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File ID: #13649
Date: 03/10/2023
Commission Meeting Date: 04/27/2023
Type:
Subject:
Requesting Department: Department of Fire -
Rescue
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
Resolution
Approve - New Fire Prevention Bureau Positions - Fire -Rescue
Purpose of Item:
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve the creation of one (1) Fire
Captain and four (4) Firefighters in the Department of Fire -Rescue, as required pursuant
to Resolution No. R-21-0402 and Resolution No. R-21-0408, the salaries of which will
be charged to the Building Reserve Fund.
Background of Item:
The mission of the Fire Prevention Bureau ("FPB") of the Department of Fire -Rescue
("Fire") is to provide the residents, visitors, and businesses of the City of Miami with
professional, knowledgeable, and experienced personnel to ensure that all structures
contain functional fire protection and life safety features, where required. To help
achieve this mission, Fire needs to enhance its FPB by adding one (1) Fire Captain and
four (4) Firefighters (two Plans Examiners, two New Construction Inspectors) to the Fire
Engineering Section to address the increased demand experienced over recent years
for new construction inspections and plans review, and to attempt to satisfy this demand
in a timely manner. As per Florida Statute 553.80, the salary for these positions shall be
100% funded by the Building Reserve Fund.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is Related to Revenue
Item is an Expenditure
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
$377,000.00 (est.)
General Account No: 04004.183000.0000.00000
Department of Fire -Rescue
Department of Fire -Rescue
Department of Fire -Rescue
Office of Management and Budget
City Manager's Office
Office of Management and Budget
City Manager's Office
Ty McGann
Johnny Duran
Eloy Garcia
Pedro Lacret
Asael Marrero
Marie Gouin
Larry M. Spring
Reviewed B
Fire Department Review
Fire Budget Review
Fire Chief Review
Budget Analyst Review
Building Review
Budget Review
ACM Review
Completed
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Completed
03/10/2023 8:27 AM
03/10/2023 8:40 AM
03/10/2023 9:50 AM
03/14/2023 12:55 PM
03/27/2023 4:38 PM
03/27/2023 8:43 PM
04/03/2023 10:21 AM
City Manager's Office Nzeribe Ihekwaba DCM Review Completed 04/03/2023 10:44 AM
City Manager's Office Arthur Noriega V City Manager Review Completed 04/03/2023 3:54 PM
Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Legislative Division Review Completed 04/07/2023 9:57 AM
Office of the City Attorney Juan Carlos Perez ACA Review Completed 04/18/2023 3:47 PM
Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez Approved Form and Correctness Completed 04/18/2023 6:17 PM
City Commission Maricarmen Lopez Meeting Completed 04/27/2023 9:00 AM
Office of the Mayor Mayor's Office Unsigned by the Mayor Completed 05/06/2023 8:35 PM
Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed 05/06/2023 8:45 PM
Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Rendered Completed 05/08/2023 9:51 AM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-23-0182
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 13649 Final Action Date:4/27/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO APPROVE THE CREATION OF ONE (1) FIRE CAPTAIN AND FOUR
(4) FIREFIGHTERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE ("FIRE"), 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 2022-
2023 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 CREATE
SAID POSITIONS FOR FIRE; 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 October 1, 2021, pursuant to Resolution No. R-21-0408, the City
Commission modified and amended the City of Miami's ("City") Adopted Budget and the Capital
Plan for Fiscal Year 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 of or change in temporary or permanent positions in the Department of
Fire -Rescue ("Fire") to be effective, the City Commission must first confirm the creation or
change 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 Fire ("Restriction"); and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2022, the City Commission modified the Restriction pursuant to
Resolution No. R-22-0230 so that the portion pertaining to movements of monies would only
apply to movements of monies in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) while
the rest of the Restriction would apply unmodified; and
WHEREAS, on September 22, 2022, the City Commission adopted the Final Budget for
Fiscal Year 2022-2023 pursuant to Resolution No. R-22-0371, which incorporated the
Restriction as modified through Resolution No. R-22-0230; and
WHEREAS, the exponential increase in construction projects, including high-rises and
other complex structures, throughout the City has severely taxed the resources available within
Fire's Fire Prevention Bureau ("FPB"), which is responsible for ensuring that these projects
maintain compliance with applicable ordinances, codes, and standards; and
WHEREAS, the FPB finds it necessary to enhance its Fire Engineering Section by one
(1) Fire Captain and four (4) Firefighters (collectively, the "Positions") to address the increased
demand for new construction inspections and plans review, in an effort to satisfy this demand in
a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, creating the Positions is a critical component to the success of Fire's
mission to provide the residents, visitors, and businesses of the City with professional,
knowledgeable, and experienced fire prevention personnel to ensure that all structures contain
functional fire protection and life safety features, where required; and
WHEREAS, the salaries and benefits of the Positions shall be funded completely from
the Building Reserve Fund; 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 Multi -Year Capital Plan regarding City services
and resources as necessary, legally allowed, and applicable in order to create said Positions for
Fire; 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:
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 creation of the Positions for
Fire, as required pursuant to Resolution No. R-21-0408, adopted October 1, 2021, as modified
by Resolution No. R-22-0230, adopted June 23, 2022, and incorporated into Resolution No. R-
22-0371, adopted September 22, 2022.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to make any necessary changes to
adjust, amend, and appropriate to the Fiscal Year 2022-23 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 create said Positions.
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
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.
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 was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: