Ord. No. 15-02-1783ORDINANCE NO. 15 -02 -1783
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES; AMENDING SEC. 2 -26.8 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, ENTITLED `BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE" TO
READ "BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE'; CREATING A
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE; PROVIDING DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 29 -01 -1760;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami faces the challenge of continuing to provide a high
level of government services to its residents and businesses during a time when the costs for the
services exceeds projected revenue from all sources; and,
WHEREAS, the budget for the 2003 fiscal year was balanced, in part, by deferring
certain necessary expenditures, by postponing merit pay increases and by deferring hiring for
available positions; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission are grateful for the valuable service
rendered by members of the Budget Review Committee and, in light of the present and
continuing fiscal challenge, desire to rename and to expand the mandate of the committee to
review and evaluate revenue and expenditures on at least a quarterly basis, to examine ways to
preserve existing revenue sources and to explore additional funding sources; to oversee
department performance reviews, to give advice to the city commission and the administration
on projected revenue, expenditures and desirable or necessary changes to the types and levels of
government services provided by the City, and to make recommendations regarding the proposed
millage rate and the annual budget for ensuing fiscal years; and,
WI-IEREAS, to accomplish these important purposes it will be necessary to expand the
membership of the committee and it is desirable to include representatives of the local business
community, residents, accounting and finance experts, and employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City of South Miami Code of Ordinances is amended to create
Section 2 -26.8, entitled "Budget Review Committee" to provide as follows:
See. 2 -26.8. Budget and Finance Committee.
(a) Name. There is hereby created a Budget and Finance Committee. The committee
shall consist of at least five and no more than nine members.
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(b) Purpose. The purpose of the committee is to provide advice and
recommendations to the Mayor and City Commission and to the administration regarding the
adoption and implementation of financially sound annual budgets. To accomplish this purpose,
the committee is charged with reviewing and evaluating revenue and expenditures on at least a
quarterly basis, examining ways to preserve existing revenue sources and exploring additional
funding sources; overseeing department performance reviews, giving advice to the city
commission and the administration on projected revenue, expenditures and desirable or
necessary changes to the types and levels of government services provided by the City, and
making recommendations regarding the proposed millage rate and the annual budget for ensuing
fiscal years.
(c) Membership, terms. Members of the committee shall be appointed by the Mayor
as provided for by the City Charter. The Mayor and City Commission shall attempt to include
representatives of the local business community, residents, accounting and finance experts, and
employees or representatives of city employees' collective bargaining groups in the membership
of the committee. Membership may include persons representing other groups or professions.
The initial appointments to the committee shall be for a term that expires on October 1, 2003.
Thereafter, appointments shall be staggered for terms of one, two and three years. Appointments
to fill any vacancy on the committee will be for the unexpired term. One member of the city
commission and the city manager may serve as non- voting ex officio members of the committee.
(d) Meetings, quorum. Regularly scheduled meetings shall be held at least quarterly
at city hall at a convenient time to be decided by the committee members. The members may
change the place and time of a particular meeting by motion and a vote of the majority of
members present at a regularly scheduled meeting. A majority of the members in good standing
shall constitute a quorum necessary to hold meetings and take action. Additional special
meetings may be scheduled and notice shall be given, as provided in the city code for special
meetings of the city commission; provided, however, that scheduling special meetings shall
require the vote or written request of a majority of the members. The committee shall appoint a
chairperson and a vice chairperson. The chairperson shall conduct all meetings. In the absence
of the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall conduct the meeting. All meetings shall be properly
noticed, open to the public and minutes shall be kept either by recording or in written form.
Members shall serve without compensation.
(e) Administrative assistance. The Director of Finance shall provide the committee
members with copies of quarterly and annual financial reports as soon as they are available
following the close of the quarter and the fiscal year. The annual audit report shall be provided
to committee members within 15 days of delivery to the City by the independent auditors.
Ledgers and other account reports shall be provided upon request by the committee. The
proposed budget shall be delivered to the committee members not later than the date it is
delivered to the city commissioners. The City Manager shall provide assistance to the
committee, as necessary, in performing department reviews.
(f) Reports. The committee shall discuss with the administration its review of the
quarterly and annual financial reports and of other account ledgers, its projected anticipated
variations to revenue and expenditures, if any, its department performance reviews and suggested
changes, if any, to the type, level and frequency of services, staff and capital needs, cost of
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services and administrative structure, and it shall notify the city commission accordingly. The
committee shall present a report to the city commission at least quarterly, and more often if it
forecasts significant variations in anticipated revenue and expenditures. Additionally, the
committee shall present the first department performance review within three months of
enactment of this ordinance, and then quarterly reviews for additional departments until all
departments have been reviewed by the committee, after which further reviews shall be
conducted at the direction of the city commission.
(g) Sunshine laws. All meetings of the committee and of any two or more persons
appointed to the committee are subject to the Florida Sunshine Law requirements for notice and
public meeting. All documents, including email communications, prepared by the committee or
a committee member are public records.
