HomeMy Public PortalAbout2014-06a Creating the Social Media Advisory CommitteeORDINANCE NO. 2014-6a
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE,
FLORIDA, CREATING THE SOCIAL MEDIA ADVISORY
COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Village Council desires to create a Social Media Advisory Committee (the
"Committee") to provide recommendations to the Village Council as to all aspects of social media
and on-line communications, including the dissemination of Village news/info on-line; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council finds that the adoption of this Ordinance and the creation
of the Committee is in the best interest of the Village and its residents.
Section 1. Recitals. That the above stated recitals are hereby confirmed and adopted.
Section 2. Creation of Committee. That the Village Council hereby creates the Social
Media Advisory Committee as follows:
1. Creation, composition and qualifications.
a. In accordance with Section 2-10 of the Village Code, there is hereby created
and established the Social Media Advisory Committee (the "Committee").
The Committee shall be composed of five (5) members appointed by the
Mayor, with the approval of the Council.
b. All Committee members shall serve at the pleasure of the Village Council as
provided by Village Code Section 2-10.
c. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation and shall not
be reimbursed for travel, mileage, or per diem expenses.
d. Each member of the Committee shall be a full time resident of the Village
who has continuously resided within the Village for the 12 -month period
immediately prior to the appointment, and shall not be an employee of the
Village. Any member who ceases to reside within the Village limits during
his or her term of office shall be deemed to have resigned as of the date of his
or her change of residence from the Village.
e. In the event of the resignation or removal of any member of the Committee, the
Mayor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy on the Committee for the unexpired
portion of the term of the member vacating such office, subject to approval of the
Village Council.
2. Term of office.
Members shall be appointed for a term of up to two (2) years. Members may
be reappointed.
3. Advisory capacity; Standards of conduct.
The powers and duties of the Committee shall be solely of an advisory nature
to the Village Council and Village Manager. Accordingly, Committee
members shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Code of Ethics
for Public Officers and Employees as provided in Part III of Chapter 112,
Florida Statutes, and any other standards of conduct set by federal, state,
county, Village or other applicable law.
4. Rules of procedure; Other requirements.
a. The Committee may adopt rules of procedure as authorized by Village Code
Section 2-10(k). In the absence of such rules of procedure, the fundamental
parliamentary procedures of Roberts Rules of Order shall apply, subject to the
provisions of Village Code Section 2-10.
b. During the first meeting of the Committee, the members shall elect one of
their members to act as Chair, Vice -Chair and Secretary.
c. The Committee shall be subject to and shall comply with the applicable
provisions of Village Code 2-10.
5. Jurisdiction and Dissolution.
a. The jurisdiction of the Committee shall be solely advisory and be limited to
studying, evaluating, and authoring a report with recommendations to the
Village Council regarding the Village's use of all aspects of social media and
on-line communications, including the use of social media: by Village
employees; in community outreach via blogs, twitter, facebook and other
similar means; and in branding and marketing the Village.
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b. Final advisory action of the Committee shall be in the form of a written report
with recommendations, which shall be provided to the Village Council within
one year from the effective date of this Ordinance, unless further extended by
motion of the Village Council. Upon submittal and presentation of the
report, the Committee's jurisdiction shall cease and the Committee shall
terminate, unless extended by the approval of the Council.
Section 3. Severability. That the provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable
and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of the 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.
Effective Date. That this Ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon adoption at second reading.
PASSED on first reading this 13th day of May , 2014.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 27th of Ma 20 4.
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'HITA H. ALVAREZ, MMC, VILLAGE CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
VILLAGE A O' N'Y
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Il��YOR FRANK IN H. CAPLAN