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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up DocumentsCity of Miami Motion BC 2017-01 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 2397 Final Action Date: 6/1/2017 A MOTION BY THE MIAMI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE ("BC") REQUESTING THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND THE CITY "CODE" TO CHANGE THE QUORUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE FROM A MINIMUM OF 50 PERCENT PLUS ONE TO FOUR. Beautification-Cb mittee Date: ATTACHMENT: Draft amendment City of Miami Page 1 of I and designate a chairperson and vice -chairperson from among the members of the committee who shall serve at the pleasure of the committee. Meetings and quorum. All meetings of the committee shall be noticed and open to the public. A minimum of four (4) 50 percent plus ono of the committee's total members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of convening any meeting. An affirmative vote of not less than 50 percent plus one of the members present and voting at any meeting is required for any action to be taken by the members. Rules of procedure. The committee may adopt its own rules of procedure governing its meetings which shall be filed with the city clerk. The committee shall comply with all requirements of F.S. ch. 119 (Public Records) and F.S. ch. 286 (Sunshine Law), of the Florida Statutes. The minutes of each meeting shall be promptly made available by the city clerk and such records shall be open to public inspection. * pimp -/1+'Ci * II 'YI City of Miami Motion BC 2017-02 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 2399 Final Action Date: 6/1/2017 A MOTION BY THE MIAMI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE ("BC") REQUESTING THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND THE CITY "CODE" TO CHANGE COMMITTEE MEMBER'S TERM FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE FROM ONE YEAR TO FIVE YEARS. Beautification Committee By: BoOPawkrs Chair ATTACHMENT: Draft amendment Date: City of Miami Page 1 of 1 Sec. 2-1177. - Membership; term of office; vacancies; officers; rules of procedure; meetings; quorum; attendance requirements. (a) Composition, appointment, and qualifications. The committee shall consist of nine regular voting members. All voting members shall be invested in the city and serve without compensation. Each member shall have an interest in, or experience relating to, landscaping, landscape architecture, gardening, construction, the natural environment, or beautification. Members shall be appointed as follows: (1) Each of the five city commissioners shall appoint one person to serve as voting members of the committee. Any such voting member shall be a city resident, work in the city, or own real property in the city; (2) One person shall be appointed by the mayor, who shall be a city resident, work in the city, or own real property in the city; and (3) One person shall be appointed by the city manager who shall be a city resident, work in the city, or own real property in the city; (4) One person shall be appointed by Miami Neighborhoods United (MNU); and (5) One person shall be appointed by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA); and (6) No alternates shall be appointed. (b) Terms of office. The terms of office of the members of the committee shall be: (1) FiveQee years; or (2) Until the nominating commissioner, manager, or mayor leaves office; or (23) Until recommended for removal, at the will of the nominating commissioner, mayor, or city manager, voted upon by the members of the city commission, whichever occurs first. When tho nominating commissioner, mayor, or city manager leaves office, the committee members term shall expire. (c) Minimum attendance requirements. It is expected that appointed members of the beautification committee attend each meeting. Any member of the committee who is absent from more than three consecutive meetings shall automatically be deemed to have vacated his or her position. (d) Removal. The city commission shall have the power to remove any member, for cause, as articulated by the city commission, by four -fifths ( 4/5 ths) vote of its membership or an unanimous vote of the quorum that exists because of either abstentions or vacancies resulting from resignation, death, suspension, or physical incapacitation. (e) Vacancies. In the event a vacancy occurs on the committee, whether automatically, by vote of the city commission, or by resignation of the member, the mayor, the city manager, or city commissioner who appointed the vacating member, may, subject to ratification by the city commission, appoint a qualified person to fill the remaining term of the vacant position. The appointment may be made at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the city commission or as soon as practicable thereafter. Such appointment shall be consistent with the membership requirements stated in subsection 2-1177(a) of the City Code. If a vacancy occurs pursuant to a nominating commissioner, manager, or mayors departure, then the vacancy shall be filled by nomination of the successor. Waiver. The city commission shall have the power to waive any of the requirements of subsection 2- 1177(a) of the City Code by four -fifths (4/5 ths) vote of its membership or an unanimous vote of the quorum that exists because of either abstentions or vacancies resulting from resignation, death, suspension, or physical incapacitation. Officers. The committee shall have its first meeting within 30 days of the final appointment of all committee members. At the initial organizational meeting, the members of the committee shall select (f) (g)