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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-13532City of Miami Legislation Ordinance: 13532 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 15-00619 Final Action Date: 7/9/2015 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/MAYOR'S INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL", ADDING TO THE PURPOSE OF THE MAYOR'S INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL THE AUTHORIZATION TO PLAN, IMPLEMENT, AND COORDINATE THE CITY SISTER CITIES PROGRAM NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, TO EXECUTE ALL "SISTER CITY" AGREEMENTS FOR THE SAME, AND TO RATIFY ALL EXISTING "SISTER CITY" RELATIONSHIPS, PURSUANT TO AMENDED SECTION 2-922 OF THE CITY CODE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, common ties of mutual interest exist between the City of Miami ("City") and each "Sister City" so designated in such areas including, but not limited to, education, arts and culture, economic development, public services, tourism and trade which justify the mutual establishment of the "Sister City" relationships; and WHEREAS, the exchange of said interests and cultures by the mutual establishment of the "Sister City" relationships enhances the City and its residents; and WHEREAS, in addition to the benefits flowing from the exchange of the above interests, all of the cultures of which the City is comprised are also enhanced as a result of the "Sister City" relationships; and WHEREAS, the Mayor's International Council seeks authorization to plan, implement, and coordinate the City Sister Cities Program nationally and internationally, to execute all "Sister City" agreements for the same, and to ratify all existing "Sister City" relationships; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Chapter 2/Article XI/Division 3 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, entitled "Administration/Boards, Committees, Commissions/Mayor's International Council", is further amended in the following particulars:{1} CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION City of Miami Page 1 of 3 File Id: 15-00619 (Version: 1) Printed On: 3/13/2018 File Number: 15-00619 Enactment Number: 13532 ARTICLE XI. BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS DIVISION 3. MAYOR'S INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL Sec. 2-922. - Purpose; powers and duties. (a) Purpose. The council shall: (1) Plan and implement the city's national and international trade promotion policies for the purposes of stimulating commercial and residential development and expanding the city's tax base through the promotion of foreign trade and local investment in accordance with the bylaws adopted by the council; (2) Serve in an advisory capacity for Plan, implement, and coordinate the city sister cities program, execute all sister city agreements for the same, to plan, implement, and oversee the city's national and international, professional, and technical educational and cultural exchanges, promotion and policies to create and stimulate friendly and meaningful relationships; and (3) Coordinate protocol requirements for national and international events and dignitaries pursuant to the standard and practices adopted by the council. (b) Powers and duties. Subject to reasonable notice to the city commission approval and compliance with the terms and conditions of any existing contractual obligations, the council shall: (1) Encourage the fullest and most active participation and cooperation of private enterprise by actively soliciting contributions and financial support from private business interests and any other governmental authorities for national and international trade promotion and business development; (2) Establish independent bank accounts city line items in the budget for deposit of revenues generated by the council and for disbursement of council expenses; (3) Purchase and sell services for national and international trade promotion and business development and the ability to create council -sponsored conferences, trade shows and trade missions on behalf of the city; (4) Maintain a separate, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation for the purpose of seeking funding from outside sources if it so chooses; (5) Recommend affiliation to the city commission for approval of Approve designation of national or international cities and geographic locations as sister cities to the city; (6) Form a committee for each sister city that will have a president with significant cultural and business ties to the sister city, said president to be appointed by the council; a. The sister cities committee president shall recruit members from the community at -large with membership criteria emphasizing significant cultural and business ties to the sister city countries cities having a sister city relationships with the City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File Id: 15-00619 (Version: 1) Printed On: 3/13/2018 File Number: 15-00619 Enactment Number: 13532 city. b. Local consul general of the country of the individual foreign sister cities will be afforded the opportunity to appoint an individual to the sister cities committee; thereby, assigning an ex officio member from the consul general's staff to be a liaison between the consulate and the committee. (7) Maintain an affiliation policy and direction of sister city committees established for each sister city of the city; and (8) Create, coordinate and manage policies and procedures for events related to the council's purpose and dignitaries visiting the city. (c) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the council shall exercise only such powers as are granted pursuant to this article. The City Commission or the Mayor's International Council upon reasonable notice to the City Commission may rescind any sister city relationship. (d) All sister city relationships existing prior to the effective date of this amendment, and which are consistent with the provisions herein, regardless of the manner in which said sister city relationship was created, shall continue to be deemed a sister city of the city pursuant to this section. 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 or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now 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 date stated herein, whichever is later. City of Miami Page 3 of 3 File Id: 15-00619 (Version: 1) Printed On: 3/13/2018