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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2,
ARTICILE XI "BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS", DIVISION 17
"COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE (BIC)" OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CODE") TO AMEND
SECTION 2-1252 "MEMBERSHIP; QUALIFICATIONS; TERMS OF OFFICE;
VACANCIES, OFFICERS, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES AND RULES OF
PROCEDURE; MEETINGS; QUORUM; VOTING, ATTENDANCE
REQUIREMENTS" PROVISIONS TO SAID CODE; 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 2/Article XI/Division 17 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended,
entitled "Coconut Grove Business Improvement District (BIC)," is amended in the following
particulars:{1}
Chapter 2
ADMINISTRATION
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ARTICLE XI. BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS
DIVISION 17. COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE (BIC)
Sec. 2-1252. Membership; qualifications; terms of office; vacancies; officers; parliamentary
procedures and rules of procedure; meetings; quorum; voting; attendance requirements.
(a) Membership. The committee shall consist of eight fifteen voting members plus six three
non -voting members who shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary
expenses incurred in official duties, as may be determined and approved by the city manager, and
shall be composed as follows:
(1) The following shall constitute the eight fifteen voting members:
a. One member, the chairperson, shall be the city commissioner for district 2.
b. Seven Fourteen members appointed by the city commissioner for district 2.
(2) The following shall constitute the six three non -voting members:
a. The executive director of the department of off street parking.
b. An officer of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitor's Bureau "GMCVB" appointed by the
GMCVB.
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c. The executive director of the BIC.
(3) A vice -chairperson shall be selected by the committee from amongst all voting members.
(b) Qualifications. All the voting members of the BIC shall either be permanent residents of Coconut
Grove, own real property in Coconut Grove, or work or maintain a business in Coconut Grove, and
shall have good reputations for integrity and community service.
(c) Terms of office; vacancies. The provisions set forth in section 2-885 shall apply to the members
of the committee.
(d) Parliamentary authority and rules of procedure. The parliamentary authority of the committee
shall be Robert's Rules of Order (current edition), unless the committee adopts its own order of
business and rules of procedure governing its meetings, and actions on matters within its jurisdiction,
not inconsistent with the provisions set forth herein, which rules of procedure shall be filed with the city
clerk. Copies of minutes of all committee meetings shall be furnished to the mayor, commissioners
and the city manager.
(e) Meetings; quorum; and voting. All meetings of the committee shall be open to the public. The
provisions set forth in section 2-887 of this article shall apply to all members of the committee as they
relate to quorum and voting.
(f) Attendance requirements. The provisions set forth in section 2-886 of this article shall apply to all
members of the committee.
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Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in so far 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 thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof. {2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CQ.RRECTNESS:
JOG: L. ERNANDEZ
CIT T•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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