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RESOLUTION NO. 2002- 4-25"
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, INCORPORA TING
RECITALS; EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUING EXISTENCE
OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE THA T PROHIBITS
DISCRIMINA TION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENT A TION, AS ADOPTED BY
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY'S BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN
1998; OPPOSING THE SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 BALLOT QUESTION THAT
WOULD REPEAL THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS
ORDINANCE NO. 98-170; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County's success as a thriving international business and
banking center, and its success as an international tourist destination is a result of accepting the
diversity of both our local residents and the global clientele we serve; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach agrees with the
business principle that an individual's ability should not be measured with regard to their race,
color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, familial
status, or sexual orientation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach is committed to the concept and practice of
equal employment opportunity; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Sunny Isles Beach to recruit, hire, train and
promote into all job levels, employees and applicants for employment without regard to race,
color, age, sex, national origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade County have scheduled
a countywide Special Election to be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2002, for the purpose of
submitting to the voters of Miami-Dade County the question of whether Miami-Dade County
Ordinance No. 98-170, relating to prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in
housing, credit and finance, public accommodations, and employment, shall be repealed; and
WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach is committed to the traditional principles of
equality and fairness for all citizens of Miami-Dade County embodied within the Miami-Dade
County Human Rights Ordinance, and opposes practices of intolerance and discrimination; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach shares a concern that a
repeal of the Miami-Dade County Human Rights Ordinance would project a very negative and
divisive image to the world that could adversely impact the economy of Miami-Dade County.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
reference.
Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein by
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Section 2. Expression of Support. The Mayor and City Commission of the City of Sunny
Isles Beach hereby support efforts to ensure that the Miami-Dade County Human Rights
Ordinance, which prohibits discrimination in employment, family leave, public accommodations,
credit and financing practices, and housing based on race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin,
sex, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status or sexual orientation, remains intact.
Section 3. Oppose Efforts to Repeal the Human Rights Ordinance. The Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach specifically oppose any effort to repeal that portion
of the Miami-Dade County Human Rights Ordinance No. 98-170 that prohibits discrimination
based on sexual orientation, and encourage all voters to vote on September 10, 2002, and to vote:
"No - against repeal."
Section 4. Authorization to City Clerk. The City Clerk is hereby directed to provide a copy of
this Resolution to each of the Miami-Dade County municipalities, to the Miami-Dade County
Board of Commissioners, and to Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas.
Section 5.
Effective Date. This Resolution becomes effective u
adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 19th day of March, 2002.
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17070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
(305) 947 -0606 City Hall
(305) 947 -2150 Building Department
(305) 949 -3113 Fax
MEMORANDUM
City Commission
David Samson, Mayor
Danny Iglesias, Vice Mayor
Norman S. Edelcup, Commissioner
Gerry Goodman, Commissioner
Lila Kauffman, Commissioner
Christopher J. Russo, City Manager
Lynn M. Dannheisser, City Attorney
Richard Brown- Morilla, City Clerk
To: The Honorable City Commission
From: Mayor David Samson
Date: March 19, 2002
Re: Resolution Expressing Support For The Continued Existence Of The County's
Human Rights Ordinance No. 98 -170 That Prohibits Discrimination Based On
Sexual Orientation, and Opposing Its Repeal On September 10, 2002
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution.
REASONS:
In 1998, the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 98-
170, also known as the Human Rights Ordinance. Ordinance No. 98 -170 amended existing law
by also prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing, credit and finance,
public accommodations, and employment. In January 2002, after the Elections Department
certified petitions seeking a countywide vote to repeal Ordinance No. 98 -170, the Board of
County Commissioners were then obliged to schedule a countywide Special Election that will be
held on Tuesday, September 10, 2002. In the election voters must decide whether Miami -Dade
County's Ordinance No. 98 -170, relating to prohibiting discrimination based on sexual
orientation in housing, credit and finance, public accommodations, and employment, shall be
repealed.
Many residents of Sunny Isles Beach .have experienced various forms of discrimination in their
personal lives and know the hardship and personal harm that can result. I believe we should set
an example, and publicly affirm our commitment to principles of equality and fairness for all
citizens of Miami -Dade County as embodied within the Miami -Dade County Human Rights
Ordinance. Please join me in opposing these misguided efforts to legitimize intolerance and