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Resolution R-22-0362
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 12369 Final Action Date: 9/22/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO APPROVE THE AUDIT OF FOUR (4) VACANT POSITIONS OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") POLICE DEPARTMENT BY CONVERTING
ONE (1) VACANT ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE POSITION TO A FIRST
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE CLASSIFICATION THAT WILL ASSIST THE
CHIEF OF POLICE IN DIRECTING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT;
CONVERTING ONE (1) VACANT UNCLASSIFIED CHIEF OF STAFF
POSITION TO A SWORN EXECUTIVE OFFICER CLASSIFICATION THAT
WILL BE MORE SUITABLE IN ACHIEVING THE MISSION AND GOALS IN THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT; CONVERTING ONE (1) ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT I POSITION TO A GRANTS FINANCIAL ANALYST
CLASSIFICATION TO MANAGE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S GRANT
AWARDS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $26.5 MILLION; AND CONVERTING
ONE (1) SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD SUPERVISOR POSITION TO A CRIME
SCENE INVESTIGATOR I CLASSIFICATION; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO MODIFY THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2021-2021 IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $180,000.00, AS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-21-0402 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 23,
2021 AND RESOLUTION NO. R-21-0408 ADOPTED OCTOBER 1, 2021;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY
CHANGES TO ADJUST, AMEND, AND APPROPRIATE THE FISCAL YEAR
2021-2022 OPERATING BUDGET, FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN, STRATEGIC
PLAN, AND MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN REGARDING CITY SERVICES AND
RESOURCES AS NECESSARY, LEGALLY ALLOWED, AND APPLICABLE IN
ORDER TO AUDIT AND CREATE SAID POSITIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT;
RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY
ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS
TO UPDATE THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS, PROJECT CLOSE-
OUTS, ACCOUNTING ENTRIES, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PROVIDING
FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on September 23, 2021, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-
21-0402 approving the General Fund Budget for the City of Miami ("City") for the Fiscal Year
beginning October 1, 2021 and ending September 30, 2022 ("FY 2021-22") in the amount of
$877,301,000 and the total Budget for all non -capital funds in the amount of $1,368,052,000
(collectively, "Adopted Budget"); and
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2021, pursuant to Resolution No. R-21-0408, the City
Commission modified and amended the City's Adopted Budget and the Capital Plan for FY
2021-22 as follows: (i) notwithstanding the language in Resolution No. R-21-0402, including but
not limited to the language in Section 16 of Resolution No. R-21-0402, in order for the creation
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of or change in temporary or permanent positions in the City of Miami Police Department
("Police Department") to be effective, the City Commission must first confirm the creation or
modification of such positions by an affirmative vote and (ii) requiring that notwithstanding
anything in Resolution No. R-21-0402 or the Capital Plan to the contrary, an affirmative vote of
the City Commission is required prior to any and all movements of monies that are different from
the line item -budgets' approved amounts as adopted on September 13, 2021 for the Capital
Plan and as adopted on September 23, 2021 for Resolution No. R-21-0402, for the
departmental budgets of the Police Department; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-21-0408 adopted on October 1, 2021, the
Police Department seeks to audit four (4) vacant positions consisting of one (1) vacant Assistant
Chief of Police position to be reclassified to a First Assistant Chief of Police, one (1) civilian
Chief of Staff position to be reclassified to a sworn Executive Officer, one (1) Administrative
Assistant I position to be reclassified to a Grants Financial Analyst, and one (1) School Crossing
Guard Supervisor position to be reclassified to a Crime Scene Investigator I; and
WHEREAS, the proposed operating budget for FY 2021-2022 or FY 2021-2022 may
require a budget modification in the amount of no less than $180,000.00; and
WHEREAS, reclassifying one (1) vacant Assistant Chief of Police position to a First
Assistant Chief of Police will assist the Chief of Police in directing the Police Department, while
being primarily responsible for the Field Operations Division, to include all major and secondary
functions in patrol, special operations, emergency management, Homeland Security, field
support, and community relations; and
WHEREAS, reclassifying one (1) vacant civilian Chief of Staff position to a sworn
Executive Officer will better serve the needs of the Police Department in achieving their mission
and goals; and
WHEREAS, reclassifying one (1) vacant civilian Administrative Assistant I position to a
Grants Financial Analyst will assist the Police Department to monitor, audit, review and analyze
the programmatic and financial components required in reporting metrics necessary for
compliance with State and Federal grant awards currently totaling approximately $26.5 million;
and
WHEREAS, reclassifying one (1) School Crossing Guard Supervisor position to a Crime
Scene Investigator I will better serve the needs of the Police Department in processing crime
scene forensics; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to authorize the City Manager to make
any and all necessary changes to adjust, amend, and appropriate the City's Operating Budget,
Five -Year Financial Plan, Strategic Plan, and Capital Plan regarding City services and
resources as necessary and legally allowed; and
WHEREAS, it is also in the best interests of the City to ratify, approve, and confirm
certain necessary actions of the City Manager and designated City departments to update the
relevant financial controls, project close-outs, accounting entries, and computer systems;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to approve the audit of four (4) vacant
positions in the Police Department, consisting of one (1) vacant Assistant Chief of Police
position to be reclassified to a First Assistant Chief of Police that will assist the Chief of Police in
directing the Police Department; one (1) civilian Chief of Staff position to be reclassified to a
sworn Executive Officer that will be more suitable in achieving the mission and goals in the
Police Department; one (1) Administrative Assistant I position to be reclassified to a Grants
Financial Analyst to support grant awards totaling approximately $26.5 million; and Police
School Crossing Guard Supervisor position to be reclassified to a Crime Scene Investigator I as
required pursuant to Resolution No. R-21-0402, adopted September 23, 2021, and Resolution
No. R-21-0408 adopted October 1, 2021.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to make any necessary changes to adjust,
amend, and appropriate to the FY 2021-22 operating budget, five-year financial plan, strategic
plan, and multi -year capital plan regarding city services and resources as necessary, legally
allowed, and applicable in order to audit and create said positions for the Police Department.
Section 4. Certain necessary actions by the City Manager and the designated City
Departments to update the relevant financial controls, project close-outs, accounting entries,
and computer systems are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Httor ey 9/8/2022
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions, and Resolution No. 21-0408.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it is passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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