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Resolution R-25-0505
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 18559 Final Action Date: 12/11/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
("CITY") DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE, OCEAN RESCUE DIVISION'S
TABLE OF ORGANIZATION BY CREATING TEN (10) PART-TIME LIFEGUARD
POSITIONS FOR THE PROVISION OF ENHANCED PUBLIC SAFETY AND
ADEQUATE STAFFING DURING PEAK OPERATIONAL PERIODS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY'S COASTAL AREAS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES TO ADJUST, AMEND,
AND APPROPRIATE THE FY 2025-26 ADOPTED BUDGET, FIVE-YEAR
FINANCIAL PLAN, STRATEGIC PLAN, AND MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN
REGARDING CITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES, IF NECESSARY, LEGALLY
ALLOWED, AND APPLICABLE IN ORDER TO CREATE SAID POSITIONS FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE; 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, the City of Miami's ("City") Department of Fire -Rescue ("MFR"), Ocean
Rescue Division ("Division"), is responsible for providing lifeguard services, ocean safety
operations, and public protection across the City's coastal areas; and
WHEREAS, current staffing levels within the Division are currently insufficient to safely
and effectively cover all designated lifeguard towers and operational zones in the City; and
WHEREAS, the creation of ten (10) part-time lifeguard positions will enhance coverage,
improve public safety, and ensure adequate staffing during peak operational periods, special
events, and seasonal demands; and
WHEREAS, the addition of said positions will not incur any additional costs due to
savings in salaries and overtime expenditures; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City and its residents to authorize an
amendment to MFR's Table of Organization to support the operational readiness and safety
mission of the Division; and
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
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beginning October 1, 2021 and ending September 30, 2022 ("Fiscal Year 2021-22") and the
total budget for all non -capital funds (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 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 City's department of police
and MFR 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; and
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2025, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-
25-0413 approving the General Fund Budget for the City of Miami ("City") for the Fiscal Year
beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026 ("Fiscal Year 2025-26") and the
total budget for all non -capital funds (collectively, "FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget"); and
WHEREAS, the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget states that the provisions of Section 16 are
subject to the limitations and requirements set forth in City Commission Resolution No. R-22-
0230; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-22-0230 references the restrictions established pursuant
to Resolution No. R-21-0408, requiring the City Commission confirm the creation of any
temporary or permanent positions in the City's MFR by an affirmative vote;
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 hereby authorized to approve an amendment to MFR's
Table of Organization by creating ten (10) part-time lifeguard positions for the provision of
enhanced public safety and adequate staffing during peak operational periods throughout the
City's coastal areas.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to make any necessary changes to adjust,
amend, and appropriate to the FY 2025-26 Adopted 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 MFR.
Section 4. The City Manager and the designated City departments are authorized to
update the relevant financial controls, project close-outs, accounting entries, and computer
systems and said updates are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed.
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.
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Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy ng III, C y tor -y 12/2/2025
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.
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