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3 An ordinance amending the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances section
4 2-22, term limits of board and committee members.
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6 WHEREAS, section 2-22 of the South Miami Code of Ordinances was passed in 2009 to
7 allow new members to serve on city boards and committees; and
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9 WHEREAS, in some instances it is extremely important to retain board or committee
10 member to preserved institutional knowledge. As an example, the City Commission recognizes
11 (i) the time and effort dedicated by the appointed trustees to obtain the knowledge and skills
12 required to manage the City of South Miami Pension System, (ii) the unique skills and
13 knowledge developed by trustees over years to manage the City of South Miami Pension System,
14 (iii) the significant expense incurred by the City of South Miami in training and educating its
15 trustees, and (iv) that longer service by effective trustees would be in the best interest of the
16 City's pension system; and
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18 WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it to be in the public interest to amend term
19 limits of its boards and committees.
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21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
22 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
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24 Section 1. Section 2-22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami,
25 Florida, setting and defining term limits for board and committee members, is hereby amended
26 as follows:
27 Sec. 2-22. -Term limits.
28 L Appointees are limited to two (2) consecutive two-year terms of membership on a
29 specific commission, board, or committee. An appointee may not be reappointed to the
30 same commission, board or committee after completion of two (2) consecutive terms.
31 After serving a maximum of two (2) consecutive year terms, an appointee shall not be
32 reappointed to the same commission, board or committee unless at least one year has
33 elapsed between the term limited position and the effective date of commencement of the
34 proposed appointment for a new term. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, an
35 appointee shall not be precluded, at anytime following completion of service on a
36 commission without being required to comply with the lapse of time between
37 appointments. Term limits will be applied prospectively, commencing with appointments
38 made after January 1,2009.
39 2. Exception: The appointer, or his or her successor in office, may extend the term limits
40 of his or her appointment with the advice and consent of a majority of the City
41 Commission.
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2 Section 2. Codification. The provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made
3 part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami as amended; that the sections of this
4 ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered to accomplish such intention; and that the word
5 "ordinance" may be changed to "section" or other appropriate word.
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7 Section 3. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is
8 for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding
9 shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
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11 Section 4. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all
12 sections and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
13 However, it is not the intent of this section to repeal entire ordinances, or parts of ordinances,
14 that give the appearance of being in conflict when the two ordinances can be harmonized or
15 when only a portion of the ordinance in conflict needs to be repealed to harmonize the
16 ordinances. If the ordinance in conflict can be harmonized by amending its terms, it is hereby
17 amended to harmonize the two ordinances. Therefore, only that portion that needs to be repealed
18 to harmonize the two ordinances shall be repealed.
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20 Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon enactment.
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PASSED AND ENACTED this __ day of _____ , 2014.
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CITY ATTORNEY
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COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Harris:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Liebman:
Commissioner Welsh:
40SE 2014 SE
SOAPBOX
Summit on parent-student link
I've known Miami-Dade's
Rookie Teacher of the Year
Angelica Fulchini (Dedicat-
ed Rookie, Neighbors,
March 23) for several years.
She and so many teachers in
Miami-Dade deserve recog-
nition for their dedication to
our children.
Fu1chini acknowledges
the importance of commu-
nity relationships and pa-
rent involvement. This was
an integral part of my own
experience growing up in
South Florida. From a young
age I knew that having a
mom who taught in my
schools meant having a pa-
rent who was involved in ev-
ery aspect of my daily life.
My mother knew the value
of education. I know my
path could have been much
different without her
support.
Parental advocacy and
community organizing are
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or write Soapbox, c/o Neighbors, 3STI NW 91st Ave., Miami,
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be accepted, and writers are limited to one letter every
four weeks. Letters will run as space allows, and may be
edited for length, style and clarity. The deadline for letters
is noon Wednesday.
some of the most powerful
actions we can take for our
children.
On May 10, Teach For
America is partnering with
alumni, parents, teachers
and Florida International
University to host the first
R.O.O.T.S (Realizing Our
Own True Strengths) Mia-
mi, a parent and student
leadership summit, at FIU's
Graham Center.
I hope this will be a part of
the ongoing partnership and
collaborative effort in our
community centered on a
shared vision for our chil-
dren and education. For
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-Kiesha Moodie,
alumni affairs director,
Teach For America Miami-Dade
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
COURTESY NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida will conduct
Public Hearing(s) at its regular City Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 15, 2014 beginning
at 7:00 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive, to consider the following item(s):
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a three year contract with Thomas
F. Pepe, Esquire, to provide legal services as the City Attorney for the City of South Miami.
An Ordinance related to a request for a zoning map amendment to the City of South Miami
official zoning map, to re·zone the Agency owned property assemblage referred to as the
Marshall Williamson properties, folio numbers 09-4025-000-0850; 09-4025-000-0852; and
09-4025-065-0090, from a current zoning designation of "RS-4" (Single-Family) to the "RM-18"
(Low Density Multi·Family Residential) to allow for additional residential dwelling units within the
Madison Square Mixed-Use Development Project.
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An ordinance amending City of South Miami Code of Ordinances section 2-22, term limits of boar~
and committee members. I
An Ordinance creating Article IV of Chapter 18. and creating Section 18-27 which shall provide for
an additional $50,000 tax exemption for City of South Miami low-income senior citizens.
ALL interested parties are invited to attend and will be heard.
For further information, please contact the City Clerk's Office at: 305·663-6340.
Maria M. Menendez, CMC
City Clerk
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 the proceedings is made which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
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