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Resolutions - R7  I




COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney 
DATE:May  13, 2020
 



SUBJECT:

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, PROHIBITING CANDIDATES FOR CITY ELECTED OFFICE (INCLUDING INCUMBENTS SEEKING REELECTION) FROM HOSTING OR CAMPAIGNING AT ANY CHARITABLE OR NOT FOR PROFIT FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENT IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, HELD DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN THE LAST DAY OF THE ELECTION QUALIFYING PERIOD UNTIL THE EARLIER DATE OF WHEN THE CANDIDATE IS ELECTED, DEFEATED, OR BECOMES UNOPPOSED; AND FURTHER PROHIBITING CHARITABLE OR NOT FOR PROFIT FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENTS FROM TAKING PLACE WITHIN 200 FEET OF ANY POLLING PLACE LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY DURING THE VOTING PERIOD FOR ANY ELECTIONS, INCLUDING EARLY VOTING PERIOD, BEGINNING WHEN THE POLLS OPEN FOR VOTING AND ENDING WHEN THE POLLS CLOSE OR THE LAST VOTER HAS VOTED, WHICHEVER IS LATER.


RECOMMENDATION

Pursuant to the request of Mayor Dan Gelber, Commissioner Michael Gongora and Commissioner David Richardson, the above-referenced Resolution is submitted for consideration by the City Commission at the May 8, 2020 Special City Commission meeting.

Applicable Area

Not Applicable
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
No No 
Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor
Mayor Dan Gelber and Commissioner Michael Gongora, David Richardson, and Steven Meiner

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