Ord. No. 06-88-1301ORDINANCE NO.6-88-1301
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA,AMENDING SECTION 2-2.KB)AND
(C)OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
PROVIDING FOR WORKSHOP MEETINGS TO BE
CONVENED AND HAVE AGENDA ITEMS IN ACCORD
WITH THE PROCEDURES FOR SPECIAL MEETINGS.
WHEREAS,the City's current Code of Ordinances provides
procedures for calling regular and special meetings and provides
for agendas for such meetings;and
WHEREAS,the City desires to enact similar procedures in
regard to workshop meetings of the Commission.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.That Section 2-2.1 (b)and (c)of the City's
Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
(B)SPECIAL MEETING;WORKSHOP MEETING.A special
meeting or a workshop meeting of the city
commission may be called by the mayor whenever in
his opinion the public business may require it,or
whenever two (2)members of the commission request
a special or workshop meeting.Whenever a special
or workshop meeting shall be called by the mayor,a
notice in writing signed by the mayor shall be
served on the city clerk,and whenever a special or
workshop meeting shall be called by two (2)or
more members of the city commission,notice in
writing signed by such commission members shall be
served in writing upon the city clerk.The clerk
shall forthwith serve either verbal or written
notice upon each member of the commission,the
mayor,the city manager and the city attorney,
stating the date and hourofthe meeting,and the
purpose for which such meeting is called,and no
other business shall be transacted atthat meeting.
The clerk in -h±s-thenoticeofa special meeting
shall allow at least twenty-four (24)hours to
elapse between thecallof the meeting and the
date and hour of the meeting.A copy of said
notice is to be posted ina prominent and
conspicuous place inthe city hallat least twenty-
four(24)hourspriortosuch meeting.The minutes
of each special meeting shall show the manner and
method by which notice of such special meeting was
given,or shall show a waiver of notice.All
special meetings shall be open to the public and
shall be held in the city hall.For the purposes
of this paragraph,the leaving ofa copy of notice
at the residence of the mayor or any commissioner
shall constitute service on such mayor and
commissioner.
(C)AGENDA.There shall bean official agenda for
every meeting of the commission which shall
determine the order of business conducted at the
meeting.Thecommissionshallnottakeactionupon
any matter or item or business which is not listed
upon the official agenda without approval ofat
least three (3)commissioners present at such
regular meeting.Theagendashallbepreparedby
the clerk in appropriate form approved bythe
commission.Matters maybeplacedontheagendaby
themayor,city manager,any commissioner,and the
city attorney.Acopyofthe agenda shallbe
delivered toeach commissioner,the mayor,city
manager,and the city attorney seventy-two (72)
hourspriortoany regularly scheduled meeting,and
twenty-four (24)hours prior to any special or
workshop meeting.No business may be conducted ata
special or workshop meeting other than that for
whichthismeetingwas called.Anyagendaitemthat
has been tabled without a time certain shall
automaticallybe removed ifnotacteduponduring
ATTES
the three succeeding regular commission meetings
following the date of said tabling.
Except for emergencies,no item will be placed
on the agenda of a regular meeting of the
commission which hasnotbeen delivered to the city
clerk by noon of the Wednesday preceding such
regular meeting,excepting as provided in Ordinance
No.614,Sec.2-2.1(C).
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _£££!_dayof May ,19
APPROVED
MAYOR
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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