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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegislation FR/SRCity of Miami Legislation Ordinance City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 16-00975 Final Action Date: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 6/SECTION 2-1013 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY/GOVERNING BODY," TO MODIFY THE COMPOSITION OF THE MIAMI SPORTS AND. EXHIBITION AUTHORITY; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority ("Authority") is an autonomous agency and instrumentality of the City of Miami whose members are appointed by the City Commission; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Authority is to promote sports, conventions and exhibitions to the greatest extent feasible, and the authority shall strive to generate and further community support to achieve this purpose; and WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to modify the composition of the Authority; 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 by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Chapter 2/Article XI/Division 6/Section 2-1013 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, are further amended in the following particulars: {1} "CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE XI BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS * DIVISION 6 SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY City of Miami Page 1 of 3 File Id: 16-00975 (Version: 1) Printed On: 7/5/2016 File Number: 16-00975 Sec. 2-1013. Governing body. (a) Composition. The authority shall consist of 11 thirteen (13) members to be appointed by the city commission as follows: (1) One (1) member shall be the mayor who shall be a voting ex-officio member and the chairperson thereof, anri serve fora period of one ear. (2) Onc Two (2) voting members shall: a. Be a city commissioners appointed by a majority vote of the city commission to serve for a period of one (1) year; 19, Serve as acting chairperson of the authority in the absence of the mayor; and s subsection (a)(2), until each commissioner has served or has declined to serve in such capacity. (3) Each city commissioner shall nominate two (2) members, except for the city by each city commissioner, one may be the commissioner, as an ex officio voting member, representing that commissioner's specific district. Commissioners appointed and appointed for more than one consecutive year. If a commissioner is appointed pursuant to this subsection or pursuant to subsection (a)(2), then the commissioner shall nominate only one additional member to be ratified by majority vote of the City Commission. (b) Qualifications. Each member of the authority shall be a duly qualified elector of Miami -Dade County and shall be of outstanding reputation for integrity, responsibility and commitment to serving the community. Members shall be selected from individuals associated with the tourist and hospitality industries in businesses operating within the city. Before entering upon the duties of office, each voting member on the authority shall take the prescribed oath of office. Members of the authority shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. (c) Terms of members. The voting members, other than the mayor serving ex-officio as the chairperson of the authority, shall serve for a one-year term. (d) Organization, powers and duties of the authority. (1) authority. (2) (1) Six members of the authority at a properly noticed meeting eligible to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and each member shall have one (1) vote on every issue submitted to a vote of the authority. A majority of the quorum is City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File Id: 16-00975 (Version: I) Printed On: 7/5/2016 File Number: 16-00975 empowered to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority, and no vacancy in the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to act. (2) The members of the authority shall make and adopt bylaws and rules and regulations for the authority's governance [and for the operation, governance] and maintenance of its facilities. (1) (3) The authority shall hold regular quarterly meetings in accordance with the bylaws of the authority, and the authority may hold such other meetings as it deems necessary. All meetings of the authority shall be public, and written minutes of the proceedings thereof shall be maintained by the authority. All actions taken at the meetings of the authority shall be promptly and properly recorded. The official city policies relating to the attendance of regular board meetings shall be applicable to members of the authority. (e) Protection from personal liability. The city shall defend, hold harmless, and indemnify members from all claims and liabilities arising from any act or action within the scope of their duties. (f) Powers of chairperson. The chairperson of the authority shall have the power to appoint all members serving on the various committees which the authority shall establish from time to time. The chairperson shall also have the power to appoint two vice -chairpersons, one secretary and one treasurer from among the authority's members. *I1 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} APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: VIC '`RIA ME D«Z CITY ATTORNEY 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 (10) 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. 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