Res No 054-21-15674RESOLUTION NO.054-21-15674
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of South Miami
shanging-the name of the Budget and Finanse GG.M.M..".9-tPe0- tO the Budget and
" i ing requesting that the au B"Fd Budget and
Finance Committee meetings we be video recorded and posted to the City's
website.
WHEREAS, currently, the City of South Miami ("City") has in place a Budget and Finance
Committee to provide advice and recommendations to the City Commission regarding the
adoption and implementation of financially sound annual budgets and investment policies'; and
WHEREAS, a committee is defined as a body of persons delegated to consider,
investigate, take action on, or report on some matter or a self -constituted organization for the
promotion of a common object2; and
WHEREAS, a board is defined as a group of persons having managerial, supervisory,
investigatory, or advisory powers3; and
WHEREAS, generally speaking, committees supplement the work of boards and staff; and
WHEREAS, matters of budget and finance are of great importance to the City and its
residents, therefore, the name of the "Budget and Finance Committee" should be changed to the
"Budget and Finance Board"; and
WHEREAS, the Budget and Finance Board meetings should be video recorded as opposed
to audio recorded so that the meetings can be more easily viewed by members of the City
Commission and the Public.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and
correct and are hereby made a specific part of this resolution upon adoption hereof.
Section 2. The City of South Miami Mayor and Commission hereby '
and Wnaaap 11n;ird" and requests that all meetings of the Budget and Finance CommitteeigeaM
be video recorded and that they be livestreamed and archived on the City's website going
forward.
1 City of South Miami Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND CITY GOVERNMENT, ARTICLE
111. - BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, Section Sec. 2-26.8. - Budget and finance committee.
2https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/committee
3https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board
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Section 3. Corrections. Conforming language or technical scrivener -type corrections
may be made by the City Attorney for any conforming amendments to be incorporated into the
final resolution for signature.
Section 4. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding will
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section S. Effective Date. This resolution will become effective immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1811 day of May, 2021.
ATTEST: APPROVE :
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CITY CLERK MAYOR
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
EXECUTION-THEREOS n
Cl`W ATTORNEY .
COMMISSION VOTE:
5-0
Mayor Philips:
Yea
Commissioner Gil:
Yea
Commissioner Harris:
Yea
Commissioner Liebman:
Yea
Commissioner Corey:
Yea
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Agenda item No:2.
City Commission Agenda item Report
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
Submitted by: Thomas Pepe
Submitting Department: City Attorney
Rem Type: Resolution
Agenda Section:
Subject:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of South Miami changing the name of the Budget
and Finance Committee to the Budget and Finance Board ("Board") and requiring that all Board meetings are
video recorded and posted to the City's website. 3/5 (Commissioner Liebman)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Reso_re_Budget Finance_Committee_Name_Change Video_Recording.doc