HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubstitution Memo from City AttorneyCITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: George K. Wysong III, City Attorney Ge°rge,K. wysong-Irr
DATE: March 11, 2026
RE: Substitution of SR.5 on the March 12, 2026, City Commission Meeting
Amend Code — Chapter 2 — Elected Officials Deadline — Commission Agenda
Placement
File No.: 18868
Item SR.5 on the March 12, 2026, City Commission Meeting Agenda proposes
adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 2/Article II of the City Code 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 (7) business days before the City Commission meeting to midnight on the second
Sunday preceding the City Commission meeting.
The Legislation is being substituted with a revised ordinance to change the
proposed deadline in Section 2-33 from midnight on the second Sunday preceding the
City Commission meeting to noon eight (8) business days before the City Commission
meeting. No other substantive changes are being made by this substitution.
cc. James Reyes, City Manager
Miriam Santana, Agenda Coordinator
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City of Miami
Ordinance
Legislation
City Hall
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Miami, FL 33133
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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:
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Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinantj aare__
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 2/Article II of the City Code is further amended in the followtl
particulars:1 n'
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"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:
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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:
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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:
City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
File Number: 18868
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 MIDNIGHT ON
THE SECOND SUNDAY PRECEDING 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 midnight on the
second Sunday preceding 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 OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. 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
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 midnight on the
second Sunday preceding the city commission meeting, notwithstanding
Section 1-14, Computation of Time, of the City Code. 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:
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C 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
Lopez, Maricarmen
From: Santana, Miriam
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 12:24 PM
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Escalona, Rolando; Fernandez, Jon; Fernandez, Maggie; Ferreiro, Esteban; Forde,
Ellaneese; Gabela, Miguel Angel (Commissioner); Garay, Martha; Gonzalez, Anthony;
Harrell, Yvette; Higgins, Eileen (Mayor); King, Christine (Commissioner); Lazcano, Diego;
Leal, Eddy; Molina, Christian; Montes, Ana; Pardo, Damian (Commissioner); Quintero,
Lazaro; Reyes, James; Romero, lhosvany; Rosado, Ralph (Rafael) (Commissioner);
Alejandra Argudin; Alfaro, Charles; Aragon, Niorge; Arguelles, Nadia; Badia, Hector;
Barcena, Anthony; Black, Elaine; Blanco, Armando; Blondet, Lillian; Brown, Paul; Brubaker,
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Angela; Steiner, Sevanne; T. Sutherland, Malissa; Tran, Julie; Vargas, Brian
Subject: SR.5 Substitution - March 12, 2026 CC Mtg.
Attachments: Substitution Memo - Timeframe for City Commission Agenda Items.pdf
Good afternoon,
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Please see attached substitution for Item SR.5 (File Id 18868; Amend Code - Chapter 2 - Elected Officials
Deadline - Commission Agenda Placement) on the March 12, 2026 City Commission Meeting agenda.
Thank you,
Miri
Miriam M. Santana
Agenda Coordinator
City of Miami, Office of Agenda Coordination
MSantana@miamigov.com
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