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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Commissioner Steven Meiner 
DATE:October  13, 2021
 



SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL PROSECUTION PROGRAM; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO APPEAL CASES THAT ARE DISMISSED BY THE COURT, IN WHICH THE DEFENDANT EITHER HAS A PRIOR ARREST OR IS A REPEAT OFFENDER ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES; AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PROSECUTE THOSE CASES, IN WHICH THE DEFENDANT EITHER HAS A PRIOR ARREST OR IS A REPEAT OFFENDER ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES, UNLESS THERE ARE EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND LAW; AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, BY AND THROUGH THE MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO OBTAIN OR PROVIDE ACCESS, IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE NEEDS OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL PROSECUTION TEAM, THE NATIONAL PRIOR CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS (NOT JUST LOCAL CRIMINAL PRIORS) FOR ALL DEFENDANTS CHARGED EXCLUSIVELY WITH MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS.

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Commissioner Steven Meiner

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