§ 2-11.41. Legislative intent and purpose; liberal construction.

The purpose of this article is to create a mechanism for external community fact-finding and dispute resolution. It is the intent of the Board of County Commissioners that the impartial review panel created by this article conduct independent reviews and hold public hearings concerning serious complaints or grievances made against an employee, agency or instrumentality of Miami-Dade County. It is also the intent of the Board of County Commissioners that the Independent Review Panel conduct headings as provided in Chapter 2, Article LXXI of the Code where there is a complaint of retaliation for the disclosure of specific information. The provisions of this article shall be liberally construed to accomplish these legislative objectives.

(Ord. No. 80-8, § 1, 2-19-80; Ord. No. 96-41, § 2, 3-5-96)