19I RESOLUTION NO.
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3 A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South
4 Miami, Florida, establishing procedure for advanced notice of add -on
5 item(s) on the agenda; and providing an effective date.
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7 WHEREAS, Section 2 -2.1 (C) of the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances
8 provides that "the Commission shall not take action upon any matter or item or business
9 which is not listed upon the official agenda without approval of at least three (3)
10 Commissioners present at such regular meeting "; and,
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12 WHEREAS, Section 2 -2.1 (C) of the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances
13 further provides that "except for emergencies, no item will be placed on the agenda of a
14 regular meeting of the Commission which has not been delivered to the City Clerk by
15 noon on the Wednesday preceding such regular meeting "; and,
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17 WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission wish to establish a procedure for
18 advanced notice of add -on item(s) on the agenda; and,
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20 WHEREAS, the procedure for advanced notice of add -on item(s) on the agenda
21 shall consist in posting such item on the City's website (www.cityofsouthmiami.net),
22 and, at the same time, the item shall be electronically forwarded to the City Commission.
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24 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
25 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA; that
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27 Section 1. The above whereas clauses are incorporated by reference into the
28 body of this resolution.
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30 Section 2. The Mayor and City Commission direct the City Manager, City
31 Attorney and City Clerk to ensure that the procedure for advanced notice of add -on
32 item(s) on the agenda be carried out, by posting such item on the City's website
33 (www.eityofsouthmiami.net), and, at the same time, the item be electronically forwarded
34 to the City Commission.
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36 Section 3. The City Clerk is further directed to make said add -on item(s)
37 available to the public at the entrance to the Commission Chambers during every
38 Commission meeting.
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40 Section 4. The City Clerk shall after the roll is called, at any Commission
41 meeting, read into the record of such Commission meeting the title of the proposed add -
42 on item(s) sought to be placed on the agenda.
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44 Section 5. Nothing herein shall affect the requirement that any add -on item
45 can only be placed on the agenda by the approval of the majority vote of the City
46 Commission.
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Section 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of March, 2010.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND SUFFICIENCY:
Laurence Feingold,
Office of City Attorney
APPROVED:
OTXWO17
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Newman:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner Beasley:
Commissioner Harris:
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