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Home My WebLink AboutK-1 Vice Mayor AppointmentCity of ~I ~l iami Gard ~ens 1515-200 NW 167`~ Street Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 A~enda Cover Pa~e Date: June 21, 2007 Fiscal Impact: No X Yes ^ (If yes, explain in Staff Summary) Funding Source: Public hearing ^ Ordinance ^ 1 st Reading ^ Mayor Shirley Gibson Vice Mayor Oscar Braynon II Councilman Melvin L. Bratton Councilman Aaron Campbell Jr. Councilwoman Sharon Pritchett Councilwoman Barbara Watson Councilman Andre Williams ContracUP.O. Requirement: Yes ^ No X Advertising requirement: Sponsor Name/Department: Mayor Shirley Gibson Title Quasi-Judicial ^ Resolution X 2nd Reading ^ Yes No X A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Miami Gardens, Florida appointing to serve as vice-Mayor for a term of finro (2) years effective July 25, 2007; providing for the adoption of representatives; providing an effective date. Summarv Section 2.1 (B) of the City Charter (Attachment 1) provides for the selection of a Vice- Mayor, to serve in the absence or inability of the Mayor to perform, for a maximum term of finro (2) years. The current Vice-Mayor was appointed by the Council in July, 2005 and his term of office will expire at the July 25, 2007 Council meeting. Recommendation: I recommend approval of the resolution, designating a Couniclmember to serve as the Vice-Mayor for a maximum term of finro-years, effective July 25~', 2007. K-1) RESOLUTION VICE-MAYOR APPOINTMENT Resolution No. RESOLUTION No. 2007- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPOINTING TO SERVE AS VICE-MAYOR FOR A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS EFFECTIVE JULY 25, 2007; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 1 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the City's Charter, the City Council is to 2 select a Vice-Mayor, who is to serve a term of no more than two (2) years, and 3 WHEREAS, Councilman Oscar Braynon, II has served as Vice-Mayor for a finro 4 (2) year period, and 5 WHEREAS, the City Council is required to appoint a Councilmember to serve as 6 Vice-Mayor for the next term, 7 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 8 OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: 9 Section 1. ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas 10 paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby 11 made a specific part of this Resolution. 12 Section 2. APPOINTMENT: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens 13 hereby appoints to serve as Vice- 14 Mayor for the City of Miami Gardens for a finro (2) year term commencing July 25, 2007 15 and ending July 24, 2009. 16 Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately 17 upon its final passage. 18 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI 19 GARDENS AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON JULY 11, 2007. Resolution No. ATTEST: RONETTA TAYLOR, CMC, CITY CLERK Prepared by SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, ESQ. City Attorney SPONSORED BY: MAYOR SHIRLEY GIBSON MOVED BY: SECONDED BY: VOTE: SHIRLEY GIBSON, MAYOR Mayor Shirley Gibson _(Yes) (No) Vice Mayor Oscar Braynon, II (Yes) (No) Councilman Melvin L. Bratton (Yes) (No) Councilman Aaron Campbell, Jr. (Yes) (No) Councilman Andre Williams (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Sharon Pritchett (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Barbara Watson (Yes) (No) SKD/bfc/teh 261464_1. DOC 50 ------~~~ ~~, ^`/ J Cf ~ • ~ ~Ji" ' 4~ ~ ~~ "~'\ ~ ~.~ C•~' 21, ~;"T~~ ~ ~ ~'ti~'~ ~ ~(-~~2'-i'~.