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SONNY lsZF 1.�0 City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue = Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax rt o: su MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Edward A. Dion, City Attorney DATE: 3/18/2021 RE: Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinance Relating to Candidate Qualifying Documents RECOMMENDATION: This Ordinance is presented for your consideration REASONS: The Charter and Code of Ordinances for the City of Sunny Isles Beach ("City") provide that only electors of the City who have resided continuously in the City for at least one year preceding the date of filing a written notice of candidacy with the City Clerk are eligible to qualify as candidates for Commissioner or Mayor. Moreover, Section C-2.4 of the City's Charter provides that candidates for Commissioner or Mayor shall be required to submit proof of residency at the time of qualifying by producing a valid voter's registration card and any other document which establishes compliance with the residency requirements provided therein. Currently, however, Chapter 26 of the City's Code of Ordinances ("Code") provides that a candidate can qualify as a candidate by merely paying the qualifying fee and filing the written notice of candidacy oath, without the requirement that a candidate show proof of residency as set forth in the Charter. Therefore, the proposed ordinance amends Chapter 26 to provide that all persons who seek to qualify as candidates for Commissioner or Mayor must also submit a state government issued identification (ID) plus one type of residency documentation showing that the candidate has continuously resided in the City for a period of one (1) year prior. The proof of residency would include one (1) of the following documents: City of Sunny Isles Beach issued Resident Identification card, voter's registration, driver's license, property tax receipt, and homestead exemption; all of which must have been in effect for at least one (1) year prior to qualifying. The proposed requirement ensures that the City Clerk, as the Supervisor of Elections for the City, has the requisite documentation to ensure those candidates whom he/she qualifies meet the residency requirements of the City Charter and Code. ATTACHMENTS: Description Ordinance Item Number: 9.A.