| TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney | | | DATE: | September 27, 2016 | | | | 4:02 p.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
| | SUBJECT: | AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE NO. 2010-3669), BY AMENDING CHAPTER 62, ENTITLED “HUMAN RELATIONS,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISCRIMINATION,” BY AMENDING DIVISIONS 1–4, ENTITLED “GENERALLY,” “ADMINISTRATION,” “REGULATIONS,” AND “EXCEPTIONS,” BY AMENDING SECTIONS 62-31, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS;” 62-33, ENTITLED “PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF POLICY;” 62-37, ENTITLED “DUTIES AND POWERS;” 62-59, ENTITLED “INFORMATION ON COMPLAINT;” 62-86, ENTITLED “DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT;” 62-87, ENTITLED “DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS;” 62-88, ENTITLED “DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING;” 62-88.1, ENTITLED “DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC SERVICES;” 62-90, ENTITLED “MUNICIPAL FACILITIES;” 62-91, ENTITLED “MUNICIPAL FUNDS;” 62-111, ENTITLED “EMPLOYMENT;” AND 62-112, ENTITLED “HOUSING;” TO AMEND THE PROTECTED CLASSES WITHIN THE ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: ANCESTRY, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, DOMESTIC PARTNER STATUS, LABOR ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP, FAMILIAL SITUATION, AND POLITICAL AFFILIATION; AND BY AMENDING THOSE SAME SECTIONS TO PROVIDE THAT THE HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE SHALL APPLY TO ACTUAL AND PERCEIVED MEMBERSHIP IN A PROTECTED CLASS; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. |
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