Ord. No. 10-96-1610ORDINANCE NO.10"96-1610
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING TO ABOLISHMENT OF
BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT;ABOLISHMENT OF BUILDING
OFFICIAL,AND BUILDING AND ZONING DIRECTOR POSITIONS FROM
THE PAY PLAN;CREATION OF BUILDING DIVISION,AND PLANNING
&ZONING DIVISION;AND APPROVAL OF DIRECTOR POSITIONS FOR
THE TWO NEW DIVISIONS.
WHEREAS,Article n,Section2-5 of theCityCode of Ordinancedesignatesthevarious
departments oftheCityandthetitle ofeachdepartmenthead;and
WHEREAS,ArticleII,Section2-13 of theCityCode of Ordinancedefinesthefunctions
oftheBuilding,Zoningand Community Development department;and
WHEREAS,theformerBuildingandZoningDirectorresignedfromtheCityemployment
inJanuary1996;and
WHEREAS,theCity Manager,onatest-basis,segregated theduties of theBuildingand
Zoning Department betweenBuilding Division,and Planning andZoning Division;and
WHEREAS,afterthreemonths trial-period,theCityAdministrationhasdeterminedthatit
iscost effective andmore efficient toabolishtheBuildingandZoningDepartmentand
permanently createtheBuildingDivision,and Planning andZoningDivision;and
WHEREAS,inordertofully realize the potential costsavingsfromthis proposal,itis
imperative thattheBuildingOfficialandthe Building andZoning Director positions be abohshed
andDirectorpositionsbecreatedforthetwonewdivisions.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section1.To amend Article II,Section2-5 of theCityCode of Ordinancedeletingthe
Building,ZoningandCommunity Development Department and creating a Planning andZoning
Division,andaBuildingDivisiontoreadasfollows:
"Sec.2-5.Designated;titles of departmentheads.
Theadministrativeservice of thecityshallconsist of thefollowingdepartmentsandthe
department /divisionheadsshallbeknownbythetitles shown:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION DEPARTMENT/DIVISION HEAD
(1)Administrative CityManager
(2)Finance Finance Director
(3)Legal City Attorney
(4)Police Chief of Police
(5)Public Works Director of Public Works
(6)Building Building Director
(7)Planning&Zoning Planning&ZoningDirector
(8)Records CityClerk
(9)Recreation Recreation Director
(10)Office of Development Director,Office of Development
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Section 4.Section 2-13 ishereby amended toread:
Sec.2-13.Planning and zoning,and building divisions functions and duties:
The building division,underthedirectorof building,shallperformthe following functions:
(a)Enforceallbuilding,plumbingandelectricalcodes;
(b)Enforce allcityzoningcodesand ordinances;
(c)Enforceallsubdivisionandplattingregulation;
(d)Implement and supervise construction,regulate andmaintainallsanitarysewer
systemsoncityproperty;and
(e)Performallotherfunctionsasrequiredbythecitymanager.
The planning and zoning division,under thedirectorof planning andzoning,shallperform
thefollowingfunctions:
(a)Prepareforreviewbythecity'splanningboardandforadoptionorrejectionbythe
cityCommissionallmatterspertainingtozoning,subdivisioncontrolandrelatedcity
regulations and codes;
(b)Supervisethestudies of citypopulation,landuse,facilities,resourcesandneedsand
otherfactorswhichinfluencethe city's developmentandonthebasis of suchstudies
preparesuchofficialandothermapsandreportsas,takentogether,constituteamaster
planforthewelfare,recreation,economic andphysicaldevelopment of thecity;and
(c)Perform all other functions asrequiredbythecity manager.
Section 5.That this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSEDANDADOPTEDthis 21st day of May 1996.
ATTEST:APPROVED:
;ITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
COMMISSION VOTE:5-0
Mayor Cunningham:Yea
Vice Mayor Robaina:Yea
Commissioner Price:Yea
Commissioner Bethel:Yea
Commissioner Young:Yea