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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
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From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: March 14, 2006
Subject: Code Enforcement Board
References: April 6, 2006 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members
The Code Enforcement Board was created to issue orders having the force of law commanding
whatever steps are necessary to bring a Code violation into compliance.
Florida Statutes Section 162.05(2) requires members of the Code Enforcement Board to be
residents of the City of Miami. City Code Section 2-812 states that whenever possible, the
board is to consist of an architect, a businessperson, an engineer, a general contractor, a
subcontractor, and a realtor.
Three (3) appointments are needed at this time, of which two (2) had terms which expired in
February, 2006:
• Vice Chairman Winton has one (1) nomination for regular seat currently held by
Steven Baird.
• Commissioner Spence -Jones has one (1) nomination for regular seat currently held by
James Moss, who has exceeded the number of absences allowed per City Code (6
absences in 2005).
Commissioner Sanchez has an appointment for regular seat wherein Luis Carlos Alvarez
was appointed on December 15, 2005. Numerous attempts to contact Mr. Alvarez
regarding his appointment have been unsuccessful.
For your convenience, we have included a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy
of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the April 6, 2006
Commission agenda. These matters were deferred from the November 3, 2005, December 15,
2005, and February 9, 2006 Commission Meetings.
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c: Victoria Mendez, Assistant City Attorney
Teresita Fernandez, Liaison/Chief, Hearing Boards
Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
Charles McEwan, Chairman, Code Enforcement Board
James Moss