Ord. No. 13-01-1744ORDINANCE NO.n-m-1744
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA RELATING TO BOARDS
AND COMMITTEES;AMENDING THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
CODE OF ORDINANCE BY ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION FOR
SENIOR CITIZENS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami has
determined thatthereisan important needtocreatea Commission for Senior Citizens to
address the critical needs of the older adults of South Miami;and
WHEREAS,nearlyaquarter of thepopulation of the City of SouthMiamiisover
60yearsold;andwhilethemajority of these are ingoodhealthandareeconomically
self-sufficient,thereisasignificantnumberinneed of specialservices,butwhoseneeds
are often not identified;and
WHEREAS,theCity of South Miami has already institutedaSeniorCenterwhich
provides certain services to senior citizens,itstillseemsthatthe majority of those
citizens who could benefit fromsuchandotherservicesare not being reached;and
WHEREAS,theMayorandCity Commission desire to create aCommission For
Senior Citizens.
NOW,THEREFORE,BEIT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.ThattheCity of South Miami Code of Ordinances ishereby
amended to create the Commission For Senior Citizens.The Commission shall consist of
15 members.
(a)Appointment and qualifications.Members of the Commission shall be appointed
bytheMayorwiththe advice and consent of theCityCommissionas prescribed in
theCity Charter.Members shall be either aresident of theCityorhavea
principal place of business intheCity of South Miami.Members shall
demonstrateinterestinorknowledgeaboutthestatus of theseniorcitizenswho
resideintheCity of SouthMiami.Amajority of themembersshallbe60years of
age or more.
(b)Terms ofoffice.Inorderthattheterms of office of allmembersshallnotexpireat
thesametime,theinitialappointmentstothe Commission shallbeas follows:
eight(8)of themembers shall be appointed fortwoyeartermsandseven(7)of
themembersshallbeappointedforthreeyearterms.Thereafter,appointed
members shall serve for two-year terms.
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(c)Changeinnumber of members.Thenumber of personsservingonthe
"Commission"may beincreasedordecreased by the City Commission basedon
the level of participationandneed.Inthe event of achangein members,the
number of members that must bepresentto constitute aquorumfora meeting
shallbe half the members plusone.Inthe event of anyincreaseinthe number of
members,theterms of office shallbeprescribed by the City Commission.
(d)Chairperson,vice-chairperson,secretary.TheChairperson,vice-chairpersonand
secretaryshallbe elected by themembers of the Commission foraterm of one
year.The members may electanyadditional officers that they deemnecessary.
(e)Meetings,expenses.Regularly scheduled meetings shallbe held monthly at City
Hallata convenient time tobedecided by the Commission members.The
members may changetheplaceandtime of aparticular meeting by motion anda
vote of themajority of thememberspresentataregularlyscheduledmeeting.
Regularandspecialmeetingsshallbescheduled,andnoticeshallbegiven,as
provided by die CityCodeformeetings of theCityCommission;provided
however,thatschedulingspecial meetings shallrequire written request of a
majority of the members of theCommission.Minutes shallbe kept either by
recordingorinwritten form.Membersshallserve without compensation,but
shallbereimbursedfornecessaryandauthorizedexpensesincurredinthe
performance of thework of the Commission.Abudgetmaybe established bythe
City Managerforthepurpose of funding expenses.
(f)Powersand duties.Thepowersandduties of the Commission shallinclude,but
notbelimitedto:1)toserveinanadvisorycapacitytotheMayorandCity
Commissionbymaking investigations,studies,reports and recommendations in
respecttoallmatters pertaining tothe status of seniorcitizens(ages60andover)
intheCity of SouthMiamiincludingbutnotlimitedto health,livingconditions,
recreation,sources of information,exposuretocrime,general safety,
transportation,availability of employment,and discrimination and responsiveness
of government totheneeds of suchcitizens of SouthMiami;2)tostudy,reporton
andrecommendneededimprovementsintheexistenceanddelivery of servicesto
theelderlysuchashealth,medical,socialandrecreationalservices;3)to appear
beforetheMayorandCityCommissiontodeliverreports,recommendationsand
requestsforassistance;and4)toperformsuchotherduties,functionsandservices
as may be requested by theMayorand City Commission.
Section2.If any section,clause,sentence,orphrase of thisordinanceisforany
reasonheldinvalidorunconstitutional by acourt of competent jurisdiction,theholding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 3.All ordinancesorparts of ordinancesin conflict with theprovisions
of thisordinancearerepealed.
Section 4.This ordinanceshalltake effect immediately upon approval.
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PASSEDANDADOPTEDthis J^_day of June ,2001.
ATTEST:
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st Reading-May 15,2001
,nd2™Reading-June 12,2001
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY
Ordinance establishing Commission forSeniors
APPROVED
COMMISSION VOTE:5-0
Mayor Robaina:Yea
Vice Mayor Feliu:Yea
Commissioner Bethel:Yea
Commissioner Wiscombe:Yea
Commissioner Russell:Yea
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Excellence,Integrity,Inclusion
MEMORANDUM
To:Honorable Mayor,Vice Mayor Date:June 12,2001
andCity Commission /-\
From:Charles Scurr Pjj II J)C^Re:Agenda Item l\
City Manager (^Jy)^Creating aCommission For Senior Citizens
REQUEST
AN ORDINANCE OFTHEMAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OFTHECITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMITTEES;
AMENDINGTHECITYOF SOUTH MIAMI CODE OF ORDINANCE BY
ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS;PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY,ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT,ANDAN EFFECTIVE DATE
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The attached Ordinance on for second reading and public hearing is sponsored by Mayor Robaina
amend the City of South Miami Code of Ordinance by creating a Commission For Senior Citizens.
Amajority of the membership shall be 60 years or older and reside or have his/her principal place
of business in the City of South Miami.The Board shall consist of 15 members with eight (8)of
the members being appointed for two year terms and seven (7)of the members appointed for
three year terms.Thereafter members shall be appointed for two-year terms.
RECOMMENDATION
Approval is recommended.
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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
Tuesday,June 12,2001 beginning at 7:30 p.m.,in the City Commission
Chambers,6130 Sunset Drive,toconsider thefollowing described ordinance(s):
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING TO
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES;AMENDING THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI CODE OF ORDINANCE BY ESTABLISHING A
COMMISSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS;PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY,ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.(1SI -Reading,May 15,2001)
Said ordinances canbe inspected in the City Clerk's Office,Monday -Friday
duringregularoffice hours.
Inquiries concerning these items should be directed to the City Manager's office
at:663-6338.
ALL interested partiesare invited toattendand will be heard.
Ronetta Taylor,CMC
CityClerk
City ofSouth Miami
Pursuant to Florida Statutes 286.0105.the dry hereby advises the public that il a person decides toappeal
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meetinq or hearing,he or she will need a reco.d of the proceed.ngs,and that tor such purpose,allected
person may need to ensure that a verbatim record ol the proceedings is made which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which theappeal istobebased.
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