RESOLUTION CALLING OUT SPECIAL ELECTION

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 charter amendment to create an independent five-member Salary Commission to determine compensation for the Board of County Commissioners. The amendment would replace the fixed annual salary for County Commissioners with a commission appointed by the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, State Attorney, Public Defender, Executive Director of the Commission on Ethics, and Inspector General, with decisions final and not modifiable by the Board. The resolution was introduced June 26, 2026, corrected for a scrivener's error on July 9, 2026, forwarded with favorable recommendation by the Policy Council on July 13, 2026, and adopted by the Board on July 21, 2026. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or dollar amount is stated.