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File Number: 12-00157 Final Action Date:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 22
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI CODE, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
ENTITLED "GARBAGE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE," MORE PARTICULARLY BY
AMENDING SECTION 22-15, ENTITLED" EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND
ESTABLISHED FROM THE RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO
CHILDREN OF CERTAIN CITY EMPLOYEES; CONDITIONS FOR
IMPLEMENTATION" TO SPECIFY THE PURPOSE AND TIMEFRAME FOR THE
AWARDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended ("City Code"), will specify the purpose and timeframe for the awarding of
scholarships granted by the Solid Waste Department;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Ordinance are adopted and
incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 22 of the City Code is amended in the following particulars: {1}
"CHAPTER 22
GARBAGE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE
ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL
---Sec. 22=15.7 -Educational trust fund -established from recycling program for scholarships to children of
certain city employees; conditions for implementation.
The moneys received by the. -city from the _recycling of newspapers and other salvageable materials
.("recycling- program") -shall be separately received, maintained and accounted for in an independent
fund account to be held in the same manner as a trust account by the city for an educational fund
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hereby established upon the conditions as set forth in this section. The funds received, pursuant to the
city's recycling program, shall be the subject of a separate appropriations ordinance to be adopted by
the city commission and separately administered by appropriate personnel of the city. Upon the
accumulation of $1,000,000.00 in funds received through this recycling program, all interest, as it
accrue upon such principal amount, shall be utilized, subject to the sufficient accrual of interest, to pay
for up to five scholarships, awarded annually, to the employees of the department for college level
educational institutions or for commercial drivers license certification and up to ten scholarships to
college level educational institutions to be awarded annually by the city commission to the employees
of the department, and to the children aRel-/or legal dependants of said employees of the department,
as determined by the city commission to have the greatest need for such scholarships; each
scholarship award shall not exceed $3,000.00 annually. In the event the interest accrued upon the
$1,000,000.00 in this fund is insufficient to pay for the full amount of each scholarship, a lesser amount
of scholarship will be awarded by the city commission. Awards will be based on recommendations from
the director of the solid waste department. Said recommendations will be made based upon criteria
established by the director of the solid waste department and approved by the city commission. The
director of finance, or their designee, shall make financial reports regarding the status of such fund to
the city commission, at its request. The city commission may authorize the city administration to
establish additional criteria for selecting eligible qualified recipients`from the department.
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Section 3. 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 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} Words and/of figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall
be added. The remaining provisions are not 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 state stated herein, whichever is later.
City ofMiarni
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