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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date: January 31, 2020
Subject: Commissioners as Members of
Boards
References: Agenda for February 13, 2020
Enclosures: History List
The following boards have Commissioners serving as members: 1
• Midtown Community Redevelopment Agency: Commissioner Ken Russell serves as
Chairperson from 1/18/2020 to 12/10/2020. Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort served
as Vice Chairperson from 2/12/2010 to 11/26/2019. Commissioner Alex Diaz de la
Portilla, Commissioner Joe Carollo, Commissioner Manolo Reyes and Commissioner
Keon Hardemon serve as members.
• Florida League of Cities: Commissioner Keon Hardemon serves as a member from
12/15/2017 to present.
• Miami -Dade County League of Cities: Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort served as a
member from 2/08/2011 to 11/26/2019.
• Miami River Commission: Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort served as a member
from 12/15/2017 to 11/26/2019.
1 This item was continued from December 12, 2019, January 9, 2020, January 17, 2020 and January 23, 2020, Commission
meetings.
Please refer to the attached which reflects the history of Commissioners serving on boards. It
also includes certain boards wherein certain elected officials serve in an ex-officio capacity
and are therefore, not considered for replacement.
Pursuant to City Code Section 2-35, "...the appointment of the Mayor and/or any City
Commissioner currently serving as a member of any authority, board, or committee created
by resolution or ordinance shall be subject to the review of the City Commission on an
annual basis at the Commission's December meeting. It is the intent of the City Commission
that the Mayor and each Commissioner be considered for appointment to an authority, board,
or committee before the Mayor or any one Commissioner shall have served a consecutive
term; however, there shall be no prohibition against the Mayor or any Commissioner from
being reappointed to serve consecutive terms."
By copy of this memorandum to the Agenda Office, we are requesting that this issue be
scheduled for Commission consideration on the February 13, 2020, Commission Agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator