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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegislation FR/SRCity of Miami Legislation Ordinance City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 11-00422 Final Action Date: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 7 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION/ BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/OVERTOWN ADVISORY BOARD/OVERTOWN COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT BOARD," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 2-1052(2)(F), ENTITLED "MEMBERSHIP", TO ALLOW FOR AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD TO FILL BOARD VACANCIES; CONTAINING 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 7 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is amended in the following particulars:{1} "CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE XI. Boards, Committees, Commissions Division 7. Overtown Advisory Board/Overtown Community Oversight Board * Sec. 2-1052. Membership. (a) Generally. The Overtown Community Oversight Board shall consist of 11 members (other than youth board members), five of whom shall be elected and six of whom shall be appointed, as hereinafter set forth. In addition, there shall be two youth members of the Overtown Community Oversight Board, one to be appointed by the commissioner representing district five and one to be appointed by the Overtown Community Oversight Board. City of Miami Page 1 of 4 File Id: 11-00422 (Version: 1) Printed On: 5/6/2011 File Number- 11-00422 (b) Qualifications. Members of the Overtown Community Oversight Board shall be persons of knowledge, experience, mature judgment and background, having ability and desire to act in the public interest in order to make informed and equitable decisions concerning the Overtown area. (1) Each person seeking membership on the Overtown Community Oversight Board who is not seeking appointment as a youth board member shall be deemed qualified if he/she is 18 years of age or older, and: a. Resides in the Overtown area; b. Owns property in the Overtown area; c. Is an employee or board member of a community based organization or community development corporation located in or providing services to the Overtown area; or d. Owns or is an employee of a business in the Overtown area. (2) Each person seeking membership on the Overtown Community Oversight Board who is seeking appointment as a youth board member shall be deemed qualified if he/she is more than 14 and Tess than 19 years of age; and a. Resides in the Overtown area, and b. Attends an accredited educational institution in the Overtown area. * (d) Procedure for appointment of members. * (1) The district five city commissioner shall appoint five members to the Overtown Community Oversight Board, and the mayor of the city shall appoint one member. In addition, the district five city commissioner shall appoint one youth board member and the Overtown Community Oversight Board shall appoint one youth board member. (2) No appointment shall be made by the district five city commissioner, the mayor of the city or the Overtown Community Oversight Board until notice has been given in a newspaper of general circulation in the city of the appointments to be made to the Overtown Community Oversight Board at least 30 days prior to the making of an appointment, which shall have solicited and encouraged the public and professional or citizen organizations within the Overtown area having interest in and knowledge of the Overtown area to submit names of persons and their qualifications for consideration as prospective appointees of the Overtown Community Oversight Board. At least ten days prior to the making of any appointment, the district five city commissioner, the mayor and the Overtown Community Oversight Board shall cause to have available to the public, and shall publicly make announcement that the list of names thus submitted, together with a short statement of the qualifications of each person, is prepared and City of Miami Page 2 of 4 File Id: 11-00422 (Version: 1) Printed On: 5/6/2011 File Number. 11-00422 available for public inspection and consideration. In reaching decision on appointments, the district five city commissioner, the mayor and the Overtown Community Oversight Board shall give due consideration to the names thus submitted. (3) In addition, the district five city commissioner, the mayor and the Overtown Community Oversight Board shall, at least ten days prior to the making of any appointment, cause to have available to the public, and shall publicly make announcement that the names of prospective appointees submitted by the district five city commissioner, the mayor and the Overtown Community Oversight Board and a short statement of qualifications of such persons are available for public inspection and consideration. No person shall be appointed to membership on the Overtown Community Oversight Board whose name and qualifications have not been made publicly available in the manner set out herein. (e) Terms of office. The members of the Overtown Community Oversight Board shall serve for two-year terms, expiring during the month of September. Notwithstanding the above, members of the board may serve until the city commission's ratification of the results of the election of new board members held following the expiration of a term. (f) Vacancies. Vacancies in the membership of the Overtown Community Oversight Board shall be filled by the district five city commissioner in the manner set forth in subsection (d) for appointed members or may be filled at the discretion of the district five city commissioner by any person who meets the qualifications set forth in Section (b)(1) herein. Section 2. 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 3. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor. {2} APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS JULIE O. BRU CITY ATTORNEY City of Miami Page 3 of 4 File Id: 11-00422 (Version: 1) Printed On: 5/6/2011 File Number: 11-00422 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. City of Miami Page 4 of 4 File Id: 11-00422 (Version: 1) Printed On: 5/6/2011