§ 2-1162. Composition and appointment.

The Oversight Committee shall consist of sixteen (16) members. Thirteen (13) members shall be selected by the Board of County Commissioners from a slate of candidates submitted by a nominating committee as provided in Section 2-1162(a). The additional three (3) members shall be appointed as provided in Section 2-1162(b).

(a)

Nominating Committee. Thirteen (13) members of the Oversight Committee shall be appointed in the manner set forth in this subsection. A nominating committee ("Nominating Committee") comprised of at least twenty-two (22) members shall be appointed as follows:

(1)

The Mayor of Miami-Dade County shall appoint one (1) member of the Nominating Committee;

(2)

The Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee;

(3)

The Mayor of each municipality with a population of 50,000 or more residents shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee;

(4)

The Executive Director of the Miami-Dade League of Cities shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee;

(5)

The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce ("Greater Miami Chamber") shall appoint one (1) member of the Nominating Committee who shall be the Chairperson of the Greater Miami Chamber or one (1) of its members;

(6)

The Camara de Comercio Latina de los Estados Unidos ("CAMACOL") shall appoint one (1) member of the Nominating Committee who shall be the President of CAMACOL or one (1) of its members;

(7)

The North Dade Regional Chamber of Commerce ("North Dade Chamber") shall appoint one (1) member of the Nominating Committee who shall be the Chairperson of the North Dade Chamber or one (1) of its members;

(8)

The Chamber South shall appoint one (1) member of the Nominating Committee who shall be the Chairperson of Chamber South or one (1) of its members;

(9)

The Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce shall appoint one (1) member of the Nominating Committee who shall be the President of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce or one (1) of its members;

(10)

The President of Florida International University or his or her designee shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee;

(11)

The President of Miami-Dade Community College or his or her designee shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee;

(12)

The President of the Trust for Public Land or his or her designee shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee;

(13)

The Chairperson of the United Way or his or her designee shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee;

(14)

The Chairperson of the Champion Our Children Initiative or his or her designee shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee;

(15)

The Chairperson of the Cultural Affairs Council or his or her designee shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee;

(16)

The Chairperson of the Greater Miami Visitors and Convention Bureau or his or her designee shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee;

(17)

The Chairperson of the Urban Economic Revitalization Task Force or his or her designee shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee;

(18)

The Chairperson of the Citizen's Transportation Advisory Committee shall serve as a member of the Nominating Committee; and

(19)

The Hialeah Chamber of Commerce & Industries ("Hialeah Chamber") or the Hialeah-Miami Springs Northwest Dade Area Chamber of Commerce ("Hialeah-Miami Springs Chamber") shall appoint one (1) member of the Nominating Committee. The Board of County Commissioners shall by resolution determine whether the Hialeah Chamber or the Hialeah-Miami Springs Chamber shall appoint one (1) member of the Nominating Committee.

The Nominating Committee shall submit a slate of four (4) candidates from each Commission District to the Board of County Commissioners for selection. The Board must select from the slate submitted by the Nominating Committee; however, the Board may request additional nominations.

(b)

Additional members. In addition to the thirteen (13) members of the Oversight Committee appointed pursuant to Subsection (a), the following persons shall serve on the Oversight Committee:

(1)

The Chairperson of the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust shall serve as a member of the Oversight Committee;

(2)

The Chairperson of the Alliance for Ethical Government shall serve as a member of the Oversight Committee; and

(3)

One (1) member of the Efficiency and Competition Commission shall serve as a member of the Oversight Committee. Said member shall be appointed by the Mayor of Miami-Dade County and shall not be an elected official.

Members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. The provisions of Section 2-11.38 which provide that no member of a county board shall become a candidate for elective political office during his or her term shall not apply to members of the Nominating Committee appointed pursuant to Section 2-1162(a)(3).

(Ord. No. 99-87, § 1, 7-27-99)