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File Number: 09-01064
Final Action Date:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 18,
ARTICLE IX, DIVISION 2 ENTITLED "FINANCE/FINANCIAL POLICIES/FINANCIAL
INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES" BY EXPANDING THE BASIC FINANCIAL POLICIES
AND REQUIRING THAT FUTURE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BE
SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS RECOMMENDATION
PRIOR TO RATIFICATION BY THE CITY COMMISSION; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") recognizes it has made improvements in its financial
position through adherence to financial "best practices"; and
WHEREAS, the City has formalized a series of financial principles, many of which are
currently utilized by the City, which will serve as the basis for governing the City's finances in
the future; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to further provide safeguards to ensure the City's continued
viability by requiring that all future memorandums of understanding (M.O.U.$) with potential
fiscal implications are properly vetted with and considered by the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to avail itself of the expertise of the volunteer members of its
Finance Committee to advise the City Commission regarding the future fiscal impact of
proposed collective bargaining agreements to ensure the City's continued financial solvency;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 18/Article IX /Division 2, entitled, "Finance/Financial Policies/Financial
Integrity Principles," is amended in the following particulars:{1}
CHAPTER 18.
FINANCE
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Article IX. Financial Policies
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Division 2. Financial Integrity Principles
Sec. 18-542. Financial Integrity Principles.
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(11) Basic financial policies. The city shall endeavor to maintain financial policies, which reflect
"best practices" in the areas of:
f. Collective bargaininq management practices: Such policy shall require that all
memorandums of understanding (M.O.U.$) entered into between the city and any collective
bargaining unit be reviewed by the budget director and approved by the city manager. All
M.O.U.s approved by city manager that may have a fiscal impact shall be presented to the
city commission for ratification.
(12) Evaluation committees. ,
a. Solicitations. An evaluation committee, consistinq of a maiority of citizen and/or business
appointees from outside city employment, shall be created, to the extent feasible, to review
city solicitations ("requests for proposals," "requests for qualifications," etc.). The
recommendation(s) of the evaluation committee shall be provided to the mayor and city
commission on all such solicitations prior to presentation to the city commission for official
action.
b. Collective bargaining agreements. The City of Miami Finance Committee, established
pursuant to city commission resolutions 98-631 and 98-767, shall review and provide
recommendations to the mayor and city commission regarding all collective bargaining
agreements to be presented by the city manager to the city commission for ratification.
Said recommendations shall be provided to the mayor and city commission not less than
ten (10) days prior to consideration of said agreement for ratification.
Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective immediately after final reading and adoption
thereof.{2)
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1 } Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures
shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and unchanged. Asterisks indicate
omitted and unchanged material.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
(10) days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall
become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective
date stated herein, whichever is later.
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