2026 CHARTER AMENDMENTS (TECHNICAL CHANGES)

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

Resolution adopted by the Miami-Dade County Commission calling a countywide special election in conjunction with the November 3, 2026 General Election to submit to voters a proposed amendment to the Home Rule Charter making technical changes, including updating certain listed County locations to current name, allowing additional methods of public notice and virtual participation by commissioners when otherwise allowed by state law, and ensuring consistent stylistic conventions for numbering, gender, capitalization, and grammar. The Charter Review Task Force recommended the amendment by a vote of ten in favor and zero against. The resolution was introduced on 6/26/2026, forwarded to the BCC with a favorable recommendation as corrected on 7/13/2026 and 7/14/2026, and adopted on 7/21/2026. A scrivener's error was corrected on 7/9/2026, replacing 'Resolution No. R-255-24' with 'Resolution No. R-225-24' in the first Whereas clause. The ballot question will appear as 'CHARTER AMENDMENT MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES'. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.