HomeMy WebLinkAboutcover memoCITY OF MIAMI
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Commissioners of the City of Miami
FROM: Maria J. Chiaro, Interim City Attorney i`
DATE: August 31, 2004
RE: Proposed Emergency Ordinance for September 9, 2004 City Commission
Meeting Amending Chapter 45 to prohibit unconscionable prices (price gouging)
during a declared state of emergency. (File No. 04-01011)
The attached, proposed emergency Ordinance amends Chapter 45 of the City of Miami Code,
entitled "Public Order," by amending Sections 45-2 and 45-4 and adding new Section 45-8
pertaining to unconscionable prices (price gouging).
This Ordinance prohibits unconscionable prices during a declared state of emergency pursuant
to Florida Statutes Chapters 252, 870, and 501.160 and Miami -Dade County Code Chapters 8A and
8B. The declaration may be made at the municipal, county, state, and/or federal level. The City
already has emergency measures in place during a declared state of emergency pertaining to
curfews and prohibitions against ammunition, firearms, alcoholic beverages and improper sale or
transfer of combustible liquids, gas, etc.
The purpose of this Ordinance is to set measures in place necessary for the protection of life:
and property, threatened by man-made, natural, or technological disasters and/or emergencies by
preventing price -gouging during a City declared state of emergency.
W 1097/VM/mgc
Attachment
C: Joe Arriola, City Manager
Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
AS: w1097