Res. No. 175-09-12984RESOLUTION NO. 175 -09 -12984
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING THE
SOUTH MIAMI DRUG -FREE COALITION AS AN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND APPOINTING A
SPECIAL LIAISON FROM THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the South Miami Drug -Free Coalition was established in 2003 by
Informed Families in partnership with, among others, the City of South Miami, law
enforcement officers, citizens, business, health care and faith leaders, youth and service
organizations, and parents; and
WHEREAS, it is the mission of the South Miami Drug -Free Coalition to create a
healthy community through education, prevention and increased awareness of drug use
and underage drinking; and
WHEREAS, the coalition has worked in partnership to lower alcohol, tobacco and
other drug use among area youth through programs that educate parents and youths about
the dangers of substance use, promote the positive aspects of living drug -free and
advance education and enforcement efforts targeting retail sales of alcohol to minors; and
WHEREAS, research by the coalition has determined that the need exists for a
broad -based effort to address youth substance use on an individual level as well as
community wide; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Mayor and the City Commission of South Miami
recognize the importance of the South Miami Drug -Free Coalition in serving the city's
youth and families and wish to provide a higher profile for the coalition's efforts and
participate in forming policy and enforcement recommendations to advance the
coalition's goal of a safe, healthy and drug -free community.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, THAT:
Section 1. The Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida,
wish to, and do hereby, engage the South Miami Drug -Free Coalition as an advisory
committee of the Mayor's Office and appoint a single city commissioner to serve on the
South Miami Coalition board for a term of one year commencing on October 1, 2009,
and ending on September 30, 2010, to be extended yearly at the request of the coalition.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20`n day of October, 2009.
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ATTEST: APPROVED:
Y CLERK MAYOR
READ A APPROVE:; S O FORM: COMMISSION VOTE: 5 -0
Mayor Feliu: Yea
® Vice Mayor Beasley: Yea
Commissioner Palmer: Yea
CITY ATTORNEY v Commissioner Newman: Yea
Commissioner Sellars: Yea
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