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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk | | | DATE: | June 27, 2018 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING FUNDING AND AN EXPENDITURE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $22,000.00 FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF INFORMING AND EDUCATING THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH REGARDING THE BALLOT QUESTIONS IN THE CITY’S SPECIAL ELECTION ON AUGUST 28, 2018, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRIMARY ELECTION, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A MORE INFORMED ELECTORATE VOTE. |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| Adopt the Resolution. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| The voters of the City of Miami Beach will be presented with two (2) City Special Election ballot questions on the August 28, 2018 Primary Election. The subject of the City ballot questions are:
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Amending the composition of the Board of Adjustment; and
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Amending the City Charter to increase the annual compensation of the Mayor and City Commissioners.
The City Administration believes that educating the voters on these matters is in the public interest and serves a public purpose. In an effort to explain and educate the voters on each of these questions, the Administration will be preparing public education information through various methods, which may include video presentation on the City’s cable channel, a voter’s guide, and other means. As the MB Magazine does not publish in early August 2018 (scheduled publications are January, April, July, and October), the Administration is seeking funding in an amount not to exceed $22,000.00, to produce a direct mailer and video, including the cost of printing, graphics, translation services, layout, mailing, postage, and other miscellaneous costs as needed to disseminate the information.
This expenditure will serve the public purpose given the City’s reasonable expectation that these efforts at explaining the ballot questions and educating the voters will result in a more informed electorate vote, benefiting the public good. |
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| | The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the Resolution approving funding and an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $22,000 for the public purpose of informing and educating the voters of the City of Miami Beach regarding the City Special Election ballot questions on the August 28, 2018 Primary Election in order to achieve a more informed electorate vote. |
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| Six (6) page voter’s guide estimate:
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Printing 6 page voter’s guide:
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$10,969.00
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Postage:
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$9,000.00
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Translation
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$1,500.00
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Total
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$21,469.00
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Rounded up to the nearest thousand
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$22,000.00
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As of June 18, 2018, there were 40,760 registered voter households in the City of Miami Beach. |
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| | | | | | | | | Amount 1 | $22,000.00 | Account 1 | 011-9322-000312-90-400-592-00-00-00 |
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Office of the City Clerk/Office of the City Attorney/Marketing and Communications |
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