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Resolution: R-16-0148
File Number: 16-00440
City Hall
3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 4/14/2016
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE GRANT
FUNDS FROM CITIES OF SERVICE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$100,000.00, AND ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT
ENTITLED "2015-2016 CITIES OF SERVICE - CHIEF SERVICE OFFICER" IN
ORDER TO HIRE A CHIEF SERVICE OFFICER ("CSO") WHO SHALL SUPPORT
CITY -LED, CITIZEN -POWERED INITIATIVES TO TARGET SPECIFIC NEEDS
("PROGRAM"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND
ANY AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS AND EXTENSIONS THERETO, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO ACCEPT THE GRANT,
HIRE A CSO AND IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, Cities of Service is a national nonprofit organization that supports mayors and city
chief executives in their efforts to engage local communities and residents, identify challenges, and
solve problems together; and
WHEREAS, Cities of Service will partner with three (3) cities across the country to provide them
with the financial capital to each hire a Chief Service Officer ("CSO") who will serve as a force
multiplier, forging relationships and engaging partners across sectors to help the administration
address their city's most pressing problems ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, Cities for Service has selected the City of Miami ("City") as one (1) of its three (3)
partner cities, and as such, has awarded the City a Leadership Grant, in an amount not to exceed
$100,000.00, to hire a CSO ("Grant") for a period commencing June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017
("Term"); and
WHEREAS, a condition of the Grant requires that the CSO be a full-time City employee who shall
report directly to the Office of the Mayor; and
WHEREAS, the Grant further requires that the City commit to sustain the position of CSO for a
minimum of one (1) additional year following the expiration of the initial Term, should future funding
from Cities for Service not be available;
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 authorized {1} to accept the Grant, in a total amount not to
exceed $100,000.00, from Cities of Service in order to hire a CSO and implement the Program.
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Section 3. All personnel costs related to the hiring of a CSO including, but not limited to, salary
and benefits shall not exceed the Grant award for the Term.
Section 4. The CSO shall be full-time City employee who shall report directly to the Office of the
Mayor.
Section 5. The following new Special Revenue Fund is established, and resources are
appropriated as described below:
PROJECT TITLE: 2015-2016 Cities of Service -
Chief Service Officer
RESOURCES: Cities of Service $100,000.00
APPROPRIATIONS: 2015-2016 Cities of Service - $100,000.00
Chief Service Officer
Section 6. The City Manager is further authorized {1} to execute a grant agreement, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, and any amendments, modifications and extensions thereto, in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney, in order to accept the grant, hire a CSO and implement the
Program.
Section 7. The City shall sustain the position of CSO for a minimum of one (1) additional year
following the expiration of the initial Term, should future funding from Cities for Service not be
available.
Section 8. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {2}
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter
and Code provisions.
{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. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall
become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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