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RESOLUTION NO. 18-9498
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK TO
DEVELOP A HANDBOOK AND ANNUAL TRAINING ON
ETHICS, PUBLIC RECORDS AND ADMINISTRATIVE
POLICIES FOR CURRENT STAFF AND NEW EMPLOYEES;
PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Opa-locka ("City") needs to ensure that current staff and
new employees are familiar with ethics requirements, public record laws and the City's
administrative policies; and
WHEREAS, ethics and public records violations, due to improperly trained staff,
may serve as the basis of litigation and cost the City thousands of dollars in legal fees; and
WHEREAS, the City desires that the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk
develop a comprehensive training program and handbook on ethics, public records and
administrative policies, that is updated yearly with the latest developments in those areas and
is a requirement for current staff and all new employees.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA:
Section 1. RECITALS ADOPTED.
The recitals to the preamble herein are incorporated by reference.
Section 2. AUTHORIZATION
The City Commission hereby directs the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk
to develop a handbook and annual training on ethics, public records and
administrative policies for current staff and new employees to be presented to the
City Commission within forty-five (45) days of the passage of this Resolution.
SECTION 3. SCRIVENER'S ERRORS.
Sections of this Resolution 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 copy of same with the City Clerk.
Resolution No. 18-9498
Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption and is subject to the
approval of the Governor or his designee.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23`d day of May, 2018.
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Myra . Taylor
Mayor
Attest to: Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
JoIna Flores THE BROWN LAW GROUP, LLC
Ci Clerk City Attorney
Moved by: COMMISSIONER HOLMES
Seconded by: COMMISSIONER PIGATT
Commissioner Vote: 4-0
Commissioner Holmes: YES
Commissioner Riley: YES
Commissioner Pigatt: YES
Vice Mayor Kelley: YES
Mayor Taylor: NOT PRESENT