09-02-08 Item 151
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ORDINANCE NO:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA RELATING TO
THE CODE OF ORDINANCE; AMENDING SECTION' 2- 2.1(A)
ENTITLED "RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR CITY
COMMISSION MEETINGS ", TO ALLOW FOR MEETING TIME
LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami attach
importance to promoting inclusion, and positive community relations by bringing the
total community together for the betterment of the entire City; and
WHEREAS, in its endeavor to encourage more public participation, the
Commission desires to take an ambassadorial approach to preserving the constancy of its
City Commission meetings; and
WHEREAS, it is the aspiration of this commission to impose a meeting -time —
limitation of 11:00 p.m., for regular City Commission, except upon an .,fr:..,.,ative • ote- of
a super- majority vote (4/5 vote) of the members present at that meeting and such
meeting extension shall not exceed midnight.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 2 -2.1 (A) of the Code of Ordinances entitled "Rules of
Procedure of city commission is here by amended as follows "REGULAR MEETING.
The City commission shall hold regular meetings at 7:30 p.m., on the first and third
Tuesdays of each month with the exception of the months of June and July. The City
Commission shall hold regular meetings at 7:30 p.m. on the first and second Tuesdays of
June and the last two (2) Tuesdays of July. When the day set for any regular meeting falls
on a day-designated by law as a legal, public, national or religious holiday, such meeting
shall be held on the next succeeding day following such holiday. Regular meetings may
be otherwise postponed, cancelled or reset only by resolution adopted at a regular
meeting of a majority of the entire membership of the commission. All regular meetings
shall be held in the commission chambers, located at city 'hall.
No meeting of the city commission shall extend later that 11:00 p.m., except upon
the affi .,.,ativo vote of , super - majority vote (4/5 vote) of members present at the meeting
and such meeting extensions shall not exceed midnight, Any and all items not considered
by this limitation time period will be deferred to the next regular scheduled commission
meeting.
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Section 2. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approved.
PASSEP AND ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
1 st Reading —
2nd Reading —
day of August , 2008.
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Feliu:
Vice Mayor Beasley:
Commissioner Wiscombe:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner Beckman:
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