HomeMy Public PortalAbout17-21 SPECIAL MASTER SELECTION 1ST READING: 11/08/2017
2ND READING: 12/13/2017
PUBLIC HEARING: 11/08/2017 & 12/13/2017
ADOPTED: 12/13/2017
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/13/2017
SPONSORED BY: City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 17-21
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE XI,
DIVISION 10, SEC. 2-570.28 SPECIAL MASTER SELECTION OF
THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA CODE OF ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Sec. 2-570.28 entitled Special Master Selection of the City of
Opa-Locka Code of Ordinances ("Code") states that the special master selection committee of
the City of Opa-Locka ("City") "shall consist of three (3) members including the code
enforcement director, city manager or his/her designee, and the city attorney"; and
WHEREAS, the position of Code Enforcement Director no longer exists and the Chief
of Police has assumed those duties; and
WHEREAS, the Commission of the City of Opa-Locka finds that it is in the best interest
of the City of Opa-Locka to replace the Code Enforcement Director with the Chief of Police as a
requisite Selection Committee member.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. RECITALS
The recitals to the preamble herein are incorporated by reference.
SECTION 2. ADOPTION
That C Chapter 2, Article XI, Division 10, Sec. 2-570.28 Special Master Selection is
amended as follows:
Ordinance No. 17-21
The city commission shall appoint no more than three (3)
preapproved special masters and an alternate. The preapproved list
of special masters shall consist of members of the Florida Bar in
good standing who have been chosen by the special master
selection committee. The special master selection committee shall
consist of three (3) members including the eede
forccmcnt director chief of police, city manager or his/her
designee, and the city attorney.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILTY
If any clause, section, or other part or application of this Ordinance is held by any court
of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or in application, it
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or application of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. CONFLICT
All ordinances or resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict herewith,
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. CODIFICATION
This Ordinance shall be codified in the Code of Ordinances when the code is recodified.
SECTION 6. SCRIVENER'S ERRORS.
Sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered and corrections of
typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City
Manager, or the City Manager's designee, without need of public hearing, by filing a
corrected or re-codified copy of same with the City Clerk.
SECTION 7. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
The terms and provisions of this Ordinance shall be liberally construed to affect the
purpose for which it is adopted.
SECTION S. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the adoption and subject to the
approval of the Governor of his designee.
This ordinance was moved for adoption by Commissioner Holmes.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Riley, and upon being put to a vote, the motion
passed by a 5-0 vote:
Ordinance No. 17-21
Commissioner Holmes YES
Commissioner Pigatt YES
Commissioner Riley YES
Vice Mayor Kelley YES
Mayor Taylor YES
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of December, 2017.
4CYR'
L AYLOR, MAYOR
Attest to: Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
Joa a Flores Vincent T. Brown
City Clerk The Brown Law Group, LLC
City Attorney
Opa-locka, FL Code of Ordinances Page 1 of 1
Sec. 2-570.28. -Special master selection.
The city commission shall appoint no more than three (3) preapproved special masters and an
alternate. The preapproved list of special masters shall consist of members of the Florida Bar in good
standing who have been chosen by the special master selection committee. The special master
selection committee shall consist of three (3) members including the code enforcement director, city
manager or his/her designee, and the city attorney.
(Ord. No. 97-1, § 1, 1-22-97)
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