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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegislation FR/SR-SUBCity of Miami Legislation Ordinance: 12970 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Q tr 171 z rn z Z� �• > � on 0 ' r a 7 File Number: 07-01546 Final Action Date:2/14/2008 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING HAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "'ADMINISTRATION," BY AMENDING ARTICLE XI ENTITLED "BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS," DIVISION 12 ENTITLED "COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD," SECTION 2-1152, TO CHANGE THE QUORUM REQUIREMENT AND TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY LANGUAGE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Chapter 2 of the Code of the .7i4; of Miami, Florida, a; amended ("City Cor(::"), sets forth the requirements for the various boards, committees and commis,-.ons of the City of Miami ("City"); and WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article XI, Division 12 of the City Code sets forth, among other t;" ,gs, the specific requirements for the Community Relations Board; and WHEREAS, the ordinance that created the Community Relation.: oard, O •linance i'vc_ 11742, included provisions for the c,iJpointment and selection of a steering cor :n-,atee that was to exist until November 30, 2000, which said provisions are no Conger necessary; and WHEREAS, the current quorum requirement for the Community F_-ations Board is sever~ members and changing the quorum requirement to five will enable saic Board to meet on a more frequent basis; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION C THE Ci, rY OF MIX FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to ti- is Ordin- ce are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fui; set forth in this Section. Section 2. Chapter 2 of the City code, ::;ititled "Administration," Article XI entitled "Boards, Committees, Commissions," Division 12 entitled "Community Relations Board,"section 2-1152, is amended in the following particulars:i ` J "CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE XL BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS -- w X City of Miami Page / of 4 07- 016416 — Lejsta1 ov fl IS - sub Printed On: 5/29/2008 File Number: 07-01546 i:nuctment Number: 12970 C VISION 12.COMMUNI—Y R=LATIONS BJARD Sec.. 2-1152.. Membership; qualifications; terms c' office; vacancies; o; cers; ru..:;s of procedure; meetings; quorum; attendance regL : ments. (a) Membership. Tho community relations bo -d members shall serve without ::;,_Impensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in official duties, as may be determined and approved by the city commission, and shall be con -loosed as follows: (1) A 13-member advisory board, all c:. whom shall entitled to vote, : omprised of thre:-, members appointed by the mayor and ten rr nbers appointed by the members f the commission, with each commissioner not iiinating two . -idividuals; p (2) Ex officio members, cr.sist`.r of for chairpersons of the boars' who are not current members z v� of the board, and representatives from community organizations deter lined by the city commission, r - who shall not vote on any matter before the board, and shall not be required to attend meetings of the' 4 rz board; and o Z (3) tee -member steering committee to serve the beard in an advi:ery capacity until November r-- ¢ ;- 30, 2000, consisting of one member appointed by the commission at large, and six individuals w designated by t h o 2 . Q j (b) Qualifications. 121 22 co (1)Board. The members € of the board s ialI be broac: a e . esentativ � the social ;ial, regious, _ 0 linguistic, cultural, and economic groups comprising the population of the city. Each member shall be a resident of the city with 1 outstandirtg reputation for community pride, interest, integrity, responsibility, and business or profess 'unal ability. (2) Steering} committee. The commission at large appointment to the steering committee shall have the same r..q-ualifications as the board " bcrs set forth hereinabove. The doff members designated shall bye thoosse4ndiyiduals that the mayor and commissioners feel will hest represent said elected official. The initial apnointmerit hd ssh all be ima�� (lows: four mem-be s- (c) Terms ofoffice. .,,rs t-o- -t.e boar - shall be appointed to the board for terms expiring-Jenuapy 31, 2000, four members shall be appointed for to e7xpirin„ January 31 2 1 and four membersall b oitcd-for tcrms expiring , nuary , 2OG2, or until the nominating commissioner leaves office, whichever occurs first. All members shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed and ryuaiified The length of said';;:.i,, small bc,determr by lottery at the first meeting of the bear-ck S;ubseglnt aAppointments shall be for terms of three years or until th nominating commissioner leaves office, whichever c .curs first. All members shall continue to sera until t`leir successors have been appointed and qualified. No member shall serve moi ? than nine consecutive years on said board. Noth . p set forth `it , ein shall prohibit any individual from being reappointed to a city board