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File Number: 11-00193 Final Action Date:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AMENDING CHAPTER 2,
ARTICLE II, SECTION 2-33 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION/MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION/ORDER OF BUSINESS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE", TO
PROVIDE FOR SUSPENSION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF AGENDA ITEMS RULE
ONLY BYA MAJORITY PLUS ONE VOTE OF THE CITY COMMISSION;
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 II, Section 2-33 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, entitled "Administration/Mayor and City Commission/Order of Business and Rules of
Procedure" is amended in the following particulars:{1}
"CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE II. MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
Section 2-33. Order of business and rules of procedure.
(a)The rules and regulations regarding the procedure of the city commission at all regular meetings
are hereby established and adopted.
(e) A copy of each agenda item including each resolution and ordinance and all attachments and
back-up material shall be furnished to the mayor and members of the city commission at least five full
business days before each regular city commission meeting (five-day rule) with the exception of veto
items. This rule shall be deemed suspended unless invoked by a commissioner before the commission
takes action on the resolution or ordinance in question. Once the rule is invoked no action can be
taken on the resolution or ordinance unless the rule is suspended by unanimous a majority plus one
vote of the commissioners present. If only the minimum number of commissioners necessary for a
quorum is present, and the rule is invoked, a majority vote will overrule invoking the five-day rule.
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Nonscheduled ("pocket") items may be introduced for consideration at a city commission meeting by
the mayor, each commissioner, the city manager and the city attorney provided that the city
commission unanimously deems such resolution or ordinance to be of an emergency nature.
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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 thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE Cl. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
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.
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