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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegislation-SUBTHIS DOCUMENT IS A SUBSTITUTION TO ORIGINAL. BACKUP ORIGINAL CAN BE SEEN AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT. City of Miami Ordinance Legislation City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: Final Action Date: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION", BY AMENDING SECTION 2-33 TITLED "ORDER OF BUSINESS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE" TO AMEND THE TIME IN WHICH AN ELECTED OFFICIAL MAY PLACE AN ITEM ON THE CITY COMMISSION AGENDA FROM NOON SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING TO NOON EIGHT BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Chapter 2/Article II of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), titled "Administration/Mayor and City Commission," establishes the City Commission's order of business and rules of procedure, including the preparation of the City Commission agenda; and WHEREAS, Section 2-33 of the City Code currently provides that, notwithstanding certain provisions therein, an elected official may place an item on the City Commission agenda up to noon seven (7) business days before the City Commission meeting; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that extending the deadline to 12:01 a.m. (local time) eight business days the City Commission meeting will provide the City administration and the Office of the City Attorney additional time to review agenda items for completeness and legal sufficiency and to complete necessary budgetary and fiscal review, including confirming available funding sources, evaluating fiscal impacts, and coordinating with the City's budgeting and finance functions, thereby promoting the orderly and efficient conduct of City Commission meetings; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY-4)F MIAMI, FLORIDA: ci "' 723 Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordina ..,are — adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. '-: c-) -v Section 2. Chapter 2/Article II of the City Code is further amended in the followtrj a +i particulars:1 n' w "CHAPTER 2" 1 Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material. City of Miami Page 1 of 2 File ID: 18868 Legislation -SUB THIS DOCUMENT IS A SUBSTITUTION TO ORIGINAL. BACKUP ORIGINAL CAN BE SEEN AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT. File ID: Enactment Number: ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE II. MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION Sec. 2-33. - Order of business and rules of procedure. * * * (c) After approval of the minutes of the previous meeting(s), all business that shall come before the city commission shall be taken up in the order as such items of business appear on the city commission agenda in accordance with the following provisions: (1) The agenda shall be prepared by the city manager in an appropriate form approved, from time to time, by the city commission. Matters may be placed on the agenda by the mayor, any member of the city commission, the city manager, the city attorney, the city clerk, and a city board as defined in section 2-882 of this Code. Notwithstanding subsections 2-33(d) and 2-33(e) of the City Code, an elected official may place an item on the city commission agenda at any time up to noon -seven eight business days before the city commission meeting. An elected official who desires to sponsor or co- sponsor any such matter must submit such a request in writing to the agenda office or direct his or her chief of staff to do the same. 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 upon final reading and adoption thereof.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: rn 2 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 Page 2 of 2 File ID: SUBSTITUTED City of Miami Legislation Ordinance File Number: 18868 Final Actio ' ate: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTE 2/ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AM ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/MAYOR AND CITY COMM! AMENDING SECTION 2-33 TITLED "ORDER OF BUSINESS AND RU PROCEDURE" TO AMEND THE TIME IN WHICH AN ELECTED OFF PLACE AN ITEM ON THE CITY COMMISSION AGENDA FROM N BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING THE SECOND SUNDAY PRECEDING THE CITY COMMISSIO CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDIN EFFECTIVE DATE. DED ION", BY S OF IAL MAY N SEVEN 0 MIDNIGHT ON MEETING; OR AN IMMEDIATE WHEREAS, Chapter 2/Article II of the Code of the Ci of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), titled "Administration/Mayor and City Commi . ion," establishes the City Commission's order of business and rules of procedure, ' cluding the preparation of the City Commission agenda; and WHEREAS, Section 2-33 of the City Code ► rrently provides that, notwithstanding certain provisions therein, an elected official may •lace an item on the City Commission agenda up to noon seven (7) business days before the ity Commission meeting; and WHEREAS, the City Commission fi ' . s that extending the deadline to midnight on the second Sunday preceding the City Com ssion meeting will provide the City administration and the Office of the City Attorney additiontime to review agenda items for completeness and legal sufficiency and to complete ne ssary budgetary and fiscal review, including confirming available funding sources, evaluat' • fiscal impacts, and coordinating with the City's budgeting and finance functions, thereby p , moting the orderly and efficient conduct of City Commission meetings; NOW, THEREFO ' , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. T' - recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted by refere e and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Sectio Chapter 2/Article II of the City Code is further amended in the following particulars:1 "CHAPTER 2" ADMINISTRATION 1 Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanaed material. City of Miami File ID: 18868 (Revision:) Printed On: 3/3/2026 SUBSTITUTED ARTICLE II. MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION Sec. 2-33. - Order of business and rules of procedure. * * * (c) After approval of the minutes of the previous meeting(s), all busines come before the city commission shall be taken up in the order as business appear on the city commission agenda in accordance provisions: at shall ch items of the following (1) The agenda shall be prepared by the city manager in • n appropriate form approved, from time to time, by the city commissio afters may be placed on the agenda by the mayor, any member of the ' y commission, the city manager, the city attorney, the city clerk, and a ity board as defined in section 2-882 of this Code. Notwithstanding •sections 2-33(d) and 2-33(e) of the City Code, an elected official may ple an item on the city commission agenda at any time up to - - - - • .. _ _ _ _ _ .. _ . - midnight on the second Sunday preceding the city com - fission meeting, notwithstanding Section 1-14, Computation of Time, • " he City Code. An elected official who desires to sponsor or co-sponsor a - such matter must submit such a request in writing to the agenda • ice or direct his or her chief of staff to do the same. Section 3. If any section, part of _ . ection, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the rema Ing provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected. Section 4. This Ordinance all become effective immediately upon final reading and adoption thereof.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM 1 CORRECTNESS: IL C y - tor 2/312026 te> ‘y- for y 3/3/2026 2 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: 18868 (Revision:) Printed On: 3/3/2026