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Ordinance: 12805
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 06-00596 Final Action Date: 5/11/2006
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
19/SECTION 19-14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "FIRE PROTECTION/FIRE RECORDS, REPORTS AND
PHOTOGRAPHS," TO ESTABLISH A FEE FOR OBTAINING FIRE RECORDS OR
PHOTOGRAPHS IN DVD FORM AS AN ADDITIONAL OPTION; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 19-14 of Chapter 19 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Code"), establishes the fees of the City of Miami ("City") for obtaining records for fire, rescue
reports and photographs; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Fire -Rescue charges said fees to the public and the public has
expressed their preference of obtaining the information in DVD form;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and finding contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 19/Section 19-14 of the City Code entitled "Fire Protection/Fire Records,
Reports, and Photographs," is amended in the following particulars:{1}
"CHAPTER 19
FIRE PROTECTION
Sec. 19.14. Fire records, reports and photographs.
(b) Fire reports and rescue reports that are public records may be purchased from the department of
fire -rescue in accordance with the schedule established by F.S. §119.07 as follows: Charges for
one-sided copies shall be $0.15 per page and $0.20 per page for a two-sided copy, maximum size
approximately 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches. This does not prohibit the exchange of reports and
information between governmental investigative agencies.
(c) Fire photographs that are public records may be purchased from the department of fire -rescue for
$12.00 per print for black -and -white prints, and $15.00 per print for color prints. This does not prohibit
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the exchange of photographs between governmental investigative agencies.
(d) Any public record such as Incident Reports or photographs may be copied onto a DVD or CD
provided by the City of Miami for a fee of $10.00 per DVD/CD. The Department of Fire -Rescue does
not provide DVD's for this purpose to the public. This does not prohibit the exchange of reports and
information between governmental investigative agencies.
Section 3.AII 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 a section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions 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 or upon the effective date
stated herein, whichever is later.
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