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ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance, amending section 2 -22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of South Miami, Florida, to eliminate term limits for commissions, boards
and committees; providing for Severability, ordinances in conflict and
providing for an effective date.
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the time and effort dedicated by
the trustees to obtain the knowledge and skills required to manage the City of South
Miami Pension System; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the significant expense incurred
by the City of South Miami in training and educating its trustees; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the unique skills and knowledge
developed by trustees over years to manage the City of South Miami Pension System;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes that longer service by effective
trustees would be in the best interest of the City of South Miami Pension Plan; and
WHEREAS, an amendment to the City code is necessary to permit such new
obligations and conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Mayor and City Commission have received and reviewed
an actuarial impact statement related to these changes and attached as such; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it to be in the public interest to
eliminate term limits for commissions, boards and committees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Section 2 -22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South
Miami, Florida, is hereby amended as follows:
Section 2: Codification. The provisions of this ordinance shall become and be
made part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami as amended; that the
sections of this ordinance may be re- numbered or re- lettered to accomplish such
intention; and that the word 'ordinance" may be changed to "section" or other appropriate
word.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
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jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance.
Section 4. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all
sections and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby
repealed. However, it is not the intent of this section to repeal entire ordinances, or parts
of ordinances, that give the appearance of being in conflict when the two ordinances can
be harmonized or when only a portion of the ordinance in conflict needs to be repealed to
harmonize the ordinances. If the ordinance in conflict can be harmonized by amending
its terms, it is hereby amended to harmonize the two ordinances. Therefore, only that
portion that needs to be repealed to harmonize the two ordinances shall be repealed.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective ten days after
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
1St Reading —
2nd Reading —
day of 2011
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY ATTORNEY
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COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Newman
Commissioner Palmer
Commissioner Beasley
Commissioner Harris
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