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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: April 13, 2004
of the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Subject: Mayor's International Council
References: April 22, 2004 Agenda
Enclosures:
The Mayor's International Council was created to (1) plan and implement the City's International
Trade promotion policies for the purposes of stimulating commercial and residential development
and expanding the City's tax base through the promotion of foreign trade and local investment in
accordance with the bylaws adopted by the Council; (2) serve in an advisory capacity for the City of
Miami Sister Cities Program to plan, implement, and oversee the City's international, professional,
and technical educational and cultural exchanges, promotion and policies to create and stimulate
friendly and meaningful relationships; and (3) coordinate protocol requirements for national and
international events and dignitaries pursuant to the standard and practices adopted by the Council.
This is a new board created by Ordinance 12386 on July 17, 2003 and amended by Ordinance
12520 on April 8, 2004. Fifteen (15) voting members need to be appointed:
• The Commission At -Large has one (1) appointment for a City Commissioner who shall
be Vice -Chairperson of the Council.
• The Commission appoints seven (7) members.
• Mayor Diaz has seven (7) appointments.
• The Mayor serves as an ex-officio, non -voting member, in accordance with Code Sec. 2-35.
By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the April
22, 2004 Commission agenda.
PAT:ss
c: Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
Maria J. Chiaro, Assistant City Attorney