~ ~~ This Charter and the pawers of the City shall be construed fiberaliy in favor of the City. ARTICL.E (I. MAYOR, VlCE-MAYOR AND CITY GOUNCIL 5ection 2.1 Niayor and Vice-Mayor. (A) Powers of fhe Mayar. The Mayor shali preside at meetings of the Councif and be a voting member of the Council. In addition, fhe Mayor shall have the following specific respansibilities: (1) The Mayar shall present a S#ate of the City address annual}y~ (2) The Mayor may create and appaint subject to Council approval, committees of the Cauncil, which may include non-Council members. The members af each committee shalf select a chair , ,'~~ ~~ (3} The Mayor shall be recognized as head of the City government for all cerem~nial purposes, far purposes of military law, and for service of process (4) The Mayor shal! be the official designated to represent the City in all dealings with other governmental entities. {5) The Mayar shall execute c~ntracts, deeds and other docurnents on behalf of the City as authorized by the Council. (6} The Mayor shall app4int the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk subject ta the approval ~f the majority of the Council. (B} Vice-Mayor Shall be selected by the Ciry Council at it first duiy held meeting, and shall serve a term of no more than 2 years. During the absence or incapaciiy af the Mayor, the Vice-Mayor shall have all the powers, a~athority, duties and responsibilities of the Mayor. Section 2.2 City Cauncil. There shall be a City Cauncii (#he "Council") vested with all legislative powers of the City. The Counci) shal! consist of the Mayor, and six Council members ("Council members"}. References in fhis Charter t~ the Council andlar Council members shall include the Mayor unfess the context dictates otherwise. Section 2.3 Election and Term of O~ce. (A) Elecfion and Term of CJffice. Except for the initial election and terms Af office specified in Article VIII, the Mayar and each Cauncil member shal! be elected for a four year term by the eleGt~rs of the City in the manner provided in Article V of this Charter The Mayor and two Council members shall be efected at-large and faur Council members shalf he elected by Residential Area. The term of ~ffice shall end upon the swearing in of his/her successor. -7- if+'~+ G~m c:-yv7" r,.Z r RESOLUTIQNNo.__ ~•2005-1D9-286 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CfTY QF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPOINTING A CITY COUNCILPERSON TO SERVE AS VECE-MAYOR; PR{~VIDING FOR THE ADOP7'InN O~ REPRESENTATEONS; PRCaViDING AN EF~ECT(VE DATE. WHEREAS, purs~aant to Section 2.1(B} of the Ciry's Charter, the City Gouncii is to select a Vice-May~r, who is ta serve a term af no more than two (2} years, and WHEREAS, Councilman Aaron Cam~beil has served as #he Vice-Mayor for a two (2) year penod, and WHEREAS, the City (~ouncil is required to appoint a Counail person to serve as Vice-Mayor far the next term, NOW THEREFnRE, B~ (T RES~l.VED BY THE CITY COUNCiL UF THE CITY OF M1AM1 GARDENS, FLQRIDA, AS FQLL.OWS: Section t. AD~PTIQN OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby made a specific par~ of this Resolution, Section 2. APPOINTMENT: The City Cauncil her~hy appoints Oscar Bravnan ll,_ ta serve as Vice-Mayor for the ~ity ~f Miami Gardens. Section 3. EF~ECTIVE nATE: This Resolufion shail take effect immediately upan its flnal passage.. PASSED AND ADC}PTED BY THE CITY COUNCiL OF THE CiTY QF MIAM) GARDENS AT~ fTS REGtJLAR MEETING HELD ON ~JULY 2'7, 2Q05. r • ~-'U~~-fl'~I~L/ SHIR~EY , MAYOR ATTEST: Paqe 1 ResoEution No. 2005-109-286 ~- RO ETTA TAYLO ,,MC, ClTY CLERK Prepared by SONJA KNIGHTCJN DICKENS, ESQ. City Attomey SPONSORED BY: Mavor ShirleY Gibson MOVED BY: Councilwoman Watson SECONDED BY: Councilman Bratton VOTE: 6-0 Mayor Gibson x (Yes) Vice Mayor Campbell x {Yes) Counc9lman Melvin L, Bratton x(Yes) Councilman Oscar Braynon, I! x(Yes) Councilwoman Audrey J. King ,_,.,,(Yes) Councilwaman Sharon Pritchett x {Yes) Councilwoman Barbara Watsan x (Yes) skd 5:1MIAMIIRE5051VlCENWYO DOC ...~._(No) _____(N~) ~(No) ~(Np) _„_(No) Not present ~(Na) _,,,_(No) Paqe 2