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  2014-471
   

ORD-MC Amend Chapt 35 (Regulatory Compliance Dept), Ord Code, Part 1 (General) to Create Ofc of Consumer Affairs; Amend Sec 35.103 (Rsvd) to add (Office of Consumer Affairs, Establishment; Function); Amend Chapt 250 (Misc Businesses), Sec 250.101 (Definitions) to add new Definitions for "Authority," Department" & "Director"; Amend Sec 250.102 (Admin of Chapt; Rules) to Provide that said Ofc shall be Responsible for Enforcemt of Chapt 250; Amend Chapt 696 (Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices), Sec 696.109 (Enforcemt Responsibility) to change "Chief" to "Manager" Amend Chapt 804 (Traffic Code), Sec 804.806 (R/W Charitable Solicitations by Permit) to Provide for Enforcemt by said Ofc; Approp of Funds to Effectuate said Ofc. (Shaw) (Req of Mayor)

Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 8/12/14


   

1. 7/22/2014 CO  Introduced: R,RCDPHS

     8/4/2014 R Read 2nd & Rerefer


    8/5/2014 RCDPHS Read 2nd & Rerefer

2. 8/12/2014 CO PH Read 2nd & Rereferred; R, RCDPHS


   

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Bill Type and Number: Ordinance 2014-471

Introducer/Sponsor(s): Council President at the request of the Mayor

Date of Introduction: July 22, 2014

Committee(s) of Reference: R, RCDPHS

Date of Analysis: July 24, 2014

Type of Action: Ordinance Code amendment

Bill Summary: The bill amends Ordinance Code Chapter 35 – Regulatory Compliance Department to create a new Consumer Affairs Office to be responsible for enforcing and administering all laws and ordinances relating to consumer affairs, deceptive and unfair trade practices and charitable solicitations. The bill also amends Chapter 250 – Miscellaneous Businesses, Chapter 696 – Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices, and Chapter 804 – Traffic Code to make reference to the new Office of Consumer Affairs in provisions regarding enforcement of various ordinances now being assumed by the office. The bill also makes several other scrivener's corrections of department and division names that were left unchanged after recent administrative reorganizations.

Background Information: The City appears to have had a Consumer Affairs office or division of some sort since the time of consolidation, which was shifted from department to department through numerous administrative reorganizations over the years. The reorganization approved by Ordinance 2011-732-E in December 2011 repealed the Consumer Affairs Division as it then existed in the Environmental and Compliance Department. This bill re-creates a Consumer Affairs Office in the Regulatory Compliance Department and makes reference to the Office in other Code chapters where Consumer Affairs is given responsibility for regulation and enforcement of ordinances regarding miscellaneous business regulations (downtown and sidewalk vendors, peddlers, transient merchants, ice cream trucks, etc.), deceptive and unfair trade practices (i.e. counterfeit goods, false or misleading advertising, etc.) and, permitting of charitable solicitations in public rights-of-way.

Policy Impact Area: Consumer protection

Fiscal Impact: Expected to be minimal; functions will be performed by existing personnel.

Analyst: Clements

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