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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2003- I rs 5 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING THAT PORTION OF <br />ORDINANCE NO. 97-4 THAT IMPLEMENTS SECTION 286.0115, <br />FLORIDA STATUTES, TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE GOVERNING <br />EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS ONLY; PROVIDING FOR THE <br />BALANCE OF ORDINANCE NO. 97-4 TO REMAIN INTACT AND IN <br />FULL FORCE AND EFFECT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; <br />PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 97-4, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles <br />Beach, adopted an ordinance establishing a procedure concerning ex parte communications with <br />local public officials relating to quasi-judicial matters and providing for adoption of quasi- <br />judicial hearing procedures has proved to be inordinately burdensome and has resulted in a <br />complication on zoning matters; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach finds it necessary and desirable to delete that <br />portion of the ordinance that allows for ex parte communications but would also like to continue <br />to have quasi-judicial hearing procedures provided for by ordinance; <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Repeal and Deletion of Section 1 of Ordinance No. 97-4. Ordinance No. 97-4 <br />allowing for ex parte communications on certain conditions is hereby rescinded and repealed as <br />follows: <br /> <br />f~l\{ ORDIN,'\NCE OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEf...CH, <br />FLORIDA IMPLEMENTINC THE PROVISIONS OF <br />SECTION 28'.0115, FLORlD1-... STATUTES, TO ESTABLISH <br />A PROCEDURE COVERNINC EX PARTE <br />COMMUNICf...TIONS 'VITH LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS <br />CONCERNINC QU,......SI JUDICIAL M.......TTER8; PROVIDINC <br />ADOPTION OF QU,.....SI JUDICIAL HEARINC <br />PROCEDURES; PR-OVIDINC FOR SEVERABILITY; <br />PROVIDINC FOR ,....N EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Seetion 286.0115, Florida Statutes, enables a munieipality to adopt an <br /> <br />ordinanee Of fesoffition remo'ling the presumption of prejudiee recognized in Jennings Y. Dade <br />Cmmty from ox parte cOIlHIlllilications with local public officials (as "local public official" is <br /> <br />Repeal of Ex Parte Communications Ord, 97-4 <br />LMD:ch <br />10/9/2003 -- 3:17 PM <br /> <br />1 <br />