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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-78-0127RESOLUTION NO, 7 R • 1 2 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE MIAMI ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE HANDICAPPED IN ORDER TO STUDY THE WAY IN WHICH THE CITY'S HANDICAPPED CITIZENS LIVE AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION REGARDING ACTIONS WHICH CAN BE TAKEN BY THE CITY TO BETTER ASSIST ITS HANDICAPPED CITIZE, TO LIVE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND ENJOYABLE LIVES. O R T!V E DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" WHEREAS, the City Commission is aware of the fact that there re many people having physical and/or mental disadvantages which make achievement unusually difficult in our society; and WHEREAS, this Commission now wishes to create an advisory body, consisting of persons who have knowledge of the many problems and difficulties faced by the handicapped; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The MIAMI ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE HANDICAPPED is hereby created. Section 2. The purpose of this Committee is to study the problems of handi- capped citizens to discover how the City of Miami can assist them in overcoming physical and institutional barriers in areas where mitigated by City Commission action. such p itutiiE N T j N D E X or ITEM NO. '-+ 2 C" Section 3. The membership of this Committee is limited to 11 members and may include (a) representatives of organizations or agencies dedicated to the advancement of the handicapped and (b) individuals who have demonstrated their dedication to the advancement of the handicapped. At least 5 members of the Committee shall be handicapped. Members of the Committee shall work in or be perma- nent residents of the City of Miami. Section 4. The City Commission shall appoint the aforesaid 11 members to serve for a period of 2 years. The City Manager may submit a list of nominees to the City Commission. Appointments to fill any vacancy on the Committee shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term of office. When any member of the Committee fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings without good cause, as determined by a majority of the Committee, the Chairperson shall certify the same to the City Com- mission, and such member shall then be deemed to have been removed from office and a vacancy created from such removal. All members area eligible to be reappointed and shall serve until thei r successor is appointed. CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF 1=E6231978 *FIOWTION NO 7 8 w 1 2 When any Vacancy occurs on the Committee, the remaining members of the Cotttlittee May recomfend persons to the City Manager, who shall submit the same to the City Commission in order to fill the vacancy. Section 5. The members of the Committee shall elect a Chairperson, and a Vide Chairperson, The Executive Secretary of this Committee must be a City of Miami employee chosen by the City Manager and will be responsible for all communi- cations to the City Manager. Six members will constitute a quorum necessary to hold a meeting and to take any action, except removing a member under the provisions of Section 4 hereof. The Chairperson shall set the date, time, and place of the Regular Meetings of the Committee and shall notify the City Clerk at least 10 days in advance of such scheduled meetings. Special Meetings may be called by the Chairperson upon written notice to the City Clerk and all members of the Committee. There shall be at least 6 Regular Meetings a year. Minutes shall be kept of all meetings of the Committee, under the supervision of the Executive Secretary. Section 6. The Committee shall have the following duties: (a) To serve in an advisory capacity to the City Commission and the City Administration in respect to all matters pertaining to the status of handicapped persons, voca- tional training for handicapped persons, establishment of residential facilities in the community for handicapped persons, transportation needs of handicapped persons and attitudes toward handicapped persons in the community, and to make reports and recommendations concerning such matters. (b) To serve as liaison between the City of Miami and the handicapped persons of this community, including organiza- tions dedicated to helping the handicapped. (c) When mandated by the Commission, to study City of Miami facilities, services, and programs dealing with or affecting handicapped persons, and to consider the future needs of the City of Miami with respect to such facilities, services and programs. (d) To consider specifically assigned complaints of alleged discrimination against handicapped persons in the area of City employment, or in any area which falls under the jurisdiction of the City of Miami; including the design of structures to be built in the City and the establishment of recreational, service, and other facilities for the handicapped; and the area of attitudinal barriers toward the handicapped. (e) To comment upon and review plans and proposals for the coordination of the activities dealing with problems of the handicapped. (f) To perform any other activities as may from time to time be assigned to the Committee to the City Commission. « Uf �'- ORTIVE DOCUMENT FOLLOW" 78 127 (q) To prepare and submit an annual report oh the studies and activities of the Committee to the City Commission. Section 7. The powers and jurisdiction of the Cotri►ittee shall be purely advisory, voluntary and persuasive. The Committee shall have no power to appoint City officers or employees or to make policy decisions for or on behalf of the City of Miami, or to manage, control or administer institutions or programs relating to handicapped persons in the City of Miami. Section 8. The Committee shall direct all communications and reports to the City Commission through the City Manager via its Executive Secretary. Section 9. The City Manager may, at his discretion, direct staff support to assist the Committee from time to time in the execution of specially assigned tasks. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23 day of February ATTEST: RALPH G. OITY CLERK , 1978. i;arice A. Ferre MAURICE A. FERRE, MAYOR PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: APP'•V P '.S TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: A°04a elavirK • ROBERT F. CLERK GEORGE F. KNO , JR. ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CITY ATTORN ‘`S U P PO RT" .` E -3- 78- 127 1 td: FROM: is CITY t F MIAM! FLCPIt)A ;tJ�`:�V .OFr tt, cif 'fir_�t� �NC:tJt-1 ;B 1 ., 1918 Mayor and Members Of The City Cott ission !Miami Advisory Committee For The Handicapped aoseph R. Grassie City Manager The attached resolution abolishes the present Miami Advisory Committee For the Handicapped. It creates an eleven (11) members advisory body with one city employee acting as it's Executive Secretary. The purpose of this Committee is to advise the members of the City Commission as well as the City Administration on a continuing basis of the problems and difficulties faced by exceptional individuals in their every day lives and to recommend future legislation and policy that will hopefully lighten the burdens and problems that confront the handicapped citizens of Miami. This Committee, which will be permanent in nature, will replace the present Miami Advisory Committee For The Handicapped, which will terminate on the effective date of this resolution. The proposed resolution gives greater credence to this Committee by prescribing the qualifications of the eleven (11) members body and provides for their method of selection both initially and on a continuing basis, in addition it provides for the length of terms of the Committee members. This resolution also tells how this Committee shall be organized, and prescribes its advisory prerogatives and duties in the final section.