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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager 
DATE:July  31, 2019
 

First Reading

SUBJECT:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION," BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED "OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES," BY AMENDING SECTION 2-191, ENTITLED "ENUMERATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS," BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (G), (I), (Q), AND (R) THEREOF TO REPLACE THE NAME OF "DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT" WITH THE "PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT," TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE "TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT" TO THE "TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY DEPARTMENT," TO CHANGE THE NAME OF "OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS" TO THE "OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS," AND TO CHANGE THE NAME OF "OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT" TO THE "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET"; AND FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 2-191 BY CREATING SUBSECTIONS (Y) AND (Z) TO ADD THE "OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL" AND THE "FLEET MANAGEMENT  DEPARTMENT"; AND, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 


RECOMMENDATION

The Administration recommends approval of the ordinance.

ANALYSIS

The administration finds the need to update Chapter 2 of the Miami Beach City Code entitled “Administration” by amending Article IV, entitled "Officers and Employees," by amending division I, entitled "Generally," by amending section 2-191, entitled "Enumeration of Organizational units,” we have had departmental changes and need to amend subsections (g), (i), (q), and (r). We need to eliminate subsection (g) Department of Emergency management. The department has been incorporated into a division under the Fire Department. Subsection (g) will now be the Department of Property Management. The Department of Property Management was formerly a division under the Public Works department however, it is now a standalone department. Subsection (i) will be updated to change the name of “Transportation Department” to “Transportation and Mobility Department” in order to more accurately reflect the department’s mission with an emphasis on multimodal mobility. Subsection (q) will be updated to change the “Communication’s Department” to the “Office of Marketing and Communications,” in order to more accurately reflect the department’s mission, which now includes marketing, sponsorships, the City’s website and community outreach in addition to communications such as press relations and digital media. Subsection (r) will be updated to change the name of the “Office of Budget and Performance Improvement” to the “Office of Management and Budget” to reflect the current role and mission of the department and to assign a name most commonly used in municipalities. The administration finds the need to add subsection (y) “Office of Inspector General”. In February 2019 the Mayor and the City Commission adopted Ordinance 2019-4239, creating the Office of the Inspector General. There is a need to add subsection (z) “Fleet Management Department” which was formerly a division of the Department of Public Works and is now a standalone department.

CONCLUSION

The Administration recommends approving the proposed ordinance amendments and setting a second reading
Legislative Tracking
Human Resources
Sponsor
Vice-Mayor Ricky Arriola

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