ORDINANCE 926ORDINANCE NO. 9 -77 -926
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI„
FLORIDA, CREATING A CHARTER REVIEW BOARD;
PROVIDING THE NUMBER AND TERM OF MEMBERS
THEREOF, THE SELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND
VICE - CHAIRMAN, DUTIES OF THE BOARD AND
OTHER REGULATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR
EF_ ^ECTTVE DATE, AND REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, Section 9 of the City of South Miami. Charter'
provides that the City Charter may be altered or amended at any
time, as provided by the Home Rule Amendment and Charter of
Metropolitan Dade County, or as provided by the Florida Statutes,
whichever shall prevail and be in effect, and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to review the City Charter
from time to time to determine from expereience whether any
deletions, additions, amendments and changes should be made, and
WHEREAS, new statutes and decisions of the Court have
superseded, changed and voided certain parts of the City of South
Miami Charter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. There is hereby created a Charter
Review Board of the City of South Miami. Said Board shall
consist of 7 members,, who shall be appointed by the
Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council and shall
serve until March 1, 1979 Appointees shall
thereafter serve for a period of 2 years
or until their successors are appointed, whichever comes first.
Section 2. When appointed, the Committee shall
promptly meet and select a Chairman and a Vice- Chairman by a
majority vote.
Section 3 A quorum for meetings shall be
of the members of said committee.
sectigLn . . The duties of the cmtittee shall be
to meat at least a ._ .' _.. �t mea pdr .._ __ar ,for the purpose
of holding, public heatingg In the City ball of the CuLy of
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of the City of South Miami. Notice of each public 'hearing shall,
at least seven (7) days prior to the scheduled meeting, be
given once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City
of South Miami. The committee shall, after at least 2
public hearings, make its recommendatic „s cu the City Council
and the City Council shall take such action as it deems advisable.
Section 5. The Charter Review Board shall be under
the direct coordination of the City Manager, who shall have the
power to appoint such representatives as he desires to act in
his behalf. The City Manager shall act as an advisor and shall
report regularly.to the City Council the progress and /or results
and activities of the ,Board:.
Section 6. The Mayor shall appoint a member of
the City 'Council to serve as a liaison representative to the
Board in an ex- officio capacity for a period of not more than
1 year
Section 7. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances
in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall take effect
immediately at the time of its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1st day of March ,1977.
APPROVED:
ayor
Attest'.
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City Clerk
Passed on First Readings 2/15%77
Passed on Second Reading: 3/1/77