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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-28.-7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUESTING
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO AMEND
THE CONE OF SILENCE ORDINANCES TO EXEMPT
MUNICIPALITIES, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO
REMOVE THE CONE OF SILENCE ORDINANCE FROM
CHAPTER TWO OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE IN
ORDER THAT THE ORDINANCE WOULD NOT APPLY TO
MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Cone of Silence Ordinances passed by Miami-Dade County, which prohibit
communication regarding a particular RFP, RFQ, or bid between a potential vendor, service
provider, bidder, lobbyist, or consultant and City staff, including but not limited to the City Manager;
and
WHEREAS, although the concept behind the Cone of Silence is an excellent one, for smaller
municipalities such as the City of Sunny Isles Beach, such an ordinance thwarts staff s ability to
conduct business in any efficient and effective manner, particularly if and when, the only employee
of a particular department is also the Department Director; and
WHEREAS, it is particularly burdensome, impractical, and unrealistic to completely remove
verbal contact between contacting vendors or proposers and this city, athough the City endorses the
concept.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Request of City Commission. The City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles
Beach respectfully requests that the County Commission either exempt municipalities from the
application of the Cone of Silence Ordinances so they can tailor the ordinance to their own particular
needs, or
Section 2. Removal of Cone Silence Ordinances from Chapter Two. Alternatively, the City
Commission would respectfully request the Board of County Commissioners to direct the County
Clerks's office to remove the Cone of Silence Ordinances in the aggregate from Chapter Two of the
Miami-Dade County Code and to the contracting section ofthe code in order that the cities may be
exempted from application of the Cone of Silence Ordinances in order that the City may draft a
similar ordinance tailored to the needs of the particular city.
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Section 3.
Effective Date. This Resolution is effective upo
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AyrEST: .
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Richard Brown-MoT!lIa, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
Moved by: ~~
Seconded by: ~
Vote: S-"" 0
Mayor Samson
Vice Mayor Kauffman
Commissioner Iglesias
Commissioner Morrow
Commissioner Turetsky
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