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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinanceCity of Miami Legislation Ordinance City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 14-00527 Final Action Date: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 11.5/ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "CIVILIAN COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW/THE CITY OF MIAMI CIVILIAN INVESTIGATIVE PANEL," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 11.5-28, ENTITLED "MEMBERSHIP; NOMINATION OF MEMBERS; TERMS OF OFFICE AND VACANCIES; APPOINTMENT OF THE CIP NOMINATING COMMITTEE," TO AMEND THE MEMBERSHIP, APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND TERMS OF OFFICE; 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 11.5/Article II/Section 11.5-28 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is amended in the following particulars:{1} "CHAPTER 11.5 CIVILIAN COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW ARTICLE II. THE CITY OF MIAMI CIVILIAN INVESTIGATIVE PANEL Sec. 11.5-28. Membership; nomination of members; terms of office and vacancies; appointment of the CIP nominating committee. (a) Membership. The CIP shall consist of thirteen 13) members who shall reflect the racial, gender, ethnic, religious, linguistic, sexual orientation and cultural diversity of the city. The membership shall include at least two (2) members from each of the five (5) city commission districts who permanently reside in, own real property in, or work or maintain a business in, each of those districts. The CIP members shall be appointed as follows: (1) The city commissioners shall select ten members from the names submitted by the CIP nominating committee Each city commissioner shall recommend two (2) members subject to appointment by the city commission; (2) The mayor shall recommend two (2) members from the names submitted by the CIP nominating committee for consideration for appointment by the city commission; (3) The chief of police of the city shall appoint one (1) member, who shall serve at the City of Miami Page 1 of 4 File Id: 14-00527 (Version: 1) Printed On: 8/27/2024 File Number: 14-00527 will of the chief of police. (b) Nomination of members. {1) The CIP shall appoint a CIP nominating committee to solicit and screen applications, interview potential candidates to be appointed for membership and submit such candidates. The CIP, upon majority vote, shall submit nominations to the city commission for appointments to fill vacancies on the CIP. All appointments to the CIP should be made to maintain the diversity and composition of the CIP set forth in subsection (a). {2) The CIP nominating committee shall solicit applications -in -English, Spanish and Creole for members of the CIP in public notices disseminated throughout the community and through the media and city NET Offices. In addition, applications may be submitted to the CIP directly by members of the city and organizations. {3) All applications considered by the CIP nominating committee and the CIP shall be c✓aluated without regard to the individual or entity that solicited or submitted the application. {c) Appointment of the CIP nominating committee and selection of appointees to the CIP. {1) The CIP nominating committee shall be composed of five members of the CIP, with one -member -representing each of the five commission districts, except as set forth in subsection (2)a. CIP nominating committee members shall be approved by a majority vote of the CIP. {2) The CIP nominating committee shall reflect the racial, gender, ethnic, religious linguistic, sexual orientation and cultural diversity of the city. a: In the event the CIP does not include at least one member representing the CIP nominating committee with members of the general public who permanently reside in, own real property in, or work or maintain a busine.s in, the unrepresented districts. To fill such vacancies, the CIP shall solicit applications ih, Spanish and Creole for CIP nominating committee members in public notices disseminated throughout the community and through the media and city NET Offices, with an emphasis on the unrepresented district or districts. In addition, applications may-bc-submitted by comma inity baser! civic ant! social service groups Ieagl les anti organizations f' When the composition of the CIP includes at least two members from each me -mbar -of -the CIP nominating committee who serves pursuant to subsection (2)a. shall be replaced by a CIP member representing the samc commission district. City of Miami Page 2 of 4 File Id: 14-00527 (Version: 1) Printed On: 8/27/2024 File Number: 14-00527 {-3-} No CIP nominating committee member shall serve on more than two consecutive nominating committees. (d)Qualifications for members of the CIP. (1) All members of the CIP shall be either permanent residents of the city, own real property in the city, or work or maintain a business in the city, except for the appointee of the chief of police, and shall have good reputations for integrity and community service and shall have no record of a felony conviction. (2) No appointee to the CIP, nor any member of the appointee's immediate family, except for the appointee of the chief of police, shall be currently employed by the city nor be a sworn former employee of the city police department. No appointee may be currently a party or party's legal representative in litigation against the city. The filing of a complaint against the city alleging liability of the city through actions of any police or other sworn or enforcement personnel shall immediately disqualify any appointee from serving on the CIP. Any appointee who has been the legal representative of any party in litigation against the city is prohibited from serving on the CIP for two (2) years from the conclusion of such litigation. (3) Upon assuming the duties of CIP membership members shall complete training in ethics, conflict of interest, public records and the Florida Sunshine Law, and shall commit to complete Citizens Police Academy Training or approved training through NACOLE (National Association of Citizens' Oversight of Law Enforcement) or equivalent programs. If the individual appointed by the chief of police is a former police officer or if any of the other appointees have completed citizens police academy training or approved training through NACOLE or equivalent programs within one (1) year prior to the individual's appointment to the CIP, such individual is exempt from the requirement for such law enforcement training only. (e)) [Appointment by majority vote.] The city commission shall appoint all members of the CIP (except the appointee of the chief of police) by majority vote exclusively from the nominations submitted to it by the nominating committee. {f)LQ [Vacancies.] Vacancies (other than the position to be filled by the city police chief) in the membership of the CIP shall be filled by the city commission by majority vote elusively from names submitted to it by the CIP. {g-)Terms of office. The terms of office of the members of the CIP appointed by the city commission shall be for three (3) years. The terms of the members appointed by the city commission shall be unaffected by the terms of the mayor and city commissioners. CIP members shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified. To effect the transition of the existing membership of the CIP, as of the effective date of Ord. No. 13186, the nominating committee chair of the existing CIP City of Miami Page 3 of 4 File Id: 14-00527 (Version: 1) Printed On: 8/27/2024 File Number: 14-00527 submit nominations of proposed new CIP members consistent with the requirements of this section directly for appointment by the city commission. In no event, however, shall a No CIP member serve more than six (6) consecutive years on the CIP. *11 Section 2. If any section, part of a 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 thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption thereof.{2} 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: 14-00527 (Version: 1) Printed On: 8/27/2024