2026 CHARTER AMENDMENT (BOUNDARY COMMISSION)

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

The document is a legislative item for a proposed resolution to call a countywide special election in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on 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 June 26, 2026, and failed at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on July 21, 2026. The proposed Boundary Commission would review and make recommendations on municipal boundary changes and incorporations, replacing the Planning Advisory Board's role, and set new procedures and requirements for petitions, public hearings, and approvals, including specific thresholds for elector and non-residential property owner consent, and a collective three-year review process. The Charter Review Task Force recommended this by a vote of eight in favor and none against. The prime sponsor was Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins. The resolution was forwarded to the Board with a favorable recommendation as corrected by the Policy Council on July 13, 2026, and July 14, 2026, with a scrivener's error corrected on July 9, 2026, replacing 'Resolution No. R-255-24' with 'Resolution No. R-225-24'. The final action was on July 21, 2026, with a status of 'Failed'.