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 II, ENTITLED "CITY COMMISSION," BY AMENDING SECTION 2-12, ENTITLED "MEETING PROCEDURES AND AGENDAS," BY REPEALING PROVISIONS IN SUBSECTION (B), ENTITLED "ORDINANCE AND CHARTER AMENDMENT SPONSORS AND CO-SPONSORS," TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES RELATIVE TO CO-SPONSORS, AND BY RELETTERING AND AMENDING SUBSECTION (C)(1) TO CORRECT THE SUB-HEADING ENTITLED "SUBMISSION OF AGENDAS"; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Pursuant to the request of Mayor Dan Gelber, the above-referenced Ordinance is submitted for consideration by the City Commission on Second Reading/Public Hearing at the February 13, 2019 City Commission meeting.

This item was deferred from the November 14, 2018 and December 12, 2018 Commission meetings. The Ordinance passed on First Reading at the January 16, 2019 City Commission meeting. 

The amendment set forth in the attached Ordinance will simplify the process for the co-sponsorship of legislation by removing the existing requirements and procedures. An additional minor clean-up amendment is also included within the Ordinance that removes unnecessary brackets in subsection 2-12(c)(1).

As the proposed amendments regard procedural changes, no fiscal impact is expected.