Ord. No. 07-97-1628ORDINANCE NO.7-97-1628
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING TO THE STATUS OF
WOMEN;ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI COMMISSION
ONTHESTATUSOF WOMEN;PROVIDINGFOR SEVERABILITY,
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,thestatus of womeninthis community warrants attention and
improvement;and,
WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Commission desire to create a committee onthe
status of women.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.Section 2-26.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami,
entitled "Boxing commission;membership;duties,"is hereby repealed inits entirety and
substituted with the following:
Section 2-26.1.Committee on the Status of Women.
(a)Created;composition.Thereishereby created aCity of South Miami Committee
on the Status of Women.The committee shall consist of 10 members.
(b)Appointment and terms of members.Members of the committee shallbe
appointed bythe mayor asprovidedintheCity Charter.Members of the committee
shall be permanent residents or employed in businesses in the city for two or more
years.Each member shallhave demonstrated a commitment to improve the condition
ofwomen through community andotherservice.The membership should reflect the
racial and ethnic diversity of the residents of the City of South Miami.
(c)Terms of office.In order that the terms of office of all members of the
committee shall not expire atthesametime,the initial appointments tothe committee
shallbeasfollows:5members of thecommitteeshallbe appointed foraterm of two
yearsfromdate of itsfirstmeetingand5 members shallbe appointed tothe
committee foraterm of threeyears.Appointed members shallthereafterservefor
aperiod of 2yearsoruntiltheirsuccessorisappointed,whichever occurslater.
(d)Chairperson and vice-chairperson.The chairperson and vice-chairperson shall
beelectedbythemembers ofthe committee for aterm of one year.Appointmentsto
fill anyvacancyonthecommittee shall befortheremainder of theunexpiredterms.
Whenanymember of the committee fails to attend three(3)consecutive meetings
withoutanexcused absence,heorshe shall beremoved by the city commission.An
"excused absence"shall be defined as an absence resulting duetoa personal or family
illness,deathinthefamily,beingout of townbecause of business,professional,or
other commitments subjecttotheapproval of thechairperson.
(e)Organization of the committee.Members of the committee on the status of
womenshallelectsuchofficers,in addition tothe chairperson anda vice-chairperson,
as may be deemed necessary.Sixmembersshallconstituteaquorumnecessaryto
holdameetingandtakeany action.Membersshallserve without compensation,but
shallbe reimbursed fornecessary expenses incurredinthe performance of their
officialduties,asapproved by thecity commission.A budget shallbeestablished by
the city manager,assoonaspossible,forpurpose of funding expenses.Regular and
special meetings of the committee shallbe scheduled,and notice of such meetings
shall be given,as provided inthe City of South Miami Code of Ordinances for
meetings ofthecitycommission;provided,however,thatschedulingspecialmeetings
shallrequirethewrittenrequest of 6 committee members.Minutes shallbe kept by
city staff of all meetings.
(f)Dutiesand Powers oftheCommitteeontheStatus of Women.The powers and
duties of the committee shall include,but not be limited to,the following duties,
functions,powers and responsibilities:
(1)To serve inan advisory capacity by making investigations,studies,
reportsand recommendations tothe city commission,the city manager
andherorhisadministration,andthe community,in respect toall
matters pertaining tothe status of all women in South Miami,
including,but not limited to,thefairandequal treatment of women;
thosepoliciesandpractices which discriminate against women whether
practiced by publicorprivatepersons,individualsorcorporations;and,
the public andprivate employment of women,the working and living
conditions of women,the delivery of public and private services to
women,andtheeducationandtraining of women and public
accommodations for women;
(2)To make continuing studies with recommendations andreports of all
cityagencies,facilities,boards,servicesandprogramsdealing with or
affecting women,including equalfunding of such facilities,services
andprograms;
(3)To study,recommend andreportany needed improvements and
changesto city codes,boards,ordinances,resolutions,and written and
unwritten policies andpractices of the city;
(4)Toappearbeforeanygovernmentalor non-governmental agencyto
presentfindingsand recommendations on behalf of the commission of
thestatus of women,aswellason behalf of the city with theapproval
of the city commission;
(5)To solicit contributions,servicesand financial support fromother
governmental authorities,private businesses,groups,institutions and
trust funds;
(6)Toserveasaliaisonorinformalmediator among the city commission,
thecity administration,thecityemployeesandtheusers of cityservices
and facilities.The commission onthestatus of women may consult
with representatives of thesegroupsfromtimetotimeasnecessaryto
carry out the commission on the status of women's duties and
functions;and,
(7)Toperformotherduties,functionsandservicesas may beassignedto
it by the city commission.
Section2.If anysection,clause,sentence,or phrase of thisordinanceisforany
reason heldinvalidor unconstitutional byacourt of competentjurisdiction,theholdingshall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section3.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with theprovisions of
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section4.This ordinance shall takeeffectimmediatelyatthetime of its passage.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 111 day of April ,19gfl.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
1st Reading -March 18,1997
2nd Reading -April 1,1997
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED:
VICE MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:4-0
Vice Mayor Robaina:Yea
Commissioner Price:Yea
Commissioner Bethel:Yea
Commissioner Young:Yea