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CLERK'S ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES
SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING
Wednesday,August 02,2017
6:00 P.M.
Sherbondy Village Auditorium
215 Perviz Avenue
Opa-locka, FL 33054
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Myra L. Taylor called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 02, 2017
in the Auditorium at Sherbondy Village, 215 President Barack Obama (Perviz) Avenue, C)pa-
locka, Florida.
2. ROLL CALL:
The following members of the City Commission were present: Mayor Myra L. Taylor, Vice
Mayor Joseph L. Kelley, Commissioner Timothy Holmes and Commissioner John B. Riley. Also
in attendance were: Interim City Manager Ed Brown, City Attorney Vincent T. Brown, and City
Clerk Joanna Flores. Commissioner Matthew A. Pigatt was not in attendance.
3. INVOCATION:
The invocation was delivered by Commissioner John Riley.
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.
5. SECOND READING ORDINANCE/PUBLIC HEARING:
a. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-
LOCKA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OPA-LOCKA CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CHAPTER 2 — ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 1 — IN GENERAL; ESTABLISHING
SECTION 3 — NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY SCREENING FOR CITY
MANAGER; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR
ADOPTION OF ARTICLE; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (first reading/public
hearing held on July 17, 2017). Sponsored by City Commission
The above ordinance was read by Attorney Brown.
It was moved by Commissioner Riley, seconded by Commissioner Holmes for discussion.
Mayor Taylor asked the attorney why the sections in the resolution are not in sequence.
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City Attorney Brown said that those were scrivener's errors and has been revised to reflect the
changes. The clerk has the official item for execution.
There being no further discussion, the motion on the ordinance passed by a 4-0 vote.
Vice Mayor Kelley Yes
Commissioner Pigatt Not Present
Commissioner Riley Yes
Commissioner Holmes Yes
Mayor Taylor Yes
Commissioner Riley said that he would like to hold an executive session to be updated about the
costs of all of the current litigation with the City.
Mayor Taylor asked the commissioner if he had a specific time in mind for the executive session.
City Attorney Brown said that this is a special call meeting and the only action that can be taken
tonight is on the agenda item only; this is based on the City's code.
Commissioner Riley said that is fine, but his action has to be taken at a public meeting and this is
one.
Mayor Taylor said that she is under the impression that only the attorney can make that
announcement at a public meeting.
City Attorney Brown said that is correct, however that announcement is not on the agenda as
other announcements have been at previous meeting; this has been the practice of the
commission. He has no issue sitting down with Commissioner Riley to discuss the litigation and
that cannot be shared, but if the commission desires to have an executive session then that is fine.
9. ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the Commission, it was moved by Vice Mayor
Kelley, seconded by Commissioner Holmes and Commissioner Pigatt to adjourn the meeting at
6:09 p.m.
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