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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
40/ARTICLE III/SECTION 40-61, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "PERSONNEL/CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND
REGULATIONS/DEFINITIONS," GIVING ELECTED OFFICIALS AUTHORITY TO
DETERMINE THE SALARY AND TENURE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE STAFF AND
REQUIRING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF ANY BONUS GIVEN TO SUCH
STAFF BY ELECTED OFFICIALS UPON LEAVING OFFICE; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 40/ Article III/ Section 40-61, of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, entitled "Personnel/Civil Service Rules and Regulations/Definitions," is further amended in
the following particulars:{1}
"CHAPTER 40
PERSONNEL
ARTICLE Ili. CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS
Sec. 40-61. Definitions.
For purposes of this article:
Unclassified service comprises those positions specified in section 36 of the city Charter, which
shall be interpreted in accordance with the following:
(1) The city manager's "assistants and secretarial staff" shall include all members of the city
manager's personal staff. Such positions also shall include assistants and secretarial staff positions
authorized in the city budget for the mayor and each members of the city commission, provided that
employees of such positions shall be nominated by the mayor or each commissioner, who shall
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determine the salary and tenure of such employees, subject to budgetary allocation by the City
Commission and provided that any benefits afforded to such employees by a commissioner or the
mayor are consistent with benefits provided by the city generally to other city employees based on the
employee's position and/or title, and which employees shall be appointed by the city manager.
Employees on the staff of the manor or a member of the city commission shall be eligible to participate
in any extra compensation program including a lump -sum bonus payment program that may be
provided generally by the city to members of the unclassified service to reward outstanding employees
whose performance exceeds standards. Upon leaving office the mayor or a member of the city.
commission are authorized to provide a one time lump -sum bonus payment to an employee provided
that:
01 the employee's performance has exceeded standards; and
al the payment does not exceed the elected official's current year budget appropriations for that item;
and
u the city commission approves such payment.
The city manager shall place such one time lump -sum bonus payment request on the next available
city commission agenda for consideration by the city commission.
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Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance
is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JOR€ L FERNANDEZ
CIT •RNEY
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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