C7AP - Urge Mental Illness Commitment Law

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND OR ENACT LEGISLATION SIMILAR TO SECTION 916.13, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO AUTHORIZE THE INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT OF MISDEMEANOR AND MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE DEFENDANTS WHO ARE ADJUDICATED INCOMPETENT TO PROCEED DUE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.