Res No 058-10-13092RESOLUTION NO,
58 -10 -13092
A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South
Miami, Florida, relating to boards and committees; creating a
Citizens Advisory Group on Community Gardens and Farmers
Market; which group will be charged with establishing and promoting
community gardens and a South Miami farmers market; appointing
group members; providing an effective date.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article II section 8 of the charter, as amended on
February 9, 2010, when a board or committee is comprised of five (5) members, each
City Commissioner shall appoint one person to serve as a representative on the board or
committee; and,
WHEREAS, when there are more than five (5) members on a board or
committee, each City Commissioner shall appoint one person to serve as a representative
on the board or committee, and all members of such board or committee in excess of five
(5) shall be appointed by three (3) affirmative votes of the City Commission based on
recommendations submitted by any City Commissioner; and
WHEREAS, when a board or committee has less than five (5) members, then the
selection of all members shall be by three (3) affirmative votes of the City Commission
from recommendations submitted by any City Commissioner; and
WHEREAS, reappointments and /or replacements are to be made in the identical
manner as the original appointments; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission, following the recommendation of
the Green Task Force, wish to create a Citizens Advisory Group on Community Gardens
and Farmers Market that will be charged with establishing and promoting community
gardens and a South Miami farmers market.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Commission hereby creates the Citizens Advisory Group
on Community Gardens and Farmers Market. The group shall consist of seven (7)
members: five (5) members will be appointed for a term of one year, and two (2)
members will be appointed for a term of two years; all successor members shall be
appointed for two -year terms. The group shall be charged with establishing and
promoting community gardens and a South Miami farmers market.
Section 2. The group members shall serve without compensation; provided,
however, the City will reimburse expenses incurred.
Additions shown by underlining and deletions shown by evefst iki ng.
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Section 3. Meetings of the Citizens Advisory Group on Community Gardens
and Farmers Market shall be subject to the Florida Sunshine laws, including the public
meeting law and the public records law. All meetings of the group shall be advertised in
a conspicuous place at City Hall and open to the public.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED thisl 6 day of March 2010.
ATTEST:
11 W-1
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
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COMMISSION VOTE: 4 -0
Mayor Stoddard:
Yea
Vice Mayor Newman:
Yea
Commissioner Palmer:
Yea
Commissioner Beasley:
absent
Commissioner Harris:
Yea