According to their website, the "Coconut Grove Village Council is an elected body consisting of nine representatives."
In Florida, there is a law called "Resign to Run."
Basically:
The “resign-to-run law” essentially prohibits an elected or appointed “officer” from qualifying as a candidate for another state, district, county or municipal public office if the terms or any part of the terms overlap with each other if the person did not resign from the office the person presently holds. (Section 99.012(3), Florida Statutes.)
Sarnoff was elected to the Village Council in 2005.
So he was ON the Council in November 2006 when he ran for the City of Miami district 2 Commission seat.
Is this a violation of the Resign to Run law?
We already know Chairman Sarnoff thinks laws don't apply to him.
And we know first hand what he is capable of.
But it's catching up...
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TBM, can you explain exactly why a "legal team" was needed regarding MFC?
Hey Marty, have you ever been threatened with a lawsuit?
Fantastic point. Also, did he properly qualify to run for office, or should his qualification to run be voided? The documents he used for his "proof of residency" in District 2 in the qualifying documents package listed his residence address as 3000 Shipping. He did not live at 3000 Shipping. That was his business address in 2006 and 2007, not his residence.
Laws? What laws?
What would have happened had Sarnoff lost, would he have kept his seat on the Village Council? Why didn't he resign like he was supposed to? At the very least it creates the appearance of impropriety that he always says he wants others to avoid.
If MFC was threatened with legal action by the city or a commissioner is the document public record? If a commissioner had a law firm send the letter on his behalf, did he pay for the legal help?
See Section 4 C of the Charter:
No mayor, city commissioner, or other officer or employee of said city shall accept any frank, free ticket, pass or service directly or indirectly, from any person, firm or corporation upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
@ 9:53, constantly. To sue Sarnoff needed to know the identity of the person(s) behind MFC. How did they get that information?
Sarnoff knows no bounds.
Who enforces any of the laws in this town!
I do not think the resign to run law, F.S. 99.012, applies to a board member of the Cocoanut Grove Village Council, Inc.
Membership on the board is not a "public office" as the council is a independent nonprofit corporation; and board members have not been delegated the authority to exercise municipal power by a municipal officer.
He is still creepy.
Appearance of impropriety!
Anon 12:19 is right -
The Coconut Grove Village Council is established as a non-profit organization ( 501c(4) ). That is why we are not subject to Sunshine Laws or Resign to Run, etc.
Stephen
SM,
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I AM ETHICS
I AM ETHICS
Sarnoff truly is an Asshole. I hope we all continue and do not stop until this piece of shit is out of office!
From the city's legislative hub, the agenda for Monday night's CRA meeting:
- Undeserved payout to Armando Gutierrez's wife. File No.10-01087
- Huge raise and new benefits package for the director. Files no.10-1118 & 10-1117
- A gift to Lebron: $500,000 for beautification around the arena -no bids or contractors specified. Files no. 10-01077 & 10-01080
- Al, you may be interested: $500,000 for "expenditures" and "grants" for film businesses - no business specified. Files no. 10-01099 & 10-01100.
- Requiring Sarnoff's new hires to take an ethics course. (file under do as I say not as I do). File no. 10-01075.
He is the typical do as I say, not as I do asshole, lecturing others about how "ethical" he is while doing what he pleases, well fuck Sarnoff!
This is the big thank you that the elected officials in the City of Miami are giving the citizens of Miami and its employees. Read this and see the balls that these people have.
City planning (and spending $$ for) big bash downtown for Miami Heat opener
http://www.nbcmiami.com/around-town/events/Heat-and-City-plan-big-opening-night-102893949.html
Miami's downtown will shut down for the Heat opener. It will be one of the biggest parties in Miami's history and that's not a euphemism.
The city is planning to turn all of downtown into a massive block party for the Miami Heat on opening night, creating a hype to match the hype of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh on the basketball court.
THE CITY IS PUMPING MAD MONEY INTO THE EFFORT, which involves cleaning up the streets to have an NBA shine by the time the first home game rolls around Oct. 29.
"We are so excited about the heat season starting we are going to throw a big tailgate party on Biscayne Boulevard," said Alyce Robertson, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority. "We are working with the Heat organization to be able to project the whole game outside and get the dancers outside as well as the entertainment that's going on inside come outside to the street party."
That's right. The plan is to turn downtown Miami into a massive party.
Restaurants are being courted to line Biscayne Blvd. Big screens set outside so that everyone, not just the lucky ticket holders inside, can see the first home match up against in-state rival, the Orlando Magic.
But it's never too early to plan for a designated driver or a massive traffic nightmare.
Biscayne will be closed in front of the American Airlines Arena from N.E. 6th Street to N.E. 8th. It's estimated 11,000 people can stand in front of the arena, so they need room for more.
Organizers will likely use the amphitheater at Bayfront Park or Bicentennial Park to handle the overflow crowd.
There is a significant effort to fix up downtown for all the international visitors and locals.
"We are cleaning up and trying to fix the parking lots and to trying to get it all ready for the block party for the first game here in Miami," Mayor Tomas Regalado said.
This is the big thank you that the elected officials in the City of Miami are giving the citizens of Miami and its employees. Read this and see the balls that these people have.
