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Resolution R-22-0292
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 12269 Final Action Date: 7/28/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. R-15-0206, IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING IN
LIEU THEREOF A NEW 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.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla
WHEREAS, Florida's Legislature established in Section 50.011, Florida Statutes, certain
criteria for newspapers in which legal notices and processes may be published; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-15-0206, adopted May 14, 2015, established criteria and
procedures for newspapers in which the City of Miami ("City") departments and offices were
permitted to use for publishing public notices, and further listed the names of certain
newspapers approved for said use; and
WHEREAS, certain other changes and/or deletions necessitate the recission of
Resolution No. R-15-0206 in its entirety, and require that the City Commission adopt a new
Resolution establishing the 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:
Sec on 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are
adopted beference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
ectio. Resolution No. R-15-0206 is hereby rescinded in its entirety.
Section 3. The following criteria and procedures are hereby established for newspapers
used for publishing public notices:
1. The newspaper must meet the criteria for publication of legal notices in a
newspaper established in Section 50.011, Florida Statutes, as amended.
2. Any newspaper meeting the established criteria that wishes to be included in
the list of newspapers used for publishing notices, as identified in Sections 4,
5, and 6 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 previous year and specifically the
past two (2) editions will be accepted.
City of Miami
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3. 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. Solid Waste Special Assessments,
3. Truth in Millage (TRIM) Notices
Section 5. Effective immediately, the Daily Business Review shall be used for all legally
required notices except the notices established in Section 4 above, absent any legal
requirement or emergency that requires placement of such notices elsewhere
Section 6. In addition to the notices published pursuant to Sections 4 and 5, above, the
City departments and offices may also publish supplementary notices as a courtesy in one or
more of the following publications when publication deadlines allow for such publication and
subject to the availability of funds:
1. Diario Las Americas,
2. The Miami Times,
3. Miami Today,
4. Miami Herald, or
5. El Nuevo Herald.
Section 7. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, in lieu of publishing public
notice via newspaper, City departments and offices may publish notice on a publicly accessible
website as defined in Section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, as amended, consistent with the
requirements therein and absent any legal requirement or emergency that requires placement of
such notices elsewhere.
Section 8. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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