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I RESOLUTION NO.
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4 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
5 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO
6 THE CITY COMMISSION AGENDA; APPROVING THE
7 ESTABLISHMENT OF A TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC
8 REMARKS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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10 WHEREAS, Section 2- 2.1(c) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
11 South Miami provides that the Agenda shall determine the order of business
12 conducted at the City Commission Meeting; and
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14 WHEREAS, the current City Commission agenda format, which was
15 reconfigured to move the "Public Remarks" section from the end of the Agenda to
16 the beginning has no time limit. The result is that very often important City
17 business does not come up for consideration until very late in the evening.
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19 WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire to expedite public
20 participation by allocating forty -five minutes for public comments on any issue or
21 items that are not scheduled for public hearing. Individuals desiring to address the
22 Commission shall continue to address the Commission at the beginning of the
23 meeting for not more than five minutes after the City Attorney's Report.
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25 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
26 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA;
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28 Section 1. That the City Commission Agenda form attached to this
29 resolution as App. 1. is hereby approved to allow for forty -five minutes for public
30 comments and those individuals desiring to address the Commission at the
31 beginning of the meeting to speak for not more than five minutes after the City
32 Attorney's Report.
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34 Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
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36 PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of October, 2004.
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38 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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41 CITY CLERK MAYOR
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Russell:
Vice Mayor Palmer:
Commissioner Birts- Cooper:
Commissioner Sherar:
Commissioner Wiscombe:
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