CHANGING. DATE OF ELECTION TONOV, f,1f;I LEGAL NOTICE -All interested will take hotite that on the 28th day of July, 1978 the City Commission of Miami, Florida adopted the following titled or. dinence: ORDINANCE NO.8840 AN ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AMENDING SECTIONS 4(a), 4(b): AND 13(b) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CiTY OF MIAMI TO PROVIDE FOR AN ENLARGED CITY COMMISSION FROM FiVE TO NINE MEMBERS WITH THE FOUR ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSIONERS TO BE ELECTED FROM FOUR DISTRICTS BEGINNING WITH THE 1979 REGULAR MUNICiPAt. ELECT10Nt.PROW DING,PORAlA11TNOD ESTABLISHING THE SAID DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM OF OFFICE FOR SAID ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONERS; SUBMITTING THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AT THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 7,1978; PROVIDING THAT THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS "PROPOSED MIAMI CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1"; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. RALPH G. ONG1E •- CITY CLERK CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA Publication of this notice on the 24 day of August, 1978' 8/24 M 082431 CHANGING DATE OF ELECTION TO NOVA 7, 1 70 LEGAL NOTICE All interested will take notice that on the 28th day of July, 1878 the City Commission of Miami, Florida adopted the following titled ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 884O ........... AN ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AMEND/NO SECTIONS 4(a), 40) AND 13(b) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO PROVIDE FOR AN ENLARGED CITY COMMISSION FROM FIVE TO NINE MEMBERS t4ITH THE FOUR ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSIONERS TO BE ELECTED PROM POUR DISTRICTS BEGINNING WITH THE 1979 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR A METHOD OF ESTABLISHING THE SAID DISTRICTS; PRO- VIDItLQFOR A FOUR YEAR TERM OF OFFICE FOR SAID _ ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONERS; SUBMITTING THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AT THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEM- BER 7, 1978; PROVIDING THAT THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS "PROPOSED MIAMI CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1"; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERA3ILITY CLAUSE.' RALPH G. ONGIE CITY CLERK CITY OF MIAMI,FLORIDA MIAMI REVit11N ANb bAILY PEtoktt! hirhlrthed Daly ra rnt Saturday. Sunday and Legal Holidays Miami Dade County Florida STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF DADE Sefnre the undersigned authority persanally ap• neared Sarah tit;ilams, who oft oath Says that She is the Mrrrtnr bf Legal Advertising of the Miami Review and Daily Record a daily ie'ecent Saturday. Sunday and t ryat Holidays = newspaper published at Miami in Dade County !Honda, that the attached copv of adver• t/cement bring a Lertal Advert. srmcnt of Notice in the matter of CITY 01+ MIAMI Ret Ordinance No, 8840 xxxx in the Cetrrt was nubi;shrd in said newspaper in the issues of August 4, 1978 Affiant further says that the said Miami Review and Daily Record is a newspaper published at Miami. in said Dade County- Florida and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in Said Dade County Florida each day +except Saturday, Sun• day and Legal Holidays, and has been entered as Second class mail matter at the post office in Miami in said Dade County Ftcrida for a period rt one year nerf tirrreding the first publication of the attached coby of advertisement and aftiant further says that she hat neither aid nor promised any person. firm er corpora• Istount rebate. commission or refund for the e .1 Securing thissjQ;:ertisrment for publication rid neVysnane,•*' 401 S� un trend subscribed halo rr nip this 4th at *.:A 1117 A R. Y ,Q 78 ».� a q 0. Caro a _. _._..y Notrgw u��. State of 000�hrrrdsli t arge f. My Commission espirA/�e , r 8. lsA �ffffllllllll/11 ties a porn n foie Ill�lunlu • r1 3 CITY OF MiAMII DAD COUNTY, FLORIDA LEGAL NOTICE ALL INTERESTEb WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT ON THE 28TH DAY OF JULY,1918 THE CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA 'ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING TITLED ORDINANCES: ORDINANCE NO, *$40- AN OROINANCE.SETTING FORTH A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AMENDING SECTIONS 4(s), 4(b) AND 13(b) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO PROVIDE FOR AN ENLARGED CITY COMMISSION FROM FIVE TO NINE MEMBERS WITH THE FOUR ADDITIONAL. CITY COMMISSIONERS TO BE ELECTED FROM FOUR DISTRICTS BEGINNING WITH THE 1979 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR A METHOD OF ESTABLISHING THE SAID DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM OF OFFICE FOR SAID ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONERS; SUBMITTING THE, PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AT THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION PROVIDING THAT THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS"PROPOSED MIAMI CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1"; CONTAINING'A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. RALPH G. ONGIE CITY CLERK MIAMI, FLORIDA Publication of this notice on the 4 day of August, 1978 8/4 M 080438 t,t1R•EO 44- It italtitt (1.0Bitik o ti Mint* VR\tit;i14, fiefeby eeriissiottitv that thy A‘r 1), Tterit floc, tot., on.1 and rot4oiltg mdlo too: t“ts po,ted nt 1)0,4 of lh b. (*nein:, tut llousc at th: ri felt nti s and 1,11 lc:Lions by attaching 1/4.tia tti the phi:, 1:rov:.ed thurctiot, WitNESS my hat attd t e offitiat sel of sat City this.,...Zr.ddy A. D. 19. • •