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CITY MANAGERS OFFICE
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Second Reading Ordinance
CITY OF MIAMI. FL,ORIDA
INTER-0 MDR MEMORANDUM
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dministrator/City Manager
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JUN 17 2004
BUBJEOT 4 Ordinance Approving Criteria/
Selection Proem/ Allocation of
the Department of Solid Waste's
RePeRENcaa ; Recycling and Educational
anrot oeuR¢s Trust Fund
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It is respectfully recommended that the attached Ordinance, with attachments,
proposes that the City Commission approve the criteria end selection process that
has been developed by the Department of Solid Waste which will allow the
department to conduct a competitive process and make required selections and
allocations for scholarship awards annually,
BACKGRO_Ilkjp
On October 12, 1959 the City Commission approved Ordinance #1W654 which
amended Chapter 22, Garbage and Other Solid_Waste6 to establish an Educational
Trust Fund from monies received by the city from the recycling of newspapers and
other salvageable materials. Pursuant to this the funds were to be maintained in an
interest bearing account and upon the accumulation of $1,000,000 in funds received
in this manner, the interest wee to be used to pay 10, or a lesser amount of, full
scholarships to college level educational institutions to be. awarded annually by the
City Commission to children of the General Services Administration Department,
which at that time included the Solid Waste Division,
Subsequently, on July 24, 2002, the City Commission approved Ordinance #12258,
wherein amendments were made to Chapter 22, specifically, 22-15 which re-
estatSlished the Department of Solid Waste as a separate department, Therefore the
attached ordinance proposes that the City Commission approve the criteria and
selection process developed by the department and allow for the competition,
selection and award of scholarship funds annually. Additionally, this ordinance
would also establish the necessary procedures for the department to allocate the
funds to pay for said scholarships.
BUDGETARY TM1 CT
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