1970-680I-
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ORDINANCE NO. 4 -70 -680
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8A OF THE CODE
OF`ORDINANCES_ OF THE CITY OF- _SOUTH"
_ MIAMI,
FLORIDA, ENTITLED "CODE OF ETH ?rCS" BY
ADDING�THERETO AS SECTION�8A -4.1 PROVISIONS
PROHIBITING THE MAYOR AND iMEMBERS OF THE
CITY dddkCIL FROM AEMPT
TTING TO INFLUENCE
MEMBERS OF BOARDS OF THE�CITY; PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES- VIOLATIONS OF PROVISIONS
HEREON; AND'DECLARING INTENT HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED'BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Chapter 8A of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of South Miami, Florida, be and hereby is amended by
adding thereto "as Secti hl
on 8A -4.1 the foowinge
"8A -4.1 The Mayor and 'Coup`ci` "
lmen of the City
are hereby prgfiibited from:
(a) Attempting directly or indirectly to
influence the decision or offic'i.al
act of any member of any board of
the City;
(b) Appearing before any such board except
upon irivtation'of a majority of'the
members of such board;'provided, how -
ever, that if the Mayor or a Councilman
shall appear 'before such board without
iii: n, he shall be presumed to
"'have
a financial or persona ] "interest i_' "n'any
matter whl& lie shall have advocated or
espoused before the board and shall be
disqualified to vote thereon in his
official capacity.
Excepted from the provisions hereof is participation
by the Mayor or members of the Council in-the acts
and de+liberati.ons of any board of which they are
exofficio members."
Section 2. That any person, persons, firm, partnership or
corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00,
or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine
and imprisonment in the discretion of the Municipal Judge. Each
day that a violAtidn is permitted to exist shall constitute a
separAte offense.
Section 3. it is the intent that this Ordinance be permanent
in nature and shall be included in the Code of Ordinances
of the City of South Miami, Florida, and the sections hereof may
be renumbered for such purpose.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 20 day of _!La_nU6rY 1970.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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