HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRB Attendance Waiver CCMemo 07-14-2011CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: June 13, 2011
Subject: Community Relations Board
References: July 14, 2011 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members
The Community Relations Board (CRB) was created to (1) To serve in an advisory capacity to
the City Commission; (2) to foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all
economic, social, religious and ethnic groups in the City of Miami; (3) to make studies in the field
of human relations; (4) to attempt to act as conciliator in controversies involving community
relations; (5) to cooperate in the development of educational programs dedicated to the
improvement of community relations with, and to enlist the support of, civic leaders, civic,
religious, veterans, labor, industrial, commercial and eleemosynary groups; and private agencies
engaged in the inculcation of ideals of tolerance, cultural respect and understanding; (6) to prepare
studies, and have studies made, in the field of community relations, and to prepare and disseminate
reports of such studies; (7) to recommend to the Mayor, Commissioners, and the City Manager
such ordinances to carry out the purposes of the provisions set forth herein; (8) to submit an annual
report to the Mayor, Commissioners, and the City Manager; and (9) to make recommendations
regarding grants and donations on behalf of the City from foundations and others for the purpose
of carrying out the above listed functions, subject to approval by the City Commission.
Members of the Community Relations Board shall be residents of the City of Miami.
One (1) Attendance waiver is required at this time:
• Carlos Morales, appointed by Mayor Regalado on June 9, 2011 has exceeded the
number of allowed consecutive absences (3 in 2011), would require a 4/5ths waiver of
attendance.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy
of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the July 14,
2011 Commission agenda.
PAT: sa
C: George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Andres Lemos, Chairperson
Susan L. Cambridge, Community Relations Board Liaison