Res. No. 052-98-10319RESOLUTION NO.52-.98-10319
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING TO
ADMINISTRATION;AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.8-98-10275;
PROVIDING FOR SELECTION OFA CITY MANAGER;PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,the Mayor andCityCommission of theCity of SouthMiamiare
authorized,pursuant toarticleII,section7andarticleIII,section1 of theCityCharter,to
appoint a City Manager,whoshallserveatthe pleasure of the commission;and,
WHEREAS,theCity Manager shallbethe chief executive officer andthe head of the
administrative branch of thecity government;and,
WHEREAS,articleIII,section2 of theCityCharterprovidesthattheCityManager
shall be appointed solely onthe basis of his or her executive and administrative
qualifications,shallbe qualified by experience andtrainingin municipal government and
shallbeagraduate of arecognizedschool of governmentorhave equivalent experience;and,
WHEREAS,the Mayor andCity Commission desire to create City Manager search
committeestoassessthemanagementneeds of thecityfortheforeseeablefuture,toidentify
appropriatemediaforadvertisingtheavailability of theposition,toscreenapplicantsandto
recommend a list of applicants tothe commission.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.The creation of City of SouthMiamiCity Manager professional and
citizen search committees is authorized.The professional search committee shallbe
comprised of three current full members ingood standing of the International City/County
Managers Association (ICMA).The citizen search committee shall be comprised of five
members who willbe selected from among the citizenry of thecity.The members of the
ICMA and the citizens will be appointed bythe Mayor,with the advice and consent of the
commission,as provided by article II,section 8 of the charter.Consideration willbe given
to ethnic and gender diversity.
Section 2.The duration of the selection committees willbeuntila qualified person
accepts the appointment tothe position of CityManager.The members will serve without
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pay,but they shall be reimbursed authorized and necessary expenses.The professional
search committee shall assess the management needs of thecityforthe foreseeable future,
identify appropriate media for advertising the availability of the position,screen applicants,
recommend a list of applicants tothe commission and assist the citizen search committee.
The citizen search committee shallreviewthe recommendations of the professional search
committee and make recommendations tothecity commission regarding the selection of a
city manager.Assessing the management needs of thecityshall include,butnotbe limited
to,interviewing elected and appointed cityofficialsand department heads,and other persons,
asthe professional search committee deems prudent.Itis envisioned that the selection
process willtakeno longer thansixmonths.
Section3.TheInterimCityManagershallserveasa non-voting exofficio member
of the selection committees.The Interim City Manager shallactasthecity commission's
liaison with the committees,prepare a budget forthe work of the selection committees and
provide staff support.
Section 4.The actions andrecords of the selection committees are subject tothe
Florida Sunshine Law.All meetings of twoormore members of the selection committees,
amongotherthings,totakeactiondirectedtoassessing management needs,advertising,
screening,interviewing and evaluating applicants,listingand recommending applicants to
thecity commission,andallmeetings of oneormore members of the committees withtwo
ormoremembers of thecity commission,mustcomplywiththeopenmeeting requirements
of Floridalaw.AllapplicationsforemploymentasCityManager,resumes of applicantsand
other documents created bythe selection committees are public records.
Section 5.This resolution amends Resolution no.8-98-10275 and shall take effect
immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of March,1998.
ATTEST:APPROVED:
CITY CLERK MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:5-0
Mayor Robaina:Yea
Virp Mavor (11 i vprns :Yp a
Ri:,U)AND APPROYTl)AS TO FORM:Commissioner Bethel :Yea
Commissioner Russell:Yea
Commissioner Feliu:Yea^/(^C^/L
^CITY ATTORNEY
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