HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-075-2149_-_Urging_Miami_Dade_County_Mayor_to_Create_Public_Notice_Accessible_Website_-_Adopted.RESOLUTION NO. 2024-075-2149
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, URGING THE MAYOR OF MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO
PROVIDE FOR PUBLICATION OF LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
AND PUBLIC NOTICES ON A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
WEBSITE OF THE COUNTY FOR USE BY MUNICIPALITIES, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 50.0311 OF THE FLORIDA
STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY
CLERK; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF
REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Florida Constitution requires all meetings of a county, municipality,
school board, or special district at which official acts are to be taken or at which public
business is to be discussed or transacted be open to the public and notice be given of
such meetings, and
WHEREAS, prior to January 1, 2023, legal notices of the City of Miami Gardens
had to be published in a newspaper that met specified requirements, and
WHEREAS, during the 2022 Legislation Session, the State approved House Bill
7049 which amended Florida Statutes 50.0311 by giving governmental agencies the
option to publish legal notice on a publicly accessible website of a county instead of in a
print newspaper under specified conditions, and
WHEREAS, on April 2, 2024, the Miami-Dade County Board of County
Commissioners adopted County Ordinance No. 24-32 which established advertisement
and notice by publication on publicly accessible website of the County, and
WHEREAS, In addition, the Board of County Commission directed the Mayor to
provide a publicly accessible website for public notices and to develop a form interlocal
agreement for use by the County and another local government in Miami-Dade County
when such local government wishes to utilize the County’s website to publish legal
advertisements and notices, and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk strongly recommends that the City Council urges the
Mayor of Miami-Dade County to undertake all essential measures to develop the
publication of legal advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible County
website for use by municipalities in compliance with state regulations,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
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Resolution No. 2024-075-2149
Section 1: ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2: EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT: The City Council of the City of Miami
Gardens urges the Mayor of Miami-Dade County to undertake all essential measures to
develop the publication of legal advertisements and public notices on a publicly
accessible County website for use by municipalities in compliance with state regulations.
Section 3: INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK: The City Clerk is hereby
directed to transmit an executed copy of this Resolution to the Office of Mayor Daniella
Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Association of City Clerks, and Miami-Dade County
League of Cities.
Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its final passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS
AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MAY 22, 2024.
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RODNEY HARRIS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: MARIO BATAILLE, CITY CLERK
Moved by: Councilman Stephens
Seconded by: Councilwoman Campbell
VOTE: 5-0
Mayor Harris Yes
Vice Mayor Wilson Yes
Councilwoman Campbell Yes
Councilwoman Ighodaro Yes
Councilwoman Julien Not Present
Councilman Leon Not Present
Councilwoman Stephens, III Yes
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