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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 15-00143 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RESCINDING RESOLUTION
NOS. 94-755 AND 95-480 IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU
THEREOFANEW RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES
FOR NEWSPAPERS WHICH, CONDITIONED UPON COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
REQUIREMENTS THAT MAY BE IMPOSED BY FLORIDA STATUTES, CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES ARE PERMITTED TO USE FOR PUBLISHING
PUBLIC NOTICES; AND FURTHER LISTING THE NAMES OF THE NEWSPAPERS
APPROVED FOR SAID USE.
WHEREAS, the communication of information pertaining to the City of Miami's ("City")
governmental activities is vital to an informed and involved public; and
WHEREAS, Florida's Legislature established in Section 50.31, Florida Statutes, certain criteria for
newspapers in which legal notices and processes may be published; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 94-755, adopted October 27, 1994, established criteria and
procedures for newspapers which City departments and offices were permitted to use for publishing
public notices and further listed the names of certain newspapers to be added to an existing list of
newspapers used for such notices; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 95-480, adopted July 13, 1995, amended Resolution No. 94-755 to
expand the designated newspapers to be used for supplemental or courtesy advertisements on a
rotational basis; and
WHEREAS, certain other changes and/or deletions necessitate the rescission of Resolution Nos.
94-755 and 95-480 in their entirety, and require that the City Commission adopt a new Resolution
establishing criteria, procedures, and listing the names of newspapers to be used for public notices;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Resolution Nos. 94-755 and 95-480 are hereby rescinded in their entirety.
Section 3. The following criteria and procedures are hereby established for newspapers identified
in Sections 6 and 7 below to be used for publishing public notices:
1. The newspaper must be well established in the community, be published at least
weekly, and have been in continuous operation for several years.
2. The newspaper must have a circulation of over 10,000.
3. The newspaper must be based in the City with its primary circulation distributed within
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the City limits.
4. Any newspaper meeting the established criteria that wishes to be included in the list of
newspapers used for publishing public notices, as identified in Sections 6 and 7, may
notify the City Manager who will present said request to the City Commission for
consideration. Said newspaper shall present to the City a certified statement of
circulation. In lieu of said certified statement, a sworn statement as to circulation
average for the last year and specifically for the past two (2) editions will be accepted.
5. All newspapers approved by the City Commission shall report to the City annually, on
the first Monday of the year, the amount of its last circulation, said amount to be
confirmed by the seller of the newsprint.
Section 4. Effective immediately, the Miami Herald shall be used for all legally required notices
concerning:
1. Elections,
2. Planning and Zoning,
3. Solid Waste Special Assessments,
4. Truth in Millage (TRIM) Notices,
5. Federally funded programs, including but not limited to notices concerning the Office of
Community and Economic Development or the Office of Grants Administration, and
6. For any other notices as required by law when such publication is approved by the City
Manager.
Section 5. In addition to the notices published in the Miami Herald, the Department of Planning and
Zoning may also publish occasional supplementary notices in Miami Today as a courtesy when time
allows for such publication.
Section 6. Effective immediately, Miami Today shall be used for all ten (10) day public hearing
notices, sole source notices, and notices of second -readings of ordinances published by the City
Clerk.
Section 7. Effective immediately, all other notices by the City departments and offices not
specifically mentioned above are hereby instructed to use the following newspapers for publishing
public notices, absent any legal emergency requiring placement of such notices elsewhere, and
conditioned upon the compliance of said newspapers with Florida Statutes and the requirements of
Section 3 above:
1. Diario Las Americas,
2. The Daily Business Review, and
3. The Miami Times.
Section 8. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
VICTORIA MENDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
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Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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