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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney 
DATE:February  8, 2017
 



SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA SENATE BILL 534 AND ANY SIMILAR LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PREEMPT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM IMPOSING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ON STATE-FUNDED PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS SUCH AS: A) IMPOSING REQUIREMENTS ON CONTRACTORS PERTAINING TO WAGES, BENEFITS, HIRING, STAFFING, AND TRAINING, AND B) RESTRICTING QUALIFIED BIDDERS FROM SUBMITTING BIDS, BEING AWARDED BIDS OR CONTRACTS, OR PERFORMING WORK BASED ON PRIOR POOR PERFORMANCE, OR MISCONDUCT; DIRECTING THE CITY'S STATE LOBBYISTS TO INCLUDE THIS ISSUE AS A 2017 STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS.

RECOMMENDATION

Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Micky Steinberg, the above-referenced Resolution is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at February 8, 2017 Commission Meeting. The Resolution will be submitted via supplement.
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Commissioner Micky Steinberg

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