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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, AND THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), ON BEHALF OF THE CITY'S
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL
INAUGURATION TASK FORCE IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA FROM
JANUARY 15, 2009, TO JANUARY 21, 2009.
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding is to outline the mission of the
Presidential Inauguration Task Force ("PITF") in the Washington, D.C., area from January 15, 2009 to
January 21, 2009; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement personnel of the City of Miami ("City") Department of Police will be
part of this PITF; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the PITF is to achieve maximum coordination and cooperation by
combining resources to promote the safety of the President of the United States, inaugural
participants, the public, visitors and residents while allowing individuals and groups to exercise their
legal rights; and
WHEREAS, the PITF is a joint operation in which all agencies, including the Metropolitan Police
Department of District of Columbia, Office of the United States ("U.S.") Attorney for District of
Columbia, United States Marshals Service, the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the National Park Service, the City's Department of Police and other agencies, act as
partners in the operation of the PITF; and
WHEREAS, all units that are participating agencies will coordinate their activities and be
considered a member of the PITF, sharing information and coordinating investigative and law
enforcement efforts which may result from any apprehensions originating from the PITF;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted
by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute a Memorandum of Understanding, in
substantially the attached form, with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Metropolitan
Police Department of the District of Columbia, and the City, on behalf of the City's Department of
Police, to participate in the PITF in the Washington D.C. area, from January 15, 2009, to January 21,
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2009.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1 } The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter
and Code provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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