Res No 079-22-15832RESOLUTION NO. 079-22-15832
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of South Miami authorizing the
City Manager to pay invoices of outside counsel investigating a complaint.
WHEREAS, t h e Ci ty h as r eceive d a com plaint; and
WHEREAS, t h e co mpl aint involved speci al ize d legal tra ini ng and ex pe r ien ce; and
WHEREAS , t h e Cit y Manager h as hi red o utsid e co unse l t o in ves tiga t e t h e co m p l aint; and
WHEREAS, t h e co st of t h e i nvestigati o n w ill excee d $5,000; an d
WHEREAS, the City Co m m i ssio n desi res to auth o ri ze the ex p enditu re of money in excess of $5,000 for
t h e investiga tio n of t h e compla int.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Th e forego in g recita l s ar e her eby ratified and confirmed as be i ng t ru e an d co r rect and are
hereby m ade a sp ec ific par t of th is reso lu tion u p on adopti o n hereof .
Section 2. The City Ma n ager is au t h ori zed to expend the necessary fu n ds to investigate the
co mpl ain t.
Section 3 . Corrections. Confo rmin g l anguage or t echn ica l scrivener-typ e cor re ctio n s m ay be made by
the City Attorney for any con form i ng ame n dment s to be i n corporated into the fi n al r eso lu tion fo r signature.
Section 4. Severability. If any secti on clause, sentence, or phrase o f this resol ution i s for any reason
he ld invali d or un consti t utiona l by a court of com petent jurisdicti o n, the holdi ng wi ll not affect t h e va l id i ty of
th e re mai n in g p o r t i o n s of thi s resolut i on.
Section 5 . Effective Date. This r eso lution w ill beco m e effect ive immedia t ely u p o n ado p tion.
PASSED A ND A DOP TED th is 5 th day of J.!!.!y, 20 22 .
ATTEST:
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READ A ND APPROV ED AS TO FORM,
LA NGUAGE , LEGA LI TY, A ND
EXEC UTION THERE OF
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CITY ATTORN EY
COMM ISSION VOTE :
Mayor Phi li ps:
Comm issioner Ha r ris:
Com missioner Gil :
Com m issioner Liebman:
Com mi ss ioner Corey:
5-0
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Agenda Item No:7.
City Commission Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: July 5, 2022
Submitted by: Thomas Pepe
Submitting Department: City Attorney
Item Type: Resolution
Agenda Section:
Subject:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of South Miami authorizing the City Manager to
pay invoices of outside counsel investigating a complaint. 3/5 (City Manager)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Resoluton_auth._outside_Counsel_for_the__Complaints__1_.doc
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