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4/20/76
RESOLUTION No,__.._ q 7,6 48L_
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUITY
OF THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, STATE OF FLORIDA, IN
THE EVENT OF ATTACK UPON THE UNITED STATES,
BY THE DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL OFFICERS
TO SERVE FOR THE DULY ELECTED COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI WHEN SUCH ELECTED
"U P TIv OMMISSIONERS ARE UNAVAILABLE.
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WHEREAS, there exists the possibility of an attack
upon the United States of unprecedented size and destructive+
ness; and
WHEREAS, as a result of such attack the duly elected
or appointed officials of the City of Miami may be unavailable
to discharge the leadership, authority and responsibility of
the office to which elected or appointed; and
WHEREAS, due to the almost certain disruption of
communications and other services of government it may be
impracticable because of the urgency of the situation to
initiate and pursue the existing legal procedures for the
election or appointment of successors to those officials unavail-
able by reason of enemy attack; and "DOCUMENT INDEX
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WHEREAS, it is considered impera i L provide for
the effective operation of civil government under national
emergency conditions to supply the necessary social services
to survivors of the attack; to sustain morale; restore economic
functions; resume essential production, and facilitate the
earliest possible resumption of functions temporarily suspended
through necessity; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 59-447, 1959 Laws of Florida, enables
political subdivisions of the State of Florida to provide through
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appropriate resolution or ordinance for emergency interim suc-
cessiori to public office to assure the continuation of essen-
tial functions of the government of the City of Miami under
conditions of enemy attack;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. In order to assure legally constituted
leadership, authority and responsibility in the executive
offices of the City of Miami in the event of enemy attack,
and to provide for the continuation of essential functions of
civil government during such periods of emergency, the follow-
ing procedures governing automatic periods of emergency suc-
cession to office in the event of the unavailability of the
duly elected or appointed officials are hereby established:
(a) Each duly elected Commissioner of the City of
Miami shall designate, by title, if feasible,
or by named person, not less than 3 nor more
than 7 emergency interim successors to his
office and specify their order of succession.
(b) It shall be incumbent upon each Commissioner
to review and revise the above designation as
necessary.
(c) The City Clerk of the City of Miami shall
maintain in current status the list of
designees for emergency succession to the
elective offices of the City of Miami and
the order of their succession.
(d) The emergency interim successor (designee)
shall exercise the powers and discharge the
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duties of the office to which designated
until such time as the vacancy created by
the unavailability of the regularly elected
official shall be filled in accordance with
the Charter or until the elected official
(
f a preceding designated emergency, interim
successor) again becomes available to exer-
cise the powers and discharge the duties of
his office.
(e) Designated emergency interim successors are
empowered to exercise the powers and dis-
charge the duties of the office to which
designated only after an attack on the United
States has occurred and then only by reason
of the unavailability of the regular incum-
bent or the immediately preceding designated
successor. Designated emergency interim
successors are retained on the official
roster of successors and in the established
order of their succession at the pleasure
of the designating authority, who may amend
or revise such roster with or without cause.
(f) Designated emergency interim successors shall
upon designation take the same oath of office
as prescribed for the duly elected official
with the further stipulation that the desig-
nee shall be empowered to exercise the powers
and duties of such office only in the event
of the unavailability 'of the duly elected
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incumbent, or the immediately preceding suc-
cessorj following enemy attack on the United
States. No other oath of office shall be
required for succession to the office under
the conditions stated herein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13 day of MAY
1976.
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H. D. SOUTHERN
MAURICE A. FERRE
CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
ROBERT F. CLARK
Assistant City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JO$N S. LLOYD
y Attorney
MAYOR
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CITY OF MIAMI. rLOR1DA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
.to,
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HOnotable Mayor and members of
the City ComMissioft
D Southern
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May 20. 1976
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SU PJE. T Emergency Interim SUcCessort to
Public Office
REF ER ENC ES:
ENCLOSURiS Resolution No, /6-488
Transmitted herewith isa copy of City f Miami Resolution No. 76-488.
Pursuant to Section 1, paragraph C. of said resolution please furnish
me with the names of your designees,
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