2026 CHARTER AMENDMENT (BOUNDARY COMMISSION)

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

This legislative item is a resolution calling a countywide special election in Miami-Dade County, Florida, to be held in conjunction with the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to ask voters whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to establish a Boundary Commission for annexations and incorporations. The resolution was introduced on 6/26/2026, and the final action was on 7/21/2026, where it failed. The prime sponsor is Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins. The Charter Review Task Force recommended the amendment by a vote of eight in favor and none against. The proposed amendment would replace the Planning Advisory Board's role and set new procedures for boundary changes and incorporations, including thresholds for elector and non-residential property owner consent and a three-year review cycle. A scrivener's error was corrected on 7/9/2026, changing a reference from Resolution No. R-255-24 to Resolution No. R-225-24. The Policy Council forwarded it to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation as corrected on 7/13/2026. No specific project site, address, parcel, size, or applicant is stated.