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1 ORDINANCE NO. 2 ---------------
3 An Ordinance amending the South Miami Code of Ordinances, Article I, Section
4 2-2.I(G)(2), to authorize the Mayor to participate in the discussion and debate of all
5 issues.
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7 Whereas, Robert's Rules of Order provides that the chairperson may not participate inJ
8 debate of emotion; and
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10 Whereas, the City Charter provides " .. .in the absence of applicable rules, it shall follow
11 Robert's Rules of Order (Revised)"; and
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13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINEDED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
14 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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16 Section 1: The South Miami Code of Ordinances, Article I,. Section 2-2.1(G) (2) is hereby
17 amended as follows:
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19 (G) RULES OF DEBATE; QUESTION UNDER CONSIDERATION.
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21 (2) Getting the floor; improper references to be avoided. Every member
,2 desiring to speak shall address the chair, and upon recognition by the
23 presiding officer, shall confine himself to the question under debate,
24 avoiding all personalities and indecorous language. The Mayor shall have
25 the right to participate in the debate of all motions and issues without
26 relinquishing his or her right to preside over the meeting as chairperson.
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28 Section 2: Codification. The provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made
29 part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami as amended; that the sections of this
30 ordinance may be renumbered or re-Iettered to accomplish such intention; and that the word
31 "ordinance" may be changed to "section" or other appropriate word.
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33 Section 3. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is
34 for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding
35 shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
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37 Section 4. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all
38 sections and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
39 However, it is not the intent of this section to repeal entire ordinances, or parts of ordinances,
40 that give the appearance of being in conflict when the two ordinances can be harmonized or
41 when only a portion of the ordinance in conflict needs to be repealed to harmonize the
42 ordinances. If the ordinance in conflict can be harmonized by amending its terms, it is hereby
3 amended to harmonize the two ordinances. Therefore, only that portion that needs to be repealed
14 to harmonize the two ordinances shall be repealed.
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2 Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon enactment.
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4 PASSED AND ENACTED this __ day of ,2012.
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6 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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10 CITY CLERK MAYOR
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12 1 st,Reading
13 2nd Reading
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15 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: COMMISSION VOTE:
16 LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard:
17 EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor Liebman:
18 Commissioner Newman:
19 Commissioner Harris:
20 Commissioner Welsh:
21 CITY ATTORNEY
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