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Home My WebLink AboutLegislationCity of Miami Legislation Ordinance City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 12-00538 Final Action Date: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 11 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 2-1144, BY CHANGING THE QUORUM REQUIREMENT FROM SEVEN (7) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, TO FOUR (4) MEMBERS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), sets forth the requirements for the various boards, committees and commissions of the City of Miami ("City"); and WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article XI, Division 11 of the City Code sets forth, among other things, the specific requirements for the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board ; and WHEREAS, the current quorum requirement of the Parks Advisory Board is seven (7) members and changing the quorum requirement to four (4) members will enable the Parks Advisory Board to meet on a more frequent basis; 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 Ordinance are adopted and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Chapter 2/Article XI/Division 11 of the City Code, entitled "Administration/Boards, Committees, Commissions/Parks and Recreation Advisory Board," is amended in the following particulars:{1} "CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION * * ARTICLE XI. BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS City of Miami Page 1 of 4 File Id: 12-00538 (Version: 1) Printed On: 5/17/2012 File Number: 12-00538 DIVISION 11. PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Sec. 2-1144.3. Membership: qualification: terms of office; vacancies; officers. (a) Membership. The Board shall consist of at least eleven (11) members who shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in official duties, as may be determined and approved by the commission, and shall be composed as follows: (1) Eleven (11) regular members, all of whom shall be entitled to vote, shall be appointed as follows: (i) Five (5) members appointed by the members of the commission, with each commissioner nominating one individual who must reside within his or her commission district of the city; (ii)Two (2) members who are residents of the city at -large nominated by the mayor and appointed by the commission; (iii) Four (4) members nominated by the city manager and appointed by the commission as follows: (x) One (1) representative who is an existing park program user; (y) Two (2) city resident community activists or representatives from city neighborhood community organizations; and (z) One (1) individual with an expertise in sports/ recreational activities. (2) There shall be no no -voting ex-officio members of the Board. (b) Qualifications. In addition to the specific qualifications set forth in (a) above, the general provisions set forth in section 2-884 of this article shall apply to all members of the Board. (c) Terms of office; vacancies. (1) The terms of the office of the members of the Board shall be as follows: (i) two (2) years, or (ii) until the nominating commissioner, nominating mayor, or nominating city manager leaves office, or (iii) upon recommendation for removal by the nominating commissioner, nominating mayor, or nominating city manager, as applicable, and voted upon by the members of the commission, whichever occurs first. (2) When the nominating commissioner, nominating mayor, or nominating city manager leaves office, the Board member's term shall expire. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled by nomination by the specific district commissioner, the mayor, or the city manager, as applicable, and appointment by the commission for the unexpired term. Board members shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified. (3) No Board member shall serve more than four (4) consecutive terms. Nothing set forth in the subsection above shall prohibit any individual from being reappointed to a city board after a hiatus of two (2) years. (d) Officers. The members of the board shall elect from its members a chairperson, vice -chairperson, Cite of Miami Page 2 of 4 File Id: 12-00538 (Version: 1) Printed On: 5/17/2012 File Number: 12-00538 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 (2) years in office. The vice -chairperson shall serve as chairperson in the absence of the chairperson. The secretary shall serve as chairperson in the absence of the chairperson and the vice -chairperson. Sec. 2-1144.4. Meetings; quorum; attendance requirements; rules of procedure. (a) Meetings; quorum. All meetings of said Board shall be open to the public. A majority of the Board's appointed and qualified members at such time Four members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of convening any meeting. An affirmative vote of not less than fifty percent (50%) plus one of the members present and voting at any meeting is required for any action to be taken by the members. The Board shall meet at a minimum on a quarterly basis. (b) Attendance requirements. (1) A member shall be automatically removed if (a) in a given calendar year he or she is absent from three (3) consecutive meetings: or (b) he or she is absent from four (4) properly noticed meetings within a twelve-month period without an excused absence; (2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to those individuals who are members of city boards and who are (1) reservists in the United States Armed Forces or members of the Florida National Guard and have been ordered to active military duty for national, state, or homeland defense and due to such duty cannot attend Board meetings, or (2) employees of agencies whose services are considered essential for national, state, or homeland defense and due to such services cannot attend Board meetings. (c) 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 jurisdiction, 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 commissioners, mayor, city manager, and director of the parks and recreation department. 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 thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption thereof. {2} ,�./ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:C/ JULIE O. BR6 CITY ATTORNEY City of Miami Page 3 of 4 File Id: 12-00538 (Version: 1) Printed On: 5/17/2012 File Number: 12-00538 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: 12-00538 (Version: 1) Printed On: 5/17/2012