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ORDINANCE NO. 2005-~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION
33-3(E) (4) OF THE ETHICS CODE OF THE CITY OF SUNNY
ISLES BEACH TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF ANY GIFT
HAVING A VALUE IN EXCESS OF ONE-HUNDRED (($100)
DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE
CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City is required to comply with the Ethics Code of Miami-Dade County;
and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics has recently amended its Gift Law
to increase the disclosure amount for gifts from twenty-five ($25) to one-hundred ($100); and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to amend its Ethics Code to comply with the Ethics Code of
Miami-Dade County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
follow:
Definitions. Section 33-3(E)(4) of the Ethics Code is hereby amended to read as
(4) Disclosure. Any person included in the terms defined as
COMMISSIONERS; AUTONOMOUS PERSONNEL; QUASI-
JUDICIAL PERSONNEL; ADVISORY PERSONNEL;
DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL; and EMPLOYEES in
subsection B shall disclose any gift, or series of gifts from anyone
person or entitv, having a value in excess of one-hundred dollars
($100.00), Said disclosure shall be made by filing a COpy of the
disclosure form required by Chapter 112., Florida Statutes, for
"local officers" with the City Clerk simultaneously with the filling
of the form with the Secretary of State.
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable and if
any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections,
sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but shall remain in effect, it being the
legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Gift Amendment Ordinance.
Created on 2/2/05
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Section 3. Repealer. Any and all ordinances, resolutions and parts of ordinances or
resolutions in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed insofar as they are inconsistent or
in conflict herewith.
Section 4. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Commission, and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and made a part of the City of Sunny
Isles Beach Code; that the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or re-Iettered to
accomplish such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance" shall be changed to "Section" or to
other appropriate word.
Section 5. Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective ten days after adoption on
second reading.
PASSED and ADOPTED on First Reading the I D+hday of ~bUAAJY ,2005.
PASSED and ADOPTED on Second Reading this ;:Q~ay of~, 2005
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Jane A. Hines, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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ity Attorney
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Vice Mayor Thaler
Commissioner Brezin
Commissioner Goodman
Commissioner Iglesias
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Gift Amendment Ordinance.
Created on 2/2/05
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