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Ordinance: 12715
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 05-00604 Final Action Date: 7/28/2005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
53/ARTICLE 1/ SECTION 53.1(B) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "STADIUMS AND CONVENTION CENTERS/
IN GENERAL/ TICKET SURCHARGE ON PAID ADMISSIONS TO EVENTS/ RATE
OF SURCHARGE," BY INCREASING THE RATE OF SURCHARGE PAYMENT ON
PAID ADMISSIONS AT CERTAIN CITY OF MIAMI FACILITIES; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Department of Conferences and Conventions and Public Facilities ("Department")
recommends an increase of existing ticket surcharge rates at certain City of Miami facilities; and
WHEREAS, the ticket surcharge rates have remained unchanged since 1988; and
WHEREAS, a study by the Department has determined the increase of surcharge rates to be
reasonable and currently near or below charges in comparison to the competition; and
WHEREAS, the Department further recommends the use of surcharge revenues to augment the
Department's capital improvement budget;
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 53/ Article I/Section 53-1(b) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, entitled "Stadiums and Convention Centers/In General/Ticket surcharge on paid
admissions to events/Rate of surcharge," is amended in the following particulars:{1}
"CHAPTER 53
STADIUMS AND CONVENTION CENTERS
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 53-1. Ticket surcharge on paid admissions to events.
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(b) Rate of surcharge. Notwithstanding contractual agreements to the contrary, the rate of the ticket
surcharge shall be dependent upon the price of admission charged to attendees of a given event, as
established by the sponsor or promoter of said event, as follows:
Price of Admission Ticket
(or suggested dona- Surcharge
tion)
$ 1.00 to $ 5.00 $0.50-
$ 5.01 to $15.00 0.75
$15.01 and over 1.00
$1.00 - $14.99
$15.00 - $29.99
$30.00 and up
$0.75
$1.00
$2.00
The ticket surcharge shall apply in addition to the actual admission price and shall be exclusive of any
applicable taxes and/or service charges. Each charge shall be itemized and shown separately on
each ticket.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances that are inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 4. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provision of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days 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 remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate
omitted and unchanged material.
{2} This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
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.
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