R7P - Cap Unbudgeted Grants, Limit Each Commissioner ...

A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Establishing A Procedure To Limit The City Commission's Award Of Unbudgeted Grants For Community Groups And Special Projects, As Follows: (1) Imposing An Annual Not-to-exceed Cap On Unbudgeted Commission-sponsored Funding Requests For Community-based Organization Grants, Special Events, Sponsorships, Or Other Similar Discretionary Expenditures,  With A Cap Of $525,000 For The Remainder Of Fiscal Year 2023; (2) Limiting Each Member Of The City Commission To An Allocation Of Up To $75,000 For Any Grant Award, Special Event, Sponsorship Or Other Expenditure Serving A Public Purpose; (3) Requiring That Such Allocations  Be Subject To Ratification By The City Commission On The Next Available Consent Agenda After The Allocation Is Made, And May Only Be Disapproved Upon A Finding, On A 4/7ths Vote, That No Public Purpose Is Served Thereby; (4) Providing That Any Proposal For Funding In Excess Of Each Member’s Aggregate Allocation Of $75,000 For The Remainder Of Fy2023 Be Addressed As Part Of The Annual Budget Process For Fy2024 Or May Otherwise Only Be Approved Via A Waiver Of This Resolution, On A 5/7ths Vote, After Review And Recommendation By A Commission Committee; And (5) Further, Providing That This Resolution Shall Not Apply To Or Limit Administration-related Funding Requests With Respect To The Operation Or Administration Of The City.