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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Rafael Paz, Acting City Attorney | | | DATE: | April 21, 2021 | | | | 10:35 a.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
| | SUBJECT: | AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION" BY AMENDING ARTICLE VII, ENTITLED "STANDARDS OF CONDUCT," BY AMENDING 2-486 THEREOF, ENTITLED "CONE OF SILENCE," TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL IN PROCUREMENT-RELATED MATTERS, BY PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THEIR STAFF; BY AMENDING ARTICLE IX, ENTITLED "PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES DISCLOSING SPECIFIED INFORMATION," BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2-518, 2-519, AND 2-520 THEREOF, TO ESTABLISH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AS AN APPROPRIATE PARTY TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION WHICH WOULD BE PROTECTED UNDER ARTICLE IX (CITY'S WHISTLEBLOWER ORDINANCE); AND, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. |
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On March 17, 2021, the Mayor and City Commission approved the proposed ordinance on first reading. The ordinance, sponsored by Commissioner Samuelian, would amend the City’s Cone of Silence Ordinance (Section 2-486 of the City Code), and City’s Whistleblower Ordinance (Sections 2-518 through 2-520 of the City Code) and would strengthen the role of the Office of Inspector General by encouraging communication with the Office of the Inspector General with respect to procurement-related matters, as well as matters which would be protected under the City’s Whistleblower Ordinance. |
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| | | | | | | | | 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 | |
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| | | | | | | | Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Attorney |
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| | | | | | | | Sponsor
Commissioner Mark Samuelian and Co-sponsored by Commissioner Steven Meiner |
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