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RESOLUTION NO. 2020- 303 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A PROCEDURE FOR PLACEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ITEMS BY A CITY COMMISSIONER ON THE CITY COMMMISSION AGENDA; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS,the City of Sunny Isles Beach("City")is committed to the principles of good governance; and WHEREAS, Section 74-14(B) the City's Code of Ordinances provides that matters may be placed on an agenda by any City Commissioner, the City Manager, the City Attorney or the City Clerk; and WHEREAS, Section C-4.1. (b) of the City's Charter further provides that the City Commission shall determine its own rules of procedure and order of business as it relates to City Commission Meetings, and therefore, the manner in which matters may be placed on an agenda; and WHEREAS,good governance requires that when Resolutions or Ordinances are proposed by a City Commissioner that would affect the City's operations, that the City Manager and staff have the time to conduct their due diligence, such as the potential fiscal impacts and the resources required to effectuate the proposed legislation; and WHEREAS, good governance further requires that the City Attorney have an ample opportunity to review the sponsored Resolutions or Ordinances to ensure that the proposed legislation is legally sound, and to further provide the City Commission with legal counsel; and WHEREAS, in the interest of being fiscally responsible, and efficiently managing the City's resources,the City Commission believes it would be in the best interest of the City to adopt a policy governing the process by which Resolutions and Ordinances can be placed an agenda by a City Commissioner; and WHEREAS, the policy would require that any proposed Resolutions or Ordinances made by a City Commissioner, which would effect City operations, first be addressed as a Discussion Item during a City Commission Meeting, and only if there is a consensus by a majority of the City Commission to proceed with the proposed legislative matter, will the City Manager and City Attorney prepare the legislation for further consideration on a subsequent agenda; and WHEREAS, the procedure set forth herein would not apply to Resolutions or proclamations commemorating special occasions, groups or persons, nor would it apply to Resolutions that express the City Commission's position on proposed State or Federal legislation, or like matters; and WHEREAS, the aforementioned procedure would ensure that City staff, time, and resources are expended only on those matters that reflect the will of the City Commission as a whole. R2020 Adopting Procedure for Placement of Items on Agenda Page 1 of 3