*Shannon Melendi Act (Miami-Dade County Code, Section 26-39)
Any employee or volunteer of the Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department who:
(1) Has been convicted of a violent felony or conspiracy to commit a violent felony within the past five
(5) years; or
(2) Has been convicted of a felony involving trafficking of a controlled substance within the past five
(5) years; or
(3) Has two (2) or more convictions for a violent felony, for conspiracy to commit a violent felony, or
involving the trafficking of a controlled substance; or
(4) Is a sexual offender or sexual predator; or
(5) Has failed to provide the Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department with proof of United States
Citizenship or legal immigration status in the United States; shall be prohibited from working or volunteering on park property owned or operated by MiamiDade County.