2008-16
ORDINANCE NO. 2008-16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF A VENTURA,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 ENTITLED
"ADMINISTRATION", BY AMENDING ARTICLE II
"DEPARTMENTS", SECTION 2-61 "CREATED" TO
PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION OF THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER AS
DEPARTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE CITY
AND TO CHANGE THE TITLE OF THE FINANCE AND
SUPPORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO FINANCE
DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN CODE; PROVIDING
FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 2-61 "Created" of Article II "Departments" of Chapter 2
"Administration" of the City Code provides for the creation of departments of
government within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to amend Section 2-61 to provide for
the addition of the Information Technology and Arts & Cultural Center as departments of
government within the City and to change the title of the Finance and Support Services
Department to Finance Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:1
Section 1. That Section 2-61 of Article II "Departments" of Chapter 2
"Administration" of the City Code of the City of Aventura is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 2-61. Created.
For the purpose of systematically and efficiently administering the operations
of the City of Aventura, the following departments of government within the
City are hereby established:
1. Office of the City Manager;
2. Finance and Support Servioes;
3. Legal;
4. City Clerk's Office;
5. Public Safety;
6. Community Development;
7. Community Services;
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8. Charter Schools;
9. Information TechnoloQY;
10. Arts & Cultural Center
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall
remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 3. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Commission, and it
is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part
of the Code of the City of Aventura; that the sections of this Ordinance may be
renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance"
shall be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Holzberg, who moved its
adoption on first reading. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Joel, and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Bob Diamond yes
Commissioner Teri Holzberg yes
Commissioner Billy Joel yes
Commissioner Michael Stern yes
Commissioner Luz Urbaez Weinberg yes
Vice Mayor Zev Auerbach yes
Mayor Susan Gottlieb yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Vice Mayor Auerbach, who moved its
adoption on second reading. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Diamond
and,upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Bob Diamond yes
Commissioner Teri Holzberg yes
Commissioner Billy Joel yes
Commissioner Michael Stern yes
Commissioner Luz Urbaez Weinberg yes
Vice Mayor Zev Auerbach yes
Mayor Susan Gottlieb yes
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PASSED on first reading this 9th day of September 2008.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 24th day of September, 2008.
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND /"0
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CITY ATTORNEY
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