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<br />Preview <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <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) 949-3113 Fax <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Jorge Vera, Acting City Manager <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />2/23/2011 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Reappointment of Special Masters <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Commission approve the attached Resolution <br />reappointing Judge Robert Newman, Attorney Maurice Donsky, Attorney Mimi V. <br />Turin, Attorney Regine Monestime, Attorney Rafael E. Suarez-Rivas, and Attorney Ellen <br />Lavin as Special Masters for the City of Sunny Isles Beach. <br /> <br />REASONS: <br /> <br />Special Masters are the presiding officers at our Code Enforcement Administrative <br />Hearings. Administrative hearings provide a means by which individuals cited for code <br />violations can plead their case and be heard before an impartial party. Sunny Isles Beach <br />Code Section 14-3 states that appointments of Special Masters shall be made by the City <br />Manager, as needed, on the basis of experience, skills and abilities and, whenever <br />possible, shall include persons with legal zoning, engineering and/or construction <br />experience, for a term of one year. The Code further states that appointments shall be <br />submitted to the City Commission for ratification. <br /> <br />Judge Robert Newman, Attorney Maurice Donsky, Attorney Mimi V. Turin, Attorney <br />Regine Monestime, Attorney Rafael E. Suarez-Rivas, and Attorney Ellen Lavin are our <br />current Special Masters, and are serving with favorable results to date. The City <br />Attorney has recommended these individuals to me, and therefore, I recommend the <br />reappointment of all of the City's current Special Masters. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br /> <br />All of our Special Masters have many years of experience and have served for numerous <br />other municipalities in Miami-Dade County. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />. Resolution <br /> <br />Agenda Item _I 0 c..... <br /> <br />http://sibagenda.sibfl.net/agenda/Preview.aspx?l temID=4 3 5&MeetingII Date <br /> <br />'L- ~ 3- U--- <br />