after a hiatus of tvo years. : _:r determined City o; Miami Page 2 of 4 Printed On: 5/29/2008 File Number: 07-01546 Enactment Number: 12970 ice, whichever occurs first- (d) Vacancies. If a vacancy shall occur ,.)n the board, such vacancy shall be filled by the mayor or city commission after nomination by the commission,: who nominated the member whose position has become vacant, chosen exclusively ffrc:M a list of three r _imes submitted by the board members. In the event that the individuals submitted by the board do not meet the mayor's or commission's approval, the board shall submit new list of names for consideration. This process shall continue until such time a replacement has been appointed. Such appointment sh: be effective for the remainder of the unexpired term or until the mayor or the nominating commissioner leaves offices. (e) Officers. The members of the board shall select and designate from its me fibers a chairperson, vice -chairperson, secretary, and such other officers as may be deemed necessary, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. No chairperson shall serve more than two y,ars in office. The vice -chairperson shall serve as chairperson in the absence of the chi:: ;)erson. (f) Rules of procedure. The board may adopt its own order of business and rules of procedure governing its meetings, and actions on matters within its .urisdiction, not inconsistent with the provisions set forth herein, which rules of procedure shall be filed with the city clerk. Copies of minutes of all board meetings shall be furnished to the mayor, commissioners ==jnd the city manager. (g) Meetings; quorum. All meetings of said board shall be open to the public. A quorum is r-;cessary for the conduct of business by the board and shall consist of seven fiv members of the boars . An affirmative vote of not less than 50 percent of the members present and voting at any meeting is required for any action to be taken by the members. (h) Attendance requirements. The provisions set fc:' it section 2-8E - of this article shall apply to all members of the community relations board. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances that are inconsistent c: in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed. Section 4. If any section, part of section, paragraph, :lause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected. Section 5. This Ordinance shall be cor ,e effective thirty (30) days .after final reading and adoption thereof. (2) APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: JULIE O.3RU, CITY ATTORNEY TFIIS DOCUMENT IS A SUBSTITUTION TO ORIGINAL BACKUP ORIGEN AL CAN BE SEEN AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT City of Miami Page 3 of 4 Printed On: 5/29/2008 File Number: 07-01546 Enactment .Number-: 12970 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 c override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated herein, whichever is THIS DOCUMENT IS A SUBSTITUTION TO ORIGINAL BACKUP ORIGINAL CAN BE SEEN AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT City o "Viand Page 4 of 4 Printed On: 5/29/2008 SUBSTITUTED City of Miami Legislation Ordinance File Numb : 07-01546 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Final Action Dale: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE COD F THE CITY OF MIAMI, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ADMINIST TION," BY AMENDING ARTICLE XI ENTITLED "BOARDS, COMMITTEES, OMMISSIONS," DIVISION 12 ENTITLED "COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOA D," SECTION 2-1152, TO CHANGE THE QUORUM REQUIREMENT Ai . TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY LANGUAGE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISI N, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Chapter 2 of the Code'f the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), sets forth the requirements for the various bo ds, committees and commissions of the City of Miami ("City"); and WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article XI, Division of the City Code sets forth, among other things, the specific requirements for the Community Relations,Board; and WHEREAS, the ordinance that created the Comr' nity Relations Board, Ordinance No. 11742, included provisions for the appointment and selection o ;- steering committee that was to exist until November 30, 2000, which said provisions are no longer n7;cessary; and WHEREAS, the current quorum requirement for the ComNinity Relations Board is seven members and changing the quorum requirement to five will ena•.2e said Board to meet on a more frequent basis; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION ZSF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this O inance are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Chapter 2 of the City code, entitled "Administration," Article XI entitled "Boards, Committees, Commissions," Division 12 entitled "Community Relations Board,"secti::n 2-1152, is amended in the following particulars:{1} "CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE XI. BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS City of Miami Page 1 of 4 Printed On: 12/20/200i File Number: 07.01546 SUBSTITUTED