Section 2. Ordinance No. 29 -01 -1760, creating Section 2 -26.8 of the code of
ordinances, entitled "Budget Review Committee" is repealed. A copy of the repealed ordinance
is attached to this ordinance as exhibit "1."
Section 3. This ordinance shall be included in the City of South Miami Code of
Ordinances and Section 2 -26.8,
Section 4. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3`d day of December, 2002.
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0 Reading — November 4, 2002
2 n Reading — December 3, 2002 (As amended)
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APPROVED:
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COM aSS ON VOTE: 5 -0
Mayor Feliu:
Yea
Vice Mayor Russell:
Yea
Commissioner Bethel:
Yea
Commissioner Wiscombe:
Yea
Commissioner McCrea:
Yea
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
2001
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida will conduct .
a Public Hearing during Its regular City Commission meeting on Thursday, November 21, 2002,
beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive, to consider:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
MIAMI, RELATING TO A REQUEST PURSUANT TO SECTION 20- 3.4(8)(4) OF THE
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Inquiries concerning this item should be directed to the Planning Department at 305 - 663 -6326.
ALL interested parties are invited to attend and will be heard. Ronetta Taylor, CMC
City Clerk
City of South Miami
Pursuant to Florida Statutes 286.0105, the City hereby advises the public that it a person decides to appeal any decisW made by this
Board, Agency or Commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the
proceedings, and that for such purpose, affected person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings Is made which
record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida will conduct a
Public Hearing during its regular City Commission meeting Thursday, November 21, 2002 beginning at 7:30
p.m., in the City Commission Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive, to consider 2nd Reading of the following
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION. OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA, RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMITTEES; AMENDING SEC. 2 -26.8 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, ENTITLED "BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE" TO READ "BUDGET AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE ";. CREATING A BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE; PROVIDING DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 29-01-1760; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (1 at Reading — November 4, 2002) ..
Said ordinance can be inspected in the City Clerk's Office, Monday - Friday during regular office hours.
Inquiries concerning this item should be directed to the City Manager's Office at 305- 663.6338.
ALL interested parties are invited to attend and will be heard. . .
Ronetta Taylor, CMC
City Clerk
City of South Miami
Pursuant to Florida Statutes 286.0105, the City hereby advises the public that If a person decides to appeal any decision
made by this Board, Agency or Commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or hearing, he or she will
need a record of the proceedings, and that for such purpose, affected person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of
Me proceedings is made which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
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ORDINANCE NO. 29 -01 -1760
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO BOARDS
AND COMMITTEES; AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TO CREATE SEC. 2 -26.8, ENTITLED
"BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE"; PROVIDING FOR THE DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami value
citizen review and advice regarding the approval of the annual budget for the City and the
implementation of the budget; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire to create a permanent budget
review committee which will review revenue and expenditures on a quarterly basis, and
give advice to the city commission and the administration on revenue, expenditures and
the proposed annual budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City of South Miami Code of Ordinances is amended to create
Section 2 -26.8, entitled "Budget Review Committee" to provide as follows:
Sec. 2 -26.8. Budget Review Committee.
(a) There is hereby created a budget review committee. The purpose of the
committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Mayor and City Commission
and to the administration regarding the adoption and implementation of financially sound
annual budgets. To accomplish this purpose, the Director of Finance shall provide the
committee members with copies of quarterly and annual financial report as soon as they
are available following the close of the quarter and the fiscal year. The annual audit
report shall be provided to committee members within 30 days of delivery to the City by
the independent auditors. The proposed budget shall be delivered to the committee
members not later than the date it is delivered to the city commissioners.
(b) The budget review committee shall review the financial reports for
consistency with the adopted annual budget for the City. The committee shall discuss
with the administration its review of the quarterly and annual financial reports, its
projected anticipated variations, if any, and it shall notify the administration and the city
commission accordingly. The committee shall present a report to the city commission
not less than annually.
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(c) The committee shall consist of not more than three members. In making
appointments to the committee the mayor shall endeavor to appoint at least one person
who possesses substantial experience in banking and finance. The initial appointments to
the committee shall be for a term that expires on October 1, 2002. Thereafter,
appointments shall be staggered for terms of one, two and three years.
(d) The committee may, but is not required to, appoint a chairperson. A
quorum of the committee shall consist of a simple majority, unless the committee consists
of two persons, in which event a quorum shall consist of one member. All meetings of
the committee are subject to the Florida Sunshine Law requirements for notice and public
meeting. All documents, including email communications, prepared by the committee or
a committee member are public records. The committee shall meet with representatives
of the administration at a mutually convenient time.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be included in the City of South Miami Code of
Ordinances and Section 2 -26.8.
Section 3. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16!ay of October, 2001.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED: Z
MAYOR
1" Reading —10/ 2/01
2 °d Reading —10 / 16 / 01
COMMISSION VOTE: 5 -0
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM Mayor Robaina: Yea
Vice Mayor Feliu: Yea
6.r lam Commissioner Wiscombe: Yea
CITY ATTORNEY Commissioner Bethel: Yea
Commissioner Russell: Yea
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