City of Coral Gables

File #: 17-6499    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 8/31/2017 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 10/10/2017 Final action: 10/10/2017
Enactment date: 10/10/2017 Enactment #: 2017-39
Title: An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, identifying the Duties and Powers of each Member of the City Commission (including the Mayor and Vice Mayor in their roles as Commissioners) and creating Section 2-29 of the Code of the City of Coral Gables entitled “Commissioners; Duties and Powers,” establishing the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Office of Commissioner; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Commissioner Lago)
Sponsors: Mayor Lago
Attachments: 1. Signed Ordinance 2017-39, 2. Cover Memo - commissioner ordinance - second reading, 3. Ordinance - Commission - 2nd reading, 4. Cover Memo - commissioner ordinance - first reading - 09-26-2017, 5. Ordinance - Commission - first reading - 09-26-2017, 6. Cover Memo - commissioner ordinance - first reading, 7. Ordinance - Commission - 1st reading, 8. CCMtg September 26 2017 - Agenda Item F-5 - Duties and powers of the City Commission, 9. CCMtg October 10 2017 - Agenda Item F-2 - Ordinance identifying duties and powers of the Commission

Title

An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, identifying the Duties and Powers of each Member of the City Commission (including the Mayor and Vice Mayor in their roles as Commissioners) and creating Section 2-29 of the Code of the City of Coral Gables entitled “Commissioners; Duties and Powers,” establishing the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Office of Commissioner; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date.

(Sponsored by Commissioner Lago)

Body

Following the adoption of Ordinance No. 2017-30 enumerating the duties and powers of the Office of Mayor, this Ordinance serves the same purpose of enumerating the duties and powers of the Office of City Commissioner.  The Ordinance includes each Commissioner having an office budget in an amount determined in the City budget.  It also addresses who serves as Chair of the City Commission, in the Mayor’s absence, how to call a special meeting and the permissibility of one-way communications by a Commissioner.