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<br />I <br />I <br />4 <br />" <br />; <br /> <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-311 3 Fax <br />(305) 947-2150 Building Department <br />(305) 947-5107 Fax <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor <br />Lewis J. Thaler, Vice Mayor <br />Roslyn Brezin, Commissioner <br />Gerry Goodman, Commissioner <br />Danny Iglesias, Commissioner <br /> <br />A. John Szerlag, City Manager <br />Hans Ottinot, City Allorney <br />Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and Cit CO~ission <br /> <br />A. John Szerlag, City Mana r -L <br /> <br />February 15,2007 <br /> <br /> <br />SPECIAL MASTER REAPPOINTMENTS/APPOINTMENT <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Commission approve the attached resolution reappointing Judge <br />Robert Newman (Retired), Darcee Siegel, Maurice Donsky, and appointing Sonya K. Dickens as <br />Special Master(s) for the City of Sunny Isles Beach. <br /> <br />REASONS <br /> <br />Special Masters are the presiding officers at our Code Enforcement Administrative Hearings. <br />Administrative hearings provide a means by which individuals cited for code violations can <br />plead their case and be heard before an impartial party. Sunny Isles Beach Code Section 14-3 <br />states that appointments of Special Masters shall be made by the City Manager, as needed, on the <br />basis of experience for a term of one year. The ordinance further states that reappointments shall <br />be submitted to the City Commission for ratification. Judge Robert Newman, Attorney Darcee <br />Siegel, and Attorney Maurice Donsky are our current Special Masters, serving with favorable <br />results to date. Therefore, I recommend reappointment for all. Additionally, it would be <br />desirable to have one additional Special Master because of a busy calendar and it is <br />recommended to appoint Sonya K. Dickens as Special Master. <br /> <br />ADDITONAL INFORMATION <br /> <br />Judge Robert Newman, Attorney Darcee Siegel, and Attorney Maurice Donsky have served as <br />Special Master for the City of Sunny Isles Beach for over five (5) years. They have also served <br />as Special Master for numerous other municipalities in Miami-Dade County. <br /> <br />c: City Attorney Hans Ottinot <br />Patricia SaintVil-Joseph, Deputy City Attorney <br />Special Masters: Judge Robert Newman, Darcee Siegel, Esq., Maurice Donskey, Esq. and <br />Sonya K. Dickens, Esq. <br />Jorge Vera, Assistant City Manager/Services <br />Robert Solera, Community Development Director <br /> <br />Cover Memo Spec Master - 2007 Appointments.Doc <br /> <br />Agenda Item \ 0 B> <br />Date 2 -\ S-o 1 <br />