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Honorable Grady L. CraWford
Chief Judge of the llth Judicial
Circuit
1001 bade County Courthouse
Miami, Florida 33130
bear Judge Crawford:
At the Regular City Commission Meeting of May 18, 1977, the
Miami City Commission passed Motion No. 77-438 which reads,
verbatim, as hereinbelow stated:
"A MOTION REQUESTING A COMMUNICATION BE SENT TO THE
CHIEF CIRCUIT JUDGE OF THE 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GRAND JURY, REQUESTING A MEETING
WITH THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF
MIAMI COMMISSION'S RESOLUTION NO. 76-1086, PASSED AND
ADOPTED AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 18, 1976,
TO DISCUSS CHANGES REQUESTED IN SUCH RESOLUTION IN CON-
NECTION WITH THE SELECTION PROCESS OF PERSONS TO SERVE
ON THE DADE COUNTY GRAND JURY."
A copy of Resolution No. 76-1086, referenced above, is enclosed
for your convenience.
This letter, as well as copy of such Resolution, has already been
sent to the Honorable Howard R. Vann, Circuit Judge, on May 24, 1977(11111111711)
ectfully,
EIHG.ONG
City Clerk
RGOmh /Encl.a/s
cc: Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
Vice Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner Manolo Reboso
Commissioner J, L. Plummer, Jr.
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May 24, 1917
ftohorable Howard R. Vatin
Circuit Judge
bade County Courthouse
73 West Tlagler, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33010
Dear Judge Vann:
At the Regular City Commission Meeting of May 18 . 1977, the
Miami City Commission passed Motion No. 77'43$ tahiCh reas1s,
verbatim, as hereinbelow stated:
"A MOTION REQUESTING A COMMUNICATION BE SENT TO THE
.CHIEF CIRCUIT JUDGE OF THE 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GRAND JURY, REQUESTING A MEETING
WITH THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF
MIAMI COMMISSION'S RESOLUTION N0. 76-1086, PASSED AND
ADOPTED AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 18, 1976,
TO,DISCUSS CHANGES REQUESTED IN SUCH RESOLUTION IN CON-
NECTION WITH THE SELECTION PROCESS OF PERSONS TO SERVE
ON THE DADE COUNTY GRAND JURY."
A copy of Resolution No. 76-1086, referenced above, is:
enclosed for your convenience.
2I' tJu
RALPH G. ONGIE
City Clerk
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Encl.a/s .
ccIMayor Maurice A. Ferre
Vice Mayor (Rev.) T. R. Gibson
Commissioner Manolo Reboso
Commissioner J. L. Plummer
-'Commissioner Rose Gordon
George F. Knox, Esq.
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RESOLUTION NO
RESOLUTION URGING THE GItANb JUR? cd4USs$$ N
P METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY TO EXERCISE
r CRU INY IN THEIR PREPARATION OI THE LIST
OF JURORS TO SERVE AS GRAND JURORS AND
THEREBY DEMONSTRATE TIIAT THE PART OF TUE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM REFERRED TO AS THE GRAND
JURY AND TILE GUARDIAN OF THE POLICE POWER
OF TIIE STATE IS A SYSTEM AND MEANS WHER ;j3Y
ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF DADE COUNTY CAN
PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY IN THE ADMINISTRATION
OF TIIEIR GOVERNMENT.
WHEREAS, 54/ of the total population of the City
of MihMi. are Latins; and
WHEREAS, the I31ack residents f
44 of the total population; and
WHEREAS, the composition of the members pf the
1.976 Aade County Grand Jury does not represent the pro-
pgrtign of Blacks and Latins within the general population
Of Dade County; and
WHEREAS, there is no statutory disqualification
of 'eitjler Blacks or Latins to serve as Grand Jurors; and
WHEREAS, certainly there are numbers of Blacks
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the City make rap
4114 matins who are competent and available to discilarge
the duties of a Grand Juror;
J0W, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION
QV TLU CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Grand JuryCommission of Metrp-
ppli an Dade.CQunty are hereby urged to exercise soruti
40 tAo .r preparation of the list of jurors to serve as
Gcana furors and i hereby demonstrate that the part of the
344io al system referred to as the Grand Jury and the
ny
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING or
Nov 81970
$ttitHimlUN
era an of the police power of the state is a oyo am and
feaho whereby ali of the people of Dada Couxty oari paiti.
eip .1a diredtiy in the administration of their govern anti
PASSEL 1AND ADOPTED this 18, . day of NOVEMBER
MAURICE A, FERIAE
'S ' MAYOR
PR ;BARED AND APPROVED
Ap RED AS TO FORM ANp CTNESS: '
EORGE F. s'OX, JR.
City Atto y