2001-021 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, CONCERNING CITY
COMMISSION MEMBERS ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS
OF CITY OF AVENTURA BOARDS AND AGENCIES;
PROVIDING STANDARD OF CONDUCT FOR MAYOR
AND COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.03 of the City Charter, the Mayor and
Commissioners are subject to standards of conduct for public officers as provided by
federal, state, county or other applicable law, and the City Commission is authorized to
adopt additional standards of conduct that are not inconsistent with applicable laws; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that if individual Commission members
attend, make presentations or engage in discussions at meetings of the City of Aventura
boards and agencies, such practice may interfere with the free exchange of ideas
between members of such boards and agencies and the public and may dilute the
effectiveness of the advisory responsibilities of such boards and agencies; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to provide an additional standard of
conduct for the Mayor and Commissioners, as set forth herein, concerning the activities
of Commissioners at meetings of the City's boards and agencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the above stated recitals are hereby confirmed and adopted.
Section 2. That the Mayor and City Commissioners shall abide by the following
additional standard of conduct:
STANDARD OF CONDUCT CONCERNING CONDUCT AT
MEETINGS OF CITY BOARDS AND AGENCIES:
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Neither the Mayor nor any Commissioner shall attend any
meeting of any City board or agency which has been
established by the City Commission in accordance with
Section 3.11 of the City Charter, other than for the purpose
of simply quietly observing the proceedings of such board or
agency as a member of the public. The Mayor or any
Commissioner attending any meeting of a City board or
agency, shall not engage in discussions or make
presentations at the meeting, and if called upon to respond
to a question, shall simply state that he or she is present
solely to observe the proceedings as authorized by this
Resolution.
Section 3. Any members of the City Commission, including the Mayor, violating
the standards of conduct set forth above, shall be subject to reprimand by the City
Commission. The City Commission reserves the right, by subsequent ordinance or
resolution, to prospectively implement other sanctions, in the event that the sanction
provided for above is not effective in implementing the purposes of this Resolution.
Section 4. Effective Date. That this Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon adoption hereof.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert,
who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Perlow, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert
Vice Mayor Jay R. Beskin
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
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