Ordinance No. 2022-04 Creating Code Section 2-3 Criminal History Records Checks for New Employees - February 1, 2022 CITY OF AVENTURA ORDINANCE NO. 2022-04
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
ARTICLE I "IN GENERAL" OF CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION" OF
THE CITY CODE, BY CREATING CITY CODE SECTION 2-3 "CRIMINAL
HISTORY RECORDS CHECKS FOR NEW SPECIFIED CITY
EMPLOYEES"; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Aventura, Florida (the " City")finds
that in order to comply with Section 166.0442, Florida Statutes, it is necessary to adopt
this ordinance providing for criminal history records checks for new specified City
employees; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the adoption of this Ordinance is in
the best interests of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals Incorporated. That each of the above-stated recitals are
hereby adopted and confirmed.
Section 2. City Code Amended. That Section 2-3 "Criminal History Records
Checks for New Specified City Employees", of Article I, "In General", of Chapter 2
"Administration" of the City Code of the City of Aventura is hereby amended by
creating the following new Section, to read as follows:
Chapter 2 —Administration
ARTICLE I —In General
Section. 2-3 — Criminal History Records Checks for New Specified City Employees.
(a) Pursuant to Section 166.0442, Florida Statutes, as such may be amended from
time to time, state and national criminal history record checks shall be required for
new specified employees of the City for the positions listed below.
City of Aventura Ordinance No. 2022-04
1 . Positions of Employment:
i. City Clerk: City Clerk, Executive Assistant
ii. City Manager's Office: City Manager, Assistant City Manager,
Communications Manager, Secretary to the City Manager, Social
Media Specialist
iii. Community Development: Building Official, Code
Compliance/Zoning Review Officer, Community Development
Director, Executive Assistant/Planning Technician, Customer
Service Representative
iv. Community Services: Community Services Director, Community
Recreation Center Assistant Manager, Community Recreation
Center Supervisor, Community Program Manager, Administrative
Assistant, Park Attendant, Parks & Recreation Assistant Manager,
Parks & Recreation Manager
v. Finance: Accountant, Controller, Customer Service
Representatives, Finance Director, Purchasing Agent
vi. HR/Risk Manager
vii. Information Technology: Director of Information Technology, IT
Operations Manager, IT Support Project Specialist, Network
Administrator
viii. Public Works/Transportation: Assistant Public
Works/Transportation Director, Capital Projects Manager, Executive
Assistant, Facilities Manager, Public Works/Stormwater Coordinator,
Public Works/Transportation Director, Trades Worker
ix. Additional Positions: Each additional position or classification
added to this subsection from time-to-time by Resolution(s) of the
City Commission.
(b) Each person applying for an employee position listed above shall be fingerprinted.
(c) Fingerprints obtained pursuant to the authority of this section shall be submitted to
the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a state criminal history record
check and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history
record check. The information obtained from the criminal history record checks
conducted pursuant to this section may be used to determine a person's eligibility
for such City employment.
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.
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City of Aventura Ordinance No. 2022-04
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 renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intentions, and that the
word Ordinance shall be changed to Section or other appropriate word.
Section 5. Implementation. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to
take any action which is necessary to implement this Ordinance.
Section 6. Effective Date. That this Ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner 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 Jonathan Evans Absent
Commissioner Denise Landman Yes
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Yes
Commissioner Robert Shelley Yes
Vice Mayor Rachel S. Friedland Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Vice Mayor Friedland, who moved its
adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Narotsky and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Jonathan Evans Absent
Commissioner Denise Landman Yes
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Yes
Commissioner Robert Shelley Yes
Vice Mayor Rachel S. Friedland Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
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City of Aventura Ordinance No. 2022-04
PASSED on first reading on this 4th day of January, 2022.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on this 1 st day of February, 2022.
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ENID WEISMAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ELLISA L. HORVA MMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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