alternative resolutonRESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,II Hill •I II U.Mil'I I KlUJMTCin I I 11 III HI I ,
APPOINTING LAW FIRM TO ACT AS INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY;
APPROVING CONTRACT FOR INTERIM LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY AND LAW FIRM;AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTrVE DATE.
WHEREAS,Article II,Section 7,paragraph A(2)of the Charter ofthe City of South Miami establishes the
office of CityAttorney;and
WHEREAS,theCity Attorney is appointed byandservesatthewilland pleasure of the City Commission;
and
WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Commission,nowdesireto terminate the current City Attorney andlaw
firm and appoint,onan interim basis,thelawfirm of Reiner &Reiner,P.A.as Interim City Attorney;and
WHEREAS,Samuel B.Reiner,IIisa partner inthelawfirmandwillbethe responsible supervising
attorney,thus filling the position of Interim City Attorney;and
WHEREAS,Section 112.313,requires a written contract be entered in order for other attorney members of
the responsible supervising attorney to provide services;and
WHEREAS,the Mayor andCityCommissionbelieveitisinthebestinterests of theCity of SouthMiami.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,THAT:
SECTION 1.The current CityAttorneyandlawfirm,theircontractforlegalservices,ishereby
terminated.
SECTION 2.TheMayorandCommission of theCityofSouthMiamiherebyappointSamuelB.Reiner,
IIasinterimCityAttorneyandacceptandapprovetheattachedcontractfromReiner&Reiner,P.A.to
provide Interim City Attorneyservices untilsuchtimeasthe Commission can appoint a permanent City
Attorney.
SECTION3.This Resolution shalltakeeffectattheendofthiscurrent Commission Meeting.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS __DAYOF,2009
ATTEST:APPROVED:
CITY CLERK MAYOR
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:Commission Vote:
Mayor Feliu
Vice Mayor Beasley
Commissioner Palme
Commissioner New
Commissioner Sellars
CITY ATTORNEY Commissioner Palmer
Commissioner Newman
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