HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-204-2278_-_Interlocal_Access_Agreement_for_Public_Notices_with_Miami-Dade_County_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2024-204-2278
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND
THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST,
RESPECTIVELY, THAT CERTAIN INTERLOCAL ACCESS
AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR PUBLICATION
OF LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS AND PUBLIC NOTICES ON THE
COUNTY’S DESIGNATED WEBSITE; IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM
AS THAT AGREEMENT ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A";
PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK;
PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida Statutes Section 50.0311 allows a governmental agency to
use the designated, publicly accessible website of the County in which it is located to
publish legally required advertisements and public notices if the cost of publishing on this
website is lower than the cost of publishing in a newspaper, and
WHEREAS, On April 2, 2024, the Miami-Dade County Board of County
Commissioners adopted Resolution No. R-281-24, which, among other provisions,
directed the County Mayor's administration to take all necessary steps to facilitate the
publication of legal advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible County
website, in accordance with Section 50.0311 and directed the administration to develop
a standard interlocal agreement for use by the County and other local governments within
Miami-Dade that wish to utilize this legal advertisement website, and
WHEREAS, www.legalads.miamidade.gov has been modified to comply with the
requirements of Chapter 50 of the Florida Statutes, and the County has officially
designated it as the publicly accessible website for legal advertisements and notices in
Miami-Dade County, and
WHEREAS, The City Clerk recommends that the City Council approve the
attached Resolution, authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with the County in
substantial form attached hereto as Exhibit "A," relating to the publication of municipal
legal advertisements and public notices on the County's publicly accessible website,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
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: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and attest respectively that certain
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Resolution No. 2024-204-2278
Interlocal Access Agreement with Miami Dade County Legal Advertisements and Public
Notices on County Designated Website attached hereto as exhibit “A” in substantial form.
Section 3: INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK: The City Clerk is hereby
authorized to obtain two (2) fully executed copies of the subject Agreement with one to
be maintained by the City, and one to be delivered to Miami-Dade County.
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 NOVEMBER 13, 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 Leon
Seconded by: Councilman Stephens
VOTE: 7-0
Mayor Harris Yes
Vice Mayor Wilson Yes
Councilwoman Baskin Yes
Councilman Leon Yes
Councilwoman Powell Yes
Councilwoman Julien Yes
Councilman Stephens, III Yes
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