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Ordinance: 13330
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 12-00718 Final Action Date: 7/26/2012
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 INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF AWARDS PAID ANNUALLY TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE SOLID
WASTE DEPARTMENT AND TO THE CHILDREN OR LEGAL DEPENDANTS OF
SAID EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida,
as amended ("City Code"), will increase the number of awards paid annually by the Department of
Solid Waste to the employees of the Department of Solid Waste and to the children or legal
dependants of said employees of the 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, entitled "Garbage and Other Solid Waste", is amended in
the following particulars: {1}
"CHAPTER 22
GARBAGE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE
ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL
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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 educational fund
hereby established upon the conditions as set forth in this section. The funds received, pursuant to
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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 ten fifteen scholarships, awarded annually, to educational institutions for the
employees of the department to attend educational programs or for commercial drivers license
certification; in addition and up to ten fifteen 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.
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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 immediately 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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