HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Victoria Mendez, City Attorney 3
DATE: September 28, 2023
RE: City Commission Meeting — September 9, 2023
Proposed Ordinance modifying the number of attorneys in the Office of the
City Attorney
File No.: 14562
The attached proposed ordinance seeks authorization to adjust the total number
of full-time attorneys employed by the Office of the City Attorney to thirty-five (35), with
funding, if needed, to be approved by separate resolution.
Attachment(s)
cc. Art Noriega, V, City Manager
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator
VM/XEA/vja
Attachment(s)
14562 Back -Up from Law Dept
City of Miami File ID: 14562 (Revision:) Printed On: 7/11/2025
City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number: 14215
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 14562 Final Action Date:9/2812023
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION MODIFYING THE NUMBER OF
ATTORNEYS IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY COCA") WITH FUNDING, IF
NEEDED, TO BE APPROVED BY SEPARATE RESOLUTION; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Attorney is the legal advisor of and attorney and counsel for the
City of Miami ("City") including the City's officers and departments; and
WHEREAS, Section 21 of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Charter"), states that the City Attorney shall have such number of attorneys as authorized by the
City Commission via ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on February 10, 2022, pursuant to Ordinance No. 14046, the number of full
time attorneys employed by the Office of the City Attorney ("OCA") was set to thirty-three (33);
and
WHEREAS, for purposes of the organizational table, the OCA is requesting an increase
in the total number of full time attorneys from thirty-three (33) to thirty-five (35), with funding, if
needed, to be approved by separate resolution as necessary;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The total number of full time attorneys employed by the OCA is adjusted to
thirty-five (35), with funding, if needed, to be approved by separate resolution.
Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after final reading and
adoption thereof.'
1 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein. whichever is later.
City of Miami File ID: 14562 (Revision:) Printed On: 7/11/2025
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
City of Miami File ID: 14562 (Revision:) Printed On: 7/11/2025