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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageG,IY of AGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE itself IF File ID: #5592 < a R 9 Resolution Sponsored by: Mayor Francis Suarez, Commissioner Ken Russell, Commissioner Wifredo Gort, Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Commissioner Keon Hardemon, Commissioner Joe Carollo A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT SENATE BILL 438, THE FLORIDA INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE ACT, A BI -PARTISAN ACT THAT PROMOTES FAIRNESS AND MODERNIZES FLORIDA LAW BY PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS LISTED HEREIN. 4�CS O/: I! .offs y City of Miami cit Hall Y *INS IAPoeAioo * 3500 Pan American Drive ® sa Legislation g Miami, FL 33133 Resolution www.miamigov.com Enactment Number: R-19-0085 File Number: 5592 Final Action Date:3/14/2019 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT SENATE BILL 438, THE FLORIDA INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE ACT, A BI -PARTISAN ACT THAT PROMOTES FAIRNESS AND MODERNIZES FLORIDA LAW BY PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS LISTED HEREIN. WHEREAS, the Florida Inclusive Workforce Act as set forth in State of Florida Senate Bill 438 ("SB 438") is bi-partisan legislation that promotes fairness and equal opportunity by adding sexual orientation and gender identity as impermissible grounds for discrimination in the area of employment; and WHEREAS, SB 438 would amend and modernize Section 760.01, et. seq., of the Florida Statutes ("Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992") and would also provide remedies for discrimination by employers in the workplace and for specified unlawful practices by employment agencies, labor organizations, joint labor-management committees, and others based on sexual orientation and gender identity; and WHEREAS, in its 2018 Corporate Equality Index, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation reported that ninety-one percent (91 %) of Fortune 500 -ranked businesses include sexual orientation in their nondiscrimination policies and eighty-three percent (83%) include gender identity in such policies, reflecting a link between strong anti -discrimination laws and the ability to draw the best and the brightest talent; and WHEREAS, the adoption of the Florida Inclusive Workforce Act will provide additional tools to ensure that all people are treated fairly and equally in their place of employment; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Commission support the adoption of the Florida Inclusive Workforce Act as it would be in the best interest of residents and businesses alike throughout the State of Florida; 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 of Miami hereby urges the Florida Legislature to adopt SB 438, the Florida Inclusive Workforce Act, a bi-partisan Act that promotes fairness and modernizes Florida law by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Miami -Dade County League of Cities, the Florida League of Cities, and the Miami -Dade County Legislative Delegation. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: Barnaby L. Min, Deputy City Attorney 3/5/2019 ' 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.