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File Number: 15418 Final Action Date: 1/25/2024
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AMENDING CHAPTER
2/ARTICLE II/SECTION 2-33 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION/ORDER OF BUSINESS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE," TO
LIMIT THE TIME FOR DEBATE AND DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COMMISSION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Damian Pardo
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") honors and respects the First amendment rights of
the citizens and residents of the City to speak and participate at City Commission meetings; and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Citizen's bill of rights affords the citizens and
residents of the City the right to be heard, so far as the orderly conduct of public business
permits; and
WHEREAS, the Code of the City of Miami, Florida ("City Code") provides a time limit for
members of the public to address the City Commission but does not provide a time limit on the
amount of time that a City Commissioner may speak on an item; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it to be in the best interests of the citizens and
residents of the City of Miami to amend its rules of procedure to provide for a more efficient
means of conducting the City Commission meetings;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED 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. Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-33(c) of the City Code is amended in the
following particulars:1
"CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
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.
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ARTICLE II. MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
Section 2-33. Order of business and rules of procedure.
(c) After approval of the minutes of the previous meeting(s), all business that shall come
before the city commission shall be taken up in the order as such items of business appear on
the city commission agenda in accordance with the following provisions:
(10) No member of the City Commission may speak until recognized by the presiding
officer. Each member of the Commission shall be limited to five (5) minutes of debate or
discussion on any item before the City Commission. The presiding officer may grant an
additional five (5) minutes of speaking time. Thereafter, no additional speaking time will
be granted unless approved by a majority of the City Commission.
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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 ten (10) days after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor ey 1/1672024
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
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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