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City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners FROM: Valerie Vicente, City Attorney DATE: May 18, 2023 RE: Amendment to Section 74-8 of the City's Code of Ordinances Relating tc Standing Committees RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Ordinance. REASONS: Section 74-8 of the City's Code of Ordinances provides that there may be such "standing committees" of the City Commission as the Mayor or City Commission deems necessary to conduct the business o the city, and further provides the manner in which the members of said standing committees shall be selected. Although the aforementioned section is entitled and references "standing committees," historically, it has operated as the method for creating, and providing the procedures governing, the city's appointed advisory boards and committees. In contrast, Section C-2.2 of the City's Charter, entitled "Mayor anc Vice Mayor," governs the creation and appointments of all "standing committees" which provides that the Mayor may create as many standing and special committees as deemed necessary, and shall appoint the Commissioners of all standing committees, as well as the chairperson and vice chairperson of each committee. As reflected in the City's Charter, a "standing committee" is comprised solely of City Commissioners, which is distinct from traditional advisory boards and committees, which are comprised of individuals appointed by the Mayor and Commission. In order to ensure the appropriate differentiation between the creation and regulation of standing committees, versus advisory board and committees, and to set forth additional criteria and guidelines for the creating and regulation of advisory boards and committees, as requested by the City Commission, Section 74-8 of the Code is being repealed and replaced in its entirety with a more Item Number: 9.A