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Home My WebLink AboutO-13107Vop City of Miami Legislation < U R �O Ordinance: 13107 File Number: 09-01064 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Final Action Date: 10/8/2009 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 CERTAIN FUTURE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH ANY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITAND THATALL 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.$) with potential fiscal implications entered into between the City and any collective bargaining unit are properly vetted with and considered by the City Manager and the City Commission; and WHEREAS, the City desires to avail itself of the expertise of the volunteer members of its Finance Committee to advise the City Manager regarding the future fiscal impact of proposed M.O.Us with collective bargaining units and proposed collective bargaining agreements to ensure the City's continued financial solvency; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1.The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2.Chapter 18/Article IX /Division 2, entitled, "Finance/Financial Policies/Financial Integrity Principles," is amended in the following particulars:{1} City of Miand Page 1 of 3 File Id. 09-01064 (Version: 3) Printed On: 6/30/2017 File Number: 09-01064 CHAPTER 18. FINANCE Article IX. Financial Policies Division 2. Financial Integrity Principles Sec. 18-542. Financial Integrity Principles. Enactment Number: 13107 (11) Basic financial policies. The city shall endeavor to maintain financial policies, which reflect "best practices" in the areas of- f. Collective bar_gainin_g management practices. Such policy shall require that all memorandums of understanding (M.O.U.$) entered into between the city and any collective bargaining unit that amends, alters, or modifies any existing collective bargaining agreement and that may have a fiscal impact of $40,000 or more be reviewed by the budget director, reviewed by the Finance Committee with recommendations to the city manager. The Finance Committee shall provide its recommendations regarding such M.O.U.s to the city manager not less than fourteen (14) days prior to consideration by the city commission of any said M.O.U. for ratification. In the event that the Finance Committee is unable to meet within the timeframes provided herein, then the city manager may proceed to the city commission for ratification. (12) Evaluation committees. SUGh GE)Fnfflittees shall -be created, to the extent feasible, and GentraGt issues. The reGE)Fnmendations of the evaluation GE)Fnfflittee shall be provided Gt a. Solicitations. An evaluation committee, consisting of a majority 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 bargainin_g 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 city manager regarding all collective bargaining agreements. The Finance Committee shall provide its recommendations City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File Id. 09-01064 (Version: 3) Printed On: 6/30/2017 File Number: 09-01064 Enactment Number: 13107 regarding such collective bargaining agreements to the city manager not less than fourteen (14) days prior to consideration by the city commission of any said collective bargaining agreement for ratification. In the event that the Finance Committee is unable to meet within the timeframes provided herein, then the city manager shall proceed to the city commission 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} 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. City of Miami Page 3 of 3 File Id. 09-01064 (Version: 3) Printed On: 6/30/2017