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Ordinance: 13318
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 12-00157 Final Action Date: 3/8/2012
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. 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
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educational fund 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 accrues upon such principal amount, shall be utilized, subject to
the sufficient accrual of interest, to pay for up to five ten scholarships, awarded annually, to
educational institutions for the employees of the department to attend educational programs or for
commercial drivers license certification; in addition a-nd up to ten scholarships shall be awarded
annually to college level educational institutions by the city commission to the employees of the
department and for the children and/or legal dependants of said the 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.
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}
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.
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