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<br />1--- <br /> <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor <br />Lewis J. Thaler, Vice Mayor <br />Roslyn Brezin, Commissioner <br />Gerry Goodman, Commissioner <br />George "Bud" Scholl, Commissioner <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 947-2150 Building Department <br />(305) 949-3 I I 3 Fax <br /> <br />A. John Szerlag, City Manager <br />Hans Ottinot, City A lIorney <br />Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: The Honorable Mayor and City <br /> <br />FROM: A. John Szerlag, City Mana <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: September 18, 2008 <br /> <br />RE: SPECIAL MASTER APPOINTMENT <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />It is recommended that the City Commission approve the attached resolution appointing Mimi V. <br />Turin, Esq. as Special Master for the City of Sunny Isles Beach. <br /> <br />REASONS <br />Special Masters are the presiding officers at our Code Enforcement Administrative Hearings. <br />Administrative hearings provide a means by which individuals cited for code violations can <br />plead their case and be heard before an impartial party. Sunny lsles Beach Code Section 14-3 <br />states that appointments of Special Masters shall be made by the City Manager, as needed, on the <br />basis of experience, skills and abilities and, whenever possible, shall include persons with legal <br />zoning, engineering and/or construction experience, for a term of one year. The ordinance <br />further states that appointments shall be submitted to the City Commission for ratification. <br /> <br />Judge Robert Newman, Attorney Jimmy L. Morales, Attorney Maurice Donsky, and Attorney <br />Sonya K. Dickens are our current Special Masters, serving with favorable results to date. <br />Unfortunately, Jimmy Morales has resigned due to a conflict of interest. Therefore, I <br />recommend the appointment of Attorney Mimi V. Turin as Special Master. <br /> <br />ADDITONAL INFORMATION <br />Mimi V. Turin has extensive experience in administrative, zoning, land use, municipal, and <br />governmental law and serves as the Assistant City Attorney for the City of Miami, and is <br />currently Special Master for the City of Miami Gardens. She has served as a Board Member for <br />the Town of Davie Planning and Zoning Board, she is a Certified Arbitrator, an lnstructor for <br />law enforcement training, she is Florida Bar Board Certified in City, County and Local <br />Government Law, and in 2007 she was appointed to the Florida Bar Grievance Committee 11 K. <br /> <br />To be completed by Dep;utrnent Head To be completed by City Clerk's Office <br />Funding a\'ailable: Approval: Agenda Item No.: 1 0 E:- <br />Financc Department City Manager 9 -Ig- D~ <br /> Commission Mecting Datc: <br /> <br />CO\'cr Mcmo Spcc Mastcr - Appointmcnt Mimi Turin <br />