Res. No. 177-97-10147RESOLUTION NO.177-97-10147
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING TO THE
RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD;APPOINTING MR.THOMAS W.
RISAVY TO SERVE FOR A TWO YEAR TERM ENDING SEPTEMBER 2,
1999 OR UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS DULY APPOINTED AND
QUALIFIED.
WHEREAS,The Mayor and Commission recognize the important
contributions made by those who serve on the various city boards
and committees,and wish to appoint a full complement to each of
the active boards and committees;
WHEREAS,the city Commission desires to appoint Mr.Thomas
W.Risavy to serve on the Recreation Advisory Board until
September 2,1999or until a successor is duly appointed and
qualified.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1,The City Commission hereby appoints Mr.
Thomas W.Risvay to serve on the Recreation Advisory Board.
Section 2.The expiration date of this appointment shall
expire September 2,1999oruntila successor isduly appointed
and qualified.
Section 3.This resolution shall take effect immediately
upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of Septemb
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:5-0
Mayor Price:Yea
Vice Mayor Robaina:Yea
Commissioner Oliveros:Yea
Commissioner Bethel:Yea
Commissioner Young:Yea
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To:Mayor and Commission
City Manager
Date:August 29,1997
Agenda Item #*f
Subject:Comm.Mtg.9/2/97
Recreation Advisory Board
Theattachedresolutionisplacedontheagendaattherequest of MayorAnnaPrice,and
recommendsMr.ThomasW.Risavy toserveatwoyeartermontheRecreation Advisory
Board.
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
TO:Honorable City DATE:8/22//97
Commission
FROM:Ronetta Taylor*/
City Clerk y^A
RE:Board Appointments
As per Mayor Price7 s request Iam forwarding the attached
resume/board application to you for your advice and consent.
Mayor Price will be sponsoring a resolution to appoint the
following individual(s):
1.Mr.Thomas W.Risavy to the Recreation Advisory Board.
C:Earl G.Gallop,City Attorney
L.Dennis Whitt,City Manager
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THOMAS W.RISAVY
6101 SW 76 Street
South Miami,Florida 3 3143
305-661-2538
THE FLORIDA BAR,June,1989
Admitted to practice in United States District
Court,Southern District of Florida,September,
1989(GeneralBar),June,1990(TrialBar);
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh
Circuit,October,1989;United States Court of
Appeals for the Third Circuit,December,1990.
FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS,
MIAMI CHAPTER,1992 -present
EUGENE P.SPELLMAN AMERICAN INN OF COURT
1992 -present
JURIS DOCTOR
University of Miami School of Law
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
Florida International University
SOLE PRACTITIONER in criminal and civil
litigation,includingappeals,with over
55 jury trials and 15 appellate oral arguments
in State and Federal Court.
UNITED STATES ARMY
June,1970 -May,1979
ExplosiveOrdnanceDisposal Supervisor
Honorable Discharge
Optimist Clubof Westchester -Baseball
commissioner,1993-1995;Baseball Umpire
1994 -present
FHSAA Football Official,1992 -present
BornAugust 18,1951,at Miami,Florida
Married November,1973,to Cynthia
One child,Thomas,Jr.,age 16
Excellent Health
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THOMAS W.RISAVY
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Born in August 1951atMiami,Florida.Attended elementary
andhighschoolin Miami;raisedinSouthMiamifrom 1957.
EnlistedintheUSArmyinJune 1970.Served9yearsinArmy
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Bomb Squad).
Received an AA from Troy State while stationed atFt.Rucker,
Alabama,aBAdegreeinPoliticalSciencefromFIUin1982anda
Lawdegreefrom U.ofMiamiin 1985.Currentlyamemberofthe
Florida Barpracticing primarily criminal defensewithofficein
South Miami.
Beganasa volunteer with Recording fortheBlindand Dyslexic
(RFB&D)in 1984.ElectedtotheBoardofDirectorsofRFB&Din
1990.Served as co-chairman in 1994 and chairman in 1995 and 1996.
In1985joinedtheOptimistClubofWestchester,servingon
theboardof directors (1987-1995)andas president in1990.
Coached football and baseball with Optimist Club of Westchester and
City of South Miami.
Moved residence back to City of South Miami in August 1986.
Current home address is 6000 SW 63 Avenue.
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