Ordinance No. 2018-06 Amending Chapter 2 to Add the Public Works and Transportation Department - March 6, 2018 ORDINANCE NO. 2018-06
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA AMENDING
CHAPTER 2, "ADMINISTRATION," AT ARTICLE II, "DEPARTMENTS,"
AT SECTION 2-61 "CREATED," TO ADD THE PUBLIC WORKS AND
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO THE LIST OF CITY
DEPARTMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission has previously determined that it is in the best
interests of the City to create a Public Works and Transportation department; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to amend the City Code to include the
Public Works and Transportation department within the list of City departments, as set
forth in this Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA 1:
Section 1. Recitals Adopted. That each of the above-stated recitals are
hereby adopted and confirmed.
Section 2. City Code Amended. That Section 2-61 "Created," of Article II
"Departments" of Chapter 2, "Administration" of the City Code is hereby amended to
read, as follows:
Chapter 2 — ADMINISTRATION
' Underlined provisions constitute proposed additions to existing City Code text.
City of Aventura Ordinance No. 2018-06
ARTICLE II. - DEPARTMENTS
Sec. 2-61. - Created.
For the purpose of systematically and efficiently administering the operations of
the City, the following departments of government within the City are hereby
established:
(1) Office of the City Manager.
(2) Finance.
(3) Legal.
(4) City Clerk's office.
(5) Public Safety.
(6) Community Development.
(7) Community Services.
(8) Charter schools.
(9) Information Technology.
(10) Arts and Cultural Center.
(11) Public Works and Transportation.
Section 3. Severability. That 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 4. Inclusion in the Code. That 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 re-
numbered or re-lettered to accomplish such intention; and that the word "Ordinance" shall
be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
Section 5. Effective Date. That this Ordinance shall be effective immediately
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upon adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Vice Mayor Shelley, who moved its
adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Landman and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Denise Landman Yes
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks Yes
Commissioner Gladys Mezrahi Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Yes
Commissioner Howard Weinberg Yes
Vice Mayor Robert Shelley Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Landman, who moved
its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Mezrahi
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Denise Landman Yes
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks Yes
Commissioner Gladys Mezrahi Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Yes
Commissioner Howard Weinberg Yes
Vice Mayor Robert Shelley Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
PASSED on first reading on this 6th day of February, 2018.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on this 6th day of March, 2018.
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ENID WEISMAN, MAYOR
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ELLISA L. HORVA MC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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CITY ATTORNEY
This Ordinance was filed in the Office of the City Clerk this (D day of 1Vi1YCh2018.
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