Ord. No. 10-91-1475ORDINANCE NO.10 -91 -1475
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI. FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM
ALLOWABLE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION OF S 250.00 TO ANY ONE
CANDIDATE BY ANY ONE PERSON: PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY: ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT: AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 3 A of the Charter of the Citv
of South Miami, Florida provides:
The Citv Commission shall provide by ordinance for the
procedures of elections not inconsistent with State
Laws and /or the Metropolitan Dade County Home Rule
Amendment and 'Charter .,
and;
WHEREAS, State Law as codified in section 106.08 (l) of the
Florida Statutes currently provides:
No Person, political committee, or committee of
continuous existence shall make contribution to anv
candidate or political committee in this state, for anv
election , in excess of the following amounts: . . .
(a) To a candidate for countywide office or to a
candidate in any election conducted on less than a
countwide basis, S 1,000.
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WHEREAS. the
Miami. Florida v
amount to S 250
camnaian income.
nrovidina creaser
oubiic office:
Mavor and Citv Commission of the Citv of South
ish to reduce the maximum camnaian contribution
.00 oer candidate in order to reduce total
reducina total camnaian expenditures and thus
opportunity for all citizens to aspire to
NOW. THEREFORE, BE .. ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
OMMISSIOV ^HE C_17Y OF SOUTH MIAMI. FLORIDA:
. Secsion = That no oerson, committee, corporation, or
other entity shall make contributions to anv candidate or
political committee for any commission seat in the Citv of South'
Miami, Florida in excess of S 25Q.00 per candidate.
Section 2. If any section, clause, sentence or phrase of
this Ordinance is held to be invalid or.unconstitutional by anv
court of competent jurisdiction. then said holding shall in no
vav affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance.
Section 3. All Ordinances or oarts of Ordinances in
conflict herevith be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately at
the time of its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16 th day of April, 1991.
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CITY
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
-'ITY ATTORNEY
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