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Resolutions - C7  AQ




COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney 
DATE:September  14, 2022
 



SUBJECT:

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE MIAMI-DADE SCHOOL BOARD’S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE OCTOBER, 2022 AS LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH; URGING PARENTS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STUDENTS TO USE THE SCHOOL BOARD’S FAILURE TO ACT AS OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND ADDRESS LGBTQ ISSUES AND HISTORY IN A POSITIVE LIGHT; URGING PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS TO ADOPT THE ATTACHED SAMPLE RESOLUTION DECLARING OCTOBER, 2022 AS LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH; URGING PRINCIPALS OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO RECOGNIZE OCTOBER, 2022 AS LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND TEACH LGBTQ HISTORY IN THEIR SCHOOLS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW; AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PUBLISH ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE THE ATTACHED SAMPLE RESOLUTION DECLARING OCTOBER, 2022 AS LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH SO THAT IT MAY BE DOWNLOADED AND ADOPTED BY STUDENT BODIES, CLUBS, OR OTHER STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS WISHING TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE LGBTQ HISTORY.


ANALYSIS

Pursuant to the request of Vice-Mayor Alex Fernandez, the above-referenced Resolution is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the September 14, 2022 Commission meeting.

SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA

N/A.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

None.

Applicable Area

Not Applicable
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
Yes No 
Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor
Vice-Mayor Alex Fernandez and Co-sponsored by Mayor Gelber

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