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CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge L. Fernan ) orney
DATE: August 27, 2007
RE:
Proposed Resolution -September 11, 2007 City Commission Meeting
Approving, setting forth and submitting to the electorate a proposed „charter
amendment to establish a Citizens' Bill of Rights in the City Charter.
(File 07-00438b)
The Miami -Dade County Charter contains a Citizens' Bill of Rights that is applicable to
municipalities in Miami -Dade County. On May 10, 2007, the City Commission adopted
Resolution No. 07-0276, thereby directing the City Attorney to prepare a proposed charter
amendment that would establish a Citizens' Bill of Rights in the City Charter that would
contain some of the same provisions found in the Miami -Dade County Charter as well as
certain provisions not presently contained in the Miami -Dade County Charter.
The Resolution calls for and directs a Special Municipal Election to be held in the City
of Miami, Florida, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Miami for their approval or
disapproval the measure known as Charter Amendment No. 1. The ballot language would read
as follows:
"Shall the Miami Charter be amended to establish a Citizens' Bill of
Rights to guarantee access to government, truth in government, access
to public records, maintenance of minutes and ordinance register, right
to be heard, right to notice, right to public hearing, no unreasonable
postponements, prompt notice of actions and reasons, Manager's and
City Attomey's reports, conservation and protection of natural
resources and scenic beauty, and nondiscrimination, and providing for
remedies and construction?"
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Attachment
cc: Pedro Hernandez, City Manager
Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk
Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
Doc. No.: w1357