51 RESOLUTION NO. _____ _
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3 A Resolution directing the City Manager to cease the current practice of putting
4 notices on trash bins in order to notify City residents of when garbage will be picked
5 up during the week of a national holiday.
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7 WHEREAS, there are 22 miles of road in the City which have to be driven in both directions for
8 the South Miami Department of Solid Waste to cover the entire City to put notices on trash bins; and
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10 WHEREAS, those notices have been delivered that way for years telling residents when garbage
11 will be picked up during the week of a national holiday; and
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13 WHEREAS, not every resident has their garbage bin out for pickup on their pickup days,
14 resulting in an incomplete dissemination of information; and
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16 WHEREAS, by now South Miami residents are aware of when garbage will be picked up during
17 the week of a national holiday; and
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19 WHEREAS, if someone mIsses a garbage pickup, they can expect another one within a
20 maximum of four (4) days.
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22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
23 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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25 Section 1. The City Manager shall cease the current practice of putting notices on trash bins in
26 order to notify City residents of when garbage will be picked up during the week of a national holiday.
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28 Section 2. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for any reason held
29 invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not affect the validity of
30 the remaining portions of this resolution.
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32 Section 3. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption by vote of the City
33 Commission.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ day of _____ , 2012.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
EXECUTION THEREOF
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Liebman:
Commissioner Newman:
Commissioner Harris:
Commissioner Welsh: