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2 ORDINANCE NO.:
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4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
5 OF SOUTH: MIAMI, FLORIDA RELATING TO RECREATION; AMENDING
6 SECTION 2 -26.3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE
7 NAME OF THE RECREATION AND CULT tAL AFFAIRS BOARD. TO THE
8 PARK AND RECREATION BOARD; SETTING FORTH GUIDELINES BY
9 WHICH THE BOARD SHALL BE GOVERNED; PROVIDING FOR
10 SEVERABILITY, ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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12 WHEREAS, the City of South Miami believe that emphasizing and providing necessary support
13 to e.,,a4ianal 2,tiltufal Affairs Parks and Recreation are important elements of community building
14 and improving the quality of life for the whole community.
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16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
17 THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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19 Section 1. That Section. 2 -26.3 of the Code of Ordinance is hereby amended as follows:
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21 Section 2 -26.3 Parks and Recreation
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23 (a) Creation; composition. The recreation and cultural affairs board is renamed the
24 reeve tiers affa ,,..h,_fal � Park and Recreation Board. Said Board shall consist of-at
25 Last nine (9) seven 7 votin members and two (2) Ad Hoc non - voting members for a
26 total of nine (9) members.
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28 1. Appointment and the terms of membership: The members of said board
29 shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the
30 Commission. One member shall be a r°pr -ese tafive of Chamber- Seeth an
31 educator and one member will be a representative of Alliance for Youth,
32 Inc. Thfee Two members shall be appointed for a three year term; three
33 two members shall be appointed for a two year term; all other members
34 shall be appointed for one year term; appointees shall thereafter serve for a
35 period of two (2) years or until their successor is appointed, whichever
36 comes later.
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38 2. Ad Hoc members: The members will serve a six (6) month term and
39 members must be a contractor with the City's Parks & Recreation
40 Department running a sports program at time of appointment. All Ad Hoc
41 members shall be non - voting members.
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43 (b) Chairman and vice - chairman: The members shall promptly meet and select a chairman
44 and vice - chairman by a majority vote of the board.
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46 (c) Quorum: A quorum for meetings of the board shall be a majority of the members of the
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49 (d) Duties: The duties of the board shall be as follows:
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51 (1) Meetings shall be held en -a bimendAy-Ntsis every other month or as needed.
52 (2) Study the leisure time and recreational needs of the City residents, including, but not
53 limited to: (a) make recommendations, on the development of a master plan for
54 parks and recreational facilities; (b) provide directions and guidance in setting
55 policies and goals for recreational and athletic programs; (c) assist the city
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administration in identifying funding sources for recreational opportunities; and (d)
provide for public hearings. (e) an administrative staff representative shall be
appointed by the City Manager, ineludin €, , a Secretary to Board
will be chosen from amongst Board members, who shall be responsible for
proceedings, in the form of summary minutes, which shall be regularly submitted to
the City Commission for its consideration.
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 at the time of its passage upon
approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of _ , 2007.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
CITY CLERK MAYOR
1St Reading —
2 °d Reading —
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Feliu:
Vice Mayor Wiscombe:
Commissioner Palmer:
CITY ATTORNEY Commissioner Birts:
Commissioner Beckman:
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