O-389-76 ORDINANCE NO. 389
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A COUNTRY CLUB
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD, ESTABLISHING ITS
MEMBERSHIP AND FIXING ITS DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
BE IT ORDAINED BY MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE:
Section 1. There is hereby created a Country Club
Administrative Board, consisting of five (5) persons, who shall
be residents of the Village. Members of the Administrative
Board shall be appointed by the Council and shall serve at the
will of the Council.
Section 2. The Board shall select a Chairman and
Secretary from its members. A quorum must be present for the
transaction of any business of the Board. Three (3) members of
the Board must be present to constitute a quorum, but less than
a quorum may adjourn to a specified time.
Section 3. Members of the Board shall meet at least
once a month at such times and places as they may fix by reso-
lution. Special meetings may be called from time to time by the
Chairman of the Board, or by the Secretary upon the written
request of three (3) members of the Board. The Board shall cause
to be kept a proper record of all of its proceedings, subject at
all times to examination by the Village Council, its members, and
the public. The Village shall furnish the Board with necessary
files and supplies as it may require in the performance of the
duties imposed upon it as herein more fully set forth.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Board to collect
data and information and keep itself fully informed with respect
to the physical facilities and all operations of the Country
Club, including but not limited to golf, tennis, swimming and
social activities, as well as the operation of the bar, restaurant
and related activities of the clubhouse.
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Section 5. It shall be the duty of the Village Manager,
heads of departments, and employees of the Village to render
assistance and aid to the Board in the way of information, advice,
and cooperation, and to furnish to the Board such information as it
may request. It is not intended, however, nor shall anything in
this Ordinance operate to supplement, impair or abrogate the power
or authority of the Village Manager or of any existing departments
operating under the Village Charter and Ordinances, except that
matters coming within the purview of the Board shall be referred to
the Board for its review and recommendations. The Board shall
have the power to control, appoint and employ persons and/or firms
as it may deem necessary for the performance of its duties and
make expenditures for such services and eAmployment, subject, however,
to express affirmation and consent of such employment by the Village
Council by a 3/5 vote thereof, and further subject to the proper
appropriation of money by the Council. In no event shall the Board
incur any indebtedness which would bind the Village for the payment
of the same except by a 3/5 vote by the Village Council duly
authorizing the incurrence of such expense.
Section 6. The Board shall make an annual report to the
Village Council on or before July 1 of each year, giving a full
report and resume of its work during the preceding year. In such
report the Board shall make such recommendations to the Council
for such improvements and for such acts as in its judgment should
be undertaken. In addition thereto, the Board shall furnish such
information and make such reports and recommendations as the
Village Council may from time to time request. The Board is also
authorized to make such reports and recommendations to the Village
Council at such times and from time to time as it may deem necessa4r
or advisable.
Section 7. It shall be the duty of the Board to
familiarize itself with the budget of the Country Club, as from
time to time adopted by the Village Council, and to make recom-
mendations in its annual report with respect thereto. With respect
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to items so budgeted, the Board shall consult with the respective
department heads with respect to operations within their respective
budgets to determine that operations can and are being carried out
within the budget; recommendations of any changes in or additions
to the budget shall be made to the Council. The Board shall
familiarize itself with the physical facilities of the Country Club
and make recormendations to the Council for any repairs, alterations,
or improvements not so budgeted. The Board shll familiarize itself
with the uses to which the Country Club facilities are being put and
make recommendations to the Council for the improvement of such
uses.
Section 8. Any member of the Board may initiate for con-
sideration by the Board,at any meeting, any reconmendation with
respect to any phase of the Country Club operation or facility.
Any member of the Country Club or resident of Miami Shores Village
may make written recommendations and/or complaints to the Board
for its consideration. All such written recommendations and/or
complaints shall be filed in the office of the Village Manager
and/or the office of the Country Club Manager and shall thereupon
be referred to the Board for consideration. No recommendation or
complaint shall be considered by the Village Council, Village
Manager or any department head until it has been first referred
to and reviewed by the Board. Any action or deferral of action
upon any recommendation and/or complaint to the Board shall be
noted in the minutes of the meeting of the Board. In instances
where recommendations are approved by the Board and/or complaints
which the Board determines valid can be augmented or rectified
without violating any policy established by the Village Council
or without affecting the budget as adopted by the Council the
same shall be made by the Board with the respective department
head or heads involved and shall be implemented by them. Any
other action shall be forwarded to the Village Council with the
recommendation of the Board.
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Section 9. The Board shall have no authority over any
department head or employee of the Village. It may make recom-
mendations to the Village Manager with respect to employment,
retention and/or discharge of employees.
The Board shall have no responsibility nor authority
with respect to membership in the Country Club. However, it shall
be the duty of the Board to review ordinances pertaining to
membership and fee schedules and make recommendations to the Village
Council with respect thereto.
Section 10. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not
repeal or in any manner abrogate any provisions of any other
ordinances pertaining to the Country Club; provided, however, any
bylaws of the Miami Shores Country Club Association, Women' s Golf
Association, Men' s Golf Association, Swimming Association and/or
Tennis Association approved or sanctioned by ordinance, resolution,
or other action of the Village Council in conflict herewith are
hereby declared of no further force and effect.
Section 11. The Council hereby finds and determines
that there is immediate necessity for the adoption of this
ordinance so that subsequent steps as required by law can be had.
It is hereby accordingly found that this ordinance should be
passed as an emergency measure, which is hereby ordained.
PASSED and ADOPTED on first reading this 6th day
of January 1976.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Villag e Clerk
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