DIVISION 12. COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD Sec. 1152. Membership; qualifications; terms of office; vacancies; officers; rules of procedure; meeting quorum; attendance requirements. (a) Membe hip. The community relations board members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimburse or necessary expenses incurred in official duties, as may be determined and approved by the city com ssion, and shall be composed as follows: (1) A 13-member a } isory board, all of whom shall be entitled to vote, comprised of two members appointed by the may and ten members appointed by the members of the commission, with each commissioner nominating two individuals; (2) Ex officio members, contesting of former chairpersons of the board, who are not current members of the board, and representati -s from community organizations determined by the city commission, who shall not vote on any matter efore the board, and shall not be required to attend meetings of the board; and (b) Qualifications. (1)Board. The members of the board shall be brow representative of the social, racial, religious, linguistic, cultural, and economic groups comprising t population of the city. Each member shall be a resident of the city with an outstanding reputation for ce munity pride, interest, integrity, responsibility, and business or professional ability. to the steering committee shaWhave- signatcd shall be those indiv-id-uats-that the mayor and commissioners -feel- i1-best represent said elected official. (c) Terms of office. T-he initial appointments to the board shall be mad- as follows: four members continue to serve u shall be determined by lottery at the first meeting of the board. Subsequent aAppointments shall be for terms of three years or until the nominating t ommissioner leaves office, whichever occurs first. All members shall continue to serve until their sub essors have been appointed and qualified. No member shall serve more than nine consecutive years on said board. Nothing set forth t'urein shall prohibit any individual from being reappointed to a city board after a hiatus of two years. The members Ciry of Miami Page 2 of 4 Printed On: 12/20/2007 SUBSTITUTED File Number: 07-01546 oting elected official, or until the -r-o i ati-ng commissioner leaves e—w- 1eh-ever- urs first. (d) V,: cancies. If a vacancy shall occur on the board, such vacancy shall be filled by the mayor or city commis -ion after nomination by the commissioner who nominated the member whose position has become vacant, chosen exclusively from a list of three names submitted by the board members. In the event that t individuals submitted by the board do not meet the mayor's or commission's approval, the board sha submit new list of names for consideration. This process shall continue until such time a replacement h-s been appointed. Such appointment shall be effective for the remainder of the unexpired term or ntil the mayor or the nominating commissioner leaves offices. (e) Officers. The met bers of the board shall select and designate from its members a chairperson, vice -chairperson, secret' ry, and such other officers as may be deemed necessary, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board' o chairperson shall serve more than two years in office. The vice -chairperson shall serve s chairperson in the absence of the chairperson. (f) Rules of procedure. The bord may adopt its own order of business and rules of procedure governing its meetings, and actin on matters within its jurisdiction, not inconsistent with the provisions set forth herein, which ru, s of procedure shall be filed with the city clerk. Copies of minutes of all board meetings shall be furnishe J to the mayor, commissioners and the city manager. (g) Meetings; quorum. All meetings of sa1d board shall be open to the public. A quorum is necessary for the conduct of business by the board and shall consist of coven five members of the board. An affirmative vote of not less than 50 percent of l-he members present and voting at any meeting is required for any action to be taken by the members. (h) Attendance requirements. The provisions set fo+h in section 2-886 of this article shall apply to all members of the community relations board. Y Y11 Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances that are it onsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed. Section 4. 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 baffected. Section 5. This Ordinance shall be come effective thirty (30) days aftek final reading and adoption thereof.{2} APPROVED A TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: J•RGE CITY ATTORN` DEZ { 04 Ciry of Mianv Page 3 of 4 Printed On: 12/20/2007 SUBSTITUTED File Number: 07-01546 ootnotes: {1} ords/and or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be ad•-d. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted c d unchanged material. {2} This Ord +ance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten days from the ate it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become effective immediely upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated herein, whidfyever is City of Miami Page 4 of 4 Printed On: 12/20/2007