151 RESOLUTION NO. ________ _
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3 A Resolutiou authorizing the City Attorney to hire outside counsel to provide
4 legal services in the area of land use, including services involving the
5 purchase and sale of municipal property, the Land Development Code and
6 the City's Comprehensive Plan.
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8 WHEREAS, the City is involved in many land use issues that require consultation with
9 experts in this specialized field oflaw; and
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11 WHEREAS, the City's Land Development Code needs to be overhauled due to the
12 fact that it has become burdensome and contradictory due to numerous amendments over
13 the years; and
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15 WHEREAS, there are attorneys who specialize in land use and relative issues and who
16 can provide the City with the best representation in this complicated field oflaw.
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18 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
19 COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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21 Section 1. The City Attorney is hereby authorized, without the need for a resolution from
22 the City Commission, to hire outside counsel specializing in land use and development
23 regulations and to provide related legal services up to the limit of $100,000 during the 2015-16
24 fiscal year. The City Manager and his staff are hereby authorized to issue payment for these legal
25 services without the need for a special resolution for approval.
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27 Section 2. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for
28 any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall
29 not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
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31 Section 3. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
32 adoption by vote of the City Commission.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ day of _____ -'-, 2015.
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
EXECUTION THEREOF
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Harris:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Liebman:
Commissioner Welsh:
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