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.""".'7'.."'kl.. . ",..:.,. ORDINANCE NO. 2010-~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 33 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PERT AINING TO POST EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE CITY ETHICS CODE; PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE AND LEGISLATIVE INTENT; PROVIDING FOR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the purpose of the Ethics Code set forth in Chapter 33 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sunny Isles Beach (the "City") is for City officials and employees to adhere to the highest ethical standards necessary for the efficient and effective operation of City government; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of this objective, the City Commission reaffirms its treatment of public government as a public trust, using the powers and recourses of public government only to advance public interest and to prevent officials or employees from exploiting public office for personal gain, subordinating the interests of the City to those of a prospective employer, or exerting undue influence on government decision making; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to safeguard public confidence in the integrity of government by being honest, fair, caring, and respectful and by avoiding any conduct which creates the appearance of impropriety or which is otherwise unbefitting a public official or employee; and WHEREAS, Article VIII, Section 2, Constitution of the State of Florida, as revised in 1968, provides for and establishes municipalities and grants to those municipalities governmental, corporate and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions and render municipal services and authorizes said municipalities to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except as otherwise provided by law; and WHEREAS, Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, known as the "The Municipal Home Rule Powers Act" implements by general law the authority and jurisdiction granted to municipalities by the Florida Constitution and establishes home rule for said municipalities; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Home Rule Amendment and Charter of Miami Dade County, Florida, each municipality shall have the authority to exercise all powers relating to its local affairs not inconsistent with the Miami Dade County Charter and shall also have the authority to provide for higher standards than those provided by Miami Dade County in order that its individual character and standards may be preserved for its citizens; and Words added underlined, words stfi6kefl deleted (ed) Page I of 5