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An Ordinance relating to lobbyists; amending the City of South Miami Code
of Ordinances Section 8A -5, (c) (1) entitled "Registration and filing
requirements ", and (c) (6) entitled "Fees ", and, (d) (1) "List of expenditures ".
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami seek to protect
the elected and appointed city officials and city employees from the appearance of, or actual,
favoritism, corruption, or other impropriety in their consideration of ordinances and resolutions,
decisions in quasi-judicial proceedings, selection of consultants, awarding of contracts and other
city business; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission have enacted legislation relating to conflict
of interest, ethics and limitations on campaign financing to strengthen the standards of conduct
pertaining to actions by city officials, candidates for public office, city employees and persons
doing business with the city; and
WHEREAS, the city finds it is in the best interest of the residents of the city to make
fully informed decisions about city actions and policies; and,
WHEREAS, the interests of the city are served by encouraging lobbyist registration and
the pursuit of commerce in South Miami; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission wish to amend this ordinance in
concurrence with the Miami -Dade County Ordinance No. 12 -63, providing that lobbyists who
have not made any lobbying expenditures during the preceding calendar year are not required to
file lobbyist expenditure statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 8A -5, (c) (1) and (6) of the City of South Miami code shall be
amended to read:
(1) Registration and filing requirements. All lobbyistsshall, before engaging in
any lobbying activities, register with the dty clerk. Every person required to
register shall register on forms prepared by the city clerk, pay a registration
fee as specified in the fee schedule qppor n to the ,,r-di ,. nee from .,.rich
this seeti .,, defi e-s and state under oath:
a. Name and business address of lobbyist;
b. Name and business address of principal;
C. The name and business address of each person, consultant, or entity, within
the preceding five (5) years, for whom the lobbyist was employed as a
lobby;
d. The Commissioner or personnel sought to be lobbied; and
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e. The specific issue on which the lobbyist has been employed to lobby;
(6) Fees. Each lobbyist shall pay a registration fee, as specified in the city's
standard schedule of fees required in subseetion (e) (1). in addition, all lobbyists
must fegister pfior to Oetobef 1 of every yeaf; and the fee shall be as speeified in
appendix A to the ofdinanee f ow, w-hieh this section derives. at the time of
registering with the city clerk, every year from October 1 through September 30,
The registration fees required in this ehapter shall be deposited by the eity eler-k
into a separate aeeount and shall be expeaded only to eover the eosts-ineurfed
administering the pi2ovisions of this section There shall be no fee required for
filing a notice of withdrawal, and the city manager shall waive the registration fee
upon a finding of financial hardship, based upon a sworn statement of the
applicant. Prior to conducting any lobbying on a matter, all lobbyists must file a
form with the city clerk, signed by the principal or the principal's representative,
stating that the lobbyist is authorized to represent the principal. Any person who
only appears as a representative of a nonprofit corporation or entity (such as a
charitable organization, neighborhood or homeowner association, local chamber
of commerce and merchant's association, trade association or trade union),
without special compensation or reimbursement for the appearance, whether
direct, indirect, or contingent, to express support or opposition to any item, shall
not be required to register with the city clerk as required by this subsection.
Copies ' Vf registration forms •nXt Y7e�f„ri s id to each eon missionpr of other-
nel named on the f rms
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Section 2. Section 8A -5, (d) (1) (2) (3) of the City of South Miami code shall be amended as
follows:
(d) List of expenditures.
(1) On October 1 of each year, lobbyists shall submit to the city clerk a
signed statement under oath, as provided by the clerk, listing all lobbying
expenditures in the city for the preceding calendar year. A statement shall
>>not<< be filed even if there have been no expenditures during the
reporting period. The statement shall list in detail each expenditure by
category, including food and beverage, entertainment, research,
communication, media advertising, publications, travel, lodging and special
events and shall identify the city officials, personnel, and members upon
whom the expenditures were made.
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Section 3. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be included in the Code of Ordinances.
Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective upon enactment.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of February , 2013.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
C CLERK IV
1St Reading — 1/22/13
2nd Reading— 2/5/13
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COMMISSION VOTE: 5 -0
Mayor Stoddard:
Yea
Vice Mayor Liebman:
Yea
Commissioner Newman:
Yea
Commissioner Harris:
Yea
Commissioner Welsh:
Yea
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MIAMI DAILY BU►SiNESS REVIEW
Published Daily except Saturday. Sunday and
Legal Holidays
Miami, Miami -Dade County. Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MiAMi -DADE:
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
O.V. FERBEYRE, who on oath says that he or she is the
VICE PRESIDENT, Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business
Review f/k/a Miami Review, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday
and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Miami -Dade
County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement,
being a Legal Advertisement of Notice In the matter of
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
PUBLIC HEARING - FEB. 5, 2013
in the XXXX Court,
was published in said newspaper in the issues of
01/25/2013
Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business
Review Is a newspaper published at Miami In said Miami -Dade
County, Florida and that the said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said Miami -Dade County,
Florida, each day (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays)
and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post
office in Miami in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, for a
period of one year next preceding the first publication of the
attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he or
she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation
any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose
of securin rs adv a ent for publication in the said
newsp r.�
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CiTY OF SOUTH MIAMI
NOTICE OF PUBILiC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City Commission of the City of
South Miami, Florida will conduct Public Hearings) at its regular City
Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday February 6 2013_
beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers, 6130 Sunset
Drive, to consider the following item(s):
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an
agreement, not to exceed a term of three years, with the law firm
of Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A., to represent the City of
South Miami during the negotiations of the franchise renewal
agreement with FPL.
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter Into the
Community Space Lease Agreement with Miami -Dade County
for lease of 6701 SW 62 Avenue, South Miami, Florida for one
'(1) year with.a one (1) option to renew.
An Ordinance relating to public records; amending the City of
South Miami Code of Ordinances Section 2 -18, (a) through (g)
entitled •'Tl� imaging and destruction of public
records ".
An Ordinance relating to lobbyists; amending the City of South
Miami Code of Ordinances Section 8A -5, (c) (1) entitled
"Registration and filling requirements ".and* (6) entitted "Fees °,
and, (d) (1) 'List of expenditures`.
An Ordinance amending the Seaton 20- 3.3(D) of the City's Land
Development Code adding Automotive Repair and Body Shop
as a special use within the GR - General Retail Zoning District.
ALL interested parties are invited to attend and will be heard.
For further information, please contact the City Clerk's
Office at: 305-663-6340. .
Maria M. Menendez, CMC
City Clerk
Pursuant to Florida Statutes 286.0105, the City hereby advises the
public that it a person decides to appeal any decision made by this
Beard, Agency or Commission with'respect to any matter considered at
its meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings,
and that for such purpose, affected person may need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceedings is made which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to b 3based5 2020630M
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