City planning (and spending $$ for) big bash downtown for Miami Heat opener
http://www.nbcmiami.com/around-town/events/Heat-and-City-plan-big-opening-night-102893949.html
Miami's downtown will shut down for the Heat opener. It will be one of the biggest parties in Miami's history and that's not a euphemism.
The city is planning to turn all of downtown into a massive block party for the Miami Heat on opening night, creating a hype to match the hype of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh on the basketball court.
THE CITY IS PUMPING MAD MONEY INTO THE EFFORT, which involves cleaning up the streets to have an NBA shine by the time the first home game rolls around Oct. 29.
"We are so excited about the heat season starting we are going to throw a big tailgate party on Biscayne Boulevard," said Alyce Robertson, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority. "We are working with the Heat organization to be able to project the whole game outside and get the dancers outside as well as the entertainment that's going on inside come outside to the street party."
That's right. The plan is to turn downtown Miami into a massive party.
Restaurants are being courted to line Biscayne Blvd. Big screens set outside so that everyone, not just the lucky ticket holders inside, can see the first home match up against in-state rival, the Orlando Magic.
But it's never too early to plan for a designated driver or a massive traffic nightmare.
Biscayne will be closed in front of the American Airlines Arena from N.E. 6th Street to N.E. 8th. It's estimated 11,000 people can stand in front of the arena, so they need room for more.
Organizers will likely use the amphitheater at Bayfront Park or Bicentennial Park to handle the overflow crowd.
There is a significant effort to fix up downtown for all the international visitors and locals.
"We are cleaning up and trying to fix the parking lots and to trying to get it all ready for the block party for the first game here in Miami," Mayor Tomas Regalado said.
Marty Kohn, maybe they just sent a threatening notice to MFC care of Google. According to their terms of service, Google will disclose if subpoenaed.
God forbid there should be this kind of a city effort to clean streets in Overtown. An area that, unike the arena, is actually within the CRA. But Dunn has no clue. Where is Spence-Jones?
Off topic but Al doesn't have comments over there.
AL when submitting your ethics complaint , be sure to also submit it to the State's ethics board.
We all know that the County's ethics board is powerless.ANd isn't it time that we start waking up the state's anticorruption folks for a trip to Miami?
This is just outright disgusting. This is a middle finger from Tomass and the rest of the commission to the citizens of Miami. You know the little peoples that they are looking out for. How much is this going to cost the taxpayers by having police, Fire rescue, and solid waste to clean up after the event. And lets not even get into the Big screens, lane shutdowns, and personnel to assist the citizens. These people are just outright criminals.
Miami for Change/Take Back, Investigation Miami and Crespo Gram Report will continue to do what the Herald. Chucky Rabin I saw you today at Commission meeting, what does it take to have research and write a good story? I'll tell you what, it starts first by taking your head out Mayor Corruptalado's and Commissioner Liaroff's asshole. If you and the Miami Herald are not going to report the truth. These blogsites will. The Miami Herald is trying to determine why their readership is down. The people in Miami-Dade and Miami are catching on to your games and coziness with sleezy politicians.
How about if we turn out for the block party ourselves and start distributing pamphlets about the Mayor, City Manager, City Commission and City Administration detailing the major corruption!
The block belongs to the people not the Mayor, Commissioners, or City Administration!
@ 14:01, there has to be a criminal case number attached to that subpoena.
Did you see Commissioner Liaroff today at Commission meeting? He can't take his eyes away from Commissioner Suarez. I think Commissioner Suarez might also have a thing for Liaroff! Suarez looked so pretty for him.
Please, more details on what went down with MFC's demise!
Sending city funds on the Heat is nothing new.
Read the new Times article of 5/23/96, "A Little Friendly Persuasion" relating how the Herald's Tony Ridder refused public records requests while, he negotiated on behalf of Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami, and the City's MESA, to build Arison a new arena. (Former Herald publisher Dick Capen was sitting on the Heat board).
Or read the New Times article of 5/2/96, "Micky Arison Is a Greedy Corporate Pig . . . and Other Observations About Backroom Politics and Big-Time Sports"
Spending CRA redevelopment funds on Arison's Heat is business as usual.
Oh, and the arena doesn't pay property taxes and all of Arison's ships are registered in foreign countries.
Dunn doing a great job for Overtown
Chuckles, if you don't recognize what you are reading its called reporting. (Francisco Alvarado could learn to do some independent research as well).
Francisco Alvarado aka Senior Cut & Paste.
Read New Times 2/3/2000, The Real Micky Arison. Sure spend redevelopment money on the Heat. As Liaroff said, "when we signed Lebron . . .the paradigm shifted for Miami." Well maybe not so much.
Mayor says it time to party. Unbelievable. Click below and watch.
http://cbs4.com/video/?id=101057@wfor.dayport.com
Tomas Regalado and the 5 commissioners raised taxes, fees and fines for everyone else yet they left their own pay and benefits the same.
Do away with the elected officials pension. They have other jobs.
Thanks for coming back online! Keep up the good work.
Tomas Regalado and commissioners will get million dollar plus pensions. Starting at age 55. They contributed nothing.
Taxpayers pay every cent.
Manny Diaz wasted $100 mil of the City's reserves and left the City with massive deficits. He is taking a pension of $100,000+ per year. Jerk.
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