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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor & Members ofr City Commission
Hector Mirabile, PhD, City Managerf1
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Alfredo Riverol, CPA, Cr. FA, Chief Financial Officer 'rt
September IS, 20 I I Agenda Item No.:---I-
A Resolution relating to budget; authorizing a transfer of $20,000 from
account No. 001-1500-514-3410 City Attorney's Legal Services-Outside,
settlements to account No. 001-1500-514-3440 City Attorney's
Consulting-Labor.
It is requested that the budget for City Attorney's Consulting-Labor be
. increased by $20,000 from account No.OO 1-1500-514-341 0, Legal Services-
Outside, to provide sufficient funds for City Attorney's Consulting-Labor
expenditure line item to cover expenses for the City Attorney legal labor fees.
The required increase is due to, primarily, the payments to the law firm of
Bryant, Miller, Olive, which represented the City in certain lawsuits or legal
proceedings which were later reimbursed by the Florida Municipal Insurance
Trust (FMIT). In FY II, the City has to-date received $37,571.55 in
reimbursement to cover the labor legal fees paid by the City from this
expenditure line item.
Transfer Amount: $20,000
Transfer From: 001-1500-514-3410 City Attorney's Legal Services-Outside; with a current
balance of $20 I. 745.13
Transfer To: 001-1500-514-3440 City Attorney's Consulting-Labor; with a current balance
of $3,282.53
1 RESOLUTION NO. ______ _
2 A Resolution relating to budget; authorizing a transfer of $20,000
3 from account No. 001-1500-514-3410 City Attorney's Legal
4 Services-Outside, settlements to account No. 001-1500-514-3440
5 City Attorney's Consulting-Labor.
6 WHEREAS, it is requested that the budget for City Attorney's Consulting-Labor
7 be increased by $20,000 from account No.OO 1-1500-514-3410; and,
8 WHEREAS, the Consulting-Labor account is used to advance funds to outside
9 labor counsel pending reimbursement by insurance proceeds which has depleted the
10 account temporarily and it is essential to provide sufficient funds for City Attorney's
11 Consulting-Labor to cover expenses for the City Attorney; and,
12 WHEREAS, the Consulting-Labor account has not exceeded its budget except
13 temporarily and it will not exceed the budget except temporarily due to the temporary
14 payment to outside counsel; and,
15 WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire to transfer sufficient funds
16 from account No. 001-1500-514-3410, City Attorney's Legal Services-Outside, with a
17 current balance of $201,745.13, settlements to account No. 001-1500-514-3440, City
18 Attorney's Consulting-Labor, with a current balance of$3,282.53.
19 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
20 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA;
21 Section 1. The Mayor and City Commission approve the transfer of $20,000Jrom
22 account No. 001-1500-514-3410, City Attorney's Legal Services-Outside, with a current
23 balance of $201,745.13, settlements to account No. 001-1500-514-3440, City Attorney's
24 Consulting-Labor, with a current balance of$3,282.53.
25 Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
26 PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ day of ____ , 2011
27 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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30 CITY CLERK MAYOR
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32 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM COMMISSION VOTE:
33 LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard:
34 EXECUTION THEREOF: Vice Mayor Newman:
35 Commissioner Beasley:
36 Commissioner Palmer:
37 CITY ATTORNEY Commissioner Harris: