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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 6, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION/ BOARDS, COMMITTEES,
COMMISSIONS/SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY," TO AMEND: (I)
FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS AND (II) INCLUDE CERTAIN AMENDMENTS
RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD, ADOPTED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION ON JUNE 14, 2001, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 12073,
WHICH INADVERTENTLY HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN SAID ORDINANCE;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority, at is meeting of
July 30, 2007, adopted a resolution recommending to the City Commission an amendment to the
ordinance governing the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority changing the frequency of the board
meetings from monthly to quarterly; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-1013 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"),
does not contain the amendments relating to the composition of the Board that were adopted by the
City Commission on June 14, 2001, by Ordinance No. 12073;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted and
incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 2/Article XI/Division 6, of the City Code, is amended in the following
particulars:{1}
"Chapter 2
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE XI. BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS
DIVISION 6. SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY
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Sec. 2-1013. Governing body.
(a) Composition. The authority shall consist of 11 members to be appointed by the city commission
as follows:
(1) One (1) member shall be the mayor who shall be a voting ex-officio member and the
chairperson thereof, and serve for a period of one (1) year.
(2) One voting member shall:
a. Be a city commissioner appointed by the city commission to serve for a period of one al year;
b. Serve as acting chairperson of the authority in the absence of the mayor; and
c. Not be reappointed for another immediately succeeding year pursuant to subsection (a)(2),
above, until each commissioner has served or has declined to serve in such capacity.
(3) Each city commissioner shall nominate two (2) members, except for the city commissioner
appointed as a voting member. The appoi tc only one member.
pursuant to subsection (a)(2). Of the two members nominated by each city commissioner, one may be
the commissioner, as an ex-officio voting member, representing that commissioner's specific district.
Commissioners appointed pursuant to this subsection may serve for a period of one year and may be
nominated and appointed for more than one consecutive year. If a commissioner is appointed
pursuant to this subsection or pursuant to subsection (a)(2), then the Commissioner shall nominate
only one additional member.
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(d) Organization, powers and duties of the authority.
(4) The authority shall hold regular merry quarterly meetings in accordance with the bylaws of
the authority, and the authority may hold such other meetings as it deems necessary. All meetings of
the authority shall be public, and written minutes of the proceedings thereof shall be maintained by the
authority. All actions taken at the meetings of the authority shall be promptly and properly recorded.
The official city policies relating to the attendance of regular board meetings shall be applicable to
members of the authority.
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Section 3. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances that are inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 5. 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 6. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof.{2}
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Footnotes:
{1} Words/and or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall
be added. Italicized words represent provisions amended by Ordinance No. 12073, adopted by the
City Commission on May 24, 2001, which were inadvertently omitted from the Code. 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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