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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCivil Service Exec Sec MemoMEMORAND UM 17 DATE: August 7, 2014 TO: Todd Hanon, City Clerk FROM: Tishria L. Mindingall, Executive Secretary - Civil Service Board M RE: Civil Service Board Member Attendance Requirement In accordance with Section 2-886 of the City of Miami Code (Attendance Requirement), this is to advise that one of our Civil Service Board members, Ms. Vishwani Ramlal (Elected Member), has been absent for more than three consecutive meetings (July 8th, July 22nd and August 5th). Ms. Ramlal is currently on FMLA leave, and is expected to return in September. As you know, per the referenced section of the Code, the provisions therein may be waived by a four -fifths vote of the Commission; therefore, we are asking that this matter be placed on the Commission Agenda for the September 11, 2014, so that when Ms. Ramlal returns to City service, her seat on the Board is assured. If we need to provide additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us at (305) 416-2020. /TLM § 2-885 MIAMI CODE sidered annually for an additional one-year term by a unanimous vote of the members of the city commission. (Ord. No. 11130, § 5, 3-24-94; Code 1980, § 2-429; Ord. No. 11373, § 5, 6-27-96; Ord. No. 11538, § 2, 9-9-97; Ord. No. 12016, § 1, 1-11-01; Ord. No. 12378, § 2, 6-12-03; Ord. No. 12695, § 1, 6-9-05; Ord. No. 12906, § 2, 4-12-07) Editor's note -Ord. No. 12378, § 2, adopted June 12, 2003, changed the title of § 2-885 from "Terms of office" to "Terms of office; term limit waiver." The historical notation has been retained for reference purposes. tr-Sec. 2-886. Attendance requirement. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, any board member shall be automatically removed if, in a given calendar year: (1) He or she is absent from three consecutive meetings; or (2) He or she is absent from four of the board's meetings; (3) Provided that regardless of their compli- ance with subsection (a)(1) and (2) hereinabove, members must attend at least 50 percent of all the board meetings held during a year. (b) A member of a city board shall be deemed absent from a meeting when he or she is not present at the meeting at least 75 percent of its duration. (c) The provisions of this section may be waived by a four -fifths vote of the members of the full city commission. (d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to municipal board members, as defined in F.S. § 112.501, as amended, and to those individ- uals who are members of city boards and who are: (1) Reservists in the United States Armed Forces or members of the Florida Na- tional Guard, and have been ordered to active military duty for national, state, or homeland defense and due to such duty cannot attend board meetings, or (2) Employees of agencies whose services are considered essential for national, state, or homeland defense and due to such ser- vices cannot attend board meetings. (Ord. No. 11130, § 5, 3-24-94; Code 1980, § 2-430; Ord. No. 12201, § 1, 3-14-02; Ord. No. 12906, § 2, 4-12-07) Sec. 2-887. Quorum requirements; excep- tions. (a) Except for those boards listed in subsection (b) hereinbelow, a quorum for all boards' meet- ings, shall consist of 50 percent plus one of the board's total membership. The decision of a ma- jority of the board members present and voting at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the decision of the board. (b) The following boards are subject to quorum requirements as provided for elsewhere in this Code. Audit Advisory Committee Bayfront Park Management Trust Coconut Grove Special Events and Marketing Committee Downtown Development Authority Equal Opportunity Advisory Board Mayor's International Council Miami Commission on the Status of Women Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority Parking Advisory Board Street Codesignation Review Committee Urban Development Review Board (Ord. No. 11130, § 5, 3-24-94; Code 1980, § 2-431; Ord. No. 11348, § 2, 3-14-96; Ord. No. 11801, § 2, 6-8-99, Ord. No. 11833, § 2, 9-21-99; Ord. No. 11850, § 2, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 11982, § 2, 10-26- 00; Ord. No. 11995, § 2, 11-16-00; Ord. No. 12179, § 1, 1-10-02; Ord. No. 12364, § 1, 5-8-03; Ord. No. 12386, § 2, 7-17-03; Ord. No. 12471, § 2, 1-8-04; Ord. No. 12519, § 2, 4-8-04; Ord. No. 12623, § 7, 12-9-04; Ord. No. 12743, § 2, 11-17-05; Ord. No. 12906, § 2, 4-12-07) Supp. No. 35 CD2:72